PS: I fucked up and forgot to add this to the PC forums. I'm sorry.

Yee man, smoke e'ry day :)

Seriously though , yes it is. I've got LEDs on the front of the case and a nice big window on the left hand side of the case so you can see the lights on the inside too. I like it, it gives the pc some character rather than just being another bland black box!

I - like the OP - prefer my black box bland. So many blinding blue power LEDs these days I find myself covering them all up with electrical tape.

I hate the LEDs with a passion! I have a completely covered black shell (no logos) but still ended up with a tiny LED ring around the on switch to indicate when the PC is on... which mildly bugs me. If the light isn't used for troubleshooting issues, then I don't want it.

Same dislike for lighting on keyboards and mice too.

I actually quite enjoy having lights on my keyboard. I'm still using a very old Logitech G15 (the one with the flip-screen). Even though I've got all the basic keys in muscle memory at this point, it's reassuring to be able to quickly find an F8 for example in the dark when I need to.

@dixavd: You could just disconnect the PWR LED connector from the header on the board to not have that power light.

My new video card lights up but it's not super bright so it gives just enough light to see all the components through the window

Yep, I've got one of these:

It's been sitting on static blue for the last six months, however, same with my RGB keyboard and mouse.

Don't think I'll be travelling this path again. ;)

My 980 and CPU water cooler give off a faint white light, which is enough to see the components inside. I actually kind of enjoy it. I think for my next build I want to do lit up closed loop water cooling, so it will be even more lit.

@musclerider:I know I could do that. I could systematically go through and figure out which power connectors are LEDs and unclip them - but that's a step I'm not comfortable with getting right (I'm also lazy). While it is my gaming PC, and I have been upgrading it, I didn't originally put it together (just bought the parts with a friend and helped him put it together) so I'm not used to what all the parts do other than the commonly replaceable parts. Essentially, I'm too lazy and nervous to mess with it at the moment. Maybe when I eventually have to change the processor or motherboard, I'll look into it. So far I've only had to change Hard Drives, Graphics Cards and RAM.

@isomeri: I can see how it would be useful, but it just adds sources of light to reflect on things into my eyes. I much prefer ones with varying button shapes/textures to find things in low-light rooms. Only Kayboards I genuinely prefer with lights are the musical instruments so that I can easily tell which modifiers are active (and on what keys).

Fuck no. The last thing I want is obnoxious LEDs illuminating a dark room when I'm trying to play a game.

My PC doesn't need fancy lights to be lit. But no, it doesn't have any. Apart from maybe some neutral looking ones to show what's inside if you have a window, I think it looks dumb. I even disconnected my power/HDD lights on the case.

I've got enough lighting with the orange LED on the back indicating motherboard power, the blinking green network activity LED and the blue power LED on front of the case.

I also really don't like blue LED's. The light from those is really distracting.

If they had the warm yellowish glow that my old Electribe has, I'd probably be more into it though.

I've never really been interested in gamer PC cases or anything of that sort. Ever since I started building PC's in the 90's I've just gone with cheap, functional cases. Had beige desktop cases for as long as they were available, my last couple of ones have been black towers since that's all you can get these days.

People still put lights in their PCs? I used to do that back in 2003 when Fast and the Furious and Need For Speed Underground made neon lights super hot. I've not used lights in over a decade.

Kinda sorta. I didn't go through the effort to setup a hot fuckin sickass lighting rig but my liquid cooler lights up and so does the Windforce logo on my GPU.

Who turned out the lights?

If it was practical mine would be lit up like the spaceship from Close Encounters.

I try to turn off as many lights as possible when the parts I buy have them. They just kind of look tacky and remind me too much of the grimy LAN shop experience.

My PC case is a Fractal Design R5, it's pretty sweet. I chose it partly because it doesn't look like a 'gaming' case so it's very understated for a PC case. Sadly there are a few blue lights but they turn off when the PC is off, unlike the previous case I had. Bright lights on PCs are fucking lame.

If I could have my way my PC would look like a 90's tower. All cream all the way baby.

I have the R4 I think, but I got it primarily because of its sound-muffling properties (along with some other stuff like the user-friendly drive bays). I'm super happy with it!

I used to have a ~sick gamer rig~ with ~sick gamer lights~ in my PC like 15 years ago, but now I just want it to be hard-to-see and quiet (while still packing a punch inside, of course).

@cloudymusic: Yeah that's exactly where I'm at, the sound thing was a plus for me as well. It's a nice case especially if you don't want it to be the center of your room.

