Lighting this water loop?

[wissel]

Hi, just re-done my loop (again) and leak testing at the moment, really happy with it this time but would like to light it.

I'm going to cut a window in the side of the case (have the acrylic and u-channel) showing the motherboard area and the res, here's a pic:
(v.crude as no lighting set up at the moment)

Question is how best to light it?

I was thinking maybe adding red cathode's to the side of the case maybe but never used lighting in a PC before so no idea what's good and what's not.

Any help really appreciated.

 

[johnny sublime]

if you are wanting to go red go with led's cathodes tend to be pinkishplus the inverters usually get quite warm

 

[OptimaLnrg]

Bitfenix red led strips look red. But you have to place them so that you can't see the LEDs, only the glow.

Personally I would go for white LEDs, just to illuminate the case. Red would flood everything red..

LED strips are much better than cahodes though (well.. the bitfenix ones are). You can just plug them straight into molex. The 'connect' versions can also be daisy chained.

 

[wissel]

if you are wanting to go red go with led's cathodes tend to be pinkishplus the inverters usually get quite warm

So would using 2 x 30cm LED strips stuck to the inside of the side casing shining onto everything work well?

 

[Cleeecooo]

So would using 2 x 30cm LED strips stuck to the inside of the side casing shining onto everything work well?

yes, you can even suspend one in the res

 

[Avathar77]

Interesting Loop there!
What is your loop order if I may ask?
Is it a dual loop?

 

[johnny sublime]

yes, you can even suspend one in the res

really sounds cool

 

[wissel]

Interesting Loop there!
What is your loop order if I may ask?
Is it a dual loop?

It's a single loop going:
res - pump - rad - gpu - cpu - rad - motherboard - res

No real reason for doing that way apart from like the way it looks.

 

[Avathar77]

Yep it does look neat!
But you seem to have 2 tubes connected to the RES on top and one more at the bottom? Is that a fill/Drain line?

Sorry I don't have any input on your problem though, I am intrigued by your loop!

 

[Mayhems]

personally think red leds would be to much normal clear leds would be much better to highlight it, red will take it over the top.

 

[panyan]

personally think red leds would be to much normal clear leds would be much better to highlight it, red will take it over the top.

+1

i used blue on mine and ill be changing them for white - it just floods the case in blue

 

[Cleeecooo]

UV is another good colour choice. Doesn't flood the case in that much coloured light, but with the right fluid, can really bring the colours out

 

[spixelspixel]

i swear you've been leak testing for around a month

 

[panyan]

i swear you've been leak testing for around a month

exceptionally thorough

 

[wissel]

I've ordered a red LED strip to highlight the res from the back, 2 x 3mm LED's to light the top motherboard block (already have the same on both Raystorm's) and 2 x 30cm cold cathode's in white to highlight everything from the front.

I didn't go for white LED's at the front as thought they would be to bright - hope it looks OK

 

[wissel]

i swear you've been leak testing for around a month

exceptionally thorough

Think it might be longer than that

I've re-done the loop 4 or 5 times now, think I'm happy with it now.

 

[wissel]

Fitted the lights now.

Went for red LED strip behind the res, another red strip at the bottom up lighting the bottom of the board and a single red LED on the left.

with flash:

The pictures make it look really red but its not, the lightings really subtle. Will post some well taken pics once I've fitted the window.