thank god for this guy, only video ive found that actually explains the basics of rgb instead of the complicated shit that already requires a general understanding
That's how PC stuff is in general. I've watched hours and hours of PC videos and still don't really understand most of it because they always assume you have a baseline understanding, and videos on the actual basics are surprisingly rare.
@@jerrodshack7610 usually you can Google the terms, places like Stack Exchange often clear things up but like anything you need to learn a bit at a time, otherwise the jargon labels don't make sense. I had the same problem learning a deep Strategy game, most of the content is made by established people who started playing when the game was new and have forgotten how unclear parts of it are, because they have grown into the UI, so have automatic responses.
lets just say you wa;nt argb and not rgb. more color options with argb and more true to color. can control each led individually with argb unlike rgb you have to control all leds at the same time and cant have any leds different colors. all have t;o be the same color with rgb. limited control. full control over argb
Thanks, Mike! Awesome RGB primer... I am not terribly into RGB so I didn't do any research apart from figuring out how to use the Asus Aura software. In just over 8:00 minutes, I learned a whole bunch! Great use of my time.
Thanks Oletta. I wish i had gone into more detail really but it is a nightmare of a subject due to all the different implementations! Maybe a good subject during a live stream sometime and go into the finer details.
Thanks for the great video it really helped. I was skeptical on getting either addressable rgb strips or neon strips for my pc I’m building soon. Thanks for the useful video! 😁👏
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It wasn’t long ago that I was watching his videos and thinking “why does he not have more subs” literally a blink of a second later *64k subs* You can get to the 100k easily im sure :)
So i got like 8 different brands in my system (including peripherals) and my MOBO has 2 types of RGB headers and my NZXT fans use yet ANOTHER type of RGB header , Thank god i found this video , lol
I really wish someone made a 4-pin RGB to 3-pin A-RGB adapter. I know you couldn't addess them individually, but it can't be that hard to just, pass the detected color along the strip to mimic how 4-pin works. That way if I upgrade to an argb motherboard later, I wouldn't have the exact opposite problem....
I'm confused. So does the asrock b450 pro4 motherboard in your desk next to you, have argb header ? Like can I control my argb case fans through this motherboard ? Btw I have an msi mag forge 100m case…
I was wondering the same exact thing. I bought the B450 pro 4 and was looking at it at and appears to have both the RGB 12v (4 pin) and addressable LED (3 pin). So the RGB fans I want to buy say 5V RGB and show a 3 pin connector, does that mean they will work if I connect them to the addressable LED connector? Here are the actual fans I'm looking at: rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F272515240359
I just got a pair of Cooler Master MF120 Halo fans and they have both a 4-pin cable and a 3-pin [daisy chain]. So does this mean that these fans are both RGB & aRGB. Thanks Mike for all the great content.
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Ok so I’ve got a problem,Basically I Want Some ARGB Case Fans That Are Compatible With Aura Sync But The Problem Is My ROG Strix B450-f Only Has A 4 Pin 12V Rgb Header...Help pls :/
you won't get any, 5v addressable is not compatible with 12v rgb in any real terms. There is an adaptor on the market that claims to convert 12v to addressable but the software won't control it as it can only do all the colours at the same time unlike addressable that can change individual leds
You will probably not do any damage as the four pin is 12v if it was the other way around you are putting 5v onto a 12v output which could do same damage
the reason I askis when I did it the power was off but the cpu fan started spinning, and now the ps2 keyboard won't work, nor any of the USB ports with a mouse. windows loads but I can't enter a pin, nor can I hit f2 to get into bios. tried resetting bios, and removed the battery. still nothing. thinking I fried the MB somehow. sorry I know you're not a diag channel. thanks for the info though! keep up the helpful vids.
Hey Mike, loved the video! I learned a lot, subbed and liked!! I had a couple questions, if you don't mind. So I have an Asus X570 Prime Pro, it came with a 4-pin to 3-pin adapter and has rgb headers for both. I have a new RGB strip (idk if what brand it is but it's 4-pin), and I'm wondering: 1. Is it safe to use on my motheroard? 2. Does it make any difference which header I use, with or without the adapter? I also have a Phanteks case with RGB fans and it has a 4-pin connector attached that says "only use Phanteks RGB strips" on it. 3. Should I just plug my LED strip into that instead? I really appreciate you and look forward to checking out the rest of your channel, thank you so much!!!
