PC Lighting

auApex · 8th March 2012, 2:07 PM

Hi OCAUers,

I thought I'd create a thread on PC lighting. I currently have the following in my case:
- Bitspower Dual 30cm Cold Cathode UV Kit
- Lamptron Spectral Bar Cold Cathode UV

I've found that the light put out by both of these kits is fairly weak. I have one of the 30cm bars at the top of my case and one at the bottom and the Spectral Bar vertically on the right hand side of the motherboard. They light up the outsides well but the centre of the motherboard (and my UV reactive tubing) isn't lit up particularly well. The end result is fairly uneven lighting. I have pics in the build thread in my signature.

Do you use lighting in your case and how well does it do the job? Which PC lighting would you recommend?

Creekin · 8th March 2012, 2:22 PM

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Originally Posted by auApex

Which PC lighting would you recommend?

leds > ccfls

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nuff said

warwhore · 8th March 2012, 5:30 PM

no lighting > any lighting.

tr1cky271 · 8th March 2012, 11:31 PM

I'm not into pretty things either, I'm more into functionality - like a nice rack on a tight body.

Chardiieee · 9th March 2012, 1:02 AM

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Originally Posted by tr1cky271

I'm not into pretty things either, I'm more into functionality - like a nice rack on a tight body.

WIN!

I am convinced LED's should be added in my upcoming build now. Weighing up getting some white/blue LED's for my upcoming build, as I already have 2 UV cathodes which are kinda weak. Its going into a TJ07 which has the Bright 'n' quiet appollish fans (blue ones) which will be mounted above the CPU + LED waterblock and tubing.

I was even thinking of wrapping the insides in a white carbon-plate 'laminate' and cover up the ugly silver... possibly paint it.

auApex · 9th March 2012, 10:41 AM

Awesome build, Creekin - looking really pretty.

OK, so CCFLs aren't great. Are there any decent LED UV lights? I found the following LED UV lights at The Koolroom:

- Flexlight High Density UV 60cm

And at PCCG:

-EK Twin LED Ultra UV

Will either of these do a decent job of lighting my case? I'm assuming I'd need to grab a few of the EK Twin LEDs to fully light a case. Would the Flexlight do the job on its own? Do you know of any UV LEDs that perform better that the two above and if so, where could I find them?

Thanks in advance.

Creekin · 9th March 2012, 11:15 AM

uv leds only work well with uv reactive material...
works best with white or bright fluro colours...like tube or plastic fans

otherwise its next to useless...
better to get a real colour imho
its not 1995!

also on ccfls...

http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh....php?t=1003803

tr1cky271 · 9th March 2012, 8:32 PM

Sadly my current case has no window. However in the past my box was lit up like a Xmas tree. on that note, in the past I found it difficult to work with perspex. Unforgiving material.

MR CHILLED · 11th March 2012, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by warwhore

no lighting > any lighting.

Matter of personal opinion so can't be stated as fact.

Personally, I like lighting and it can really enhance a case.

Madengineer · 11th March 2012, 11:12 AM

Yeah, i prefer no lighting. I had a single blue LED fan on my case. And it bugged the shit out of me. So i took it out

DarkForceMage · 13th August 2012, 5:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Creekin

uv leds only work well with uv reactive material...
works best with white or bright fluro colours...like tube or plastic fans

otherwise its next to useless...
better to get a real colour imho
its not 1995!

also on ccfls...

http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh....php?t=1003803

Well.. I recently upgraded to watercooling and have been fiddling around with UV, I've currently got a bunch of Gelid UV blue fans installed and was just going for a subtle effect, no bright blue LED's or anything, just wanted the UV glow on my tubing & fans, I also bought one of corsair's blue modular cable kits for my AX750 PSU for a cleaner look, although I made a mistake buying a crappy lamptron spectral bar so forgive the uneven lighting atm, I'm still looking for a good UV kit to fix that.

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Honestly didnt expect the cabling to glow at all, it glows more than my previous white NZXT cable extensions.

