I would have a question I have 4 pin rgb header and connect 3 pin fan how can I now control the whole thing with msi mystic light namely connected it and msi mystic light does not respond to what do I have to do ?
@@XcqtiveGaming I think u dont got what I mean. My mobo is RGB, will my aRGB case fans work with aRGB style using this Cooler Master Controller? I won't my fans displaying RGB collor (1 collor per time). I want different collors at same time (aRGB thing)
My mobo is also only has rgb that is why I bought the controller to make argb fans to work. So yes it works. You can even get 9 argb fans if you like and change it all different colors. Does that answer your question?
hey it would be very appreciated if you answer my question. i have one 3 pin connector on my mobo and i have 3 argb fans. Now currently im using a splitter to connect all of them and it works in the software. but i want to be able to control them individually. meaning one fan can have a red spiral effect and another one can have another effect so on and so forth. Is it possible with this hub? Thank you!
Yes connect them individually without using splitters..you can connect upto 4 fans on the controller individually…don’t forget to subscribe for more future content 🤘🏽
Hey urgent question. I have this and I was wondering if I can power this only using the usb header. I don’t have a Sata cable slot on my power supply (nor can I check) and am I able to power using a USB port (not on the motherboard using the adapter thing)
To elaborate I want 3 argb strips on my 4 pin mobo so I bought this. I don’t have sata space so I was hoping the usb would power it and would be comptaible
I have a question, hope you can help. What is the use of the "signal tracing header"? Because whenever a connect the CPU cable to that header I'm unable to see the RPM of the CPU fan in the bios.
Hey so I have some 5V ARGB fans and one 12V RGB fan... I can't figure out clearly if I can use the 12V RGB fan through this controller as well. There is a 4 pin passthrough on this controller for the motherboard but no 4 pin connector for non-addressable RGB fan? Can you help me out?
If you want individually then you will need 3 controllers. Because 1 controller can control 4 argb fans individually. Unless you get splitters but you will only control 3x3 argb fans individually not 9.
i have the mf120 halos and i want to be able to precisely control the color of the fans and not only by the few options that come with the tiny rgb controller that came in the box. Since i dont have an aRGB connector on my motherboard i dont have any other options than using that controller, but im wondering if something like this controller shown in the video will give me the ability to change the color to whatever i want and not only to predefined options?
@@alexanderstalhandske6481 my msi b450 doesn;t have argb header aswell thats why i bought this controller. It switches to argb and rgb. it's also compatible with gigabyte rgb fusion.
@@alexanderstalhandske6481 were you able to control those fans with the cooler master software? I also want to buy 10 of those fans (mf120 halo white) and i have a b450 Tomahawk mobo and i want to know if i will be able to control these fans with this controller and its software
hi! i want to use this controller to adress my noiseblocker NB-eloop fans. does it work with those or other fans? i only have 1 5v argb connector on my asus b550-f motherboard, but i will need that one for the rgb stripes of my case. how can i use this controller with the adressed fans and the rgb stripes from my case(be quiet pure base 500dx)?
@@XcqtiveGaming ok but i have to connect the controller on the mainboards 5v argb connector, right? i just have one and might need it for another rgb source in the case
Just one question: can I connect 3 pin fans to the controller and connect the controller to 4 pin on the motherboard? In this case I have the control on mystic lights? Thank you
There is an Asus cable that comes with the controller. That might work with the Asus aura and your motherboard. Currently i can only use masterplus to control it from my motherboard. My Msi Mystic light is not reading my coolermaster argb fan.
@@XcqtiveGaming so you are able to control the argb through a software? Even though mystic lights doesn’t show up it shows up on a different program/software right?
can you please make an ARGB lighting effects demonstration for this product? I have the Asus Rog Strix b450-f gaming motherboard and it only has a 4pin RGB header, can I use this controller to have ARGB effects? just a simple video with multiple argb lightening effects, Thanks
so will the software control work with other brands of RGB other than Coolermaster? From what ive seen of CMs software you select from their line of products and depending on what you pick will determine the amount of LEDs available for said product
I don't even know if you're goin to see this but i want to ask, i've got 4 argb cooler master sickle flow 120 fans and my motherboard doesnt have argb pin connector so i can't use my fans via the motherboard software, so my question is if i buy this controller and connect it to the my motherboard via the usb hub will i be able to control my fans with my software? hope you'll see this.
@@XcqtiveGaming oh my gosh, im really surprised for this kind of a quick answer whoa thats cool, thank u very much dude am really gonna sub to you. Maybe u could know can i also connect my msi argb fans to the connector aswell they're my liquid coolers fans and got same argb 3 pins.
Dose this run only compatible devices (cooler master fans) or can I run In Win Jupiter AJ120 with it ?? Also with the 4 pin connector can I run a spliter with any cheap Chinese 5050 strip lights??
You can run any brand as long as the pin connectors fit. The controller needs to recognise the brand also to run software but if not then the controller can work manually.
So my question is, I currently have my Z370 Prime A, which has a RGB header with 4 pins, but I already have a controller plugged into that controlling my RBG fans, I added a single ARGB fan to my case by mistake, will I still be able to use this to power my single RGB fan. Just worried that it still needs to connect to the motherboard RGB header? Thanks
Hello and thanks for the video. Why do you connect the JRGB cable to the connector and the USB too? Isn't the USB enough to control it? ( I have a tomahawk b450 with 2x5050 rgb connectors, but no ARGB)
I connected it incase i want to change from rgb to argb lights and usb is to use the software but it currently needs firmware update so im using it manually at the moment. Best to connect everything for cable management otherwise u will need to re-connect it again if u need to use the other functions of the controller.
Can you sync that fan you just installed with your Wraith Stealth and Ram? So they can have the same setting (Color/Light/Speed) And what if you have an RGB Fan? Can you sync it too with ARGB fans and the rest of your RGB components?
