[SOLVED] D-RGB to RGB header ?

[w.vanzylwvz9]

Hello guys!

I just bought the Phanteks eclipse p400A DRGB case but my Asus Prime B450M-A motherboard only has a normal RGB header with 4 pins while D-RGB only has 3. Is there a way to convert the D-RGB TO RGB Header or do i need something else? It's currently plugged in another cable that came with the case wich fits perfectly but i have no idea what it does. I found something about a rgb hub from phanteks but i'm not sure if that is the thing i need to controll the rgb.

Thanks in advance!

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

to control any addressable LEDs via motherboard software you would need an available aRGB header.
that hub you've linked also needs an aRGB motherboard header.

you may be able to opt for an LED hub with fixed patterns and colors that can be controlled by manually pressing buttons on a controller.

but if you really want control of the case's aRGB LEDs and/or to sync it's lights with other devices in the future
a better option may just be to get a better motherboard with more modern headers available.

 

[w.vanzylwvz9]

to control any addressable LEDs via motherboard software you would need an available aRGB header.
that hub you've linked also needs an aRGB motherboard header.

you may be able to opt for an LED hub with fixed patterns and colors that can be controlled by manually pressing buttons on a controller.

but if you really want control of the case's aRGB LEDs and/or to sync it's lights with other devices in the future
a better option may just be to get a better motherboard with more modern headers available.

I'm fine with fixed patterns and do not intend to sync all the leds so in that case i will have to buy a led hub where i can put the D-RGB cable in? Do i even need a hub for the lights to go on or is it just for controlling them?

 

[CountMike]

I'm fine with fixed patterns and do not intend to sync all the leds so in that case i will have to buy a led hub where i can put the D-RGB cable in? Do i even need a hub for the lights to go on or is it just for controlling them?

controlling them also means to turn them on or off so yes you need something like hub for them to work.

 

[w.vanzylwvz9]

controlling them also means to turn them on or off so yes you need something like hub for them to work.

Okay, do most of the hubs support d-rgb cables or do i need a specific one?

 

[CountMike]

Okay, do most of the hubs support d-rgb cables or do i need a specific one?

https://www.bitspower.com/support/11/what-is-drgb

 

[w.vanzylwvz9]

https://www.bitspower.com/support/11/what-is-drgb

Alright, so i just need one that supports 3/4 pins. I'm pretty sure the hub phanteks make has this since it's digital also explains where the d in d-rgb comes from. Thanks for helping!

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

do most of the hubs support d-rgb cables or do i need a specific one?

D-RGB is the same as the standard aRGB.
so searching for either will yield the same result but there will be more hits inputting aRGB in a search.

the hub phanteks make has this

it does appear to include a controller with buttons for changing the colors, effects, and brightness:

 

[Karadjgne]

Drgb and Argb are same thing, different names. Still digitally addressable rgb. Runs at 5v usually, highly uncommon to be anything else.

Rgb is the opposite. It's analog 12v and has only 1 address. The motherboard header. Colors are controlled by changing the amperage on each color, 0.5A on red and blue, 0.0A on green gets you purple.

Argb is capable of rainbow affects since each individual led is seperately controlled, RGB is not since the entire color feed line for each color is a single amperage.

So rgb and drgb/argb are not compatible systems except in a few powered specialty hubs that can power either.

As yet, there's no semi-enforcable standards to naming, what some companies call RGB fans in reality can be Argb, or just as easily be static color simple LED with a molex connector.

 

[w.vanzylwvz9]

Drgb and Argb are same thing, different names. Still digitally addressable rgb. Runs at 5v usually, highly uncommon to be anything else.

Rgb is the opposite. It's analog 12v and has only 1 address. The motherboard header. Colors are controlled by changing the amperage on each color, 0.5A on red and blue, 0.0A on green gets you purple.

Argb is capable of rainbow affects since each individual led is seperately controlled, RGB is not since the entire color feed line for each color is a single amperage.

So rgb and drgb/argb are not compatible systems except in a few powered specialty hubs that can power either.

As yet, there's no semi-enforcable standards to naming, what some companies call RGB fans in reality can be Argb, or just as easily be static color simple LED with a molex connector.

Thanks for the explanation! Makes it clear what the difference between normal rgb and argb/drgb is.

 

[Karadjgne]

And then you look at rgb fans with rainbow colors, having to read the full description to figure out that it's just colored leds, the rainbow never moves, and to dim the lighting you have to slow down the fan.

Once you get into shopping or diagnosing rgb/argb it gets seriously mental.