8th March 2012, 2:07 PM	#1
auApex Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,081	PC Lighting Hi OCAUers, I thought I'd create a thread on PC lighting. I currently have the following in my case: - Bitspower Dual 30cm Cold Cathode UV Kit - Lamptron Spectral Bar Cold Cathode UV I've found that the light put out by both of these kits is fairly weak. I have one of the 30cm bars at the top of my case and one at the bottom and the Spectral Bar vertically on the right hand side of the motherboard. They light up the outsides well but the centre of the motherboard (and my UV reactive tubing) isn't lit up particularly well. The end result is fairly uneven lighting. I have pics in the build thread in my signature. Do you use lighting in your case and how well does it do the job? Which PC lighting would you recommend? __________________ 3930K @ 4.4ghz \|\|Asrock Extreme9\|\|7970 Crossfire\|\|16GB Dominator Platinum 2133\|\|720gb SSD + 6TB HDD\|\|Strider 1200w\|\|TJ07\|\|*U3011 + 22007FP\|\|G19 & SS Sensei Pro\|\|ATH-A900X on Asus Essence STX\|\|Custom Watercooling**\|\| My PC BF3 = auApex

8th March 2012, 11:31 PM	#4
tr1cky271 Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 386	I'm not into pretty things either, I'm more into functionality - like a nice rack on a tight body. __________________ i7 3930K @4.5GHz 1.37v H100 (4x NF-F12-PWM) SABERTOOTH X79 3305 16GB RipjawsZ 2x 4GB GTX 680 DirectCU II in SLI 2x 240GB Intel 520S RAID0 (2TB WD Black & 60GB Intel 520S caching) 2x 2TB WD Black's HCP-1200 Win7 Pro 64bit 800D 3x U2711 BlackWidow Ultimate Imperator 2012 Z623 beyerdynamic MMX2 & ATH-AD700 Corporate 5000 Bigboy seat iPhone 5 64GB Telstra Prepaid

9th March 2012, 10:41 AM	#6
auApex Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,081	Awesome build, Creekin - looking really pretty. OK, so CCFLs aren't great. Are there any decent LED UV lights? I found the following LED UV lights at The Koolroom: - Flexlight High Density UV 60cm And at PCCG: -EK Twin LED Ultra UV Will either of these do a decent job of lighting my case? I'm assuming I'd need to grab a few of the EK Twin LEDs to fully light a case. Would the Flexlight do the job on its own? Do you know of any UV LEDs that perform better that the two above and if so, where could I find them? Thanks in advance. __________________ 3930K @ 4.4ghz \|\|Asrock Extreme9\|\|7970 Crossfire\|\|16GB Dominator Platinum 2133\|\|720gb SSD + 6TB HDD\|\|Strider 1200w\|\|TJ07\|\|*U3011 + 22007FP\|\|G19 & SS Sensei Pro\|\|ATH-A900X on Asus Essence STX\|\|Custom Watercooling**\|\| My PC BF3 = auApex

9th March 2012, 8:32 PM	#8
tr1cky271 Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 386	Sadly my current case has no window. However in the past my box was lit up like a Xmas tree. on that note, in the past I found it difficult to work with perspex. Unforgiving material. __________________ i7 3930K @4.5GHz 1.37v H100 (4x NF-F12-PWM) SABERTOOTH X79 3305 16GB RipjawsZ 2x 4GB GTX 680 DirectCU II in SLI 2x 240GB Intel 520S RAID0 (2TB WD Black & 60GB Intel 520S caching) 2x 2TB WD Black's HCP-1200 Win7 Pro 64bit 800D 3x U2711 BlackWidow Ultimate Imperator 2012 Z623 beyerdynamic MMX2 & ATH-AD700 Corporate 5000 Bigboy seat iPhone 5 64GB Telstra Prepaid

8th March 2012, 5:30 PM	#3
warwhore (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: May 2011 Location: 3147-3000 Posts: 161	no lighting > any lighting.