Personal opinions on RGB....

[LongLostLee]

It sort of depends, some cases look really good without RGB. I prefer it with RGB but only if it has a set them and not rainbow madness. 

[Giganthrax]

I love RBG. 

 

On my keyboard, it's actually immensely useful because it helps me type (I write for a living) due to me being able to see the keys with my peripheral vision. On non-RBG keyboards I can't do that, and it causes me to make more typos and forces me to look at the keyboard more often.

 

As for purely decorative RGB, I love that as well. I got a blue RBG theme going on with my computer (because my KB is a Razer Blackwidow Ultimate Classic that only has blue RBG) and I really love looking at it. Especially while I work or wait for a game to load or something, I love to look at the lit up components indie the case.  

[Totally Average Gameplay]

Well, I don't really like RGB much. If it has lights for anything, I leave it on. I don't care if they sync or match colors and what not.
RGB is just a flair or a lighthouse to me.

[Lady Fitzgerald]

I'm also not a fan of RGB. I wanted my home to look like the strip in Vegas, I'd live in Vegas.

[The King of the Undead]

On 5/27/2019 at 10:46 PM, Giganthrax said:

I love RBG. 

 

On my keyboard, it's actually immensely useful because it helps me type (I write for a living) due to me being able to see the keys with my peripheral vision. On non-RBG keyboards I can't do that, and it causes me to make more typos and forces me to look at the keyboard more often.

 

As for purely decorative RGB, I love that as well. I got a blue RBG theme going on with my computer (because my KB is a Razer Blackwidow Ultimate Classic that only has blue RBG) and I really love looking at it. Especially while I work or wait for a game to load or something, I love to look at the lit up components indie the case.  

Blue leds not rgb rgb means it can change color 

[_Hustler_One_]

My RGB is activated only on this section, the buttons which I frequently use the most when I play game. I make some certain color zonations depends on the function of each keys in the game, but after I ended my gaming session I turn it off. Thanks to Ducky's onboard RGB controller, I can control my RGB right on the keyboard itself with hotkey combinations without needing a software to control it.

 

I dont have any RGB except on my keyboard and mouse, but I also dont turn the RGB on of my mouse in sake of its battery life and basically RGB on a mouse is useless.

 

*again, Im sorry for the poor quality grainy pic..

[Anomnomnomaly]

I can take RGB or leave it... I have zero interest in building a system that lights up. I do have some small interest in lighting on my mouse/keyboard as I'm often doing stuff in my home office without lights on... or just a lamp and the screens. So being able to see the keyboard better is a plus.

 

But my desktop rig sits on a platform by the side of my desktop... it's a tool not a fashion accessory, so RGB is just for those that want something shiny to look at.

 

Given a choice between buying something with RGB or buying the exact same spec item and saving money... I'll always opt to save the money... Hence those corsair ML fans I bought when I built my system DO NOT have RGB... and my H115 AIO only has RGB on the block, not on the fans... thank fuck they did a version without.

 

My Aorus motherboard has some RGB on it... which is turned off... My ram is free from RGB.

 

But it's getting a little hard to buy parts without it... which really pisses me off.

[Reytime]

I like a little of it. All of my RGB is white in my case except for the RAM modules which have a waterfall rainbow effect which I love. I dont' mind RGB on the mouse and keyboard.

[RasmusDC]

i don´t really care for it, love my old ducky because it has REAL white LED´s and no RGB, so white is not a ... "wierd bluish tint"

 

i am okay with it inside a case, i really don´t like LED fans, and outside LED´s on pc´s, ESPECIALLY screens..

 

uhh i wish i could get a 1440p 144-165hz IPS display in a Dell like, simple case, and not these "GAMER" oriented, color explosions.

[dgsddfgdfhgs]

costs aside

I think Star Wars started it, and people really like it??

[aisle9]

I think it came from a few different places. Star Wars is one, so are the running lights underneath riced-out cars, cocaine, the realization that blinky multicolored lights are kinda cool (probably a result of someone having cocaine). And yes, people like it. Again, cocaine.

[Jurrunio]

Because marketing fluff. A fancy picture speaks more to the ricers than actually squeezing out every bit of potential out of your hardware and money.

 

10 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

Again, cocaine.

Now I know where you put your nose in when you setup your profile picture

[kaiju_wars]

I like it because it makes it super stupid simple to get a specific theme.  All orange, push a button, all blue, push a button, etc, etc.

 

Now of course there's something to be said when all the parts are properly colored.  Bu I also like the lights.

[Cyberspirit]

For me, it's about customization. I have a white and silver themed build and I like being able to change the entire look just by pressing a button.

When most people think of RGB, they usually mean the rainbow puke effect which, in my opinion, is fun for a bit but, it gets old fairly quickly.

[SupaKomputa]

Why : COLOURSSS!

When : EVERYTIMEEE!

[dgsddfgdfhgs]

1 minute ago, Cyberspirit said:

When most people think of RGB, they usually mean the rainbow puke effect which, in my opinion, is fun for a bit but, it gets old fairly quickly.

I think I never heard people like "rainbow" effect before rgb was a thing

[berberries]

because BLINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG and unicorn vomit.

 

no hate on rgb, i love a little rgb too, mostly to be able to change my neutral color themed build to any color with just a few clicks using awful rgb software. just not too much as sometimes they end up looking like unicorn vomit.

[Cyberspirit]

2 minutes ago, dgsddfgdfhgs said:

I think I never heard people like "rainbow" effect before rgb was a thing

I wasn't in the PC space when people used cathode tubes and stuff like that but, I'm guessing that effect just wasn't possible.

[vanished]

I think the question is a bit misplaced.  The answer to why people like RGB is that it looks cool.  I would instead pose the question why do people care what the PC looks like?  Obviously I can understand wanting a showpiece, but I'm surprised by the number of people that this seems to include.  It seems to be the majority which is really surprising to me.  Personally, I just want something sleek and understated that stays out of the way.  Not ugly at all, but not trying to get attention.  I would have guessed more people are like myself if I didn't know better.

[dgsddfgdfhgs]

4 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

The answer to why people like RGB is that it looks cool.

my intention was what started this trend...

[vanished]

2 minutes ago, dgsddfgdfhgs said:

my intention was what started this trend...

Well I think a lust for looks started it like I said, but if you mean the physical evolution, I would say that it went something like this: at some point, people started getting into case lighting, keyboard backlighting, etc. (this was like at least 10+ years ago now I think), and over time they just realized "what if I could change the colour at will instead of being stuck with one thing forever?"

[Spotty]

Just now, dgsddfgdfhgs said:

my intention was what started this trend...

People like bright shiny things. Always have.

Why is RGB so popular now? Because RGB became cheap to do and manufacturers can charge more for something that has RGB. Add "Gamer" or "Gaming" to the product title and it's easy money.

[homeap5]

Personally I hate all rgb junk. Pc case should be only black with one or two small LEDs for power and drive. I don't need any glass or plexi  in my case - I know what is inside. RGB PC cases with glass are great for circus.

[aisle9]

40 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Now I know where you put your nose in when you setup your profile picture

HYPNOTOAD WAS A SAINT.

[SupaKomputa]

18 minutes ago, dgsddfgdfhgs said:

my intention was what started this trend...

When RGB diodes was mass produced (5years ago i think), before that you can use only 1 color.

Now RGB is cheap, you can get 5metres of RGB strip for less than $10.

The trend of using RGB strip from the underground scene later adopted by manufacturer to add values to the product.