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Hey Mike awesome review. I have a quick question, can both RGB and ARGB fans be connected to the same ARGB Fan hub that is connected to the Motherboard? Also, if both are Aura sync compatible, would there be anything wrong with controlling the colours via software?
Very basic question: Do RGB fans have two connectors? Like one for power (either 3 or 4 pin) and one for RGB (either 3 or 4 pin)? Or is both combined into one connector?
Hi Sir Mike, I just want to ask if I can still light up my ARBG fans from my chassis (Tecware ForgeM) using my motherboard MSI B350M motherboard? Even though my motherboard is not rgb capable? I don't want for now to sync it since my motherboard doesn't have 3 pin 5V ARGB header. I just want to light it up. Is it possible? If it's possible, how can I do that? I mean the procedures. Thank you so much sir, hopefully you can reply me😊
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If I'm getting a motherboard without an RGB header (GIGABYTE GA-A320m S2H), is it still possible to get some RGB fans working in my pc? I'm on a budget for my first build and I don't know much about RGB.
I got a SAMA-G3-ARGB Case that has a ARGB Hub, with 5V 3-pins for the LEDS, and 3-pins for the fans. I also bought a Cooler Master ARGB 3-Pack of fans to go with the case, installed on the front grill. The 3-pack fa pins are 4-pin. Can they still work with the case, if the 5V 3-pins are connected to the case's ARGB hub, while the 4-pins are connected to the Power Supply?
Mike, I really appreciate your videos and style. I've been watching all of your videos on motherboard unboxing as I'm looking to build a Ryzen system and totally overwhelmed with the choices. To the point of RGB, it seems from your videos that you enjoy it, so maybe you can do some more vids on the topic like this. If you don't mind me asking a few questions? I'm looking to buy some rgb fans and probably a case and I'm looking at both the atx mobos - the Steel and pro4 models. My question is the following. I'd like to learn how to control rgb from the mobo and use all of the rgb and fan headers from the mobo instead of buying a case with molex and external controllers for rgb control. Do you have any recommendations and advice for buying, say 5 cheap rgb fans with 4/3/5 mobo pins so everything can be connected to mobo and controlled with software instead of externally or via the case? I feel lost and some of these fans at $15-20 seem too expensive. Surely I could buy a 5 pack or something with mobo connections for much less, no? Thanks in advance and excuse my ignorance on the subject.
easy one! get the uphere 6 pack fan set with the hub included. it just works great from the motherboard and i really like them. they are in my pc behind me in current videos if you want a peek
Say if I bought a couple of fans with motherboard sync. Does this mean the argb fans will work with any brand motherboard? It says compatible with Aura Sync but then it also says motherboard sync. So I am confused as to whether or not the fans will sync to any motherboard or only ASUS ones. Cheers
Hi, thanks for the video, i have a question if you mind, is it possible to plug the 3 pin Argb cable into the second Argb port in the motherboard? I have the Asrock B560 Pro 4 and i can't reach the ADDR_LED1, but it can reach the ADDR_LED2 easily, so is it possible to connect that cable into the 2 port without having anything into the 1?
I have been unable to control my Antec Prizm ARGB Fans with the Polychrome Sync for ASRock Fatality 450M K4 Mobo. Please help me as i have tried all solutions but no success. Is there a 3rd party software that can help?
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In the planning stage of building my first PC and plan to go rgb heavy (corsair aio with six RGB fans, v1 tech gpu plate, Lian Li striker cables, maybe rgb strips depending on room and/or appearance) Is there a way to determine a) how many ARGB headers I need on my motherboard b) which motherboards support that capability c) additional hardware/cables/processes to sync all of them together?
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How can you tell them apart? I ordered addressable and I think they sent me something different. The reason I suspect is because the connector to the motherboard fits a 4 pin connector but is only using 2 pins, power. No data.
What about fans? do i have to have a Controller Hub in order to control the Colors of the fan? I have a Corsair fan that for some reason can only light up in red. I have the RGB plugged into the 4 pin connector directly to the Motherboard. I can change the pattern via Arock Polychrome SYNC but the color doesn't change from red
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Is there any type of way I can connect my new Govee SmartColor WiFi lights back together? I cut them at about the 8 foot mark thinking I would be able to connect them to my 4-pin connectors and be back in business. Turns out, mine are 3 pin addressable as you explained in the video (I’m very new to LED’s). Anyways, I’ve now got 8 feet of unused smart LED’s and no way to connect them to the other half, and was wondering if the 3 pin connectors on Amazon would do that? It’s just one strip, so adding the other half wouldn’t overpower it. Seems like a new technology/limited solution kind of problem I’ve ran into. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks for the awesome video
finally a video that explains all of this headache. so my 2 argb case fans should be daisy chained and then installed into the 3 pin add_gen2? do the fans power connectors get connected individually or can they also be daisy chained?
