Phanteks Neon Digital RGB LED-Strip, (1M) US, PH-NELEDKT_M1

Looks amazing on HYTE Y60

Despite insisting I'd never go down the RGB route I wanted to add some lighting to my system after upgrading the case and most of the hardware so ended up with this.Some suggest the difficulty of installing this is complicated but for me it went pretty well.To start with, the sticky pads.....don't even let them or the surfaces you intend to stick them to touch your fingers. No matter how clean they are they will spoil its effectiveness straight away. Clean both surfaces, the back of the brackets and the surface you intend to mount, with Iso alcohol to remove invisible traces of dust and dirt and they will stick. Failing that a backup of No More Nails pads cut up will 100% work. 3M is almost enough but it's not the same as 3M which is used to mount dashcams to windscreens. (Update: I bought a second shorter one to add and the pads weren't as effective. Had to use No More Nails!).Other than that it's frustrating that the brackets don't fit within the profile of a fan, that is to say they stick out from the edge so if you have little or no clearance around fans then screwing them on isn't an option. Sticking them on worked however I don't know how long they will last in the summer when the glue will melt I suspect.The strip was easy enough to manoeuvre and took an hour to fit. That was including time it took to swap over a SATA connector though and moderate cable tidying so was no big deal.Installed the colours are more vibrant than I could have ever expected. It looks very similar to neon. Almost too bright at times and with some colours they need to be adjusted to be darker to change alter that characteristic. Animation of moving patterns is fantastic but I got this mainly just to light things up inside with the odd session of music with included light show!I didn't have the issue some mention of the light being dim when used in a chain. Mine is plugged into a SATA powered hub though which might be the difference.Overall worth the money for the difference it's made, close to 5 stars but sadly falls short.

so i bought this and it did not work, it has been months and no reply from the company on amazon. DO NOT BUY

Item looked good however arrived with only 50% of the strip working.3 stars as defective if working does as advertised.

Amazing lights when you first get them, but after 6/7 months of use, the blue light dies and the white becomes this horrid yellow. Have had two units of this die within this time frame. Phanteks require you to send the product back to them for a replacement instead of just sending you one out which is rather an annoying hassle considering they make a faulty product. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any alternatives right now if you want a 1 metre strip in this style.

Groovy lights, but the strip is made of the least adherable plastic ever, fashioned into the least adherable ridged shape possible. Even super-strength tape won't hold it in place.This makes using the strip in twisty or awkward situations very tricky. If you just want a simple straight line or maybe a couple of simple bends, the included clips will work and it is great.

LEDs burnout and change colour very quickly. Cool white colour has turned to a dirty yellow. Now on the third set...

After year in my case the siicone strip the RGB lights are in has turned a bit of yellow green colour when full white is selected.Not a huge problem if you go for a rainbow patten, but something to be aware of.Photo is with all of the RGB set to a pure white (also my case needs a dust).Not raised this with phanteks as I can't be bothered to redo the cabling and I can correct for the colours mostly.