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?
im for whatever is cheap and effective, only performance to cost ratio matters to me.
I couldn’t care less about the looks. I wanna game not attract gaming-mates 😁
I was looking for something with a nicge natural wood finish. LED is dine but no blinking fading, just a solid line without any distraction.
I like my stuff hidden anyway so I don’t care all to much. I disable leds usually because they are distracting but keep one solid led to indicate whether the system is on or not.
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.
I think the industry still thinks their target audience is 12 year olds. It’s evident also in the aesthetic of the games they make. That being said I am seeing a slow change for the better. If only I could say the same about the prices…
back in my day those were case mods. i disable that shit immediately
I got a plain black case without a window. I used to have Razer KB+Mouse but after a deathadder and viper died I’m trying a logitech mouse, the matched RGB was nice at first but I lost interest in it.
I have a keyboard that lights up because I like to type in the dark and my dexterity isn’t what it used to be but that’s about it. I would’ve preferred a solid color but RGB was all I found. Not a bad for $20, it’s a solid steel frame
Oh, right. No the “gamer ascetic” is garish as fuck. I just want something that works.
Why is almost everyone in this thread just talking about rgb? The OP directly says that this isn’t about rgb
I hate the gamer aesthetic, and I won’t buy a product that adheres to it (unless its an internal component for my PC because i have an opaque case anyway). Rgb lighting can be nice in moderation, as long as it is truly customisable.
I like minimalist setup, I avoid RGB.
Yes, though not to the extreme.
yeah i like the gamer aesthetic
Gamer here, I do like my setup RGB matching the same color (Red)
But only because something has RGB does not mean I’ll buy it. RGB ≠ Quality
I fucking love it, how I get to have a subtle moving pride flag on the side of me. Have trans colours on my kb.
