Sup? Ok, so I built my PC a few years ago, and will be looking to make a new one this coming year. On my current PC, I already ventured in the world of modding, and keeping it simple, just bought a metallic blue aluminum case, put some chrome wire loom to spruce up and organize those unsightly wires, etched a character from a game into the plexglass window, replaced the ugly black fans with chromed ones and a nice dragon-shaped faceplate.
More importantly, was the lighting, 2 12" cathode lights and 4 lighted case feet.
This is the second time however those 12" cathodes have burned out on me after 2-3 months of use, and I havent replaced them at all for a good year now because its a major pain in the butt to take them out. Also my case feet have died for the second time. So I guess my questions are "Is this a normal lifespan?"
"Would my power supply be at fault?" and "are there any good brands in lighting I should be looking at?"
And before anyone asks, no, I dont remember the stats on my PSU, and removed that sticker with the info on it long ago. However i havent had power issues one would expect from a faulty/stressed PSU like random reboots etc.
Since im gonna make and mod a new PC, this old one will be given away to a family member, but I would like to send it off with a fond farewell and looking nice.
A couple other questions (yeah, im full of them these days):
Is there an easy way to remove stubborn dust from circuit boards when plain old air cans wont do it?
How safe is it to run wires behind the motherboard to keep them out of sight?
Thats it for now, should be enough lol