I have joined the club! I used the following:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CHGJNXG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s01
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NBC0NI9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00

I mounted them using velcro circles. It's also a bit too cold to paint so I just put a strip of electric tape on the LED channel for now, once it warms up I'll spray paint it black. I do also think this strip might be a little bit too cool so I've ordered a warm white strip to compare.

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I didn't like how blue the cool strip looked, so I tried out a warmer cool white strip I had on hand. It is 1000% better. This is a 4000k-4500k strip that had a water proofing membrane on it. It looks great once the membrane is off.

I also realized I don't really care about RGB features, so I've ordered a basic 3000k-3500k 12v strip to compare to. I'm wiring them to the rgbw 5 pin adapters though, that way I can easily switch in the future if desired.

Edit: For reference, this is the strip I have on the far right (the winner imo): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07K1G8JJX/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1

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I did a bit more playing around and found a setup I love. I'm mixing a cool white strip with a warm white (3000-3500k) strip. I hooked them up to two different color channels on the rgbw controller so I can control the brightness independently. The color turned out great. I'm going to make more of this exact strip for the rest of my games since it allows me to get pretty configurable.

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