As you will surely have understood, lately the RGB LED lighting seems to be a common denominator in desktop PCs, and even SSDs have configurable lighting. It can help create a nice RGB lighting ecosystem on your desk, but after a while of using my PC with it, I finally settled on virtually eliminate all lighting from the PC, and in this article I tell you why I did it.
Whether it’s RGB or A-RGB lighting, virtually every peripheral has it today, whether it’s mice, keyboards, headsets, or even the desktop itself. Almost the same thing happens inside the PC, because today graphics cards, fans and even some SSDs also have lighting, turning the whole desk into a focus of light which, although it may go in harmony thanks to lighting synchronization by software, it also has some drawbacks that decided me to do without it.
A desk without RGB LED lighting, for what reason?
Obviously, lighting on hardware devices and peripherals may not appeal to everyone, and disliking it can certainly be a reason to ignore it; however, I’m the type of user who likes well-defined lighting on hardware because it can make your gear look flashy and even sleek if done right (and you don’t get those color effects by constantly changing). ).
From the start, it was these color changes with the lighting effects that made me switch chips, because having the PC case on the table and next to the monitor, caused several times lose focus what he was doing on screen. Initially this led me to change the RGB lighting settings of my PC and peripherals so that it only keeps one. fixed colorso it still brightens up the desk and creates an elegant environment (I left it all white) but doesn’t get distracted by color changes.
The second chip change was caused when, while playing on the PC at night and with the light off, I realized that between the PC and the peripherals, I was in the room almost as if the light was on, and it caused me old people eyestrain in the eyes, including dryness and dilated pupils. I proceeded to create different profiles to decrease the intensity of the lighting so it wouldn’t glare as much but it ended up being a bit tedious having to change it by hand depending on what it was day, night or if I was going to get up leaving the PC on etc.
Finally, in one of those times of the year when I had to completely open and disassemble the PC to clean it from the inside, I made the final decision: I completely disabled the RGB lighting of all the hardware components of the PC, in my case fans and RAM memory (in fact, later I changed RAM and decided to buy one that didn’t have RGB, directly).
In essence, I currently have the entire desk without any type of RGB LED lighting except for the keyboard, because in this case and although I am one of those who type without looking at the keys, it does not bother me at all and, in fact, it gives a “touch” to the office that, personally, I like to see because I find it quite aesthetic (by the way, on the keyboard that I have the letters do not look very good if the light is off).
Since making this decision, not only have I had better concentration when working or playing on the PC without having distracting lights, but I have noticed that I am in pain less eye strain, and this for a person like me is important since my job requires me to invest a lot of hours a day on the PC. In the end, I was grateful for the decision to remove RGB from my desktop (except on the keyboard as I explained before), and I don’t think I’ll ever bring it back.