I have a Asus Rog Strix B550 Gaming-A, and that one have 1 ARGB 3 pin connection on it so if plug the SATA cable, the USB cable all the fans which they are Cooler Master MF120 Halo white they came with 3 pin connection and at the bottom part of the controller can i use only the 3 pin cable to connect the controller to the motherboard or do i have to use the 4 pin connector from the controller to the motherboard or do i have to connect both of them the 3 pin and the 4 pin to the mobo?
Just connect the sata and the usb to the mobo and the 3 pin from fan to the controller. You wont need to use the 3 pin or 4 pin in mobo unless you have more than 4 fans to connect.
@@XcqtiveGaming I will be connecting a total of 7 fans, I know it only have 4 ports for 3pin argb so im using 2 splitters 3 to 1, connecting 3 fans to 1 splitter in one port, another 3 to 1 in the second port thats a total of 6 fans and the last one just by itself in the 3rd port
Yeah I can also vouch for this, it does! I only have a 12V RGB header on my motherboard, but have 5V ARGB fans connected to the controller and the controller is hooked up to the motherboard by USB only.
@@kaleid1990 I have one question to you. Are you using Cooler Master fans? I am interested, in the case if controller is connected only to USB header of motherboard, will Cooler Master software work with aRGB fans from other manufacturers?
@@kakhak I have DeepCool CF120 fans and before moving to a motherboard that has an ARGB header, I had all of them on a motherboard without an ARGB header, just through USB. So yeah, it works with non-CM fans too :D
Hi. I have a cooler master fan with 3pins (5V). Can i connect it to the controller? and then connect the controller to the motherboard's 4pin RGB port (12V). My fans will not burn up?
Does this controller have a software if my motherboard doesn't have an RGB or ARGB header? Or do I have to manually push the buttons if I only use the usb header?
I have MSI B450 Tomahawk Max motherboard which has 2 RGB headers, can I use this CM controller to connect any 3 pin 5 V ARGB fan and address the RGB via Mystic Light or CM software ?
@@XcqtiveGaming so the case I bought has three pre installed as well as I need to add 2 more. My case comes with a controller. I’m not sure if the splitter goes right into the controller because I believe my mobo does not support rgb
Hello. I have a b550 mag tomahawk, and 6 lian li bora digital fans... Can i plug them into this controler and then connect the hub to the argb 3 pin connector on my motherboard? Will it work, i mean control the fans through hub s software and or through mystic lights?
The controller is like a hub also but if you want to try connecting the controller and a hub give it a try and see if it works. Controller works with all the software apps such as mystic light, aura sync etc.
I bought it and connected all my rgb devices and colors work fine but i can’t use the color white and many other colors on the remote do you know if i can use a program on my pc insted?
@@XcqtiveGaming thanks for that. 1 more thing, my brother have old mobo that doesnt have argb header if i connect all of my ARGB fans can i just use the software or app to change color?
@@XcqtiveGaming do you know how to daisy chain a ARGB HUB? i would like to chain 2 argb hub is that possible too? and connect the main hub to motherboard
@@bretlobaton4341 how many fans and leds do You want to install? You can have about 12 fans and leds on the controller with splitter but if you want to install hub also you just make sure you have power supply connected on both possibly sata cables.
I cannot get the controller to switch colors. When everything is plugged in the four lights where the 3 pins go are lit up and the two lights where the 3pin, 4pin, and usb are has two lights but they keep blinking. Are they supposed to blink or stay solid white dots?
It shouldn’t blink..it could be that the there is a connection issue or the control is faulty..here is the control function guide see if you are pressing the right button modes coolermaster.egnyte.com/dl/Pm5szqoohm/ Check also the manual for any trouble shoot.
yeah you can use just the controller itself to change it or you can connect it to your reset button and control the light from the reset button on your case.
As far as connecting 10 fans via pwm, how would I go about that? I have splitters to connect them all to this controller, but would I need a pwm hub to power them all?
Argb are usually 3 Pin and rgb are 4 pin..u can make both work with the controller even if your motherboard only has 4 pin. If you don’t have a controller then your argb fan led lights won’t work on a motherboard with only 4 pins.
@@XcqtiveGaming yeah, my current controller syncs my masterfan halos to the motherboard but only in RGB mode. Might need this to get the full Argb effects. Thanks for the explanation.
Please help me, i connected all the fans to the controller and put the usb into the controller and plugged it into the motherboard but it still wont show up on my software??
@@thewazzaboo9095 i'm not sure if you can connect the controller to the usb of the motherboard and use the asus aura sync to control the rgb/argb. You might have to be the first to try it as i can't see any light review on that motherboard.
@Xcqtive Gaming Thank you for making this video. I was looking for specifically this information and could not find it anywhere else. Just to confirm. My understanding is that the product you are showing can take up to 4 separate RGB devices (fans) and outputs 1 RGB controller signal (5V or 12V; personally I need 5V). And that the 4 separate RGB devices do not have settings cloned across all of them, but rather behave like one big composite RGB device. So if, for example, I use software to feed a tri-color flag signal into the controller, and the controller is hooked up to 3 separate fans, each fan will be a different color. Is my understanding correct? Thank you in advance!
I also have this amazing controller, but I have no cables and want to make them myself. Please tell me awg cables. And if possible, please take a photo of the cable connectors. Thanks.
How is this ARGB controller able to convert 12V into 5V? Wouldn't it usually require a transformer? Under normal circumstances,wouldn't it fry the 5v peripherals overtime?
Actually I am not sure it converts anything (saying this because I have it hooked up to the motherboard by USB only, so fans are powered by the controller via SATA, not the board), it just has internals for both 12V fans and 5V fans, but you can use only one option at a time.
I have asus rog strix b450-f gaming Mobo and my cabinet (Chiptronex Gx3000) has pre installed 3 argb fans and one argb strip also.My cabinet has 3 pin header and my mother board has 4 pin so can I control it with this ????
Hey Xcqtive Gaming, I have a motherboard that does not have ARGB headers. If I connect this device to USB header only, will I be able to control ARGB fans via Cooler Master software? I want programmable control over ARGB. I know that if I used motherboards RGB (4pin) header, I could use for example MSI's Mystic Light, but ARGB fans would act as RGB, so no rainbow/multicolor.
