Cold Cathodes

Strudul · 12 Jul 2010 at 20:28

At the moment, i have 2 cheap blue cold cathodes (they aren't very blue and arent very bright).

Can anyone recommend any really bright cold cathodes.

I also have a blue LED strip, two 120mm blue LED fans on the front of my case and one on the side window. I am intending on buying more cathodes and I can't decide what colour combination to go for. At the moment everything is blue, but im not sure if i would prefer a mix of green or purple and blue or something. Can anyone give advice on which they think looks better. Has anyone got any pictures of various colour combinations so I can see what they look like.

Thanks

UnworthyBean · 12 Jul 2010 at 20:57

I rate Revoltec cathodes high, Nice and bright, well made and normally the colour you asked for.

As for the mixing colours, I would avoid in IMO, normally just turns out cheap and tacky looking.

johnny sublime · 12 Jul 2010 at 21:00

if youve got blue and it looks good stick with it when you start to mix the colour it starts to look cheap and tacky i will recomend akasa ccfls there is a few reviews on the ocuk website take a look

chipps101 · 12 Jul 2010 at 21:09

i have a couple of coolermaster cathode kits and they are very bright and sound reactive

whipitrnd · 13 Jul 2010 at 00:20

yeah same here i brought cheap ones 3 quid plus postage , but there not the brighest ones. so id pay the money for the ten quid ones it will be worth it.

Strudul · 13 Jul 2010 at 15:44

Thanks for replies.

Has anyone had any experience with sharkoon cathodes. I can get a quad (4 in 1) kit for £11 to £15.

johnny sublime · 13 Jul 2010 at 18:00

i had uv sharkoon 4 in 1 and they werent to bright dont know if this is the same with the rest but just to be on the safe side im avoiding

Strudul · 13 Jul 2010 at 18:09

UV cathodes aren't designed to be really bright. If you want brightness you have to choose a non-UV one.

Strudul · 13 Jul 2010 at 18:44

also found 4 revoltec (2 x twin set) for £15