Using RGB to monitor components usage

[hipo5PL]

Just came up with an idea of a PC build that would monitor CPU, GPU and RAM usage with help of RGB lighting. Did a quick google search, but I didn't come across anything like it. 

 

Do you know of any RGB CPU coolers or GPUs that could show their usage through colors?  RAM could show it's allocated memory and all could cycle through green-yellow-red colors under heavy load.

 

That would make for a first PRACTICAL use of RGB ever - quite an acomplishment  

[Clyne]

780 Lightning had usage load that was shown with LEDs on card.  

This is my board...

[DildorTheDecent]

EVGA have done it too.

 

January 2015 till February 2017:

1. http://www.evga.com/articles/00904/EVGA-GeForce-GTX-980-KINGPIN-ACX-2/
2. http://www.evga.com/articles/00944/EVGA-GeForce-GTX-980-Ti-KINGPIN/
3. http://www.evga.com/articles/01084/evga-icx/

Precision X has these options for the RGB enabled cards:

• Static ON
• Static OFF
• Demo1
• Demo2
• Demo3
• Demo4
• PCB Temp
• GPU Temp
• Power
• Graphics

[dany_boy]

If you dont mind doing a little bit of DIY, my project has you covered: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/695133-diy-nzxt-hue-so-easy-anyone-could-do-it-update/

 

 

[Mr.Cunt]

I wanted similar thing, tho i didint used leds, instead i decided to use old android phone. And thus i developed application for monitoring system

 

You can find it at http://withoutcaps.site

It calls "system monitor"

 

Need extra features? Contact me, i may implement them

[lieder1987]

On 4/22/2017 at 8:27 PM, DildorTheDecent said:

Precision X has these options for the RGB enabled cards:

• Static ON
• Static OFF
• Demo1
• Demo2
• Demo3
• Demo4
• PCB Temp
• GPU Temp
• Power
• Graphics

Its weird with precision XOC I only have Static On / Off / Demo 1 / 2 for use with my 1080 hybrid.

[DildorTheDecent]

8 minutes ago, lieder1987 said:

Its weird with precision XOC I only have Static On / Off / Demo 1 / 2 for use with my 1080 hybrid.

Well that's because the 1080 Hybrid does not have the feature set that the K|NGP|N cards do. 

[Revan654]

On 4/22/2017 at 7:36 PM, hipo5PL said:

Just came up with an idea of a PC build that would monitor CPU, GPU and RAM usage with help of RGB lighting. Did a quick google search, but I didn't come across anything like it. 

 

Do you know of any RGB CPU coolers or GPUs that could show their usage through colors?  RAM could show it's allocated memory and all could cycle through green-yellow-red colors under heavy load.

 

That would make for a first PRACTICAL use of RGB ever - quite an acomplishment  

AquaComputers farbwerk can do that With software & hardware sensors.

 

Link: https://shop.aquacomputer.de/product_info.php?products_id=3344&XTCsid=u7driie8ko4jg18gb8sh9748g12vnjno

 

EVGA has a GPU that colors change based on temp. As for CPU, Theirs RGB CPU waterblocks, Not sure theirs any that will change color based on increasing temp by it self.

 

You do have AquaComputer Vision Waterblocks which displays the CPU/GPU temp on the waterblocks.