There isn’t much you can’t find these days to add some flair to your gaming setup, whether it’s for your PS3 or PC. Although some of us take accessorising a bit more serious than others, it’s all about creating the experience. I recently spent some time setting up what can only be described as a light display for my PC, more specifically the Cyborg Gaming Lights.

“Breathe new life into your games, music and movies with powerful ambient lighting effects in 16 million colours.”

With a range of 16 million colours, these lights add more than just simple lighting to your experience. Using the amBX software, your games will be immersed into a quite stunning display of colour and flashing lights. If, for example, you’re playing an FPS game, the lights will flicker, fade in or out, or just change colour whenever you, or your enemy, fire your weapon of choice. Additionally, the lights will also adjust its brightness and colour whenever the scene in your game changes, especially between low and high lit scenes. Compatible with most Direct3D games (not necessarily directly supported by amBX) these lights are guaranteed to provide a different gaming experience.

You’d be mistaken for thinking that these lights are only for gaming. amBX’s control panel allows you to customise your lighting atmosphere for almost all Windows software, even Windows itself. These effects can be setup for everyday usage, such as listening to music or watching a movie (with support for VLC, Windows Media Player, WinAmp, iTunes, etc.). With its automatic application detection, you have the ability to choose which applications should or shouldn’t make use of the lighting effects.

In addition, you may also add more than just one light to your PC at a time, provided you have enough USB ports, to create a “spatialised, directional lighting effect”. It might seem that there’s nothing special about adding more than one light to the equation, but the amBX software enables games to be aware of the directional positioning of a scene within a game, enabling different events to display on the different lights.

I will admit that I had my reservations about reviewing gaming lights for my PC, but as it turns out, these lights are more than just a cool party trick. With support for almost all my applications, and especially for all Windows features such as minimising or maximising windows, close applications, or even just the change in screen content, these lights offer a unique manner in which to use your PC and perform everyday functions. Although I can’t go as far as to say it’s a must-have, I will add that if you’re thinking about it, or are able to spend a bit on enhancing your PC experience, then these lights are definitely worth it.

You can find a copy of the poster here.

See the lights in action in this homemade video: