The author claims to have been building PCs for 20 years. On, Sunday, our sister site Tom’s Guide (which is a different publication targeted at less-tech-savvy readers), published an op-ed from writer Dave Meikleham claiming that building PCs is 'a mistake' and that everyone should just buy gaming laptops instead. However, if you can build your own PC, you should. Still others prefer the convenience and manufacturer support that comes with one of the best prebuilt desktops. Some users need laptops, which aren’t available to build from scratch (excepting Frameworks’ kit), and for them we maintain a list of the best gaming laptops and best ultraportable laptops. OpenRGB is a free and open source application to control RGB lighting for a multitude of devices, independent of the manufacturer.Thankfully, not only is there a PC for every need, but we have the amazing ability to build our own desktops from the ground up, with just the right components to suit our personalities and budgets.

It's available for Linux and Microsoft Windows. The application can be used to control the RGB lighting in keyboards, mice, mousemats, motherboards, RAM modules, graphics cards, LED strips, fan controllers, smart LED light bulbs, fans, coolers, and more, from brands / manufacturers like ASUS, ASRock, Corsair, G.Skill, Gigabyte, HyperX, MSI, Razer, ThermalTake, and more. It doesn't support every manufacturer out there though, so for a complete list of compatible devices, see this list. You can use OpenRGB either by taking advantage of its Qt5 GUI, or from the command line.

There's also support for using third-party software to control the lighting, thanks to the OpenRGB SDK. For example, there's a Keyboard Visualizer application created by the same developer that you can use to turn your OpenRGB-supported RGB setup into a light show for your music. No official/manufacturer software required.Can operate standalone or in a client/headless server configuration.Connect multiple instances of OpenRGB to synchronize lighting across multiple PCs.Control lighting from third party software using the OpenRGB SDK.Set colors and select effect modes for a wide variety of RGB hardware.You can see a list of applications supporting the OpenRGB SDK here. You might also like: Configure Logitech, Steelseries And Other Gaming Mice On Linux Using Piper Graphical view of device LEDs makes creating custom patterns easy.

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