5 meters of UV LED's inside my case.

[ericks_comp]

Hey, so i was looking for UV LED's. I was thinking of getting the Phobya UV LED's. but for 6cm it was over $30.... $25 for led's plus shipping... 

I looked into ebay and got 5 meters of UV LED's! got a 4pin molex to sata cable, remover the red a back wired. and solder to yellow one to the red, and black to black. so 12v.... 

this 5meters of UV LED's was only $14 free shipping!  

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271306574038&ssPageName=ADME:L:OU:US:3160 

kinda getto but works. lol also used clear tape... 



 

[helping]

oh boy just you wait until a few specs of dust get on that PSU

[slasher0161]

oh boy just you wait until a few specs of dust get on that PSU

That is when you add a strobe controller to the led's and really get the party started

Nice find though, if i hadn't already cured myself of led lights i would be all over this like the plague

[TheNinjaNextDor]

That is when you add a strobe controller to the led's and really get the party started

And a 5.25 bay disco ball lol

[helping]

That is when you add a strobe controller to the led's and really get the party started

Nice find though, if i hadn't already cured myself of led lights i would be all over this like the plague

I was actually considering UV lights because it'd be pretty snazzy since I already have a UV lamp and the lighting effect is noticeable if you look yet subtle. 

 

though I have mostly black interior so i guess i ain't havin' that shit

 

 

And a 5.25 bay disco ball lol

igetthatreference

[Enderman]

the reason why phobya (and other high quality brands) are so expensive is because they have REAL UV lights

a UV light is not meant to be seen until it is reflected off of a UV reactive material (such as UV tubing) to give a glow-in-the-dark effect

what you have done is basically lit up your entire case with purple light

this is absolutely NOT what UV lighting is supposed to be like

 

If you see some properly lit builds using proper UV lighting strips meant specifically for PC, you will notice that barely anything in the case is lit up except for the UV reactive parts

usually only tubing and some times wiring is made UV reactive

the point of UV is to not see any other parts in your case

 

that is why these 'UV' strips are so cheap, because its basically just purple/blue lighting

[slasher0161]

the reason why phobya (and other high quality brands) are so expensive is because they have REAL UV lights

a UV light is not meant to be seen until it is reflected off of a UV reactive material (such as UV tubing) to give a glow-in-the-dark effect

what you have done is basically lit up your entire case with purple light

this is absolutely NOT what UV lighting is supposed to be like

 

If you see some properly lit builds using proper UV lighting strips meant specifically for PC, you will notice that barely anything in the case is lit up except for the UV reactive parts

usually only tubing and some times wiring is made UV reactive

the point of UV is to not see any other parts in your case

 

that is why these 'UV' strips are so cheap, because its basically just purple/blue lighting

For the average end user though they will cut the mustard proper uv doesn't has much of a place outside of showcase rigs that have had such a large amount of money, time and planning invested that the uv lighting cost is almost negligable.

[ericks_comp]

the reason why phobya (and other high quality brands) are so expensive is because they have REAL UV lights

a UV light is not meant to be seen until it is reflected off of a UV reactive material (such as UV tubing) to give a glow-in-the-dark effect

what you have done is basically lit up your entire case with purple light

this is absolutely NOT what UV lighting is supposed to be like

 

If you see some properly lit builds using proper UV lighting strips meant specifically for PC, you will notice that barely anything in the case is lit up except for the UV reactive parts

usually only tubing and some times wiring is made UV reactive

the point of UV is to not see any other parts in your case

 

that is why these 'UV' strips are so cheap, because its basically just purple/blue lighting

I'm sure that the phobya are better quality. but i just want to point out that in the photo with the side panel off, it also had the blue cold cathode on the bottle and right side... I remove them. and the UV tube looks a lot better... 

 

[Scheer]

the reason why phobya (and other high quality brands) are so expensive is because they have REAL UV lights

a UV light is not meant to be seen until it is reflected off of a UV reactive material (such as UV tubing) to give a glow-in-the-dark effect

what you have done is basically lit up your entire case with purple light

this is absolutely NOT what UV lighting is supposed to be like

 

If you see some properly lit builds using proper UV lighting strips meant specifically for PC, you will notice that barely anything in the case is lit up except for the UV reactive parts

usually only tubing and some times wiring is made UV reactive

the point of UV is to not see any other parts in your case

 

that is why these 'UV' strips are so cheap, because its basically just purple/blue lighting

 

Cameras capture UV light, so how do you know what it looks like by a picture?

 

I'm not saying for sure that this is a re-branded Chinese product, but I'm fairly sure that it is... just like their RGB controllers are.