For a perfect gaming room, cool lighting is almost mandatory these days!
It doesn't matter whether it's a discreet background lighting of the desk or pure RGB power from the PC to the keyboard to the wall, one thing is certain: a setup looks worlds better with gaming lighting!
In this step-by-step guide you will find out how best to proceed when designing the lighting effects and what you absolutely have to consider.
1. The right lighting color
The first step is to find the right light color, otherwise your entire gaming setup will look inconsistent and you will even achieve a negative effect with the lighting.
Fortunately, however, most LED strips have a wide range of colors that can be customized as desired. As a result, you are not tied to one color forever after the purchase.
Nevertheless, you should think in advance about the color in which your room should ultimately shine, since not only LED strips are bought for the perfect gaming lighting, but also illuminated signs, wall lights, etc... where the luminous color cannot be adjusted .
If you want to make the choice of color easy for yourself, you only choose one color. Because then the colors cannot “bite” each other. The most common colors are red, blue, green or pink!
It's more difficult with two colors, but with the help of a color wheel, that shouldn't cause any problems either. For the highest possible contrast, you simply select the two opposite colors.
But in the end, your personal taste is always the most important thing, because after all, you are the person who spends the most time in your gaming room.
2. Backlight for table and monitor
If you want to equip your setup with gaming lighting, you start with backlighting for the desk and, if necessary, the monitors.
They offer self-adhesive LED strips for this. These are cheap to purchase on Amazon and offer a variety of modes and colors to glow in, like these:
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Once you have received the LED strips, simply stick them to the back edge of the table and to the back of your monitor.
How this works is explained in this video and you will also find out the answers to frequently asked questions that can arise when attaching the LED strips.
3. Lighting for PC & Console
The prerequisite for lighting for the PC is a Housing with viewing window. But if yours Gaming PC should have a viewing window, RGB is almost a must!
The lighting literally lets your hardware shine in the light, making your PC a real eye-catcher. Especially if you put him on the Table next to your remaining gaming equipment.
In many housings, LED lighting is built in right from the start and you only have to choose the color or, in the best case, the lighting color can even be set individually.
If you have a housing with a viewing window but still without lighting, there are many ways to install it. For example, you can buy RGB fans or stick LED strips in your case. Or maybe yours mainboard even has a mode where it glows, just look it up in the manual.
But now again my tip for the LED strips, do not buy self-adhesive models for the housing, but ones that are magnetic. These are a bit more expensive to buy, but they can be reused and leave no adhesive residue.
Sharkoon offers a great product for this!
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And here are the red ones case fan, which I installed in my PC. They are super quiet and the LEDs work perfectly too. This model is available in other colors besides red, just follow the link.
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4. Lighting for the wall
Since the background lighting for the desk and the monitors is usually not sufficient and you still have to turn on the light in your large room at night, which destroys the whole gaming atmosphere, it is recommended that you also buy gaming lighting for the wall .
Nanoleafs
These special triangular lamps are currently very trendy. You have probably already seen them on one or the other Youtuber or on Instagram.
Although they are relatively expensive, the investment is worth it: there is no decoration on the wall that makes a gaming setup more attractive.
Otherwise, I'll tell you two cheap Nanoleaf alternatives in this article, just follow the link. Or if you prefer a square shape, the Nanoleaf Canvas is definitely something for you.
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illuminated signs
If you are an ultimate fan of RGB lighting, you should definitely take a look at gaming illuminated signs. They are the perfect complement for the wall to the backlight of your desk or monitor!
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Wall lights
Wall light doesn't sound like cool lighting at first, but more like gaming decoration, but the special thing about the wall light presented here is that it looks like the hammer is stuck in the wall and leaving cracks. This effect is created by the LEDs that are in the hammer and the wall sticker that represents the cracks.
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5. Lighting for gaming equipment
For even more RGB power, you can buy your gaming equipment with lighting. Nowadays, a variant with RGB is available for every accessory.
However, you have to be careful with most of the cheap offers that come with, for example, “RGB Ultra Gaming mouse etc...” are advertised, as these are often of inferior quality and the LEDs accordingly break after a short time.
That's why I'm going to show you the best keyboards, mice and Gaming chairs, which have a cool lighting and at the same time are processed to a high standard.
Keyboard with RGB
Meanwhile, for one Gaming keyboard lighting is indispensable!
Because you shouldn't just choose a keyboard based on the number of colors it can shine in, I've listed the best keyboards with RGB in three price ranges.
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Mouse with lighting
As with gaming keyboards, the same applies to mice with lighting, not to be tempted by seemingly extremely cheap offers. I have presented the best gaming mice with RGB to you below.
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Gaming chair with LEDs
Although the selection of gaming chairs with LEDs is still very limited, if you are looking for a model with gaming lighting, you should take a look at the following chair.
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Conclusion
Every gamer room needs gaming lighting these days. Of course one can argue how much RGB power is really necessary.
As a result, I have also written this five-step guide, which shows you how to proceed in different stages, so to speak, from little LED to full LED power.
But since lighting is only a small part of a good setup, be sure to read my Gaming Room Guide, where I explain in over 5000 words how to get the most out of your setup on the lowest budget.
