OpenRGB: Open-source RGB lighting control
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OpenRGB: Open-source RGB lighting control
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Re: OpenRGB: Open-source RGB lighting control
#2This tool is great. I found it after noticing an entire CPU core being constantly fully utilized by ASUS's lighting control service. It's great being able to stop the unicorn vomit without bloated utilities and drivers from multiple vendors.
Re: OpenRGB: Open-source RGB lighting control
#3For those wondering what this is: it is software for controlling fancy LED lighting on various gaming hardware and peripherals: graphics cards, fans, RAM modules etc.
Fun fact: there are mouse mats with lighting.
Re: OpenRGB: Open-source RGB lighting control
#4For those wondering what this is: it is software for controlling fancy LED lighting on various gaming hardware and peripherals: graphics cards, fans, RAM modules etc. Fun fact: there are mouse mats with lighting.
> For those wondering what this is:
And here is a list of alternatives.[0]
Re: OpenRGB: Open-source RGB lighting control
#5For those wondering what this is: it is software for controlling fancy LED lighting on various gaming hardware and peripherals: graphics cards, fans, RAM modules etc. Fun fact: there are mouse mats with lighting.
> For those wondering what this is: And here is a list of alternatives.[0] [0] https://alternativeto.net/software/openrgb/
A few of the open source ones actually use OpenRGB under the hood
Re: OpenRGB: Open-source RGB lighting control
#6Not to detract from this project, but what's the deal with RGB lighting?
It just seems garish to me. I also imagine it must be quite distracting to have a bunch of lights flashing out of your PC.
Re: OpenRGB: Open-source RGB lighting control
#7Not to detract from this project, but what's the deal with RGB lighting? It just seems garish to me. I also imagine it must be quite distracting to have a bunch of lights flashing out of your PC.
They're fun! Something about soft pulsing colors is just...nice. Properly diffused, they go well with art, to accent rooms, etc.
I've never seen them used inside of a PC, though, which made this project page a bit confusing. Is that a thing now? Because that does sound like a garish and distracting place for them.
Re: OpenRGB: Open-source RGB lighting control
#8Does anyone know how LEDs built into RAM modules are controlled from a hardware point of view? Can you just send control information over the channels that data to be stored in memory also uses to get into the module? Does it mean that you need to install drivers for them? What happens if you do not?
Update: DDR4 modules seem to have pins for a built-in SMB/I2C bus. Maybe this is used for controlling the LEDs. // It looks like it:
https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/aiwrt2/how_does_r...
https://gitlab.com/CalcProgrammer1/KeyboardVisualizer/-/issu...
Re: OpenRGB: Open-source RGB lighting control
#9Not to detract from this project, but what's the deal with RGB lighting? It just seems garish to me. I also imagine it must be quite distracting to have a bunch of lights flashing out of your PC.
I don't like it either. It's a struggle to get components that don't include that nonsense. Lenovo workstations are a good alternative maybe.
Re: OpenRGB: Open-source RGB lighting control
#10Not to detract from this project, but what's the deal with RGB lighting? It just seems garish to me. I also imagine it must be quite distracting to have a bunch of lights flashing out of your PC.
They're fun! Something about soft pulsing colors is just...nice. Properly diffused, they go well with art, to accent rooms, etc. I've never seen them used inside of a PC, though, which made this project page a bit confusing. Is that a thing now? Because that does sound like a garish and distracting place for them.
Yes, that's a thing now. My 12y nephew just asked for an RGB fan for his birthday... Apparently they're cool