How to disable LED on Asus GTX 1080 ROG Strix?

chickenballs

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I find the LED lights annoying and distracting so I wonder how I can disable it.
I see there are two connectors with cables connected. Are any of these for the LEDs?
I've heard it's possible to disable it using some nvidia software but I don't really want to install more bloatware.
 
Solution
You need to download Asus Aura. Its not really bloatware, just install it, turn the LEDS off. After that I dont think it even needs to be running as it should apply it to the card.
"I see there are two connectors with cables connected. Are any of these for the LEDs?"

No, the LEDs are powered through the PCIe slot.
Disconnect either of those cables and the GPU won't work as it needs additional power direct from the PSU.

You need the Asus Aura software to control the LEDs, as advised by other posters.