Great vid, thanks for the info. If i can ask a question. I have a MasterCase H500 and want to change the plain rear fan to an ARGB (much like the one you did). Is it simply swapping the fans using the existing cables? Thanks in advance.
I am still confused about one thing: the argb fan has 2 wires, a 3-pin for rgb and a 4-pin for rpm. Which goes where? The 3-pin of the fan goes to one of the 4 3-pins of the controller, but the other wire? Sorry if it's a dumb question and/or I misunderstood. I currently have a 12V only motherboard (Asus Prime B450M-A) and I want to know if I can add addressable fans to it - and get the addressable part, the rainbow puke if you will. Also, does the controller work with Cooler Master fans only or could I connect other brand fans? Let's say DeepCool CF120.
1 wire is to power the fan which connects to your motherboard and the other for the rgb which connects to controller or rgb header of your motherboard if your not using controller. Yes you can connect the argb fans using this controller to make the rainbow colours 🤗 you may need fan cable splitters if you have lots of fans to install. Does this help?
Ok, so their 3-pin rgb wire goes in the controller, but to actually spin them I need either splitters or another hub that will go into a fan header on the board, right? If so, I'm guessing a sata powered hub is better, since I saw that a fan header usually gives 1A and 6 or 8 fans are waaay over that.
@@kaleid1990 an argb fan has 2 cables one to the controller to make it light up and one to the motherboard to give power to spin the fan. The fan splitter is used to connect more than two or more fans together. The Sata powers the controller. Are you putting argb fans on your pc?
Again, dumb questions or logic may follow, so please bare with me. I want to, I am just trying to wrap my head around all this, especially given that I want that addressable part of the argb aka rainbow puke effect on a board that apparently doesn't support it out of the box, since it has just the 12V rgb header. I would go as to not care if they spin just at full speed, since anything is better than the crap fans that the case came with :)) I have also mentioned the sata powering the fans (so not the one that powers the controller in this particular instance) because I have also seen fan hubs specifically designed to manage power to a lot more fans than how many can be directly connected with splitters to each fan header on the MB, since I saw in the MB's manual that a header outputs 1A. What I realised now while writing this comment is how do I tell if I go over one header's output? The fans I mentioned, DeepCool CF120, say fan rated current 0.11A and led rated current 0.48A - am I supposed to account for both when deciding the number of fans I connect by splitters to a header or leave out the led rated current since that one is powered by the controller? I currently have some no-name fans, they're just red and they have a single cable each, with a fan header connector and a molex connector. When I started looking over RGB fans, I had NO IDEA it would be this complicated... or perhaps I am overcomplicating everything :))) (which I guess I am since I am trying to pair two different RGB standards...)
Nice video man, I subscribed, I have 1 question. Does this work on a msi b450 tomahawk max? I just bought 4 rgb fans and the rgb has a 3 pin connector but my motherboard ( msi b450 tomahawk max) has a 4 pin connector, so if I buy this cooler master controller, it works then?
@@XcqtiveGaming Hi! I have the same issue that xSnowyy shows. I just have one question - Why you use the USB pin, to plug an usb cable to the controller? Because, at the end, you connect the 4pin RGB to the motherboard, so you must be available to configure the lights on the App via motherboard, am i right? Cheers and thanks for the video!
@@XcqtiveGaming I found that in other cmt. You said that it need firmware update to make this controller to work with masterplus software. So, I want to double confirm that is it works now? I have rgb fusion but this software is suck...
@@nguyenlu10 I haven't tried to update my firmware. Therefore i am not sure if it's working. I have only been using it manually. But i have seen others on youtube using the masterplus software.
@@azfartanim7257 yes it should work but you will need to use a different software to change the light color. Don’t forget to subscribe for future episodes 😃
@@XcqtiveGaming So it will control aRGB fans through USB interface, right? I mean, can I connect this controller only to motherboard's internal USB header and use Coolermaster software? So, will this controller work without 4-pin or 3-pin RGB/aRGB motherboard headers connected?
Nice video!. Can I please ask something? Can I use this controller to connect a b450 tomahawk max to 3 coolermaster case rgb fans? (The case is a TD500 MESH WHITE) So as to control the rgb? I cannot connect the rgb cable as is. Thats why I am asking. My rgb cable has for the 3 front case fans has only 3 holes, and the motherboard JRGB four pins. Thanks for the help.
Yes you should be able to but you might need to have the fan splitter cables to connect to the controller. Have you tried connecting the fans and controlling it with your mb light application?
I got B450 Aorus Elite and the RGB Fusion is total trash, Lets say I buy this and connect to Mobo, will I be able to use Cooler Master software to control ARGB then ?
Yeah I’m pretty sure you can you just have to make sure to connect the gigabyte cable that comes with the Controller in the box then download the CM software.
what's the difference between this and the other rgb controller...Does this work with masterplus+ software? or it's just the controller and you can only change the colors from it manually
Currently they said masterplus software and controller needs a updated firmware to work. You will need to use the mobo software such as mystic light etc.
@@XcqtiveGaming no Im don't have the controller but can you do the same job with mystic light 3? I mean ARGB or just rgb but how does this guy do it man?with the coolermaster controller on its software and you cant when u have the bigger one u should be able to use it ruclips.net/video/sVkxpmGcmd4/видео.html&ab_channel=GearSeekers
I can now confirm that the new firmware update is working using masterplus software with the usb connection in the controller! =) Enjoy your day guys!
that's some quality unintentional ASMR video right there
I was just about to say that.
I have no ARGB headers will this work?can i control the lighting sing the motherboard?
I would have a question I have 4 pin rgb header and connect 3 pin fan how can I now control the whole thing with msi mystic light namely connected it and msi mystic light does not respond to what do I have to do ?
Them Cooler Master Lead L.E.D lights must be well heavy!
