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Sometimes I wonder what the thought process behind the gaming aesthetic was. RGB (*if tunable) itself is fine and adds a nice opportunity for personalization, but are those tacky fonts, crystal-facet enclosures, and overall showiness just tasteless or do any gamers actually prefer that look?

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[–] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, though not to the extreme.

[–] N00b22@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

Gamer here, I do like my setup RGB matching the same color (Red)

But only because something has RGB does not mean I'll buy it. RGB β‰  Quality

[–] Beryl@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

I think a lot of these designs probably appeal to the early teen demographic who are begging their parents for their first gaming computer. My tower has one glass side because I like being able to see my components, but I didnt find any RGB necessary. Some of the colorful see through cases are quite pretty when arranged. I don't understand why mice have to look like bionicles though.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 2 points 1 week ago

I don't really like it, but sometimes those types of cases are the only good ones with radiator clearance in a relatively small footprint.

I still miss this one, it was all metal and very close to an Apple G5 case, minus the compatibility issues.

Unfortunately, this case also couldn't support radiators in any meaningful capacity, so I had to sell it. Currently using a Lian li case that I dislike, but it has damn good radiator support, and my PC is now completely silent.

Just purchased a new PC and was surprised it didn't play Donna Summer when I first booted it up.

[–] anonion@lemmy.anonion.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

I really could care less what it looks like. It just needs to be functional/practicle

[–] vinceman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

I fucking love it, how I get to have a subtle moving pride flag on the side of me. Have trans colours on my kb.

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I fucking hate RGB. Not only because it's not well supported in Linux but because I sleep in the same room as my computer. I won't buy components with RGB if I have the choice.

[–] msherburn33@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

We went from boring beige PC cases, that looked rather boring and were in dire need of some stylish upgrades, in the complete other direction and overshot the target by a mile. I find most modern PC stuff incredible ugly and impractical. Even just finding a tower that still has a 5.25" slot took effort, since most don't even have them anymore. The whole idea of transparent windows on your case or putting your PC on the desk instead of below it, is complete nonsense, especially when you don't even have room for swappable disk drives. The good old desktop PC at least went under your monitor, but modern PC cases don't even do that.

I am kind of surprised, despite all those decades of PC gaming, we still don't have gaming PCs as compact as a Playstation/Xbox. They do exist, e.g. the old Alienware Steam Machine was tiny, but they are far from common place and often either underpowered or overpriced.

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

My case is all black, but almost everything these days ships with RGB if it’s a modern gaming part. I set them to the lowest brightness at a dark purple so it barely shows. Anything more than that is too distracting for me.

I'll admit to liking the look of some gaming PCs, with a custom loop with clear tubing, colored coolant, coordinated lights; it hits the same way a well done build in Satisfactory does.

I'm not really interested in gaming peripherals like a big chunky mouse with a bunch of angled plates on it trying to look like Gigatron's jock strap. Some RGB can be kind of cool, I kinda wish I could do more useful stuff with it, like I always throught it would be cool to have RGB lighting that varied from blue to red with component temperature or something. I'm not the biggest fan of just unicorn vomit for the sake of unicorn vomit.

[–] AngryMob@lemmy.one 1 points 2 weeks ago

Apparently lemmy attracted all the boring bastards i guess. You all must have gray walls, a black desk, and a plain black box for a pc tower and think its peak.

I like splashes of color in various ways in my home, my pc is simply an extension of that. Theres ways do to it tastefully. Grab a Fractal case, set your fans to a solid color.

Personally I don’t care for the trend that is RGB EvReyWhERe!!1!1! MoRe!1!1! Especially in what amounts to pretty normal cases. Just a box with a bunch of bolt on lights and fans. Yay?

I far more admire a computer where someone has taken the time to actually invest some customization that took skill. Bending watercool hard tubing around a hand made or modified case. Lights are fine for accent or drama, but not as a misrepresentation of uniqueness or effort.

[–] ptu@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

I got fractal design r6 because it’s dampens noise quite well. There was an option for a glass panel, but I got the solid one instead because it insulates sound better.

[–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I spent a few $1000 on the computer, I’ll spend $100 more to make it look fancy

[–] 4PHEUS@beehaw.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'm fairly photosensitive so I disable a ton of extra LEDs and cover up some necessary lights (monitor power buttons, caps/num lock indicators) with dimming stickers to make them easier on the eyes.

The only exception is the computer itself. I enable very dim lights on the case, mobo, and GPU which switch between Green/Blue/Red depending on CPU temps - it's nice way to quickly see how much stress my PC is under.

[–] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 weeks ago

got a pc with a good deal. First thing I did was electrically cut off all unnecessary leds

[–] deathbird@mander.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

I like some of it, but not everything. Customizable is good, but if it's all preloaded and unmodifiable then it's more a mockery of self-expression, isn't it?

[–] vfreire85@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

i want plain computers back.

[–] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

#MakeBeigeGreatAgain

[–] Hotrod54chevy@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

They still sell Antec 🀷

[–] mriswith@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Some like it and some dislike it. A lot of it can be changed or turned off anyway, so most just pick what they like.

Then there are the RBG-phobes. They talk about it like it's the devils work and seemingly get upset if other people have it in the privacy of their own home.

[–] qaz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I don't really prefer it. I just buy gaming mice because they have more buttons and disable the RGB.

i am a non-serious gamer, and I really don't care. i'm looking at the game, not the computer or console.

[–] swagmoney@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 weeks ago

so uh i built my gaming pc in an old Lenovo Think tower. no tempered glass or RGB. i just want it to work idc how it looks

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