[SOLVED] 5v & 12v RGB Headers

[byler47]

I'm pretty new to the RGB thing, but I just bought a 6 pack of RGB fans to bling my PC up a bit. The hub takes a 4 pin fan and 3 pin 5v RGB header. My motherboard is a B350M Bazooka, and I'm not seeing a 3 pin 5v RGB Header anywhere, but I do see a 4 pin 12v one. Did I screw up? Is there an adapter I can get? Or am I just completely overlooking something?

 

[jimmysmitty]

It depends on the fans you bought what they need. Some fans have 2 connections, like the Corsair RGB series, that will connect one for power and one for RGB control. Which fans did you buy?

 

[byler47]

They are UpHere 120mm T7SYC7 fans. I couldn't afford the Corsair fans as much as I would have liked them

 

[jimmysmitty]

So it should have come with a fan controller. All the fans will connect to it and then the controller gets connected to power and probably one of the headers on the board.

Found that. Looks like it should be similar.

I assume the 5V CPU/RGB header is if you wanted to use it to control your CPU fan but not sure TBH.

 

[byler47]

Thats the non PWM model. I never got a remote/controller with it cause it was controllable by the motherboard. The fans power on, they cycle through colors, but if I want to change the colors, I have to connect the 5v header, which I can't do cause my motherboard only has a 12v one, right?

 

[jimmysmitty]

I would say you are correct as the pinout would be different. Looks like MSI does have a 5v one but your board does not.

 

[byler47]

Do you know if they make adapters or some kind of regulator/resister thing so it doesn't get fried? I didn't find anything online.

 

[jimmysmitty]

I found a possible one but you might not have the RGB control you want is the issue I could see.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/phanteks-rgb-led-adapter-cable-ca-057-pt.html