RGB LEDs are a bit of a “thing” right now, following the explosive popularity of RGB keyboards.
An extra $5 gets you one more strip - $10 gets two more. The base kit includes one LED strip and the PCB with the controller for $15. The lights can be installed in “pretty much any system,” we were told. As it stands now, the company aims to sell the lighting exclusively to its customers seeking pre-built gaming PCs. We asked iBUYPOWER whether the Smart Lighting would be available separately for system builders, but were told not to expect it. The plan is to iterate the software as users continue to buy the RGB lighting kits. The software, which offers an RGB cube cross-section and breathing controls, is also built in-house by iBUYPOWER. This type of hardware is almost always designed and built by a third-party with some marginal level of input from the manufacturer but, in iBUYPOWER’s case, we’re told that everything is in-house. We’ve heard rumors that other hardware vendors are also investigating the option of creating a similar Smart Lighting system. Up to three strips can be installed on the system, allowing for internal and under-glow when desired.Ĭase modders like BS Mods use something like this – but these require custom cutting and don’t offer software control (though hardware control is possible). The strips are medium length with just 8 bright LEDs, connecting to a separately-installed LED controller and powered by the PSU. Our iBUYPOWER tour showcased the company’s new “Smart Lighting” RGB LED setup as deployed in ordered systems, which reminded us a bit of BS Mods’ Rosewill Throne Industrial case.
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