Additional Lighting

Adding lighting to your case is just plain and simple fun.  Annoy the guy sitting next to you at the LAN party, amaze your friends with a kick ass green glow coming from under your desk.  Xoxide provides a simple resolution to the unlit community.  How does it work you ask?  Read on...

Power

The lighting system works on the 12 volt circuit of your PC. How convenient eh?  Actually, that is just the input, a converter does the trick to output the correct voltage.  Most kits on the market allow for only one light.  Xoxide offers a two light kit with only one transformer and a nice switch in case if the urge to slip into darkness overwhelms you. Nice long wires are standard to allow for mounting of the converter anywhere in the case. The converter is small and light, able to be mounted with double sided tape.

Installation

Find a location to put the transformer. Preferably out of the way to keep a clean look in your PC. Use mounting tape to keep it in place, follow the same steps for the lights paying close attention to the routing of the wires.

Find a switch location to your liking.  Drill the appropriate size hole, push it in (the tabs on the side of the switch will hold it in place).  Hook up the leads to the switch and your ready to rock!

Some recommendations:  Make use of the 3^1/2" and 5^1/4" blank bay covers, this is much less destructive to the case and spares are usually available should you desire to revert back, or sell the case without having a gaping hole.

Conclusion

Lighting mods are by far, the easiest and most dramatic way to give your case a professional look.  Installation is simple, assuming you have the proper power supply to run additional components.

Pros

Simple to install
Adds to the "Custom look" of a computer

Cons
 

Additional power requirement

The Full Package

This case with water cooling and the lighting kit are impressive.  Minimal knowledge of hardware is required to put it all together, so all you beginners can jump onboard with little chance of getting bit. The case is built well for the cooling kit and lights. Going for another case should bring about some special care and research before haphazardly thinking everything will just fit no problem.  You may end up doing some modding to fit all the parts.  All-in-all, a very nice system anyone can be proud of.

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