When I was a child, I always imagined my rig to have a bunch of flashing lights. So I bought a bunch of dumb LED fans for the thing and I couldn't be happier. Oh, it's lit alright.

Yes, my PC is lit fam.

It also happens to have some lights in it. Not all that many though, and they're pretty dim.

Nope, never touch the stuff. Can't stand it. In fact, I even have the LEDs on my mouse turned off. I have the Corsair 550D case (great case, I highly recommend), and it has no windows on it at all. It is simply a black box all the way around with a silver panel in the front where the different front ports and power button are. It's beautiful. *wipes away tear*

No. I pulled out all the LED cables from the system panel (only leaving the power switch cable), turned off my mouse LED through the downloadable software and turned off the power light for my monitor. The only light is one for the fan at the bottom-front of my case, which I don't think can be turned off. I hate LEDs, especially when I'm trying to sleep or not be distracted.

The first PC I built had about 10 extra lights in it. The tenth PC I built has zero lights in it.

PC lighting is goofy. Had a lot on a past rig and figured out how to turn it off. My new one has a power light and that's it.

No, except for a dimly lit power button, my PC is a black monolithic full tower (Corsair D700)

Yes, but I'd prefer if it wasn't. The case I have came with bright LEDed fans. I cut the power to most of the LEDs but there's still a couple that are wired in such a way that I don't trust cutting any of them. I also black sharpied over the power/hdd lights because they're too bright. Next case I get is definitely going to be a boring black case that only has a dim LED for power and no window.

Bro it is LIIIIIIIT!!!!&$#

Not really

my old PC had big led lit fans in the front that were ridiculously bright but it never actually bothered me too much.

My new PC has a window on the side and my video card has a light or two on it. I guess if the lights are on then the fan is off and if the lights are off then the fan is on. Or something so I guess its kind of practical. and its not crazy bright but I like a little lighting at night so I don't have to use any of my house lights.

Just slightly lit. My case also came with illuminated fans.

My computer has blue LED lights around the 3 fans. 2 in the front and 1 in the back with a huge window on the side. I love this machine.

i have some fan lights, but it's more out of laziness than anything. doesn't bother me really and i don't feel the need to go out of my way to "fix" it.

I've got lights up the ass. My PC is within a custom drawer that has red LEDs around the perimeter. The fans on the outside are all red as well. The glass on the top really lights up the room, but I don't mind. I can find ways to sleep regardless of the light levels.

If my computer were completely fucking invisible I would be so so happy

And while we're at it completely dead silent, too

So lit, brah

There's one LED on the power button and it's so fucking ridiculously bright. I would've removed it long ago if I kept my PC on during nights more often, but it's such a rare issue now that I'm too lazy.

These days the only thing I like lit up is my keyboard and even that I'll turn off sometimes. I used to LED all of my cases and looked for cases with windows but I just find them tacky and garish these days. Now all I want are clean lines, performance, and easy access to internal components.

Also really like cases that won't shred my hands when I'm working on them.

That's me also. I have 3 lit case fans that really do not over-present. I even would not mind having an interior light as long as it was not bright.

@dave_tacitus: Yo that looks DOOOOOOPE. I'm only interested in white light in my PC, but that thing offers SO MANY OPTIONS.

No. My PC builds are designed to be quiet, not blinky.

@falconer: It looks better at night, but here's mine in action:

Built my PC last week and yes sir it is. I don't really care if it wasn't but I like the black/red combo (was a fan of Jafar as a kid) in life and so that is what my PC is

I have red LED fans and somw old blue cold cathode lights but they aren't turned on right now since my PC is on the floor *gasp!*

If you want lighting, just get one of NXZT's HUE system. RGB LEDS in a mountable strip. Waaay better than the old cold cathode sticks we used to use back in the day. RGB LEDs are the new hotness!

@mike: yup that's usually how all of this works!

Some people get real uptight about other people using lights and side panel windows. I had white LED fans for a while to light up the inside of my case without being super bright. Now the only lights are on the ones built into my motherboard and GPU. I can go either way. We time hiding cables and stuff. Nothing wrong with someone wanting to light up their build. If you're going that route, you need some kind of order and a plan. Throwing stuff like lights in at random is when it starts to look tacky. There are some real nice looking builds with lights and windows. There's a fine line between a clean build with LED and one that looks like a 16 year old's Honda Civic in 2002.

@dave_tacitus: THAT'S DUMB AND THE BEST AND I NEED THIS OH MAN

@falconer: If you just want white, you'd be better off with something like this.

Thing is, I started off with something like that and ended up with a HUE+ six months later. It's a rabbit hole...

Sure when I was 20. I feel it just looks tacky now.