I have B450M Asus Prime Gaming/Br. It has 1 RGB header conector. If I buy 6 aRGB fan will this work to make the fans shiny with aRGB?
Yes ..don’t forget to subscribe for the next update on the controller.
@@XcqtiveGaming I think u dont got what I mean. My mobo is RGB, will my aRGB case fans work with aRGB style using this Cooler Master Controller? I won't my fans displaying RGB collor (1 collor per time). I want different collors at same time (aRGB thing)
My mobo is also only has rgb that is why I bought the controller to make argb fans to work. So yes it works. You can even get 9 argb fans if you like and change it all different colors. Does that answer your question?
Does this connect to the power supply? Or also do you know any way to conenct rgb without a rgb header on a mb?
It requires SATA Power. You can connect it to the motherboard using the included USB cable if you don't have the header for it.
@@capallan_ thank you I ordered oneand hopefully my rgb will work
@@QuackCow144 No problem! Tell me if it works though. I'm planning on getting this as well, but it's a bit too expensive over here right now.
yup Sata cable to power supply.
my motherboard don't have RGB/ARGB header will it still work?
will it work if my mobo doesnt have argb header?
Yes..don’t forget to subscribe for future episodes and updates 👍
If you plug the 4 pin RGB header to the controller dose it convert the signal from the board into ARGB?
Yes don’t forget to subscribe 👍
Whats the use of that Gigabyte connector? I have a gigabyte board and I dont see anywhere to insert that connector to?
It’s for the gigabyte fan connection
thanks bro, can i connect hub argb fans case to that controller then connect the 4pin 12v to motherboard??
I want ti know that too
hey it would be very appreciated if you answer my question. i have one 3 pin connector on my mobo and i have 3 argb fans. Now currently im using a splitter to connect all of them and it works in the software. but i want to be able to control them individually. meaning one fan can have a red spiral effect and another one can have another effect so on and so forth. Is it possible with this hub? Thank you!
Yes connect them individually without using splitters..you can connect upto 4 fans on the controller individually…don’t forget to subscribe for more future content 🤘🏽
yep thats how a good yter should be. There is your sub. ty for your help :)
Hey urgent question. I have this and I was wondering if I can power this only using the usb header. I don’t have a Sata cable slot on my power supply (nor can I check) and am I able to power using a USB port (not on the motherboard using the adapter thing)
To elaborate I want 3 argb strips on my 4 pin mobo so I bought this. I don’t have sata space so I was hoping the usb would power it and would be comptaible
@@thetoaster804 I have not tried it without using the sata cable..if u have it already just try it and see if it will powers it up.
hi.. how does the Thermal Detection Sensor work.. i have all set up and just want to access that feature.
You have to connect it and when your pc heats up it should change your argb to red.
I have a question, hope you can help. What is the use of the "signal tracing header"? Because whenever a connect the CPU cable to that header I'm unable to see the RPM of the CPU fan in the bios.
Hey so I have some 5V ARGB fans and one 12V RGB fan... I can't figure out clearly if I can use the 12V RGB fan through this controller as well. There is a 4 pin passthrough on this controller for the motherboard but no 4 pin connector for non-addressable RGB fan? Can you help me out?
You can use any fan with this controller 12v or 5v and 4 pin or 3pin it will still work 👍
I have 9 ARGB fans and want to control each one individually. Is there any way to do this?
If you want individually then you will need 3 controllers. Because 1 controller can control 4 argb fans individually. Unless you get splitters but you will only control 3x3 argb fans individually not 9.
i have the mf120 halos and i want to be able to precisely control the color of the fans and not only by the few options that come with the tiny rgb controller that came in the box. Since i dont have an aRGB connector on my motherboard i dont have any other options than using that controller, but im wondering if something like this controller shown in the video will give me the ability to change the color to whatever i want and not only to predefined options?
You can try use the cooler master light software it has lots of light choices. what motherboard do you have?
@@XcqtiveGaming gigabyte b450m ds3h, it doesnt have an aRGB header
@@alexanderstalhandske6481 my msi b450 doesn;t have argb header aswell thats why i bought this controller. It switches to argb and rgb. it's also compatible with gigabyte rgb fusion.
@@XcqtiveGaming oh thank you👍
@@alexanderstalhandske6481 were you able to control those fans with the cooler master software? I also want to buy 10 of those fans (mf120 halo white) and i have a b450 Tomahawk mobo and i want to know if i will be able to control these fans with this controller and its software
Is it possible to connect non coolermaster fans to it and can you with only usb controle the light?
yes as long as you have the same pin connection for the controller and an updated firmware to use the usb.
@@XcqtiveGaming ahh thanks man!
hi! i want to use this controller to adress my noiseblocker NB-eloop fans. does it work with those or other fans?
i only have 1 5v argb connector on my asus b550-f motherboard, but i will need that one for the rgb stripes of my case. how can i use this controller with the adressed fans and the rgb stripes from my case(be quiet pure base 500dx)?
As long you have the same cable pins for the controller you can add as much fans as you like and should work
@@XcqtiveGaming ok but i have to connect the controller on the mainboards 5v argb connector, right? i just have one and might need it for another rgb source in the case
What motherboard do you use in this video?
Msi B450m mortar Max
Just one question: can I connect 3 pin fans to the controller and connect the controller to 4 pin on the motherboard? In this case I have the control on mystic lights? Thank you
yeah you should be able to
If my asus motherboard doesnt have 3 pin 5v argb. Can I use the serial ush cable to controll the argb from Asus Aura or Asus Armory crate??
There is an Asus cable that comes with the controller. That might work with the Asus aura and your motherboard. Currently i can only use masterplus to control it from my motherboard. My Msi Mystic light is not reading my coolermaster argb fan.
@@XcqtiveGaming so you are able to control the argb through a software? Even though mystic lights doesn’t show up it shows up on a different program/software right?
