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Couple case modding questions

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I'm kind of new to the whole case-modding thing, but I figure that sooner or later I'm gonna have to do something, so I've been researching it a little bit. I've come up with two questions that I can't find the answers to elsewhere.

First off...the motherboard I got is UV reactive, so I'd like to exploit that. I've been looking at fan controllers and I came across this:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-999-903&depa=0

The fact that it comes with two CC tubes is pretty cool I think, but I want UV, not blue. Would it be possible to swap the tubes that fan controller comes with, and replace them with UV tubes?

I'm not sure if this is a case modding question per se, but I wasn't really sure where else to put it, so...the case I got (Xoxide X-Turbine) has two USB and one Firewire port in the front. It also has what looks like cutouts for front audio ports, but no actual ports. (Image here) I'm curious, is there a place that sells the ports and the jumpers I need to hook them up to my motherboard?

Any help given is greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.
 
Yup, you sure can. If the connectors are different, just snip off the old connectors and attach them to the new bulbs.

Wouldn't it be cheaper just to buy the bulbs you want, and get a different fan controller?
 
you can snip them but usually it comes with the box sort of like a cross over. just unplug them

LOL the first part "im kinda new at this whole case mod thing" when i first read it i thought it was going to be the www.pwned.nl:) when hes asking about cheats on the forums :D
 
I looked at the connectors on those bulbs and they are different than the 200 or so sets I've used.
 
@Sarver: Yeah, it might be cheaper, but since I have 7 fans in my case I figured I'd get that controller and another one Vantec makes that controls 4 fans, and kill two birds with one stone...plus, I'm not sure I want to lose one of my PCI slots.

@DRJ: Yeah, I know, the same thing came to my mind...I almost typed "I'm kinda new to the whole case-modding sceen" in tribute of that. :)
 
I really gotta learn to read better...this is right from Vantec's site:

Q: Can I use cold cathode lights with my NXP-301/305 other than the ones that came with the kit?
A: Yes. The NXP-301/305 uses a standard plug for the cold cathode lights. Most lights on the market should fit.

/me smacks self in head

If anyone knows the answer to my other question though, about audio ports, help there would be mucho appreciated.
 
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