The AURA Light LED System

The Light LED System

So we need to dedicate a page to the RGB LED system on this motherboard as it is rather unique and a primary feature of this product. It might only be LEDs but it is a big chunk of what this product is all about. 
  

Throughout the motherboard, hidden under the heatsink and shielding, are LED arrays. These are actually color configurable and part of the AURA SYNC LED system and software suite.
 

 
We do like the ASUS Aura SYNC initiative. Previously, the software was only able to control individual computer hardware such as LED lighting on the motherboard and additional RGB LEDs within the PC case connected to the motherboard. With the new synchronization capabilities, various hardware components' RGB lighting control can be controlled via a single AURA software interface. The LEDs can be configured as ON / OFF with just one color of your preference, but you can also select animations. There's an Aura RGB Strip Header on the motherboard as well which you can use to connect a compatible LED strip to. Basically you install the AURA application and you will notice new features:

Photos, I can tell you, do not do any justice so I made a quick video demonstrating some options and LED animations. Have a peek at the video to get a bit of an idea what the Light LED system is all about. So, the video below serves as an example of what you can relate to LED wise based on the motherboard. Alternatively, you can turn the LEDs off as well.

The example video below shows the ASUS Maximus IX Formula RGB LEDs, pretty much the same thing, but on the extreme the mono-block has RGB LEDs as well.