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I would like to make everything in my build RGB, replacing the already crappy case, fans, light strips, keyboard, mouse, mouse pad etc. I am not sure what I need to buy and what is compatible with each other to make it all sync up.

 

Video Card: EVGA GTX 1060

CPU: i5-6500

Mobo:ASUS LGA1151 DDR4 M.2 H110 MicroATX Motherboard

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If your Mobo supports AURA, just make sure any RGB thingies you get are compatible. And make sure to stick with one company, so you know all the parts will match. Corsair makes an RGB controller, strips, and fans, as does NZXT. 

Gaming PC NAS Laptop Workstation

CPU: i5 12600KF 6P+4E Ryzen 7 3700X M4 SoC 4P+6E Xeon X5690 6c12t

Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S Wraith Stealth w/NF-A9 Passive Apple CPU Cooler

Motherboard: ASRock Z690 ITX/ax ASUS Pro B550M-C/CSM Apple J713AP Mac-F221BEC8 (Mac Pro 5,1)

RAM: 2x16GB 3600Mhz DDR4 2x16GB 2400MHz DDR4 24GB Micron LPDDR5 4x8GB 1333MHz ECC DDR3

GPU: Sapphire Pulse Radeon 9060 XT 16GB Radeon WX2100 M4 SoC 10C Radeon RX 5700

Storage: 1TB MP34 + 2TB P41 500GB SSD + 2x4TB IronWolf Pro in ZFS Mirror Apple AP0512Z 1TB Crucial MX500

ODD: LG WH14NS40 None LG GP65NB60 USB DVD Writer Don't know

PSU: EVGA 850W GM Silverstone SST-TX300 53.8Wh LiPo Battery Delta DPS-980BB

Case: Silverstone Sugo 14 Dell Inspiron 530S Mac16,12 chassis (13" MBA) 2009-2012 Mac Pro "Cheese Grater"

OS: Gentoo Linux TrueNAS Scale macOS 26 Tahoe Fedora Linux

 

Display: LG 27UK650-W (4K 60Hz IPS panel)

Mouse: EVGA X17

Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB

 

Mobile/Work Devices: 14" M5P MacBook Pro (work) - iPhone 17 Pro - Apple Watch S11

 

Other Misc Devices: iPod Video (Gen 5.5E, iFlash Solo w/128GB SD Card, Rockbox), Nintendo Switch

 

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Simplest way to go is stay with one brand and running with it.  I chose corsair because they have great peripherals and the case has a fan RGB controller.  Add on the $40 or so and you can get a Corsair link to fully sync everything.  This would be RGB to the max

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6BNYzM

 

Case: Corsair Crystal 460X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($129.99 @ B&H) 
Case Fan: Corsair HD120 RGB 3-Pack w/Controller 54.4 CFM  120mm Fans  ($84.23 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Corsair K70 LUX RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($129.99 @ Corsair) 
Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse  ($59.99 @ Corsair) 
Total: $404.20

Want to custom loop?  Ask me more if you are curious

 

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I love how you have just a mid end rig at best and instead of upgrading hardware you're wasting money on RGB aesthetic... I really can't understand it.

 

Any ways... Asus Aura supported components like some point out is the best way to go.

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

I love how you have just a mid end rig at best and instead of upgrading hardware you're wasting money on RGB aesthetic

PCMR in a nutshell

"There is a fine line between not listening, and not caring. I'd like to think I walk that line every day of my life."

 

 

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Desktop:

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CPU: Ryzen 5 2600X w/stock cooler, Motherboard: MSI X370 GAMING PLUS, RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 24gb DDR4-2600, GPU: EVGA RTX 2070 SUPER XC, Case: NZXT S340, PSU: Corsair RMx 750w, Keyboard: Corsair K50, Mouse: Corsair Ironclaw

Laptop:

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Lenovo IdeaPad S540

 

 

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1 minute ago, N1ghtshade said:

PCMR in a nutshell

What does my H110m, i5 6500 and 3gb 1060 need to play this game at 60fps...? RGB!!!!!!!! lol I will never understand those who rather have better looking metal than better looking games on their screens [:

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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Just now, Princess Cadence said:

What does my H110m, i5 6500 and 3gb 1060 need to play this game at 60fps...? RGB!!!!!!!! lol I will never understand those who rather have better looking metal than better looking games on their screens [:

Studies have proved that each RGB strip you add increases your GPU power by 30%. And when you have everything RGB, RGB keyboard/mouse, RGB fans, RGB case, RGB chair, RGB mobo, RGB GPU, RGB CPU (Intel's next innovation ;)), and RGB cooler,

 

You literally become god himself

"There is a fine line between not listening, and not caring. I'd like to think I walk that line every day of my life."

 

 

Spoiler

Desktop:

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CPU: Ryzen 5 2600X w/stock cooler, Motherboard: MSI X370 GAMING PLUS, RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 24gb DDR4-2600, GPU: EVGA RTX 2070 SUPER XC, Case: NZXT S340, PSU: Corsair RMx 750w, Keyboard: Corsair K50, Mouse: Corsair Ironclaw

Laptop:

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Lenovo IdeaPad S540

 

 

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Just now, N1ghtshade said:

You literally become god himself

I am pretty positive our true Lord and Savior.... Gabe, would actually facepalm if you end up with a xmas tree for a PC :P

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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Just now, Princess Cadence said:

I am pretty positive our true Lord and Savior.... Gabe, would actually facepalm if you end up with a xmas tree for a PC :P

PRAISE BE TO GABEN, OUR LORD AND SAVIOR

 

And he would not you peasant, he would be proud of what you have created. He would grant you sainthood in the official Church of Gaben

"There is a fine line between not listening, and not caring. I'd like to think I walk that line every day of my life."

 

 

Spoiler

Desktop:

Spoiler

CPU: Ryzen 5 2600X w/stock cooler, Motherboard: MSI X370 GAMING PLUS, RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 24gb DDR4-2600, GPU: EVGA RTX 2070 SUPER XC, Case: NZXT S340, PSU: Corsair RMx 750w, Keyboard: Corsair K50, Mouse: Corsair Ironclaw

Laptop:

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Lenovo IdeaPad S540

 

 

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3 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

What does my H110m, i5 6500 and 3gb 1060 need to play this game at 60fps...? RGB!!!!!!!! lol I will never understand those who rather have better looking metal than better looking games on their screens [:

xD your comment just gave me an idea  RGB and better perf

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7RpQ9W

 

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($317.66 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 
Keyboard: Corsair K70 LUX RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($129.99 @ Corsair) 
Mouse: Corsair M65 PRO RGB FPS Wired Optical Mouse  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: Phanteks PH-LEDKT_COMBO RGB LED Strip Combo Set  ($14.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $687.60

Want to custom loop?  Ask me more if you are curious

 

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