The festive season is upon us, meaning it’s time to get out your Christmas decorations. You aren’t limited to just your tree, in fact why not think about decorating your gaming PC this year? Yes, you heard us right.
It’s time to add some festive flair to your gaming set up with our DIY PC Christmas decorations!
RGB Lighting
From LED strips and fans to peripherals with integrated backlighting, RGB allows you to deck your gaming PC will all the festive colours. Typically, most hardware with RGB includes support for dedicated software in which you have full control over the colour and lighting effects. This includes ASUS Aura Sync, MSI Mystic Light, and Corsair iCUE.
There are over 16.8 million colours to choose from, including Christmas classics such as red and green. Plus, with lighting effects such as starry night and colour cycle, you can create the ultimate blend of festive colours. All of which serves as the perfect backdrop to your cosy winter game nights.
Kolink Inspire L1 aRGB LED Strip
- 30cm LED RGB strip
- Easy to attach thanks to both magnetic and adhesive 3M backing
- Compatible with a wide range of software including MSI Mystic Light and ASUS Aura Sync
Corsair iCUE ML140 RB White Dual Fan Set
- Dual pack of fans
- 140mm
- PWM
- Up to 1,600 RPM
- Support for zero RPM mode
- Integrated RGB lighting
Ducky One 3 Aura Full-sized Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
- Mechanical gaming keyboard
- Built with quack mechanics
- Translucent shell
- Per-key RGB backlighting
- Hot-swappable
- This model comes with Cherry MX Black key switches
Endgame Gear XM1 RGB Optical Gaming Mouse
- Optical gaming mouse
- PixArt PMW 3389
- Kalih GM 4.0 switches
- Adjustable DPI
- Integrated RGB lighting
To read more about how you can utilise RGB lighting in your PC, check out our dedicated ARGB vs RGB blog article.
Colourful Braided Cables
Braided cables are another way in which you can decorate your PC in time for Christmas. Designed to protect your components and available in hundreds of different colours, these cables are perfect for adding a festive splash of colour to your PC.
Kolink Core Adept Venom Green Braided Cable Extension Kit
- Braided cable set
- Includes six cables such as 24, 4+4, 8, and 6+2 pin cables
- High-quality PET braiding
- Vibrant green colour
Kolink Core Adept Racing Red Braided Cable Extension Kit
- Braided cable set
- Includes six cables such as 24, 4+4, 8, and 6+2 pin cables
- PET braiding
- Classic red colour
Cable management is essential for creating a neat and tidy aesthetic. Don’t know how to cable manage or what you need? Never fear, we got you! You can read our top tips for cable management blog post.
LCD Displays
LCD displays are included with a variety of components, including CPU AiO coolers. This display can be customised to show vital information about your hardware, or even better, images and GIFs.
You can decorate your gaming PC with your favourite Christmas scenes or GIFs to get you in the festive spirit.
Corsair Hyrdo H150i LCD 360mm CPU Cooler
- AiO CPU cooler
- 360mm
- 3 x 120mm PWM fans
- Integrated RGB lighting
- Customisable LCD display
Lian Li Galahad II LCD AiO CPU Cooler
- AiO CPU cooler
- 360mm
- 3 x 120 PWM fans
- Integrated RGB lighting
- LCD display which you can customise to show either CPU information, images, or GIFs
Have You Decorated Your PC for Christmas?
Have you got any Christmas decorations inside or around your gaming PC? Be sure to share how you’ve decorated your PC in the comments below.
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Ruth Rowley
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Ruth has been with Overclockers UK for over a year and has gone on to write about everything ranging from in-depth hardware guides to monthly game releases.
Outside of writing blog posts, she can be found wrapped in a blanket with her black cat, engrossed in a book or playing life-simulation games such as The Sims, Stardew Valley, and Animal Crossing.
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