Cold Cathode vs LED

heavyartillary9 · Nov 3, 2016

hi! i was wondering what would be better for lighting up a pc, cold cathode or led, what are the benefits / downsides of each. i have no experience with either so any help is greatly appreciated

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Gam3r01 · Nov 3, 2016

Cold cathodes are generally brighter, and more washed out than LEDs are.
If you want the components really lit up, they are a better* choice. They are also generally cheaper.

LEDs are more customization (depending on kits), more vibrant colors, and more true colors.
LEDs are mostly considered the better kits for lighting, their colors are more accurate and not as overwhelming.

heavyartillary9 · Nov 3, 2016

Gam3r01 :

how bad would a mix look ? like a 12inch cold cathode at the bottom of my case, and an led strip on the top or side, closer to the components ?

Gam3r01 · Nov 3, 2016

Ive honestly never come across that.
The bottom will probably be brighter, and wash out the LEDs at the top.
If you look at my system (using two cathodes) you can see just how bright this is (in full daylight)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9sVYppAq0qXTVBxSGJvNHgyMVk/view?usp=sharing
If you see the front grill, those are LEDs, a deeper, richer blue than the washed out interior. (I like my cathodes because they are bright, but I normally recommend LED kits like the HUE+)

heavyartillary9 · Nov 3, 2016

oh, i do like the look of that, also one more thing, im making a custom water loop very soon, within the month, will led's make uv reactive liquid light up, or should i go cold cathode for that ?

Gam3r01 · Nov 3, 2016

Both will make it brighter, but if you really want UV coolant to pop you should use a real UV light.
Something like this: (just happens to be a cathode too, I recommend looking for an LED UV kit)
https://www.amazon.com/LOGISYS-CLK12UV-inch-Cathode-Light/dp/B000JQ17WK

heavyartillary9 · Nov 3, 2016

im currently looking for somthing in red D:, cant find the same ones

Gam3r01 · Nov 3, 2016

Well UV is a wavelength, its simply not possible to get a red UV light, red light is too low energy to be ultra violet (wrong end of the spectrum).
If you did red coolant with a UV light it would be vibrant red.

heavyartillary9 · Nov 3, 2016

ohhhh i feel very stupid now XD

heavyartillary9 · Nov 3, 2016

ok, so i will grab a uv light for the bottom of my case, a red cold cathode for the side, and if i see i want more lighting, i will grab a led strip for the top!

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