@@mandacheung8063 Yes works with the masterplus software from coolermaster
can you please make an ARGB lighting effects demonstration for this product? I have the Asus Rog Strix b450-f gaming motherboard and it only has a 4pin RGB header, can I use this controller to have ARGB effects?
just a simple video with multiple argb lightening effects,
Thanks
If everyone could subscribe please and i will make an effort to make a simple video to help everyone out.
so will the software control work with other brands of RGB other than Coolermaster?
From what ive seen of CMs software you select from their line of products and depending on what you pick will determine the amount of LEDs available for said product
CM software will only work with their own brands but you can use the other software depending on your motherboard.
I don't even know if you're goin to see this but i want to ask, i've got 4 argb cooler master sickle flow 120 fans and my motherboard doesnt have argb pin connector so i can't use my fans via the motherboard software, so my question is if i buy this controller and connect it to the my motherboard via the usb hub will i be able to control my fans with my software? hope you'll see this.
Yeah you can 👍
Don’t forget to subscribe 😃
@@XcqtiveGaming oh my gosh, im really surprised for this kind of a quick answer whoa thats cool, thank u very much dude am really gonna sub to you. Maybe u could know can i also connect my msi argb fans to the connector aswell they're my liquid coolers fans and got same argb 3 pins.
@@anlkandemir9214 yes it has 3 pin and 4 pin connection also has usb and Sata connection
Dose this run only compatible devices (cooler master fans) or can I run In Win Jupiter AJ120 with it ?? Also with the 4 pin connector can I run a spliter with any cheap Chinese 5050 strip lights??
You can run any brand as long as the pin connectors fit. The controller needs to recognise the brand also to run software but if not then the controller can work manually.
So my question is, I currently have my Z370 Prime A, which has a RGB header with 4 pins, but I already have a controller plugged into that controlling my RBG fans, I added a single ARGB fan to my case by mistake, will I still be able to use this to power my single RGB fan. Just worried that it still needs to connect to the motherboard RGB header? Thanks
Should work as long as you got power on the controller
Hello and thanks for the video. Why do you connect the JRGB cable to the connector and the USB too? Isn't the USB enough to control it? ( I have a tomahawk b450 with 2x5050 rgb connectors, but no ARGB)
I connected it incase i want to change from rgb to argb lights and usb is to use the software but it currently needs firmware update so im using it manually at the moment. Best to connect everything for cable management otherwise u will need to re-connect it again if u need to use the other functions of the controller.
Do you have the 4pin and 3pin both plugged into the motherboard?
I only have a 3pin on my motherboard.
Can you sync that fan you just installed with your Wraith Stealth and Ram? So they can have the same setting (Color/Light/Speed)
And what if you have an RGB Fan? Can you sync it too with ARGB fans and the rest of your RGB components?
You can sync them but you need two different lighting softwares.
I have a Asus Rog Strix B550 Gaming-A, and that one have 1 ARGB 3 pin connection on it so if plug the SATA cable, the USB cable all the fans which they are Cooler Master MF120 Halo white they came with 3 pin connection and at the bottom part of the controller can i use only the 3 pin cable to connect the controller to the motherboard or do i have to use the 4 pin connector from the controller to the motherboard or do i have to connect both of them the 3 pin and the 4 pin to the mobo?
Just connect the sata and the usb to the mobo and the 3 pin from fan to the controller. You wont need to use the 3 pin or 4 pin in mobo unless you have more than 4 fans to connect.
@@XcqtiveGaming I will be connecting a total of 7 fans, I know it only have 4 ports for 3pin argb so im using 2 splitters 3 to 1, connecting 3 fans to 1 splitter in one port, another 3 to 1 in the second port thats a total of 6 fans and the last one just by itself in the 3rd port
i am using asus b85 pro gamer motherboard and it doesnt have any rgb or argb port. can i still control it with software by connecting to usb ?
yeah it should as long as the controller has the new firmware update for the software. If not you can control it manually.
@@XcqtiveGaming THanks for your reply
@@miftaulhossain2629 your welcome =)
Hey friend can you control argb pattern using the desktop software ?
Depends on the brands of the argb you are going to use and if that will work on the desktop software you are using.
Do you know if the rgb can be controlled by software just using the usb? Without the mobo rgb connector
I’m sure it can
Yeah I can also vouch for this, it does! I only have a 12V RGB header on my motherboard, but have 5V ARGB fans connected to the controller and the controller is hooked up to the motherboard by USB only.
New firmware is working now..just download the master plus software 👍
@@kaleid1990 I have one question to you. Are you using Cooler Master fans? I am interested, in the case if controller is connected only to USB header of motherboard, will Cooler Master software work with aRGB fans from other manufacturers?
@@kakhak I have DeepCool CF120 fans and before moving to a motherboard that has an ARGB header, I had all of them on a motherboard without an ARGB header, just through USB. So yeah, it works with non-CM fans too :D
will this work with deep cool rf120mm fans?
I’m not sure..what kind of connection does deep cool have? 3pin or 4pins or something else?
@@XcqtiveGaming 4 pin i believe :)
It should work then 👍
Hi. I have a cooler master fan with 3pins (5V). Can i connect it to the controller? and then connect the controller to the motherboard's 4pin RGB port (12V). My fans will not burn up?
No I’m pretty sure the controller is only for the Led lights ..don’t forget to subscribe 😀
Does this controller have a software if my motherboard doesn't have an RGB or ARGB header? Or do I have to manually push the buttons if I only use the usb header?
It has the cooler master light app softwares you can download.
I have MSI B450 Tomahawk Max motherboard which has 2 RGB headers, can I use this CM controller to connect any 3 pin 5 V ARGB fan and address the RGB via Mystic Light or CM software ?
Yes i got it for the same reason.
Can i controll every single led in the fan? Has it argb controll or can i only set one color for the whole fan
You can control one fan if it has its own cable connection ..u can make it all different colours if your fan supports argb
Bro does it work with other brand fans like deepcool ?
Yup as long as it has the same pins to connect it.
thanks this is the best video unboxing for this item shows everything clear out of the box
Can I use a splitter from the controller in order to power multiple rgb fans
Yes you can..how many fans are you going to add?
