Light up my PSU?

[Kleptor]

He guys,

 

     so im planning my build and im trying to decide on my psu. At first A wanted to go with the nzxt hale90 v2 1200 watt. I wanted a higher wattage so the psu will run at less capacity and last longer, however now im pretty set on having a psu with led's in it and/or in the fans. My problem with this is im trying to build a pretty high standard build and dont want to compromise on getting a psu that was rated lower on jonnyguru or a similar site. I'd really like a superflower but im in the states and i dont think thats going to happen. 

 

    My though was to get a good power supply and install led's myself, however im not sure if this can be done or if i'll be able to find instructions anywhere. my pc is NOT going to be moving and for the aesthetics i would even consider an eternal power supply if i could make it work.

 

    Any thoughts and suggestions would help greatly.

[SAV1OUR]

all the psus that i have seen that have fancy led's are super poor quality like raidmax psu's. id say don't bother and just throw in some lighting 

[Thorium19]

The only one I can think of off the top of my head that has LEDs in it is the superflower leadex gold, but that's only on the modular cable plugs, which light up white when a cable is plugged in to it. Otherwise, I wouldn't go for a PSU with LEDs in it, just buy a LED strip and install that next to it.

[Kleptor]

The only one I can think of off the top of my head that has LEDs in it is the superflower leadex gold, but that's only on the modular cable plugs, which light up white when a cable is plugged in to it. Otherwise, I wouldn't go for a PSU with LEDs in it, just buy a LED strip and install that next to it.

 

 

all the psus that i have seen that have fancy led's are super poor quality like raidmax psu's. id say don't bother and just throw in some lighting 

 

i do love the superflower but im in the united states and from what ive seen its only sold in the UK so i dont think i can even buy it. plus it has a 240 3 pin plug and i need 120 v. Can anyone advise on how to install led's inside the psi. I know not to touch the capacitors and everything i just dont know where to put the led strip or how to secure it inside. i dont want the led strip to melt or anything. 

[IcedEskimo]

 

 

 

i do love the superflower but im in the united states and from what ive seen its only sold in the UK so i dont think i can even buy it. plus it has a 240 3 pin plug and i need 120 v. Can anyone advise on how to install led's inside the psi. I know not to touch the capacitors and everything i just dont know where to put the led strip or how to secure it inside. i dont want the led strip to melt or anything. 

 

do you need the LED's on the PSU or will an LED fan work? All you need to do is figure out what size the PSU fan is and look for an LED fan of that size... should be pretty easy

 

EDIT: If you want a tutorial on PSU fan replacement: http://www.instructables.com/id/Computer-Power-Supply-Fan-Replacement/

[Guest]

 

 

 

i do love the superflower but im in the united states and from what ive seen its only sold in the UK so i dont think i can even buy it. plus it has a 240 3 pin plug and i need 120 v. Can anyone advise on how to install led's inside the psi. I know not to touch the capacitors and everything i just dont know where to put the led strip or how to secure it inside. i dont want the led strip to melt or anything. 

 

Kingwin power supplies also have 'light up' connectors. I think you will find it easier to buy a Kingwin in the USA ? They are also made by Superflower.

 

http://kingwin.com/products/cate/power_supplies/lazer_series.asp

[Kleptor]

Kingwin power supplies also have 'light up' connectors. I think you will find it easier to buy a Kingwin in the USA ? They are also made by Superflower.

 

http://kingwin.com/products/cate/power_supplies/lazer_series.asp

 

Iv'e looked into them however their ripple is more than the superflower leadex. with spending 2500 on a pc i dont want to have the questionable 80mv ripple. 

 

Do you think that i would be able to run single led lights in through the back of the psu as to not void the warranty?

[rentaspoon]

Iv'e looked into them however their ripple is more than the superflower leadex. with spending 2500 on a pc i dont want to have the questionable 80mv ripple.

Do you think that i would be able to run single led lights in through the back of the psu as to not void the warranty?

What case are you putting it into, you'll void the warranty if you remove the screws on the psu case so I would say don't bother or put an led fan in and void the warrenty.

[Kleptor]

What case are you putting it into, you'll void the warranty if you remove the screws on the psu case so I would say don't bother or put an led fan in and void the warrenty.

 

i have the thermaltake core v71. I really dont want to void the warranty thats why i have thought to get single led's and stick them through 3 or 4 of the holes in  the back, but then im worried about putting the led in and having it touch something it shouldn't.

 

do all PSU have tape over some part so that if you open it the tape breaks. i mean how do they even know you unscrewed a screw or not?

[rentaspoon]

i have the thermaltake core v71. I really dont want to void the warranty thats why i have thought to get single led's and stick them through 3 or 4 of the holes in the back, but then im worried about putting the led in and having it touch something it shouldn't.

I think the LEDs would be to big to fit into the grill, you'd need 3/5mm LEDs and hiding the so you just see the glow would be hard, one option would be to put heatshrink around the base of the actual led so it covers the bottom of the led and the metal pins, sand the LEDs lightly so the LEDs look cloudy as well

Other option would be a small led strip on the grill facing inwards held on by hot glue, that way if you had to send it back you can just pull them off

[Kleptor]

I think the LEDs would be to big to fit into the grill, you'd need 3/5mm LEDs and hiding the so you just see the glow would be hard, one option would be to put heatshrink around the base of the actual led so it covers the bottom of the led and the metal pins, sand the LEDs lightly so the LEDs look cloudy as well

Other option would be a small led strip on the grill facing inwards held on by hot glue, that way if you had to send it back you can just pull them off

 would i be correct in saying that if i open the psu and either change the fan to a led fan and or ad LED strips, if it breaks, i would be able to make it look like factory again and send it back under warranty without them know i modified it?

[rentaspoon]

would i be correct in saying that if i open the psu and either change the fan to a led fan and or ad LED strips, if it breaks, i would be able to make it look like factory again and send it back under warranty without them know i modified it?

They usually put warrenty void stickers over the screws

[Kleptor]

 

They usually put warrenty void stickers over the screws

 

If a psu gets rated above 9.0 on jonnyguru are there still occasions where the same rated psu will fail before the warranty expires? For example if the single unit was a "bad apple"?

 

Are there companies that are better at this than other?

[rentaspoon]

If a psu gets rated above 9.0 on jonnyguru are there still occasions where the same rated psu will fail before the warranty expires? For example if the single unit was a "bad apple"?

Are there companies that are better at this than other?

There's always that chance, personally I've never had a PSU blow up and the last one I had was 10 years old.

As for companies better than others, I'm not a PSU nut but so I couldn't tell you personally if I had to pick, my preference would be corsair but that's because that's what I run.