what would you build?

[Gray2233]

Every manufacturer insists that you use their own software for ARGB so if you have a RGB motherboard that's one bit of software, RGB gpu that's another, fans, that's another, case, yet another and so on. That's a lot of bloated software that can be buggy as hell, just look at the disaster that is icue and also Armoury Crate both of which cause numerous problems. I use Windows to control all of my ARGB under Dynamic Lighting. I have mine set to static apart from the top and bottom of the case which is in "Cylon" mode but that's my preferred option. I could have all manner of effects and colours if I wanted but I find anything other than static too distracting.

In theory third party apps such as SignalRGB and OpenRGB should work with everything, but they can still be a touch iffy depending on the combo used.

The last time I built an "RGB" rig I picked up a third party hub/controller from the rainforest for £15-20 that had a phone APP, removed a lot of the ballache you get with software and given it was for someone who couch games being able to control the lighting from across the room was a fun novelty.

 

[Capitano]

Something like (assuming gaming only):

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £399.95
• 1 x Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03859) = £149.99
• 1 x Crucial Pro 48GB (2x24GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C48 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRU-01087) = £124.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 5080 Solid Core 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-04544) = £959.99
• 1 x NVIDIA - Borderlands 4 Standard Edition & the Gilded Glory Pack DLC (SKU: DIG-NVI-06102) = £0.00
• 1 x Gigabyte Aorus 7300 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-GIG-05732) = £109.99
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7BG-LL) = £85.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 1000W 80PLUS Platinum ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02521) = £128.99
• 1 x UK Mains Plug with 13A Fuse to IEC C13 Socket Lead 10A 2m (SKU: ACC-OCS-01709) = £0.00
• 1 x Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE Black CPU Air Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03291) = £33.95

Total: £2,005.82 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

Pretty much this, top level build and I dont really think you can do much better

 

[Threepwood]

Every manufacturer insists that you use their own software for ARGB so if you have a RGB motherboard that's one bit of software, RGB gpu that's another, fans, that's another, case, yet another and so on. That's a lot of bloated software that can be buggy as hell, just look at the disaster that is icue and also Armoury Crate both of which cause numerous problems

yes i know, but thanks for explaining anyway. This build will need x1 ARGB for the top AIO, plus whatever program controls that, with lian li connect on the side. not expecting this to be much of a headache.
The proof will be in the pudding! FWIW Asus Armoury works really well for me too

 

[Threepwood]

10 years? Are you sure about water cooling?

oh, don't say that, now I'm worried about *my* PC
but for this build, the

Thermalright AQUA ELITE 360 is predicted to last 40000 + hours, which is a little under 5 years, but this PC will only be on about 1/3 of a day, so how many years is that, I can't do the maths!, oh, no I can, 40000/3 /365? ( 36.5296803653 years?)​

 

[Freddie1980]

oh, don't say that, now I'm worried about *my* PC
but for this build, the

Thermalright AQUA ELITE 360 is predicted to last 40000 + hours, which is a little under 5 years, but this PC will only be on about 1/3 of a day, so how many years is that, I can't do the maths!, oh, no I can, 40000/3 /365? ( 36.5296803653 years?)​

40,000 hours / 24 hours =1667 days of constant use. If you're using that for a 1/3 of day multiple 1667 by 3 gets your 5,001 effect days of use 5001/365 days a year=13 years

 

[Threepwood]

40,000 hours / 24 hours =1667 days of constant use. If you're using that for a 1/3 of day multiple 1667 by 3 gets your 5,001 effect days of use 5001/365 days a year=13 years

Thanks for stepping in, Freddie, I appreciate it ( and you ).