LED Light strips

[azurite2]

Ok now I am a sucker for looks. I have found the Satechi® Computer RGB LED Light Strip http://amzn.to/1BL7qK7 and would like to mount them in an NZXT H440 case. But my main question is where would I put the sensor, and or are there better products for this?

[ProdigyzMined]

I always recommend the BitFenix Alchemy strips or the NZXT Hue, but you'll have to do some modding to get the Hue in there. I can't say much about the LED's you've picked.

[Brandon Cassie]

The images shown don't really portray a knack for cable management so it's hard to tell, I'd personally hide it at the back of the system as my case supports it, but given that I don't have the space, I'd probably put it neatly on top the PSU

[Brandon Cassie]

Or, you can do what I did, and cut These and fit them accordingly, you should know how to solder things if you decide to do it like that

[Toddskins]

Ok now I am a sucker for looks. I have found the Satechi® Computer RGB LED Light Strip http://amzn.to/1BL7qK7 and would like to mount them in an NZXT H440 case. But my main question is where would I put the sensor, and or are there better products for this?

 

I've bought the NZXT Hue for 2 builds this past year and love it.  The LED strip is long enough to go around the entire inner circumference of my very large Corsair 760T cases, and the controller is easy to hook up and mount in an available 5¼ bay.  One NOTE:  The LED strip that connects to the controller can be plugged in backwards and your lights will not show up the blues (white lights).  IF that happens, reverse the connector.  No biggie.

Lastly, the sticky side of the LED strip is not really strong enough for connecting along the top of the case (it will fall off), so in both my builds I added some glue to the strip (rubber cement one time and super glue the 2nd time) and the strips hangs permanently.

[azurite2]

I've bought the NZXT Hue for 2 builds this past year and love it.  The LED strip is long enough to go around the entire inner circumference of my very large Corsair 760T cases, and the controller is easy to hook up and mount in an available 5¼ bay.  One NOTE:  The LED strip that connects to the controller can be plugged in backwards and your lights will not show up the blues (white lights).  IF that happens, reverse the connector.  No biggie.

Lastly, the sticky side of the LED strip is not really strong enough for connecting along the top of the case (it will fall off), so in both my builds I added some glue to the strip (rubber cement one time and super glue the 2nd time) and the strips hangs permanently.

My case doesn't have a spot for that though.

[AlexWJD]

My case doesn't have a spot for that though.

 

I have this: http://www.amazon.com/Antec-Accent-Lighting-Blue-USB-powered/dp/B007TG5ECW

 

Its a USB powered strip with a sticky thing on the back, i root'd the cable out back into the mobo.

[Toddskins]

My case doesn't have a spot for that though.

 

 

Sorry.  My bad.  I just checked the specs of the H440 and indeed it has no 5¼ bays.  

[Toddskins]

I have this: http://www.amazon.com/Antec-Accent-Lighting-Blue-USB-powered/dp/B007TG5ECW

 

Its a USB powered strip with a sticky thing on the back, i root'd the cable out back into the mobo.

 

 

Too bad that does not come in an RGB version.

[Toddskins]

Also be careful about using LED strips that are NOT intensity adjustable.  You will end up hating them.  There are times when you will like them brighter and other times when you will want them not so bright.

[Nexxus]

following this looking for exactly this in my own h440

[azurite2]

following this looking for exactly this in my own h440

Ya the best thing I have found is this http://amzn.to/1BL7qK7 due to all the things you can do with it.

[Andrewf]

The LEDs I got work perfectly, and really do the job. I have these

http://www.amazon.com/Sylvania-72344-Mosaic-Flexible-Light/dp/B008COVFUA/ref=sr_1_39?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1426623890&sr=1-39&keywords=LED+kit

and to simply plug it in, I got a DC Barrell Plug to Molex Cable for it and boom. It has a cool remote, it remembers what color and setting it was on after turning it off. Turns on and off with my computer, I couldn't be happier, much better option than a $35 solution from another manufacturer.

 

I would recommend getting these 

http://www.amazon.com/TORCHSTAR-Home-Accent-Lighting-Color-changing/dp/B00N2M5EDQ/ref=sr_1_15?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1426620258&sr=1-15&keywords=LED+kit

Here's the plug from a couple different places

http://www.moddiy.com/products/Molex-4%252dPin-to-2-Gridseed-Power-Plug-%282.1mm-DC-Barrel-Plug%29.html

http://www.amazon.com/PCI-E-6-Pin-2-5mm-Barrel-RockMiner/dp/B00LNDJ6F8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426624268&sr=8-1&keywords=dc+barrel+plug+to+molex