fans & lights

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  1. W

    [SOLVED] how many fans can i fit on this motherboard????

    hi i have a micro atx tuf gaming b450m plus motherboard and just wondering how many rgb fans I can possibly fit on it, trying to get as much as possible.
  2. Haydez999

    Question RGB Fans Flashing Red

    Hey everyone. Recently I noticed my front two fans have turned red no matter what color i set the overall lighting too, and now they have started blinking red. The fans are still active, but obviously the flashing lights are telling me something is wrong (pc doesn't seem to overheat still.) Help?
  3. L

    [SOLVED] ARGB fans just works 2 colors

    First of all, forgive my english, im brazilian... hope you guys understand. Well, i bought a new pc for video editing, but im having some issues building this machine. In this pc i have three rgb itens connected to the motherboard. -cpu fan -ram -2 fan cases The cpu fan and ram is working...
  4. Kurt Justine

    [SOLVED] I connected my PWM connector of my fan hub to my 12v rgb header

    I connected my PWM connector that is attached to my fan hub to the 12v rgb header on my motherboard. When I turned on my case fans aren't spinning anymore and the led lights are stuck on stagnant with different colors. The computer itself is working normally and there isn't seem to be any...
  5. P

    [SOLVED] Fan hubs - 3 pin & 4 pin

    Hello all, Maybe someone could help me understand this better as Google is no help. I am building a pc from scratch and everything was going smooth until I started adding the fans. My problem is - I have a fan hub with 10 5-pin sockets which i have connected all of my fans to. ✔ The hub is...
  6. Gakkaki

    [SOLVED] Using Fan Hub for 3-Pin ARGB But Connecting PWM Headers Straight Into Mobo?

    Hi, I haven’t found any questions so far that answer this. I am getting an Antec DF600 FLUX case which comes with an ARGB Fan Hub. The hub is powered by SATA straight from the PSU, which I want to avoid in terms of fan speed control. So I wanted to ask if it’s alright to connect ONLY the 3-pin...
  7. M

    Question RGB Fans, SMPS, Hub assembly problem

    Hi everyone! This is my first time building and I am a complete beginner. Please kindly excuse any dumb questions that might come your way. I connected the radiator and system fan to the motherboard (both LED and power) Apart from that I have two RGB fans: 1. 2x Apevia RGB fans These are the...
  8. T

    [SOLVED] I can’t control the RGB of my fans

    Hi, I got a case from my uncle. It’s nice but he put some cheap coolmoon fans inside. Soon i am going to buy some new fans but now i have a disco case because i can’t control the fans. I don’t have a controller. I try’d some software’s but they could’nt see my fans.
  9. V

    [SOLVED] What about the fans?

    I have purchased a LIAN LI LANCOOL II MESH PEROFRMANCE ATX case. I have plugged almost everything into the Gigabyte X570 AORUS Elite motherboard... except for the USB cabling and the fans. What I am seeing from YouTube videos is that they can run continuously and are loud. I have also seen...
  10. R

    [SOLVED] Can I connect 9 3-pin ARGB fans to 1 3-pin 5v motherboard header?

    I'm planning on buying 9 new fans for my PC. My motherboard is the Asus Prime x570 Pro, and has one 3-pin 5v ARGB header, and two 4-pin 12v RGB headers. All 9 fans are 3-pin, so I'm wondering if theres a way I can connect all 9 to the one header? I found some splitters and was wondering if I...
  11. mcrafter

    [SOLVED] i think i broke my new LED Hub

    So i bought a new pc case (Sharkoon REV200) and i was plugging in the cables , the fan cables where all plugged in a rgb hub in the back of the case which was included. There was a cabel coming out of it with two endings ,one said VDG or something like that (it was a small 3 pin) and the other...
  12. CallOfRoblox

    [SOLVED] What are my RGB options regarding this motherboard (Asus TUF B450M-PRO Gaming)

    What kind of fans/strips can i use with this MB's rgb header?
  13. GrnRngr

    Question Fan LEDS short out...

