I go to an event called PDXLAN twice a year. It was previously a 550-person event, until this next one and future ones where we've expanded into a new venue and will have 800 gamers present with the possible option of further expanding to 3,200 in the future. It's one of the largest bring-your-own-computer events in the USA, sponsored by nVidia, AMD, Intel, and several other companies that produce hardware for gamers.
We RGB our cases and equipment because it's fun to personalize your stuff. There are over 500 people there, and seeing so many unique setups is entertaining. We've had someone make their computer look like a boombox [0], a centipede [1], or Rey's Speeder from Star Wars [2], complete with custom painted mouse and keyboard.
You might think it's all silly and stupid, but we get a lot of entertainment out of it.
If thats your thing, thats fine, but so often it means that the 'gamery' aesthetic is the only option if you want high end hardware.
Im a professional software engineer, that likes to game, but doesn't wish to outwardly identify with it, I like interior design, and I like nice clean hardware that fits in with my flat.
This excludes me from having the top end Acer Predator Monitor, because its made to look like a throbbing red quantum spaceship component, which it isnt, its just a damn display, and it would look ridiculous.
If you want a laptop with decent GPU hardware, most of the options have all these edges, and lights, dressed up to look like some kind of weapon or something. If I need to bring my laptop to a meeting, I can't have that and and be taken seriously.
It just feels childish, and its hard to believe that the number of people like me isn't enough for the manufacturers to support that.
I go to an event called PDXLAN twice a year. It was previously a 550-person event, until this next one and future ones where we've expanded into a new venue and will have 800 gamers present with the possible option of further expanding to 3,200 in the future. It's one of the largest bring-your-own-computer events in the USA, sponsored by nVidia, AMD, Intel, and several other companies that produce hardware for gamers.
We RGB our cases and equipment because it's fun to personalize your stuff. There are over 500 people there, and seeing so many unique setups is entertaining. We've had someone make their computer look like a boombox [0], a centipede [1], or Rey's Speeder from Star Wars [2], complete with custom painted mouse and keyboard.
You might think it's all silly and stupid, but we get a lot of entertainment out of it.
[0] https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1330926013706204&set...
[1] https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10209758136100415&se...
[2] http://www.pdxlan.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=216438&sid=28fa...