1. How do I do that? B UILDING A G AMING PC PART 4:

2. T ODAY ’ S L EARNING T ARGET  Adding Lights and Gauges  Customizing Your Case

3. T ODAY ’ S S PONGE  What does RAID stand for?  What is a RAID array?

4. A DDING L IGHTS & G AUGES Question: What does adding lights and gauges to your PC do for your gaming experience? Answer: zero. Zip. Nada, nuttin, bupkis, goose egg!

5.  Adds to your reputation the next time you show off your PC  Like the custom wheels on a ‘69 Dodge Charger  Visual extras add that cool touch to your PC S O W HY DO IT ?

6. E YE C ANDY 101  Lighted Fans-B/c you need fans anyway, why not get a fan that glows?  Rope lights: flexible rope which can be fitted to the interior of your case. Transparent panel is a must to receive full benefit  Cold cathode and UV lights: Aren’t flexible, but offer neat effects (think neon).  If your room is decorated with black light posters, one of these lights mounted in your case would be cool!

7. E YE C ANDY 101  Lighted Feet: Not kidding-you can buy illuminated plastic feet to replace those oh-so- mundane rubber feet on the bottom of your case!  Think of those cars you see on the road at night with the neon glow underneath—same idea!

8. E YE C ANDY 101  Temperature guages:  Eye candy that provides information too! Provide real-time info. About the temperature inside your case Mounted in a 3 ½ “ frame that allows it to be installed in a standard PC Today’s mobos can report both the temp. of your CPU and RPM speed of your CPU & case fans through software so you don’t really need it!

9. E YE C ANDY 101  Fan Controls:  Need complete control over the amount of air moving through your supercomputer’s case? Fan control units are mounted in a drive bay Twist of a knob can increase your airflow as necessary

10. C USTOMIZING YOUR CASE !  Complete transparency?  Alien or demon face?  Tribal graphics  Hotrod Flames?  Even characteristics modeled after the characters in today’s hottest games?

11. W HAT ’ S THE EASIEST MOD YOU CAN PERFORM ?  You can do a custom paint job  Use stencils or freehand art  Do not paint with the components inside!!  Never paint the inside of your case!