Razer’s Chroma HDK lights the way to PC nirvana

Remember when Philips made that Ambilight kit for gaming PCs? You know, the one that also blew air in your face when you played a driving game? Just us? Well Razer’s Chroma HDK (£80) will let you build your own (minus the fans, sadly). You get two strips of 16 LEDs in the box that can be programmed to work in sync with certain games and Razer’s other Chroma-equipped kit. The system supports 16.8m colours, which change depending on what’s happening on-screen, and, if you’re going for the Blackpool Illuminations look, you can add up to 32 more lights, either inside or outside your PC case.

Tom Wiggins Contributor

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Stuff's other Tom has been writing for the magazine and website since 2006, when smartphones were only for massive nerds and you could say “Alexa” out loud without a robot answering. Over the years he’s written about everything from MP3s to NFTs, played FIFA with Trent Alexander-Arnold, and amassed a really quite impressive collection of USB sticks.

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Gaming (OK, mainly just FIFA), weird Alexa skills, USB sticks