@@XcqtiveGaming so the case I bought has three pre installed as well as I need to add 2 more. My case comes with a controller. I’m not sure if the splitter goes right into the controller because I believe my mobo does not support rgb
@@rylandennis1980 cool yeah there is rgb connection on the controller
Hello. I have a b550 mag tomahawk, and 6 lian li bora digital fans... Can i plug them into this controler and then connect the hub to the argb 3 pin connector on my motherboard? Will it work, i mean control the fans through hub s software and or through mystic lights?
The controller is like a hub also but if you want to try connecting the controller and a hub give it a try and see if it works. Controller works with all the software apps such as mystic light, aura sync etc.
@@XcqtiveGaming ty for you reply... Keep up the good work
I bought it and connected all my rgb devices and colors work fine but i can’t use the color white and many other colors on the remote do you know if i can use a program on my pc insted?
Where did you buy it from cuz I can’t find it anywhere
Coolermaster plus or our mobo light app.
@@XcqtiveGaming when i downlaod it it says no devices detected
@@synx5758 is controller usb installed to the mobo?
@@XcqtiveGaming idk what that is
I hace a MSI MPG Z390 motherboard (doesn't have an argb header) do I need this header on my motherboard for it to work or not?
I don’t have the argb either that’s why I bought this controller for my argb fan lights to work with my motherboard...Highly recommended 👍
@@kelpps8293 this controller can work for you.
is itpossible if i connect 3 argb fans with 1 to 3 argb splitter and connect to 1 of the argb port of that controller?
yup it can with the splitter
@@XcqtiveGaming thanks for that.
1 more thing, my brother have old mobo that doesnt have argb header if i connect all of my ARGB fans can i just use the software or app to change color?
@@bretlobaton4341 Yes you can
@@XcqtiveGaming do you know how to daisy chain a ARGB HUB? i would like to chain 2 argb hub is that possible too? and connect the main hub to motherboard
@@bretlobaton4341 how many fans and leds do You want to install? You can have about 12 fans and leds on the controller with splitter but if you want to install hub also you just make sure you have power supply connected on both possibly sata cables.
is this compatible with Masterfan mf120 Halo?
yes
Can I use this with a msi b450 gaming plus max motherboard I only have two 12v rgb header
Yes I only have rgb headers on my b450m aswell that’s why I got this controller
Thanks buddy
Your welcome 👍
This works with any argb product right? Not just fans?
yup
@@XcqtiveGaming thank you so so so much!
@@bloxyator7820 no worries ...don't forget to subscribe =)
is this controller compatable with gigabyte h410m motherboard?
it should be
This is an extra feature? Or it came with the box ?
Comes with the box
I cannot get the controller to switch colors. When everything is plugged in the four lights where the 3 pins go are lit up and the two lights where the 3pin, 4pin, and usb are has two lights but they keep blinking. Are they supposed to blink or stay solid white dots?
It shouldn’t blink..it could be that the there is a connection issue or the control is faulty..here is the control function guide see if you are pressing the right button modes coolermaster.egnyte.com/dl/Pm5szqoohm/
Check also the manual for any trouble shoot.
New firmware update is working now just download the master plus software 👍
if i use this controller, i dont have to depend on the software to control the lighting ?
yeah you can use just the controller itself to change it or you can connect it to your reset button and control the light from the reset button on your case.
As far as connecting 10 fans via pwm, how would I go about that? I have splitters to connect them all to this controller, but would I need a pwm hub to power them all?
I think the SATA cable to the power supply unit should be able to power them up.
Will the Addressable RGB effects work on motherboards that only have 4 pin headers?
Argb are usually 3 Pin and rgb are 4 pin..u can make both work with the controller even if your motherboard only has 4 pin. If you don’t have a controller then your argb fan led lights won’t work on a motherboard with only 4 pins.
@@XcqtiveGaming yeah, my current controller syncs my masterfan halos to the motherboard but only in RGB mode. Might need this to get the full Argb effects. Thanks for the explanation.
@@impastaman4826 Yeah no worries.
Would this work on a b450 gaming max mobo ..... also with msi 240r cpu cooler?
yeah it should
Please help me, i connected all the fans to the controller and put the usb into the controller and plugged it into the motherboard but it still wont show up on my software??
Re-install the software and make sure it’s the right one for your windows then look for the brand of the fans you are using
@@XcqtiveGaming i have done that 3 times i’ve even triple checked the website and it still says no detectible devices or something
@@dejurr1699 what brand and model are your fans?
@@XcqtiveGaming cooler master masterfan sp120 halo
@@dejurr1699 what software updat did you download is it the latest one?
can someone tell me if it does work with openrgb software?
also if you can control custom ws2812b led strips with this?
So I have five coolermaster argb fans what exactly do I need to get the fan and the rgb working?
You need this controller and fan splitter connectors.
My motherboard does not support RGB/ARGB at all, can I still change my ARGB fans with software somehow, or only directly with the controller?
what motherboard do you have?
Xcqtive Gaming Asus Maximus Ranger VII
@@thewazzaboo9095 i'm not sure if you can connect the controller to the usb of the motherboard and use the asus aura sync to control the rgb/argb. You might have to be the first to try it as i can't see any light review on that motherboard.
@Xcqtive Gaming
Thank you for making this video. I was looking for specifically this information and could not find it anywhere else.
Just to confirm. My understanding is that the product you are showing can take up to 4 separate RGB devices (fans) and outputs 1 RGB controller signal (5V or 12V; personally I need 5V).
And that the 4 separate RGB devices do not have settings cloned across all of them, but rather behave like one big composite RGB device.
So if, for example, I use software to feed a tri-color flag signal into the controller, and the controller is hooked up to 3 separate fans, each fan will be a different color.
Is my understanding correct?
Thank you in advance!
Yes that’s correct! 👍
I also have this amazing controller, but I have no cables and want to make them myself. Please tell me awg cables. And if possible, please take a photo of the cable connectors. Thanks.
Can you control the leds with master plus?
