Question How do I connect 6 ( 2 different brands 3 each) RGB fans together?

[devsess]

I just purchased the NZXT H6 flow RGB case which comes with 3 RGB fans. I also just bought an MSI MagCoreLiquid 360r V2 (cpu cooler) which comes with 3 RGB fans as well. How would I connect them to my case? I got the power connected for all 6 fans and when I turn my computer on they all spin, however none of the RGB is on. Do I need a specific hub fan controller? Also does the corsair fan/RGB controller work for my fans or do they need to be Corsair branded fans.

The MSI fan specs:
.15 AMP
PWM mode: YES
4 pin PWM
ARGB
NZXT fan specs
.18 AMP
4 pin PWM
ARGB

 

[Colif]

Wondering if the fans work with the case/motherboard rgb is the sort of question you should have asked before buying them.

What motherboard do you have as its the thing that needs to work with the rgb?

NZXT uses CAM
MSI uses Aura

 

[Paperdoc]

First, recognize that each fan you have has TWO cables from it. For each, ONE of them has 4 holes and two ridges down one side, and these are for the fan MOTOR only. The OTHER connector is wider with 3 holes (looks like it had 4 but one is blocked off) and this is for the LIGHTS only.

The NZXT website is not clear on this detail, but it seems to indicate that the fan LIGHTING cables on their units are non-standard locking connectors, but that may not be so. They MAY all connect to one NZXT lighting HUB. The case manual clearly shows that you must plug ONE cable and connector for the lights into a mobo standard 3-pin ARGB header, so presumably that will get those three fans lit up.

The manual for the MSI cooler system you have indicates that it needs to have a place to plug in the lights from FOUR units - the pump and three rad fans - but does not show how this is done. Unless it includes a LIGHTING Splitter cable to connect all four to a single mobo ARGB header, you will need such a device like this

https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Addressable-Universal-Radiators/dp/B083X1W5G4/ref=sr_1_8?crid=3T7ER35O42Q87&keywords=argb+splitter+3+pin&qid=1704218535&sprefix=ARGB+Splitteer,aps,106&sr=8-8

NOTE that this one is the 3-pin style for ARGB lighting, and it has five outputs. That could cover all four items from the cooler system plus one output to the group of case fans.

However, IF the MSI system does come with a lighting Splitter to connect all to a single header, AND your mobo has TWO ARGB headers (the second for the case fan light group), that would be all you need. You have not told us exactly what mobo you have - maker and model.