Can I use that ARGB fans like RGB ones, I mean only one single color transforming to another color on each? For instance red, blue, yellow, orange and purple transforming to each other as a whole one color like classic RGB fans?
I have a question. I have an ASrock B450 Pro4. And i just bought Fractal Prisma RGB Fans. So where do plug that to the motherboard? Im super new to RGB. SOrry for the stupid question
Mike's unboxing, reviews and how to thanks for the reply! I am getting all my fans tomorrow. Now I bought the Celcius + AIO prisma cooler. Do i put the Led connecter to the amd fan led which is a 4 pin. Since my 3 pin rgb is already been used by my 3 prisma fans. So where do i put them?
I’m pretty sure my mother board comes with 2 RGB headers. My question is my View 71Tg RBG comes with 3 RGB case fans. Will those fans take those spots?
I'm here as I just did a mid-tower build after a decade and took advantage of deals where some Nfortec RGB was included in p/s and cooler. The AIO instructions didn't explain how RGB worked but the pump lit white (which turns out to be "the LED indicator that the pump is safely operating" which had me looking for a tiny light lolol), the fan spins but is not lit at all and the power supply lights having a control button. Anyway I was just curious what I missed as the PWM fan doesn't have any obvious lighting visible and wondered if I should connect the radiator fan to the mobo. Now I can see the company have their own 6 pin plug on the fan intended for a controller (the RGB mode alternative to the standard PWM), where the GB Aorus mobo uses the 4 pin system on many LED headers. There's nothing to explain what you need to make it work nor the existence of various control methods. I'm sure the absence of parts if far more confusing than when you have them. Thanks for giving enough background info to make sense of this obfuscated mess :)
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@@mikesunboxing I'm happy ... I just wanted to make sure I hadn't missed something, I honestly regard non RGB on my Fractal Design case as a +ve feature 😁😁
Hey Mike, quick question! Love the video, and thank you first and foremost. My RGB NZXT fans, they have a 3 pin female adapter, but my B760 pro series MOB has a 4 pin RGB header, but I have a 3 pin ADDR_LED header? Can I plug these RGB fan port into the 3 pin? Or does it have to be in the RGB header? Thank you,
RGB is 4 pin 12volt and argb is 3 pin 5v so not cross compatible. I’m not sure what fans you have but feel free to post some pictures on the discord and we can take a look
Mike, I use the Sahara RGB's and want to plug them into the Asus Z490-H gaming board, the Sahara pamphlet shows the Asus method but I assume that I only connect one of those cables to the board. As such, I have connected the 3 pin to what I believe is the correct socket on the board which Asus are calling "Aura addressable Gen2 header" The sata from the control box is connected to the PSU. Is this correct or should I use the 4 pin connector. if so does the 4 pin connect to the RGB header socket or one of the fan/pump headers ?? HELP
@@mikesunboxing Mike, Hi, yes, all working as it would appear, I have full control of Fan RGB's from the Sahara controller and the front panel switches also work ok. I take it that when I install the CPU and GPU and boot up for the first time I will have some form of RGB control within the motherboard software, not that I am likey to bother with it but simply trying to learn....I think I'm too old for this at 56 :-(
I have a 5050 4-pin cable but my case has an RGB hub with an 5050 3-pin input, can I just cut off a pin to make the cable 3-pin? 😄 My MSI mono has both 4 and 3pin RGB connectors
How do I connect a fan hub thats outposts 5v 4 pin to my MOBO that only takes 5pin??? What about all the rgb? I cannot find a single video explaining this
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Does the Asus TUF B450-PRO GAMING go with the Sharkoon TG4? I just saw a video about aRGB then suddenly he talked about different pins and headers. From what I understand is that the normal RGB Leds use a 12V header and the aRGB apparently a 5V header. Now is my question: does this mean that the Asus TUF B450-PRO GAMING motherboard isn't compatible with the Sharkoon TG4 case? Thanks in advance.
Question - so if I purchase the Corsair H100i RGB Hydrocooler, it says its A-RGB, but the header on my motherboard only has (12v) four pin RGB, does this mean I can't use this cooler?
