Choosing LED Strips

[TraskJ]

Hi all! I have a Thermaltake Versa H15 Micro ATX case, which I just did a new build in, and I'm looking to trick it out. The problem is, there are about eight billion different kinds of RGB lighting strips, and I have no idea which ones are good and which ones aren't. The lighting effects will be relatively subtle. They're just going to shine through the mesh in the front of the case, and I'm going to cut some designs into the side panel which I'd like to have light shining through. What are some good strips to look at? Any recommendations welcome! 

 

EDIT: I'm very new at this. What connectors on the PSU will I need for rgb lights? I've got an eight pin, three SATA, and three molex connectors left. 

[Phazed]

RGB strips are powered by the motherboard, atleast, the only ones i know of are

[Phazed]

And the magnetic RGB strips from cable mod i've heard fairly positive things about

[jeffmeyer5295]

Mine use molex.

 

As for which ones you get is really up to you, read reviews and stuff of course but there isn't much difference in them, some use magnets to hang on and some use double sided tape.

 

Here are the ones I've been using for reference;

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AZ4XX0E/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

I've had them in 3 pc's and a fish tank for 2 years now. no issues.

[DrDevinRX]

You can try something like this:

https://cablemod.com/product/cablemod-widebeam-magnetic-rgb-led-kit-60cm/

It's powered via SATA and you can change the colors via the controller.

[CableMod]

1 hour ago, TraskJ said:

Hi all! I have a Thermaltake Versa H15 Micro ATX case, which I just did a new build in, and I'm looking to trick it out. The problem is, there are about eight billion different kinds of RGB lighting strips, and I have no idea which ones are good and which ones aren't. The lighting effects will be relatively subtle. They're just going to shine through the mesh in the front of the case, and I'm going to cut some designs into the side panel which I'd like to have light shining through. What are some good strips to look at? Any recommendations welcome! 

 

EDIT: I'm very new at this. What connectors on the PSU will I need for rgb lights? I've got an eight pin, three SATA, and three molex connectors left. 

@TraskJ If you want a truly vibrant LED solution, check out our CableMod WideBeam LED strips/kits. The strips can be powered via compatible motherboard headers, or you can purchase the kit to control them via SATA/DC power.

[Guest]

Bitfenix alechemy? Fairly good. You can also check out some nzxt stuff. 

[Verrm]

As a tip: if you dont know which to take of two options its better to get brighter LEDs then not. If you'll find them too bright you can always wrap them in sanded pcv to make them less bright and smooth out the glow.