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Does the Prime B550M-K support RGB/ARGB?
I own a pre-built PC that has an ASUS Prime B550M-K motherboard.
www.asus.com
The motherboard manual is here:
https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/SocketAM4/PRIME_B550M-K/E16604_PRIME_B550M-K_UM_WEB.pdf?model=PRIME B550M-K
It's a very similar PC to this one:
www.alphasync.com
The case fans have RGB lights, but they're controlled by an external hand-held remote control unit, which seems to use IR to speak to a small plastic receiver mounted inside the case, into which the case fan lights are plugged.
The CPU fan also has RGB, but they aren't connected to that same unit as the base fans - or to anything at all, from what I can tell - and can't be controlled at all. If the PC is on, the cpu fan lights are on. They're fixed in default pattern of rainbow cycling too. The cpu itself is Ryzen 5 5600X and the fan looks like an SE-224 variant - looking through the ID Cooling website, this is the most similar I can see: https://www.idcooling.com/Product/detail/id/320/name/SE-224-XTS ARGB (that name suggests the fan SHOULD be addressable, if the mobo has a header, right?)
If you check some of the photos on the Alphasync website I linked above, you can see what I mean about the case fan lights and cpu lights being different - even their product imagery shows it:
I'd like to be able to control the case fan lights and the CPU fan lights via software, but none of the usual RGB control software (Signal RGB for eg) detects any RGB hardware, and there's no mention of the mobo having RGB or ARGB headers in the manual that I can see, but I'm a bit of a novice with hardware so its quite possible I missed something.
Anyone know if what I'm trying to do is possible with this mobo? And if not, is there a way I can somehow add argb controllers and reroute the case fan and cpu fan lights through it?
It's a great PC apart from that minor annoyance, and it feels like something that should be easy to fix!
I own a pre-built PC that has an ASUS Prime B550M-K motherboard.
PRIME B550M-K｜Motherboards｜ASUS USA
ASUS Prime motherboards are expertly engineered to unleash the full potential of AMD and Intel processors. Boasting a robust power design, comprehensive cooling solutions and intelligent tuning options, these ASUS motherboards provide daily users and DIY PC builders a range of performance tuning...
www.asus.com
The motherboard manual is here:
https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/SocketAM4/PRIME_B550M-K/E16604_PRIME_B550M-K_UM_WEB.pdf?model=PRIME B550M-K
It's a very similar PC to this one:
AlphaSync Gaming PCs | Pre-Built Gaming Systems | Ebuyer
Pre-built gaming systems with next day delivery. AlphaSync gaming PCs feature the latest NVIDIA or AMD GPUs, Intel or Ryzen CPUs and leading brand components.
www.alphasync.com
The case fans have RGB lights, but they're controlled by an external hand-held remote control unit, which seems to use IR to speak to a small plastic receiver mounted inside the case, into which the case fan lights are plugged.
The CPU fan also has RGB, but they aren't connected to that same unit as the base fans - or to anything at all, from what I can tell - and can't be controlled at all. If the PC is on, the cpu fan lights are on. They're fixed in default pattern of rainbow cycling too. The cpu itself is Ryzen 5 5600X and the fan looks like an SE-224 variant - looking through the ID Cooling website, this is the most similar I can see: https://www.idcooling.com/Product/detail/id/320/name/SE-224-XTS ARGB (that name suggests the fan SHOULD be addressable, if the mobo has a header, right?)
If you check some of the photos on the Alphasync website I linked above, you can see what I mean about the case fan lights and cpu lights being different - even their product imagery shows it:
I'd like to be able to control the case fan lights and the CPU fan lights via software, but none of the usual RGB control software (Signal RGB for eg) detects any RGB hardware, and there's no mention of the mobo having RGB or ARGB headers in the manual that I can see, but I'm a bit of a novice with hardware so its quite possible I missed something.
Anyone know if what I'm trying to do is possible with this mobo? And if not, is there a way I can somehow add argb controllers and reroute the case fan and cpu fan lights through it?
It's a great PC apart from that minor annoyance, and it feels like something that should be easy to fix!
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