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?
No. I turn off the flashy LED shit.
im for whatever is cheap and effective, only performance to cost ratio matters to me.
I buy whatever’s cheapest (and has the specs I want), but unfortunately that’s almost always the “EP1C K1LLERZ XTREAM PRO ULTRA X” brand… Somehow adding LEDs makes it cheaper.
I just want a plain cardboard box with the specs and SKU printed on the side like I have at work.
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 couldn’t care less about the looks. I wanna game not attract gaming-mates 😁
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…
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.
CEO of Monitors Inc: Got it, put eye grabbing RGB all over the monitors!
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.
back in my day those were case mods. i disable that shit immediately
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.
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 like minimalist setup, I avoid RGB.
yeah i like the gamer aesthetic
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 haven’t bought anything pre-built besides an Alienware laptop a decade or so ago, so, I have absolutely no idea what OP is talking about with:
- crystal-facet enclosures
- overall showiness
My cases are clean and I guess you could see the font on the video card if you looked into the case, but, the RGB just shines out and you don’t really have a reason to look in. The other two gaming systems I have in the house, I disabled the RGB and again, I’m not looking into the case frequently, so I don’t know that tacky fonts even register on my radar.
Keyboards/mice - again, RGB is all that’s really noticeable and that can almost always be turned off.
So, my guess is people don’t care for OPs prompt, but it kicked off their desire to talk about the only bit that is actually noticeable and that’s the RGB, if they didn’t disable it.
ETA: And that’s assuming people actually read the whole two sentences that OP wrote and didn’t just stop at the title.
I would prefer basic, subtle, black. I don’t want rainbows and lights. I’m very function over form.
I’d also rather play a game on medium settings where it runs flawlessly and doesn’t make the fans go hard, than at high settings with worse performance.
I absolutely love the tacky gamer look. I think that most flagship tech these days has a terrible lack of whimsy which makes me a bit sad. Look at back at the old imacs compared to the laptops that apple offers today. Look at the phones of the early 2000s compared to what’s currently on offer. It’s all straight lines and greyscale now. I do understand that that’s a classier look, but I wish there was more out there for people like me who want something that looks a bit more colourful and fun whilst still having good specs.
In my opinion, the gamer aesthetic usually doesn’t go hard enough. When my PC is turned off, it’s just a black rectangle. But it’s the best I can get without breaking the bank or doing something super custom.
To be fair, those pretty old designs produced a lot of plastic waste. The aluminum ones are much better for the environment. Still, I do miss the interesting designs, shapes, textures and colors.