How do the controllers work mate? do they generally plug into the RGB header, or USB header or something like this? then allowing you connect A-RGB fans/strips/etc to the controller...?
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Hey Mike, do all RGB strips need to be connected to a controller/node for it to work properly? As in they can't be connected directly to the 4 pin mobo header? Sorry if this is a stupid question!
For the 3-pin addressable RGB, do I need to have a motherboard that is 3-pin addressable already or will the 4-pin adapter allow me to use the 3-pin lights the way they are intended with multiple colors at once?
Aren't there any adapters for the different pin connectors? Like some additional controller that can hook them up. I got a brand new build with parts that were supposedly Aura Sync compatible but the case fans have a 3 pin connector and the mobo only has 4 pin connectors....
If I have 2 addressable RGB headers on my motherboard and have 2 RGB fans and 3 strips can i make them all addressable? Thanks in advance Mike really good video!
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Hi Mike. I bough a "Nox Infinity Alpha" case. It has a "barebone" controller, in the back-side of the case, which controls one argb strip on the front panel and one 120mm argb fan in the rear panel. You can connect more fans and leds, and it has 3 pin connectors for leds, so I'm lead to think that it is supporting "3 pin - 5V" argb strips but... anything will do? Is there a method to tell if a strip is compatible with it?
the 3pin standard is pretty straight forward so as long as it the the four pin style connector with only three pins with the extra pin removed then you should be fine
Question: i noticed that the asus ROG strix B550 F gaming motherboard only has one 3-pin ARGB header on the board, i wonder if i can connect all 6 ARGB fans (model: ID-cooling fan DF-12025-ARGB) using just the spliter cables without a fan hub? How many fans can ONE ARGB header support?
What do I do if I’ve bought (and can’t return) 3-pin ARGB products + fans but my motherboard only has two 4-pin RGB headers? Can I still plug them in somehow - there are 9 of them, some male and some female so I’m quite confused on what to do.
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I have the Gigabite B450m motherboard but it only has one RGB header. Will a RGB controller work to expand the ports and RGB capability? (I.E. fan RGB)
I refer to timestamp 0:40 to 0:53, I understand that 4 and 3 Pin use 12V and 5V respectively. However, with reference to the Asus TUF 365-PLUS GAMING manual page 1-3, it seems that both their 12V and 5V are both 4 Pins on the motherboard?? Anyone can explain this? I'm really confused.
TUF boards often have both 12v and 5v RGB running at the same time just to confuse things further. The actual headers or the same and use a four pin setup but the 5v system has one of those pins removed
@@mikesunboxing Ah I see. Because when I referred to the manual, the picture seemed to depict that both were four pins. Tried to zoom in on actual pictures of the board but it was too blurry. Thank you for the reply!
Hello. So I ordered some addressable leds and a controller from Amazon. If i pug 1 strip up it works fine but if i and any extensions which I need all the lights turn white and the app no longer responds. The light won't even shut off at this point, they just remain white. If i unplug the extension and go back to 1 stip, it works again. Please help been at it for 3 days now.😥
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Hi Mike, I was wondering if you could help? I have just got my first PC which came with 4 ARGB fans: Tecware Forge M. This came with an LED switch for the fans, which has 6 pin ports. My motherboard (MSI B450M Mortar MAX) does not have an ARGB header, only and RGB Header. I'd like to know how I can connect the ARGB LED switch to my motherboard, and also what are the 6 pin connections calls as I would like to connection some LED strips directly to the LED switch? Thanks in advance
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Hi, great video btw but I've already purchased argb fans and only now realise that my motherboard has a 4 pin not a 3 pin, could I use a 3 pin to 4 pin converter and if so could you recommend any? I know I should've researched before I'm just dumb sometimes.
can i connect rgb fans to jled header? jled headers are used for 5050led strips but is there a way i can use them for fans? with converter? im just confused
Jled is often a 12v RGB so you will need some type of adaptor to use 5v addressable I personally would just use something like the up here setup with built in control
@@mikesunboxing most of the time rgb fans are 5v right? the name of the header is jrgb to be precise it is 12v yes and most of the time rgb fans are 5v .. so i need an adaptor .. am i right? thank you for answering @___@
i have a question.. my motherboard has only 12v/4pin header and all the argb i baught are for 5v/3 pins, can i just plug a 5v/3pin controller/hub to the sata and it will work normally?
to further explain myself, i have an asus prome b450m-a motherboard, and the argb im talking about is phanteks fan frames and neon led strip(all 5v/3p), can it work if i use a 5v/3p hub that is powered by the sata?
