Question Help with RGB connections on Phanteks G500A / Asus Z790 Hero ?

kevopj

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Hello,

I am currently in the process of building a PC and have questions about where the Phanteks G500A D-RGB cables should be connected to the Asus Z790 Hero Motherboard. The case has 3 RGB fans and I also added an additional RGB one for exhaust. I also have a Phanteks LED Strip 1 Meter and Neon Digital RGB Strip which I plan to connect to the motherboard together with all 4 fans as well as a CPU cooler which contains RGB. The G500A has a 3-pin RGB 5V connector male and female and am wondering if I can daisy chain all 3-pin RGB 5V's connectors together and connect it to the motherboard? If yes, which header on the motherboard should I use, the Aura header or the Addressable Gen2 Header (1, 2 or 3)? The CPU cooler also has a an adapter to convert the RGB header to a 3-pin RGB 5V male and female splitter (Phanteks Glacier One 240 T30 V2).

I am trying to get all the LED lighting to sync together through the case's LED button on top, any help is appreciated, thank you for any advice or tips!
 

Aeacus

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If you want to do this:
I am trying to get all the LED lighting to sync together through the case's LED button on top,

Then this doesn't work:
I plan to connect to the motherboard together with all 4 fans as well as a CPU cooler which contains RGB.

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Take your PC case manual, read page 03, section "D-RGB CABLES" to learn how to add more hardware to your LED setup, which then is controlled via the button on the PC case.

You need to use either:
  • proprietary Phanteks connectors (the rectangular one, with clips as seen from manual)
  • or male 3-pin connector cable to add more hardware
if you want to control LEDs via case button.

Connecting LED cables to MoBo = LED control via software (which may have sync issues).