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?
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.
No, RGB is annoying and gets disabled if I have no other choice. It’s cheap and tacky looking. Basically anything marketed as ‘gaming’ in my eyes is sub tier garbage.
My overall view on all products, not just gaming stuff if the more buzzwords and slogans and whatnot a company uses, the less I give a crap about them and will actually actively avoid it. Just means they spend more on nonsensical crap then the actual product.
In short; More marketing budget = less quality product
Generally I’m not a fan. Personally I like cold, unassuming industrial stuff.
Something like
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That yellow case looks rad!
You might like the aesthetics of http://sharge.com/
Wheres the first img from btw?
Did some searching, apparently it’s the One/Three case by Heavy Industries, but their site is offline so no high hopes.
Can’t remember =\ may have to reverse search it
I would prefer basic, subtle, black. I don’t want rainbows and lights. I’m very function over form.
I’d also rather play a game on medium settings where it runs flawlessly and doesn’t make the fans go hard, than at high settings with worse performance.
I typically avoid RGB everything.
My everything is black. My mouse has lights but they’ve been turned off since I got it.
My keyboard is black. Except for a tiny red line around the volume knob. It’s not a light to, just an accent color. And all the keys are blank. The 3 lock lights are there, but even those are darker than most other boards.
I absolutely love the tacky gamer look. I think that most flagship tech these days has a terrible lack of whimsy which makes me a bit sad. Look at back at the old imacs compared to the laptops that apple offers today. Look at the phones of the early 2000s compared to what’s currently on offer. It’s all straight lines and greyscale now. I do understand that that’s a classier look, but I wish there was more out there for people like me who want something that looks a bit more colourful and fun whilst still having good specs.
In my opinion, the gamer aesthetic usually doesn’t go hard enough. When my PC is turned off, it’s just a black rectangle. But it’s the best I can get without breaking the bank or doing something super custom.
Generally yes, though I do want it to be functional foremost. My computer is essentially a toy to me. When I press a button on my keyboard and it shoots a wave across my peripherals that is cool to me, or when the lighting is synchronized with what’s happening in game, very neat. People take themselves way too seriously.
The wonders of marketing making people believe that RGB vomit is desirable.
The only LED i care about is white.
White… supremacy?
The eye grabbing lights and glass covers are fucking idiotic. My best builds are black towers, great airflow, minimal lights, and barely any noise. I’m focused on the game, not the machine.
The thing needs to be forgotten. It’s not the center of attention. The monitor is.
CEO of Monitors Inc: Got it, put eye grabbing RGB all over the monitors!
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I hate it. I resent that I have to get an app to turn off the horrible lights in the computer and peripherals.
I would like it if it was subtle, maybe a few thin rgb lines around the main board like traces, and something similar on other components.
I hate the everything blaring random lights look, its like a kids attempt to draw attention, it works but when you look you wish you hadn’t.
Some gamers do. Like most humans they are attracted to bright, flashy patterns of colors. (most animals actually are). But most mature gamers I know, would rather put some money in better equipment, than flashy colors. So, gamers are as different as the rest of us. Some are caught by the hype, some are not. You see it in cars too. Some like bling, som focus on the actual car.
Me? I like RGB in my keyboards backlight. I don’t like it to flash, but I like to make it an orange/reddish color, because that’s easy on the eyes, when using your computer at evenings or nights. That’s about it.
I do the same but with blue lights on everything. No patterns, color-changes, or whatever - just everything on a low, static blue
I am but a single humble meatbag that enjoys games and can’t speak for all gamers, but I generally dislike the typical “gaming rig” aesthetic. I don’t want RGB lights. I don’t like ostentatious looking cases or accessories. I do find it tasteless, to reuse your term.
No sleight on those that do though. If that’s your style, then enjoy it!
I kinda like RGB but not in the pulsating rainbow way how it seems to always be on marketing materials.
I like keeping it to one colour, with the intensity at half. It is nice to change it a few times a year for a fresh look.
The fonts and other stuff, I don’t care that much as long as the components are good quality. Maybe subconsciously I would consider design if I had to choose between options that performed and cost relatively equally.
This is the way. I have a few presets and additionally was able to customize my keyboard to have a minimalist Pikachu be on my keyboard. I love that ish.
When I built my first computer I got a bunch of RGB and loved it, but by the time it was a few months old, I got bored of it and started to view changing the colors and whatnot as a chore more than anything, so when I built my second computer, I went without.
I appreciate the gamer aesthetic when scientists need to buy gear with the power to run scientific calculations for relatively cheap. The RGB lights under the case windows bring a bit of pizzazz to the laboratory.
