RGB Led strips for an NZXT Noctis 450

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I plan on getting the nzxt noctis 450 and want rgb led strips. I like the nzxt hue, but the 450 doesn't have any drive bays. I don't know much about led strips with controllers, but that seems like what I need. Examples would be
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811994051 or http://www.amazon.com/Satechi%C2%AE-Computer-Light-Remote-control/dp/B00QAX8YPY
I am not implying that I want these, but are examples of what I think I am looking for. I want rgb leds with a controller, but I do not know a lot about them and would like advice on which one is the best.
 
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Sorry for the question in a question but if you do the find the right one, where would you put it in in the case, the window doesn't have space on the side so that's out of the question
 
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I ended up just getting the satechi led strips. They work very well. If you have this case or are wanting to get it and put led strips in it, it makes the case amazing. I put one of the strips on the top of the case facing down. It is zip tied through some of the holes behind where the top of the windowed side panel is. It's nice because the top of the side panel hides it. The second strip is hanging behind the panel that covers the 5.25 bays. This strip faces the back of the case and was a little harder to hang without it being seen. I ended up only using one zip tie because there weren't a lot of available holes. I'm sorry if my descriptive skills weren't all that great. If you want pictures, I would gladly take some and show you.
 
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Thanks for the reply and some pictures would be fantastic, thanks again!

 
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Sorry for taking so long to reply.
http://imgur.com/a/21wjJ
I was able to get good shots of the top led strip, but the side one was a bit more difficult because my fans, tubes, and power cables were a bit in the way. You might not be able to see it, but the second led strip is zip tied to a hole that is right below the top of the top led fan. I hope this helps you.
I also included some shots of some nice color schemes that I often use.
 
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I was going to take the fans out to make it a little easier to see, but that would have taken a bit of time (both my noctis 450 and phantom 410 have impossibly hard to remove top and front panels and a lot of wires would have fallen out of place) and I knew you were short on time.
I'm just glad that it helped you in your decision.
Also, I'm not sure if you are getting the exact lights that I got, but if you are I have a word of advice.
DO NOT USE THE 3M ADHESIVE ON THE BACK OF THE LIGHT STRIPS!
It is absolute garbage. Leave the adhesive peel on the lights and just zip tie them to the case.
 
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I wasn't actually planning on using the same strips but I appreciate you taking the time for helping me out :D

 
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