[SOLVED] Case RGB lighting

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Im building a new pc and I'm trying to do a purple/green "Joker" color scheme many of my components will be RGB. I wanted to add RGB leds to line the tempered class case. Are there any RGB strips where you can choose the color for each individual led? Or will I have to set up multiple strips for the different colors?
 
Solution
You can buy what are known as ARGB, or Addressable RGB, lighting strips. You will need a motherboard that supports this type of connector, however, so make sure you pay attention to that when choosing your motherboard.
This will be the full build just trying to find what led strips I need

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($193.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240R RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($31.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Computer 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill CULLINAN MX-Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($102.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Cooler Master MasterFan MF120R ARGB 59 CFM 120 mm Fan ($21.98 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Cooler Master MF120R ARGB 3in1 59 CFM 120 mm Fans ($52.93 @ Amazon)
Total: $1178.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-01 08:05 EDT-0400
 
The mobo im getting is this one, how can i tell if it supports it or not?

MSI B450 TOMAHAWK AM4 ATX AMD Motherboard

That motherboard does not support ARGB, no. The easiest way to find out is to go to the manufacturers website, and look at the specifications. You'd be looking under the heading "Internal Connectors" and for a specific header listed as
  • 1 x WS2812B Individually Addressable RGB LED strip 5V connector (JRAINBOW1)
One MSI motherboard I know for a fact has one of these, is my motherboard, the MSI X470 Gaming Pro Carbon.