[SOLVED] Adapter Pins for a Mini 6 Pin Cable

[DDTM19]

Hi,

I just had to buy an adapter for a mini 6-pin to 3 pin ARGB cable, however, I needed the 6 pin to be male and they didn't send adapter pins for the 6 pin connector. (This is what I bought: https://www.ebay.com/itm/3534126728...LghGIc3VndsrOSDsnbX7n25EPJ4bFFRxoCql4QAvD_BwE)

Anyone know if I can make one or purchase adapter pins for it?

Thanks

 

[hotaru.hino]

You can always make your own adapter as long as you know which signals go where. And it doesn't even have to use the same connectors as the original per se as long as you can solder the wires/connections to the appropriate places.

 

[logainofhades]

What fans are you using?

 

[DDTM19]

What fans are you using?

Not fans, its to use a RGB cable on a gpu and plug it into the motherboard instead of the gpu's PCB.

 

[logainofhades]

Why would you do that? Not sure it is even doable. What graphics card?

 

[DDTM19]

Why would you do that? Not sure it is even doable. What graphics card?

GPU doesn't have the right connector for it, I swapped it's heatsink. Heatsink is Zotac 3080ti AMP Holo and PCB is 3080ti FE.

 

[Paperdoc]

One very easy error to make is to assume that ALL "6-pin connectors" are wired exactly the same, so you can use ANY 6-pin connector / adapter to make connections to a 6-pin device. NOT TRUE!

When you set out to make custom connections with non-standard connectors, you MUST know the exact pinout details of BOTH connectors you are working with. "Pinout" means details of which electrical signals are on which pin for EVERY pin (hole) of BOTH connectors on the cable. ALSO you need the pinout info for the devices you are plugging into. Imagine you did NOT have an adapter cable, and you were going to merely solder wires from the pins of some mobo headers to the pins of some lighted fan. You would HAVE TO find out FIRST which pin is which at both ends. The same applies if you are using a pre-made cable with connectors. Are those pre-made connections exactly what you really need?

 

[DDTM19]

One very easy error to make is to assume that ALL "6-pin connectors" are wired exactly the same, so you can use ANY 6-pin connector / adapter to make connections to a 6-pin device. NOT TRUE!

When you set out to make custom connections with non-standard connectors, you MUST know the exact pinout details of BOTH connectors you are working with. "Pinout" means details of which electrical signals are on which pin for EVERY pin (hole) of BOTH connectors on the cable. ALSO you need the pinout info for the devices you are plugging into. Imagine you did NOT have an adapter cable, and you were going to merely solder wires from the pins of some mobo headers to the pins of some lighted fan. You would HAVE TO find out FIRST which pin is which at both ends. The same applies if you are using a pre-made cable with connectors. Are those pre-made connections exactly what you really need?

Thank you, I see that now. I can't tell the pinout of either cable, do you know if there is a way to tell? I tried googling it but to no prevail. I also attached a picture, if that helps.

From what I see now, it looks like the black cable is ground, the red cable is 5v, and white is probably data in/out.

Thanks!

Edit: Attached picture of cable and added information.

 

[Paperdoc]

The "standard" 3-pin ARGB connector has space for 4 pins or holes, with one blocked off. Pin out there is:
#1 on the END immediately next to #2 > the +5 VDC power supply
#3 on the OTHER end all by itself > the Ground
#2 - next to the +5VDC line > the digital Control Line signal.

You'll probably find that info also in your mobo manual where the ARGB headers are detailed.

For the 6-pin connector at the graphics card there is no published "standard" info. If I understand your situation though, this does not relate directly to the graphics card. You have installed a replacement heatsink unit on the GPU chip and wish to power and control the LIGHTS in that heatsink NOT from the graphics card's header, but instead from a mobo ARGB header. So what you really need to know it the pinout details of the connector on the lighting cable from that heatsink unit from a Zotac 3080ti. Is that right? Well, assuming that is an ARGB lighting system, then it will have those same three lines, and the question is which is which? I'm not clear on which connector your last photo shows. Is that the cable from the NEW Zotac heastink unit? If so you could GUESS that Red is +5 VDC, Black is Ground, and White is Control Line. It would be much safer to contact Tech Support for the maker of the heatsink you have transplanted and ask them for the exact details of that cable.

 

[DDTM19]

The "standard" 3-pin ARGB connector has space for 4 pins or holes, with one blocked off. Pin out there is:
#1 on the END immediately next to #2 > the +5 VDC power supply
#3 on the OTHER end all by itself > the Ground
#2 - next to the +5VDC line > the digital Control Line signal.

You'll probably find that info also in your mobo manual where the ARGB headers are detailed.

For the 6-pin connector at the graphics card there is no published "standard" info. If I understand your situation though, this does not relate directly to the graphics card. You have installed a replacement heatsink unit on the GPU chip and wish to power and control the LIGHTS in that heatsink NOT from the graphics card's header, but instead from a mobo ARGB header. So what you really need to know it the pinout details of the connector on the lighting cable from that heatsink unit from a Zotac 3080ti. Is that right? Well, assuming that is an ARGB lighting system, then it will have those same three lines, and the question is which is which? I'm not clear on which connector your last photo shows. Is that the cable from the NEW Zotac heastink unit? If so you could GUESS that Red is +5 VDC, Black is Ground, and White is Control Line. It would be much safer to contact Tech Support for the maker of the heatsink you have transplanted and ask them for the exact details of that cable.

Yup, you understand the situation correctly. The picture is of the cable on the new Zotac Heatsink, and I’ll contact Zotac to make sure of the pin out.

Thanks!

 

[Paperdoc]

You're welcome, and good luck! I expect you will have to do some custom re-soldering tp get selected wires from the adapter's 6-pin female connector re-connected to the female connector on the end of the Zotac's cable.

Thanks for Best Solution.