Awesome RGB LED Case Mod Tutorial - Cheap!!

PsychoShaft · 25 Jan 2014 at 17:17

So let me start off by saying, howdy!!!

This is my first PC mod Thread, and i hope you enjoy it. Make sure to like it and show me pictures if you go ahead and try and install this.

Difficulty 6/10

since your viewing my post i gather your looking to mod your pc case with some lighting but don’t want to spend a lot of money... well this build will cost you less than £10 and a little DIY! The outcome is way better than the £40+ light panels you can buy, which in my opinion are a rip off. I have included a guide below showing you how i did it and what i used..

You will require a soldering iron, some shrink-wrap, wire cutters and a Molex connector

Step 1: Purchase this Light Kit! the 5050 LEDs are brill, they are super bright and the controller STORES colour settings....

Link: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3528-505...hash=item2a88f778c9:m:mJf2Detgjax_ZohXqzlBsQw

Step 2: you will need to remove the 12v cable, and solder the some new cable to the + and - pins on the light panel, this took me no less than 30 seconds and used a mutli meter to check the continuity i advice doing this just to make sure everything is working fine.

Step 3: make sure you use the 12V on the Molex connector and not the 5V, do some cable tidying, i brayed the cable to make it look nicer and added heat shrink wrap around the board to stop any electrical serge.

Step 4: Install inside your case, (if you have a spare power supply, you can hotwire it and test the light strip before installing in your computer) i did this to make sure it wasn’t going to blow my computer up

i advice you do the same.

Step 5: Turn on and enjoy!!

Thanks for looking guys!

UPDATED POST 10/11/2017

Comrade Woody · 25 Jan 2014 at 17:46

Good job dude, it's looking good

CaptainUnlikely · 25 Jan 2014 at 18:07

Indeed, good work mate

PsychoShaft · 25 Jan 2014 at 22:07

Comrade Woody said:
Good job dude, it's looking good

Cheers guys, Thanks Comrade Woody for helping me do this! can't wait to see your machine with the LEDs fitted

panyan · 25 Jan 2014 at 22:36

great tip dude

ive got one of these sets but the cheap chinese power adapter blew up so this would be a great way of getting it working again

PsychoShaft · 27 Jan 2014 at 13:23

give it a try Panyan, so simple to install

shatpank81 · 27 Jan 2014 at 18:15

I did a custom led job but was using one led colour
Shame i no longer have a window in my case, i would defo do this

Blame · 28 Jan 2014 at 16:37

Sweet guide!

Footyslayer · 28 Jan 2014 at 17:12

Fantastic guide, might wire myself up some blue led's for my case now

cypto · 28 Jan 2014 at 17:20

Great little guide PsychoShaft, used the 12v and 5v on a molex plug a few times for various things powering an tiny arduino board for instance.

colinmcr · 29 Jan 2014 at 08:17

Nice one mate, although you might get wrapped for the link you put in your OP

PsychoShaft · 29 Jan 2014 at 08:55

i don't think i will get in trouble, i am only recommending the light kit, its not like Overclockers sell this.. and i also don't no the seller of the light kit

by all means if you want to get the product from someone else it doesn't effect me

colinmcr · 29 Jan 2014 at 13:15

I'm always wary after having had a warning previously, but like you said if it's not offered here then it's for the greater good of the forum members for sure.

Tealc · 29 Jan 2014 at 14:52

Nicely done.

Those RGB sets are an absolute steal at £10. So bright as well. You can even get a pretty decent orange with them. I shoe-horned one of them into my keyboard some time back and also, like you, power it off a Molex.

PsychoShaft · 30 Jan 2014 at 12:44

Thanks Guys, would be awesome to see a few people try this and let me know what they think.. the controller is awesome! so much customization!

Comrade Woody · 18 Feb 2014 at 05:11

After helping PsychoShaft with this mod he was kind enough to give me the rest of his 5050 strip. I ordered a controller from China (for about £2.60 delivered) to go with it and my PC now has decent lighting again.

As requested here are a few pics

The modified controller:

And a close up, I kept the sticker from the original wrap and reapplied it:

I tied the IR receiver to the inside of an empty drive bay, it's not visible when the front's on but it works fine through the mesh:

Red:

Green:

Blue:

Gripen90 · 18 Feb 2014 at 13:32

Looks awesome

Comrade Woody · 18 Feb 2014 at 22:26

Cheers Gripen

It could use a clean, if you look at the top of the PSU in that last pic you can see a darker area where I wiped my fingers through the dust on it, lol.

PsychoShaft · 21 Feb 2014 at 22:26

i totally agree! them pictures on your camera came out better then the ones i took with my camera

hahaah! nice job dude, very clean

i wish some other people would try my tutorial

Juggern · 22 Feb 2014 at 02:58

Thats my plan! Got 2 sets on the way. :-D

Out of interest, where did you buy additional power connectors? Can't seem to find them like that on there own.