Question Questions About Fan Setup

[GamingTeacher]

I currently have a Asus X570 Prime - P MB that has only 1 ARGB header and 2 RGB headers. I am wanting to change my fans to include 8 ARGB fans and add 2 ARGB light strips. My problems lies that in that I only have 1 ARGB header and all of the components I am wanting need an addressable header. Is there any way possible that I can hook up that many components with my MB and still control everything with Aura sync and control the fan speed? I have been looking at a RGB hub but it seems that there is no way I could hook up 10 to one. Any options that I haven't discovered yet? The fans I am wanting are the CF120mm Deepcool and the Deepcool 200pro LED strips. Thanks for the help!

 

[Karadjgne]

ARGB and RGB are quite different, as different as a 4pin pwm fan and a 3pin DC fan. ARGB is very much like pwm in that power and signal are not combined, so you can power a huge amount of leds, limited only by the strength of the signal. RGB is like DC, you are limited by the power (usually 12w) going through the header.

5v ARGB fan is identical to a 5v ARGB strip, it's the same thing just in a circle, and has less leds overall.

12v RGB fan is same as 12v RGB strip, where total number of leds is a severe limitation since they are powered by current, not voltage.

12way 5V RGB LED Splitter Hub with PMMA Case and Magnetic standoff for ASUS/MSI 5V 3pin LED controller https://www.newegg.com/product/9SIAGYY9FX6287?ignorebbr=1&m_ver=1

Wish ppl would not get ARGB and RGB mixed up in advertising, lol.

Can also use the ones from Corsair, Phanteks, TT or others as they'll daisy chain, the hubs not that important, as it only supplies power to the individual strip. What's important with ARGB is the addressing from the software to each led controller chip. TT hubs can daisy upto 16 hubs, so 72 fans I believe.

 

[GamingTeacher]

ARGB and RGB are quite different, as different as a 4pin pwm fan and a 3pin DC fan. ARGB is very much like pwm in that power and signal are not combined, so you can power a huge amount of leds, limited only by the strength of the signal. RGB is like DC, you are limited by the power (usually 12w) going through the header.

5v ARGB fan is identical to a 5v ARGB strip, it's the same thing just in a circle, and has less leds overall.

12v RGB fan is same as 12v RGB strip, where total number of leds is a severe limitation since they are powered by current, not voltage.

12way 5V RGB LED Splitter Hub with PMMA Case and Magnetic standoff for ASUS/MSI 5V 3pin LED controller https://www.newegg.com/product/9SIAGYY9FX6287?ignorebbr=1&m_ver=1

Wish ppl would not get ARGB and RGB mixed up in advertising, lol.

Can also use the ones from Corsair, Phanteks, TT or others as they'll daisy chain, the hubs not that important, as it only supplies power to the individual strip. What's important with ARGB is the addressing from the software to each led controller chip. TT hubs can daisy upto 16 hubs, so 72 fans I believe.

Thank you for your response and answers. I'll end up getting the RGB splitter and using it to connect the fans and strips to the ARGB header on the mother board. As long as I get that hub, I should have to worry about any other component to get everything to work correctly?