@@mikesunboxing thanks it really solved my problem! i thought i would have to get a converter but if the sata only can power the controller hub without having to connect to an rgb header on the motherboard then i guess its fine, btw with this kind of setup can it sync with asus aura? or the controller only can do all that?
So the 3pin is called argb and you have lots of control in every single led? Its basically prettier? And something else The 3pin argb has 5v how many fans can i plug in one argb by daisy chasing? Or can i just get a sata powered 3pin rgb hub and let my psu do the job? Thanks!(i want to conmect 8 rgb fans)
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Hello i have a little question, i have a B450M Bazooka with an XPG Invader Chassis (Great review by the way) and that chassis have RGB connectors of 3 pins (In fact is 4 but one is fill with plastic or rubber). So my question is possible to connect this RGB to the motherboard (jus make a hole in the rubber to not bend the pin) or is better to buy and use a splitter of 4 pins or is something else i can do?. Update: I resolve the problem, i connect the SATA RBG to the Power and connect the 3 female pin to one of the 3 male cables with 3 pins that accompany the SATA and come from the same frontal top panel. Well at last i learn something new after 1 year that i build my new PC. I have to say i not big fan of the RGB but i like a nice solid blue color in my PC. Ty and sry for the English.
Recently bought a pc and I have three nzxt rgb fans and the kraken x63 rgb with the elite case which has rgb. When I first built it, all rgb worked but the pc itself wasn’t done. After fully fixing it, it worked but all my rgb doesn’t turn on. All of them stay off but one of my fans have a dim blue light. Is there anything at all that I can be missing? I don’t know if maybe it’s my power supply which runs at 750w or I’m just missing something. Really new to this so bear with me thanks.
question I have a 4 pin RGB header mother board . I want a addressable color strip that has its own controller so I can have a strip with many different colors at once not just one color at a time. So I wont need to depend on my 4 head RGB from the mother board since I don't have a 3 pin . Can I get a kit that works on its own with out the RGB
My motherboard has a 4 pin rgb header but the gamemax f15 case im looking at only has a 3 pin rgb connector. So how will i connect it to my motherboard?
Are the 4 pin RGB connectors the same as the cheap strips found in the electronics section of your local superstore? I have tons of them left over from other projects, and would like to use them if possible.
yes they quite often are, just check the wiring and markings to make sure the voltage and signals match but otherwise this is a good way to save a little money in some instances
Hey I bought a gigabyte b450 aorus m motherboard and was trying to hook up the rgb but I cant seem to figure it out I was wondering if anyone could help me out?
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@@mikesunboxing omg i did a mod and conected it to 5v and they light green, thing its my MB dont have RGB (z77x-ud3h) so in order to light those fans i had to conect it to a molex 5v, so if i go to that molex and set it to the 12v what ? still lights green ? or should i let it in 5v ?
I would play it safe and buy a cheap RGB controller like the one in the video and connect that up and then you will be able to control the colour and not risk damaging anything 😀
I’m changing from a black set up to a white one and I’ve got a new case. I want fans that are argb but my B450 Tomahwk Max motherboard has a 4pin rgb header how do u use a 3pin fan in a 4 pin header
In short, no. 4 pin are non-addressable. 3 pin are addressable. ARGB has a microprocessor for every LED. Without those microprocessors you can't access LEDs individually. This is also apparent when you consider that 4 pin RGB uses different voltages on different pins to determine the amount of each color to output from the LEDs. Whereas 3 pin just uses a data pin to control the LEDs; the data being interpreted by the microprocessors. Because the signals on each type of RGB is so different, they aren't cross compatible. Though there are some products out there that can change a RGB signal into an ARGB signal, I haven't found anyone who actually sells them.
Yes that is a fantastic answer although some people still get confused as the four pin and three pin connectors physically lookalike except for missing one pin so technically three pin connector is actually a four pin just with one pin missing just to make life a little bit more difficult for us all
Plzzzz help me i have an rgb cpu fan from coolermaster and its called a71c, i want to control all my lighting on a software but fan comes with a power cord to power the fan and rgb cord to power the lighting, and the rgb cord has 3 pins and when looking on my motherboard theres no 3 pin header i have to use the controller but i dont want to i want to control it from a software can you plz look into this and help me with this fan
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