Quick Case Mod Question

[shtdawg]

I have a case that looks like this (same color), but with a side window. I want to get a cold cathode light, but im torn between green and blue. What color do you guys think would look better?

 

[Asrial]

Hmm. I can see how it's a tough choice.

With the overwhelming blue, the green might be drowned out or look funky. However, adding more blue just makes it seem like a plain blue computer (and no fun!).

Can you try both?

Tell the reseller "Hey, I want to get a cathode light but I don't know which color. Can I buy both and return the one I don't like for a refund?"

If it was my computer.. I think I would try green.

 

[cheapgoose]

white! then rig some high output blue leds to put a spot light your cpu cooler, video card, whatever.

 

[Anubis]

get a red one!

 

[JokerF15]

UV.....UV cables, UV fans.....haha..jk





seriously drop two green cathodes in that case...and be different from teh rest of the ppl. Get green cables, and go with the Blue/Green Look...

-JokerF15

 

[amdskip]

blue

 

[Buz2b]

Gotta Go All Blue!! That would kick!!

 

[Wind]

Blue...match the case.

 

[dum]

i have a case that is a darker blue than that and i put green cathodes in it. they are very bright and look quite nice.

 

[Ness]

I just got the same case, I'm coloring the inside white, using white CCs, and making the drive faces white.


Sounds nice, eh?


(don't steal my idea)... j/k

 

[xXgambitXx]

get the green one, everyone has blue !

 

[DongTran]

everyone has blue because it owns

think about it, are there are gonna be 30 other peeps with the same case with a blue light in your house or whatever? just get blue, you'll be happy

 

[Mallow]

I have red and blue in mine... they own

What cheap way y'all have of getting cathodes? I bought a kit for like 30 bucks w/ inverter included and such. Is an inverter hard to make... any tutorials out there?

 

[SpideyCU]

think about it, are there are gonna be 30 other peeps with the same case with a blue light in your house or whatever? just get blue, you'll be happy

No, but you go to a LAN party and look like just another clone. I personally like to separate myself from the crowd, another vote for green (we're really making your decision easy, huh?).

What cheap way y'all have of getting cathodes? I bought a kit for like 30 bucks w/ inverter included and such. Is an inverter hard to make... any tutorials out there?

I just kept looking until I found a well-priced combo deal. I ordered a Spider-Man fan grill from CoolerGuys back when they were offering it with a free red cold cathode kid - inverter and all. $35 for the fancy grill and the light, I was happy.

 

[shtdawg]

Well, I ordered up a green one. I also ordered a new cpu fan with blue led's on it. So, Ill have a blue case on the outside with green inside, and a little blue in the middle.

Thanks for all the input.

 

[FenrisUlf]

Originally posted by: Mallow
I have red and blue in mine... they own

What cheap way y'all have of getting cathodes? I bought a kit for like 30 bucks w/ inverter included and such. Is an inverter hard to make... any tutorials out there?

I go here to get mine. Look under Lamps and then Flourescent here. They have a good selection of colors. You have to do some soldering and figure out your own installation, but I enjoy the flexibility and lower cost. They also sell inverters that run on 12v (this one) for $10 and will drive 2 CCDs each - you can end up with dual CCDs for about $20-25.

I've been doing electronics and soldering for about 17 years. I built my own inverter out of spare parts to test a CCD. You will get as good if not better performance from the commercial one, and it will cost much less. If you're still interested, you can use a 555 or flip-flop transistor pair to feed a high frequency signal (4 KHz+ for best effiency) to a MOSFET or power transisitor which then feeds a step-up transformer to about 600v. If you have no idea what that last sentence meant, you are much better off buying one. Unless you have access to a supply of spare parts and know your way around a soldering iron, it will cost more to build than buy, and will probably be more bulky (and could shock the hell out of you - be careful with high voltages). If you want to learn more, look for some electronics tutorials on the web or go to Rat Shack and get some of the Forest Mims books - good tutorials on electronics.