Master plus needs a firmware update so I can’t use it at the moment
New master plus firmware is working now ..just update it or download it 👍
Can i use it with a TUF B360 Gaming Motherboard? And what softwares is it compatible with?
Yes the Asus light software
@@XcqtiveGaming Tysm but quickly. I only need plug in one of either the 5v or 12v rgb header to the motherboard right?
Yup
@@XcqtiveGaming And it Can control everything like Halos Lux, Lian Li Strimer, Led strips and such?
@@rasrik349 No not all brands as they have different cable connections.
will the software still work if i plugged in different argb fans like idcooling?
I’m not sure you will have to try it
Does this support rainbow mode or can I particular colour for each fan. I have also B450M Mortar Max Mobo
Yes but your fan must be capable of rainbow mode also which is an Adressable RGB.
How is this ARGB controller able to convert 12V into 5V? Wouldn't it usually require a transformer? Under normal circumstances,wouldn't it fry the 5v peripherals overtime?
I am not sure how but I think it would be easier converting from 12V to 5V as to going 5V to 12V then you will definitely need extra volts.
Actually I am not sure it converts anything (saying this because I have it hooked up to the motherboard by USB only, so fans are powered by the controller via SATA, not the board), it just has internals for both 12V fans and 5V fans, but you can use only one option at a time.
I have asus rog strix b450-f gaming Mobo and my cabinet (Chiptronex Gx3000) has pre installed 3 argb fans and one argb strip also.My cabinet has 3 pin header and my mother board has 4 pin so can I control it with this ????
Yes the controller can function with 3 pin or 4 pin. Just have to use the 4 pin cable.
My mobo had 4pin rgb input. Can i connect this and connect 3pin argb tot this?
yes just connect the usb and sata cable also and you wont need to use your 4 pin in your mobo.
Hey Xcqtive Gaming, I have a motherboard that does not have ARGB headers. If I connect this device to USB header only, will I be able to control ARGB fans via Cooler Master software? I want programmable control over ARGB. I know that if I used motherboards RGB (4pin) header, I could use for example MSI's Mystic Light, but ARGB fans would act as RGB, so no rainbow/multicolor.
Yes it should work…don’t forget to subscribe 👍 for more helpful content 😄
Great vid, thanks for the info. If i can ask a question. I have a MasterCase H500 and want to change the plain rear fan to an ARGB (much like the one you did). Is it simply swapping the fans using the existing cables? Thanks in advance.
The new argb fan will have it's own cables which fits in the controller.
Hello! How many amps can I add to the 3pin connection or the device? Because, i have 10 enermax squa rgb ... Thank You!
I’m not sure ..how many amps is one of your rgb?
I am still confused about one thing: the argb fan has 2 wires, a 3-pin for rgb and a 4-pin for rpm. Which goes where? The 3-pin of the fan goes to one of the 4 3-pins of the controller, but the other wire? Sorry if it's a dumb question and/or I misunderstood. I currently have a 12V only motherboard (Asus Prime B450M-A) and I want to know if I can add addressable fans to it - and get the addressable part, the rainbow puke if you will. Also, does the controller work with Cooler Master fans only or could I connect other brand fans? Let's say DeepCool CF120.
1 wire is to power the fan which connects to your motherboard and the other for the rgb which connects to controller or rgb header of your motherboard if your not using controller. Yes you can connect the argb fans using this controller to make the rainbow colours 🤗 you may need fan cable splitters if you have lots of fans to install. Does this help?
You can connect other brand fans as long as it has the same pin structure..not sure about the deepcool fans if it has the same.
Ok, so their 3-pin rgb wire goes in the controller, but to actually spin them I need either splitters or another hub that will go into a fan header on the board, right? If so, I'm guessing a sata powered hub is better, since I saw that a fan header usually gives 1A and 6 or 8 fans are waaay over that.
@@kaleid1990 an argb fan has 2 cables one to the controller to make it light up and one to the motherboard to give power to spin the fan. The fan splitter is used to connect more than two or more fans together. The Sata powers the controller. Are you putting argb fans on your pc?
Again, dumb questions or logic may follow, so please bare with me. I want to, I am just trying to wrap my head around all this, especially given that I want that addressable part of the argb aka rainbow puke effect on a board that apparently doesn't support it out of the box, since it has just the 12V rgb header.
I would go as to not care if they spin just at full speed, since anything is better than the crap fans that the case came with :))
I have also mentioned the sata powering the fans (so not the one that powers the controller in this particular instance) because I have also seen fan hubs specifically designed to manage power to a lot more fans than how many can be directly connected with splitters to each fan header on the MB, since I saw in the MB's manual that a header outputs 1A.
What I realised now while writing this comment is how do I tell if I go over one header's output? The fans I mentioned, DeepCool CF120, say fan rated current 0.11A and led rated current 0.48A - am I supposed to account for both when deciding the number of fans I connect by splitters to a header or leave out the led rated current since that one is powered by the controller?
I currently have some no-name fans, they're just red and they have a single cable each, with a fan header connector and a molex connector.
When I started looking over RGB fans, I had NO IDEA it would be this complicated... or perhaps I am overcomplicating everything :))) (which I guess I am since I am trying to pair two different RGB standards...)
Nice video man, I subscribed, I have 1 question. Does this work on a msi b450 tomahawk max? I just bought 4 rgb fans and the rgb has a 3 pin connector but my motherboard ( msi b450 tomahawk max) has a 4 pin connector, so if I buy this cooler master controller, it works then?
Yes correct 👍
@@XcqtiveGaming Hi! I have the same issue that xSnowyy shows. I just have one question - Why you use the USB pin, to plug an usb cable to the controller? Because, at the end, you connect the 4pin RGB to the motherboard, so you must be available to configure the lights on the App via motherboard, am i right? Cheers and thanks for the video!
@@GilCatarino Yes the usb uses the light software of the motherboard.
Hi! I wonder can I use the PC software to control the ARGB controller, to change the fans' lighting? Thanks
Yup it’s compatible with msi, Asus, gigabytes and asrock lighting softwares.
