Functional RGB isn’t bad when tastefully done like that. Nice little effect.
That said I have all of mine turned off and prefer my tower under my desk and out of sight.
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Psythik@lemmy.world 4 days agoI used to hate on RGB in PCs, until I realized that they can do more than just rainbow vomit; with enough LEDs you can actually get a visible image… If you squint…
One of my favorite things to do with RGB is use the RAM sticks as VU meters and the CPU radiator fans as visualizers when playing music; gives off oldschool HiFi vibes and reminds me of my Winamp days.
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Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
My pc lights start flashing all red when its overheating. Pretty useful cause I won’t notice the sound till its crashed. I’m weird like that.
wewbull@feddit.uk 4 days ago
All the lights go out on mine when it overheats, and then there’s a puff of white smoke.
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
Poof!
Psythik@lemmy.world 4 days ago
That’s a brilliant idea, but why does your PC have coiling issues? I literally never worry about overheating because I sized my radiators and heatsinks adequately for my equipment, fans set in a positive pressure configuration to minimize dust accumulation. All I gotta do is clean the filters once every few months, and everything stays cool in clean.
If your overheating issues are a result of budgeting issues, I feel for you. Otherwise it wouldn’t be a bad idea to invest in better cooling so that you never have to worry about temps.
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
It doesnt anymore, but it used to!
toddestan@lemmy.world 4 days ago
That’s interesting. I’ve always wanted a bunch of blinkenlights but they also needed to be functional and serve some purpose. Kind of like the old Thinkpad I have that has a whole row of status LEDs under the screen. A bunch of meaningless lights just for the sake of having lights always seemed pointless.
Anyway, with the last PC I built, the RGB stuff was pretty much unavoidable. I still went out of my way to get a case without a window though. I do have the RGB on, but it’s a solid blue-greenish color so there’s a bit of glow coming out the back of the case.
Tigeroovy@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
I like the rainbow vomit, but I get it.
ripcord@lemmy.world 4 days ago
That really whips the llama’s ass.