[SOLVED] RGB Question, AMD Radeon™ RX 6950 XT Phantom Gaming 16GB OC + DEEPCOOL ARGB 200 PRO MOTHERBOARD CONTROLLED ADDRESSABLE RGB LED STRIP

[darkking791]

Hello guys , i want to be sure of something before i do any action just to be sure and damage my GPU by mistake.

I have the AMD Radeon™ RX 6950 XT Phantom Gaming 16GB OC which have integrated ARGB LEDs, ("With the integrated ARGB LEDs you can create your own unique colorful light effects which can also be switched on and off. It can also be synchronized with your ASRock motherboards that support Polychrome SYNC." and this message in asrock website),

and i just bought a DEEPCOOL ARGB 200 PRO MOTHERBOARD CONTROLLED ADDRESSABLE RGB LED STRIP

• Μήκος ταινίας LED: 550 mm (2 x καλώδια 100 mm και ταινία LED 350 mm) x 2 τμχ.
• Μήκος καλωδίου προέκτασης: 400mm.
• Τύπος LED: Addressable RGB LED.
• Υποδοχή LED: 3pin (+ 5V-D-G) .
• Ονομαστική τάση LED: DC 5V.
• Ονομαστική ισχύς LED: 3W.

From what i understood i can connect the deepcool rgb led strip in the GPU header and control them both with the

Polychrome SYNC software correct?

without the need to connect anything to motherboard and without the need of any specific brand of motherboard correct?

Just the gpu and deepcool led strip with only one software for control the Polychrome SYNC.


ps soon i will have the b550-A rog strix which doesnt have any rgb led integrated (though its have rgb headers so i can connect led strips there but i prefer to control all the rgb with one software and not have one softaware for the gpu and one for the led strips in the motherboard)

 

[Aeacus]

From what i understood i can connect the deepcool rgb led strip in the GPU header and control them both with the

Polychrome SYNC software correct?

without the need to connect anything to motherboard and without the need of any specific brand of motherboard correct?

No.

It literally says: "ASRock motherboards that support Polychrome SYNC."

Polychrome SYNC is AsRock software and works ONLY with AsRock MoBos. And that too with SPECIFIC AsRock MoBos that support this software.
For other MoBos, they have their own RGB software. E.g MSI has Mystic Light. Asus has Aura Sync. Gigabyte has RGB Fusion.

And since your GPU is also made by AsRock, it won't support other MoBo RGB software. Since if it does, it would say so on the tin.

So, either get AsRock MoBo that supports Polychrome SYNC, so you can control your GPU RGB,
or get any other brand MoBo and live without controlling unicorn puke.

 

[darkking791]

No.

It literally says: "ASRock motherboards that support Polychrome SYNC."

Polychrome SYNC is AsRock software and works ONLY with AsRock MoBos. And that too with SPECIFIC AsRock MoBos that support this software.
For other MoBos, they have their own RGB software. E.g MSI has Mystic Light. Asus has Aura Sync. Gigabyte has RGB Fusion.

And since your GPU is also made by AsRock, it won't support other MoBo RGB software. Since if it does, it would say so on the tin.

So, either get AsRock MoBo that supports Polychrome SYNC, so you can control your GPU RGB,
or get any other brand MoBo and live without controlling unicorn puke.

The software works and control the GPU rgb and i have asus x470 prime pro right now (soon b550-A) the motherboard rgb i control them with aura.

To be clear i dont want to control the motherboard rgb i want to control the GPU RGB ONLY and the led strip connected to gpu
Right now i have the installed and control the light in gpu.
I just don't have connected any gpu led strip in the GPU yet.

 

[Aeacus]

I suggest that you look up from GPU manual what the rating of the ARGB header is and/or how many LEDs it supports. Since those headers on GPU usually don't support much.

If unsure, or when you can't find out what the ARGB header is rated for, better to play safe and connect your LED strip to MoBo.

 

[darkking791]

I suggest that you look up from GPU manual what the rating of the ARGB header is and/or how many LEDs it supports. Since those headers on GPU usually don't support much.

If unsure, or when you can't find out what the ARGB header is rated for, better to play safe and connect your LED strip to MoBo.

Thats the safe way but this way i will have 2 rgb software running in my pf and thats its unfortunate..
From what i searched the gpu header is ARGB and the led strip is too ARGB it Should be ok...
There isnt anything writen in the gpu manual only a genetic installation guide. The only info about the gpu rgb header is in the asrock site.
Either way thanks for your replies.

 

[Aeacus]

There isnt anything writen in the gpu manual only a genetic installation guide. The only info about the gpu rgb header is in the asrock site.

In this case, contact AsRock directly and ask them.

Because while the header on GPU is ARGB and LED strip is also ARGB, but if you do connect it and for whatever reason, the LED strip is too much for GPU, you can fry the ARGB header. On worst case scenario, even kill entire GPU. And i don't think AsRock would uphold the GPU warranty, since it is user made damage.

 

[darkking791]

So for the benefit of future readers:

I did connect the GPU RGB with the Deepcool led strip rgb safely and controled them both with the poly chrome sync.

One note though

For a few hour's i had left the aura software on my pc while the polychrome sync was installed because on my x470 prime pro there is some RGB led integrated And i noticed stuters!

I disabled the motherboard rgb in the bios and i uninstalled the aura software and the problem fixed.

Either way i was doing a test drive because im gona upgrade to the b550-a rog strix and r7 5800x3d in few days .
Which doesnt have rgb(it have headers but im not gonna use them) and i will not using aura and im gonna do a clean system install either way

Moreover im gonna using just the polychrome sync software to control my GPU RGB and the Deepcool RGB led strip together just as i wanted.
Clean and Minimal RGB.

So in summary the combination of RX 6950 XT 16GB PG OC GPU and Deepcool ARGB 200 PRO is ok and the polychrome sync can control both RGB just fine

Just do not combine RGB software.


ps i had read while i was researching that the polychrome sync which someone can find in the site of RX 6950 XT 16GB PG OC is standalone version of the software which is only for the GPU and not to be confused the other polychrome software which is for asrock motherboards.
So probably that is why i can install the polychrome sync without any problems and i can control my GPU and the ARGB header (and the deepcool strip connected to gpu argb header) without any problems while i have an asus motherboard.