We've evicted a few bugs and dusted the entirety of the case and its components, installed some new fans and tidied up the cables.

So why stop there?

We've already put 2 of the Cooler Master MegaFlow 200mm Silent Fans in the front a top of the case for the initial blue glow, but we're never ones to show restraint when it comes to lighting (or anything, really) so we figured we'd take things one or two steps further…

Laying the Strip

We're a huge fan of the DeepCool RGB LED Strip Lighting, so we threw that in for good measure. There's a number of great things about this stripping, the biggest being that it comes with 2 strips of LEDs, so you get great coverage in your case at an awesome price.

We chose to put our strips in two key locations that give great illumination of components, while still hiding the actual LEDs from sight.

The first is at the bottom of the case, running flush with where the windowed side panel attaches. The second is installed on the side of the case at the top, running along the same edge that the windowed panel attaches to.

We chose not to attach this strip to the roof of the chassis to avoid gravity pulling the strip directly away from its fixture. Also, with the strip on the inner side of the case, it faces out over the top of the motherboard and really lights up some parts you may not usually see.

Light up the Heart

The most unique part of this rig is the Cooler Master V8 Heat Sink, so while we were cleaning it out we chose to replace the factory fan with an icy blue LED 120mm fan to get that beast to really glow from within.

The result is a stunning image to behold. To quote our rig's owner:

“…that thing could light a room up by itself.”

Well, he's not wrong. Our final result is a case that isn't just clean and cool, but gorgeous looking.
It only took us a couple of hours worth of work, but we've gone from a bug infested dust trap back to a lean mean gaming machine.

Now we just have to hope that it stays that way.

If you're looking to spruce your rig up, then we hope this has given you some tips and inspiration. be sure to swing by our Case Accessories Store