Is it compatible with the cooler master master plus software?
Yes and the software will detect your controller
@@XcqtiveGaming Thanks for the update buddy!👍
@@XcqtiveGaming I found that in other cmt. You said that it need firmware update to make this controller to work with masterplus software. So, I want to double confirm that is it works now? I have rgb fusion but this software is suck...
@@nguyenlu10 I haven't tried to update my firmware. Therefore i am not sure if it's working. I have only been using it manually. But i have seen others on youtube using the masterplus software.
Is it work on z370 tomahawk motherboard? Ive tried on mysticlight , but nothing happened. I plug the jrgb same like u did on the video
Did you plug the rest of the cables like the USB etc?
How you connect the power supply on fan?
You have to connect the fan to the motherboard fan header
Great vid👍🏽
Just wondering if my motherboard doesn’t have a three pin ARGB header I can still just use the controller to control the ARGB?
Yes my motherboard only has the 4 pin header and the controller connects it to 3 pin argb 👍
Xcqtive Gaming awesome thanks
Talz let me know if you end up getting the controller and connecting it to your motherboard 👍
Xcqtive Gaming I’ve ordered it 👍🏽
Talz awesome you will love it 😀
Which fans are compatible with this controller? Can I use gamdias fans with this?
Is the fan 3 pins or 4 pins connection?
@@XcqtiveGaming 3pin
@@azfartanim7257 yes it should work but you will need to use a different software to change the light color. Don’t forget to subscribe for future episodes 😃
@@XcqtiveGaming thanks mate❤️
@@azfartanim7257 no worries mate! have a good day!
Can i customize the collers in the coolermaster program. ( i am Dutch so i am not so very good in spelling
yes you can
@@XcqtiveGaming thx
Hello, does this allow you to control each led on a argb fan of you are using a 4 pin rgb motherboard if it's plugged into the usb?
Yes control it using coolermaster plus software as long the argb fan is compatible with the software..best to get the coolermaster argb fan.
@@XcqtiveGaming So it will control aRGB fans through USB interface, right? I mean, can I connect this controller only to motherboard's internal USB header and use Coolermaster software? So, will this controller work without 4-pin or 3-pin RGB/aRGB motherboard headers connected?
@@kakhak yes it should with the 1st gen controller but be sure to also connect sata cable to get power on the controller.
@@XcqtiveGaming Thanks! That is great. This device seems truly useful then. Yes, of cours, SATA I meant by itself.
@@kakhak definitely worth it ..don’t forget to subscribe for more new gaming and pc content 😃
will it work without connecting usb?
Yes except you can only change the lights manually not through the softwares. Don’t forget to sub for more updates and episodes 🤙🏾
Is this compatible with Rog Strix B-365f?
You want to control it with your motherboard?
Nice video!. Can I please ask something? Can I use this controller to connect a b450 tomahawk max to 3 coolermaster case rgb fans? (The case is a TD500 MESH WHITE) So as to control the rgb? I cannot connect the rgb cable as is. Thats why I am asking. My rgb cable has for the 3 front case fans has only 3 holes, and the motherboard JRGB four pins. Thanks for the help.
Yes this controller has 3 pin and 4 pin 👌🏽
I have mag B550 tomahawk mb. Can I connect 8 rgb fans. This mb have total 8 fan headers and 2 rgb header.
Yes you should be able to but you might need to have the fan splitter cables to connect to the controller. Have you tried connecting the fans and controlling it with your mb light application?
do you know how many fans you can have connected to this at once?
You can go upto 12 with splitters
@@XcqtiveGaming thank you
@@DobbyTheElf123 your welcome ..don’t forget to subscribe 😁much appreciated
i have 6 case fans, can i use a splitter to connect to the controller?
Yes you can ..this controller is great and can handle more than 6 fans 👍
I got B450 Aorus Elite and the RGB Fusion is total trash, Lets say I buy this and connect to Mobo, will I be able to use Cooler Master software to control ARGB then ?
Yeah I’m pretty sure you can you just have to make sure to connect the gigabyte cable that comes with the Controller in the box then download the CM software.
where can i get this it's sold out everywhere
where are you located?
Amazon Spain have some you can buy it from there
@@XcqtiveGaming Philippines
@@XcqtiveGaming also can the 4 pin on the controller be use as a rgb pin header for a fan that supports a 4 pin rgb connection
Is it compatible with an asus prime A320M-K?
Yeah it should be 👍
Are all ARGB fans compatible to this controller?
Not all some connections are different in some brands
Can i use this for case lightning via sata power connection (fsp t-wings)?
i am not sure
So can you use this with a jrgb connector? To use software?
Yes you can
This is a very useful video.
I want to know what is the rated current per port and what is the total rated current.
Which port?
He means all the ports.
IcyBloxx it’s on their website lol
i cant control the lights with mystic lights, everything plugged the same way as you, why?
Which motherboard do you have?
what's the difference between this and the other rgb controller...Does this work with masterplus+ software? or it's just the controller and you can only change the colors from it manually
Currently they said masterplus software and controller needs a updated firmware to work. You will need to use the mobo software such as mystic light etc.
@@XcqtiveGaming so you are not using masterplus software?
@@ΣουμέλαΠανδριά Im using mystic light 3
@@ΣουμέλαΠανδριά do you have the controller?
@@XcqtiveGaming no Im don't have the controller but can you do the same job with mystic light 3? I mean ARGB or just rgb but how does this guy do it man?with the coolermaster controller on its software and you cant when u have the bigger one u should be able to use it
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Nice video, i was wondering if i can control argb effects from software only connecting the controller to 4 PIN mobo header
I’m pretty sure you can. This controller does everything 👍
@@XcqtiveGaming thanks a lot man, subscribed
S73F thanks greatly appreciated 😃
I would assume it works as a hub. I know CoolerMaster works great with Aura Sync (when Aura Sync decides to work).
Yeah it works like a hub aswell as a controller :)