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coolviking

You have any cool PC/gaming accessories to recommend me? I want to add something extra to my gaming set-up, it doesn`t have to be something practical. I was thinking of stuff like a USB-fridge or some funny game related stuff, not keyboard/mouse/headset.

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jbondguy007

You have LED strips in there?

1 decade ago
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coolviking

You are thinking of inside my PC right? If so no I don`t. Will check it out, thanks for the suggestion :)

1 decade ago
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jbondguy007

You can buy some for very cheap on Amazon/Ebay...

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RexDraco

Well, for conversational pieces, I would suggest gametrak v2.0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFfR_9Wczjc

1 decade ago
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coolviking

Haha, it looks cool. Will look abit more in to it. Thanks :)

1 decade ago
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RexDraco

No problem. Keep an eye out for it in random goodwill type places. I got mine for $5, but it sometimes pops up on ebay at random prices depending on if the lister knows what the fuck it is, which they rarely do. I never gotten it to work, but it is a cool conversation piece nevertheless. :)

1 decade ago
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coolviking

At 5$ it is worth the risk ;)

1 decade ago
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ExDec

I got blue LED strip behind my computer screen. It looks really cool in dark. This is my current setup and how it looks in dark:
Setup
Monitor with LED strip in dark

I still need to add some LED strips to my case and table so it looks even more cooler in dark.

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coolviking

Thanks for the suggestion, and great that you added some pictures (my imagination sucks). Will definetively look into LED strips to decorate my setup :)

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ExDec

My imagination sucks too lol. :D By the way, very good site for some random and funny gadgets is ThinkGeek. You can find some really interesting stuff there.

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And one more thing - I suggest you to get LED strips that come with Molex connection so you can hook them up with your PSU. I got just LED strips and I had to use old 12V power supply connected directly to my house electric network (or whatever it's called in English :D). Definitely much better to choose one with Molex on the other end.

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coolviking

Thanks for the link, and thank you for letting me know about the power supply. I would have bought the same ones you did, much more practical with molex connection :)

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ExDec

And another tip - if you put LED strips inside your computer case you have to make sure your case has good air circulation because it can get very warm around LED strip which can and probably will cause everything inside case to heat up more. But if you have good air circulation it shouldn't be big problem.

1 decade ago
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drank

Decorating a home built pc is like putting neon lights on a Ferrari.. It doesn't need it, Its cheesy, and will hurt the resell value.

But as you said you are not looking for practical things.
Neon lights, excess led fans will work. Not to many impractical upgrades... Think usb fans, usb chargers. Finger print scanner's, etc.

I suggest amazon, they have a plethora of PC accessories.

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ExDec

As long as you can revert changes it's good. If you start cutting holes in your case - that's not so good idea if you don't have very cool idea and some knowledge about what you're doing. So I agree with you about lights and LED fans.

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