After setting up a brand new configuration, I wanted to install the SignalRGB software to avoid having to use 50 proprietary programs like Icue, Armory Crate etc.
What a big mistake! At first I didn’t realise anything, because I was playing New World, an MMO where the movements are fairly simple and not very dynamic, but when I switched to FPS… the horror!
SignalRGB causes :
- Shuttering problems (screen or image tearing). Shuttering means that the display jerks, even at high fps.)
- Input lag (mouse movements weren’t really fluid)
- USB disconnections: my Blue Yeti microphone was disconnected every 10 seconds. I wasted a lot of time trying to find a solution, thinking it was my motherboard or a power supply problem.
Many gamers on Reddit have been complaining about this software for many years, without any reaction from the developers:
- SignalRGB causing USB problems: https://www.reddit.com/r/SignalRGB/comments/1gcj179/comment/lw1bp6t/
- Game Freezes: https://www.reddit.com/r/SignalRGB/comments/1gd841v/comment/lw1blo5/
- Shuttering lag: https://www.reddit.com/r/SignalRGB/comments/voizea/comment/lw1alox/
- software causing stuttering/lag (2 years ago): https://www.reddit.com/r/SignalRGB/comments/voizea/software_causing_stutteringlag/
- DISGUSTING INPUT LAG https://www.reddit.com/r/SignalRGB/comments/1gmdtdf/disgusting_input_lag/
- + hundreds of other posts like these
Having tried lots of different software to manage my RGB, I’ve given up. There’s nothing stable except software from the brands of your equipment, but it’s very resource-hungry.
The only solution I’ve got left, and it seems the most viable, is an ARGB controller with remote control. On Amazon I ordered the TZMRIT 2 – en – 1 argb PWM Fan hub with controller, 9 x 4 pin PWM fan connector, 9 X 5V 3Pin argb port.
