I feel cold cathode lights give excellent area light, laser leds are great for spotlighting, or getting light into where a cold cathode won't reach, say under a video card. Neons are a bit large, and are not as brite as cold cathodes, but the liquid looking ones have their uses. Vantek Stealth fans push more air per decible than most fans, and if you plan a lot of fans, you might want to look at them. A fanbus or rheobus can allow you to control fan speed and noise. Good luck on your mod! I don't AIM, sorry. You can visit my website, or e-mail for more contact.
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PS- Nice cases at the Nikao site KeyserSose! I've never seen those before, and they are reasonably priced too? Worth looking into. I just checked further, they make the Zues cases I just bought at a show! You are right, they make a great case at a great price. I still love my Lian Li too though.