    MOBO: Asus prime B550M wifi CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 GPU: GTX 1660 AIO: CM Masterliquid ML240LRGB 16GB Corsair vengeance RGB PRO Samsung 970 EVO M.2 1Tb PSU: EVGA 650 BQ Semi modular I built a new system with the above listed parts, the case didn’t come with any fans installed so I initially bought...
  14. W

    [SOLVED] The light of 1 of my coolers does not work

    I bought a new computer 2 weeks ago , but now the light of 1 of 3 fans (the one in the back) does not work. I only get a small light beep while starting up but after that no light at all. Front ones work fine. The fans are standard fans from the Sharkoon vg7. For as far as I can tell (not an...
  15. lathny

    Question My Corsair RGB fans work but there is no LED

    So i recently bought a new case. The case came with 3 corsair rgb fans and a splitter. The fans have 2 cables each, one of them is a 3 pin female while the other is a 4 pin female. The connecter goes to the motherboards rgb-header2 and the other cables go to cha-fan1 cha-fan2 and cpufan-opt...
  16. BDumon02

    [SOLVED] Problem with darkflash dr12 pro fans

    Hi, So i bought the 6pack kit of darkflash dr12 pro rgb fans and I connected all 6 fans to the hub, in order, so from 1-6 (there are 8 connection points), then I connected the hub, which is molex to my power supply, so the hub is powered, ass well as the fans, but when I turn on my pc, the fans...
  17. S

    Question How do you turn on the LED on ARGB fans? Confusion between RGB and ARGB...

    Hi there, I'm new with ARGB fans and I don't know how to turn them on properly. I have a Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Pro motherboard. I checked the manual and it has 2x 12V VDG headers and 2x 5V VDG headers. I connected the ARGB fan into the 5V VDG header and the 4-pin into the power header. The fan...
  18. Grievous190

    [SOLVED] Rate my build

    Rate my build Gaming PC Case: Antec DP501 ATX ARGB Mid-Tower Tempered Glass White Gaming Case Motherboard: ASUS TUF Z490 PLUS ATX Motherboard Processor: Intel® Core™ i9-10900K Processor (3.70Ghz, 10 Cores, 20 Threads, 20MB Cache) Memory: Crucial Ballistix MAX RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 UDIMM...
  19. I

    [SOLVED] Use 3-pin 5v fans on a 4-pin 12v header

    Hey guys. I'm rebuilding my pc and just bought a new case for the purpose, a lian li o11-XL. I also bought 7 new addressable RGB fans (Cooler Master MasterFan MF121L RGB). The issue is that my msi B450 Max Gaming Plus motherboard don't have a 3-pin 5v header (I think it's called JRAINBOW...
  20. ntzntz

    [SOLVED] RGB not synced

    Hi. I hope i posted into the right place. Recently i did a build for someone that even if i told him im not yet into rgb and lights setups he wanted to do something. I failed of course on syncing the pump with the lights from the fan and that is the reason i am here. First here are the...
  21. C

    [SOLVED] Can someone explain fan connectors?

    So I have a Aorus B450 Pro WiFi motherboard, recently I have bought 2 Corsair L20 rgb fans, I have 5 different fan headers I can plug into. The problem is that my NZXT H700 case came with the stock front fans, which all connect in to one fan connector, so one of my fan headers is powering all...
  22. S

    [SOLVED] My molex fans are working but the rgb part isn't.

    I have musetex molex fans (4) and I bought a molex to 3 pin fan adapter, and the fans spin but the rgb isn't working.
  23. R

    [SOLVED] RGB Fan Help

    I have a MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC motherboard and a Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-DELTA RGB case. I hooked it up and everything works and runs fine but I can't figure out how/where to connect my led fans to on the motherboard. I've done some research and am thinking I need the corsair fan...
  24. Corionreed

    [SOLVED] Special fans aren't working

    Hey so I just built my first pc. Everything is working great. Temps are good, the only problem I'm having having is that the LEDs on my fans aren't working. I thought I found the problem, being that i had to connect the a controller box to the power supply but whenever I do that the pc then...
  25. D

    Question Motherboard not drawing enough power to ll120 fans??

    Hey everyone, so I've been having issues with my ll120 fans that are directly connected through my motherboards system fan headers while another two ll120 fans are connected to a separate header that is not related to the motherboard, however they also power system fans. My problem is that the 2...
  26. charley beamish

    Question Pc case fans.

    evening all, yesterday i bought a new PC case and i built my PC inside of it. (First time) and ive done it all correctly and its working fine. However, my front 3 PC fans dont light up. They spin and work fine but dont light up. My mobo is atx and the fans are powered from molex. Can anyone try...
  27. calebscedeno

    Question Will these fans work with this Motherboard?

    I wanted to buy these fans, but before I do i want to make sure they work. I know my motherboard cant control ARGB, but i was wondering if i can still control them using the controller or something. (I don't know too much about all the different numbered pin connectors and all the wiring, that's...
  28. W

    Question Do I need a fan hub? feat. ARGB

    Hey, first of all, I've read a few forum questions about this topic but I want to be absolutely sure, not to have any unpleasant surprises. I have 3 Alpenfohn ARGB fans, and plan to buy another 3. I want to connect them all in a daisy chaining via one ARGB header. My mobo is Asus B450-E Gaming...
  29. CrooKIDinK

    Question can all fans on an Ender 3 printer share a common ground?

    Want to reduce the number of wires for fans at 3d print head.
  30. M

    Question Will RGB lights work with my motherboard?

    Hello guys.. I'm really lost right now. I want to buy RGB fans for my first PC that I built, but I don't know if my motherboard supports it. It's ASRock Z170M Pro4S Reading the manual didn't help as I found no mention at all of RGB. Put my PC part picker build still lists RGB fans as...
  31. ihavetheworstpc

    Question Question about fan hubs

    I'm going to buy the MSI B450 Gaming Plus MOBO, and I'm wondering if i can plug a fan hub into a 5050 RGB LED Header for my fan hub? im going to buy these fans https://www.amazon.com/DEEPCOOL-RF120M-Compatible-Controlled-Motherboard/dp/B07HN199YJ?th=1
  32. JTBell94

    Question Fans and RGB run when the system is off

    I recently updated the CPU, Motherboard, and RAM on my system. I am now running a Ryzen 7 2700x on an MSI b450 Tomahawk with 16GB GSKill Ripjaws DDR4 3200. The system boots and runs without error. However, when I shutdown the system all fans and RGB's on the entire system run at full blast; even...
  33. Arno__Dorian

    Question RGB Fans

    Hey guys, I recently switched from the Redragon Sideswipe casing to the Cooler Master H500P Mesh. I installed the fans which came with the Redragon casing into the CM one. The thing is, those fans have led strips around them and the lighting features are controlled by a wireless remote. The...
  34. G

    Question Swapping CULLINAN MX RGB fans with Kraken X62

    First PC build ever, and I'm as dumb as I am good. Using a CULLINAN MX RGB ATX Mid Tower Gaming case and wanting to install a KRAKEN X62 cooling system. I bought the case in part for the LED aesthetic of the fans, but it's looking like I have to replace the fans with those of the Kraken. Is it...
  35. G

    Question corsair 570x asus strix rx580 sync rgb

    Hi i was just wondering if there was a way that i could use any software or any fan controllers to recognize my 4xsp120 fans that are on my case. Currently they are operated by the fan controller on the front but is there a fan controller e.g corsair commander i could buy so that asus aura can...
  36. A

    Question How many ARGB Fans can i connect into a single ADD PORT (MOBO)

    So basically if i had 6 PCCOOLERS CORONA fans (they come in a 3 pack with a 1 to 3 connector for ARGB) if i buy an extra 1 to 3 connector, can i connect the 6 fans into the MOBO? Or i need a HUB? If that is the case, how many is the limit of fans one single ADD PORT can handle? If you need the...
  37. M

    Question Cheap RGB Cases

    I plan on building a new pc for the first time in a few years in around January time and I've been trying my best to find/source all of the components that I think make sense for me however I am struggling on 1 piece. The case. My current PC was built shortly before all of the RGB fans and...
  38. T

    Question Fan Keep raving up on small CPU load

    I have just build a new PC with the aim of making it as quiet as possible. Everything works fine except for the fans which rev up every time the CPU has load even if the load is for like 2 seconds and the CPU at 25" running cold. This makes using the PC rather annoying as it keeps raving up and...
  39. L

    Question RGB fans not working after messing in bios

    So I wanted to turn down my fan activation limit ( so they speed up when the temp is lower) I did that and it works but my RGB's stopped working. It's a deep cool liquid cooling system where the water pump also lights up. I've tried reverting the changes messing around with PWM and dc power...
  40. X

    Question How can I make my CoolerMaster H500 RGB lights work?

    I have a Coolermaster H500 RGB case, paired with an MSI b350M Gaming Pro , and I have the attachment Coolermaster provides to control the lights but I don't know how or where that hooks up to to make the lights RGB. They're just glowing red right now like my motherboard. Any help would be...