Here are the parts I listed. Please note links listed here include affiliate links which may earn me a commission. Corsair Commander Core XT: Corsair - go.corsair.com/R51JYN NewEgg - newegg.io/nc2eabee7a Amazon UK - amzn.to/3wSMaVC Amazon US - amzn.to/3Gta92f Amazon FR - amzn.to/3lRD1HL Amazon IT - amzn.to/3GvT2wv Amazon DE - amzn.to/3wSNIyP Amazon CA - amzn.to/39X2Qn7 USB Splitter: Newegg - newegg.io/nccdeeec3a Amazon US - amzn.to/3M0Ay8p Amazon UK - amzn.to/3t1FGmn Amazon FR - amzn.to/3M0AyoV Amazon IT - amzn.to/3z4KCKX Amazon DE - amzn.to/3NF8MzB Amazon CA - amzn.to/3wUtxSr Fan splitters: Newegg - newegg.io/nccde07488 Amazon US - amzn.to/3lOCnhs Amazon UK - amzn.to/3EmdrnP Amazon FR - amzn.to/3YJQT8T Amazon IT - amzn.to/3Z9tttv Amazon DE - amzn.to/419pbUA Amazon CA - amzn.to/3xDSNMe
Please don’t ever stop making these videos ! Your vids are so clear and so helpful it makes noobies like me building my first ever PC a hell of a lot less stressful , Thankyou !
Can't watch this video without knowing full well there are better solns on the market. As always though your video is a pleasure to watch with the editing and production is top quality
Thank you for such a detailed video on the lighting nodes. I just bought the 5000X RGB case for my new build.. I'm waiting on the iCUE H150i ELITE LCD XT. This video was very helpful. 12/25/2023 2233
Question, you use a fan splitter cable to plug 3 fans into 1 socket on the MB, what would happen if you used this cable to plug 3 fans into 1 socket of the commander module? would it just detect 1 single fan and provide the same settings to all 3?
Are these superior to the LL120 RGB fans? Cannot find a direct comparison and unclear what the differences are. Thanks to anyone who can point me the right way!
Can I connect the fan power to the motherboard and not connect the RGB cables? Will the fans work properly? I couldn't care less about RGB lighting and don't care to mess with proprietary software for RGB.
arctic has daisy chained connectors on their fans that plug directly into the 3 pin mobo header. avoids the need for extra boxes and even extra software.
corsair in my eyes are lagging behind in the fan department... i know there mantra is "dont fix what isnt broken" but when manufacturers like lian li/seasonic have come up with there own daisy-chainable fans you would think corsair would have been the first to impliment somethin like the lian li/(new) seasonic fans
Havent had time to watch full video yet but could you list the hardware you use? I have the new h150i with the af fans on it, two 3 packs and one single fan, and also two commander core xts. Do I need anything else?
Most Excellent and very useful video - going to build mine shortly on to daisy chaining power from couple of spare Sata slots, unfortunately at moment got older board with only one System Fan - not enough juice to run my 6 fan setup.
My ML120's RGB bulbs are deteriorating fast, for example 1 of the 4 bulbs on a single fan is continuing to show the correct colour but the other 3 are sliding to the green side. What are some other better quality Corsair fans I should consider? Thanks.
Instead of using a commander core + corsair rgb hub, could I just use two commander cores for simplicity? For 9 total RGB fans so there's a couple less system fan headers that need to be used. 3 of these would be with a h150i elite lcd xt, which come with 3 AF120 fans. This would need 3 total USB connections right? Between the two cores + the AIO connection, assuming my case (h6 flow) doesn't need any additional for i.e front panel? So I'd need a USB hub since the mobo (gigabyte aorus elite ax) only has 2 USB 2.0 headers?
for 10 fans in nzxt 9flow would it be better to get 2 commander cores or 2 commander xt's, or a commander xt with splitters. my old xt port 6 burnt out with using a splitter amd 7 fans. would love some feedback
I have a Corsair hi150 elite and 4 Af120 fans, but I am confused about how to put the wires together. So, in total, 7 fans, but 3 of them are on the aio. Any help? Please
I’m doing my first pc build and have purchased the af120rgb elite fans . I was going to buy the commander core xt but Corsair help says the commander core and commander core xt doesn’t support af120rgb fans to use icue they have to go into motherboard. They’re also not listed as compatible on their website with core or xt. I’m confused as I’ve purchased the icue h150i elite capellix xt which comes with commander core and af120rgb elite fans. Could you please clarify as I don’t want to buty more fans and xt if it doesn’t work . Great channel I’ve based my build on your Corsair 5000d airflow build and bought that case .
Thanks for the info and making me spend $300+ on new fans and controller and Rad this morning! I am just telling my wife you made me do it. I need an out and your it bud! LOL. It all started with a new case and 4080 like 2 days ago $1500 right there. Now I got 9 new fans and a rad this morning $380 right there. And I have a new MB & CPU & RAM in my cart but havent pushed the buy button yet, another $1000 right there... All I wanted to do is play Starfield with a higher frame rate and now it's turning into a whole new PC! I gotta put down the internet...😒🤦♂
I purchased a new Cyberpowepc a month ago. Took me a frustrating hour to realize that my RGB fans colors were not controlled by the gigabyte fusion software but by a button on the Phantek case which cycles through different colors. So as a complete novice I wondered about adding a few more fans but how do I get them to sync all together. I realized that none of the RGB headers of the motherboard had anything plugged into them which really confused me. How on earth are the fans lit up and controlled by a button the case. I don’t want to go digging in the cables since everything works great now, but in case I get brave I’d like to know how these are working without anything being plugged into the motherboard? And the new fans plug where?
It's hard to advise from afar. But if it's from a button on the case then it's either a controller or daisy chained fans connected to that button. What fans are they.
Hi so i used the commander core i think for 5 fans and everything operates fine with the icue. But im having an issue where i power on, the fans twitch but dont spin and they all turn red. The fans dont start spinning until i log into the windows account and the the lighting settings adjust when icue loads. Is that normal? Should i buy splitters like you used to mount it to the MB? Its such a small issue but it drives me crazy. Great vid btw!
Hey man, quick question. Does it have to be an Corsair iCUE COMMANDER CORE XT?? Its quite expensive. I put my eyes on a ARGB & Fan hub from Thermalright, from your other video. That can connect up to 8 ARGB Fans into 1 hub is way cheaper. I still want to utelize the iCue function, would it be possible with that?
@@TheProvokedPrawn Cheers for the fast answere!! Well.. gonna stick to your recommendation on Montech ARGB into Thermalright 8x ARGB FAN HUB. Any way I can support you with my purchase? (PromotionCode e.g.)
i have an aorus x570 xtreme mobo that comes with a 10 fan hub, will i be able to use that with corsair icue fans and the icue software controller program? or do i literally need a corsair fan hub to use icue??
If you want to use iCUE, you have to use a Corsair controller unless you're using an MSI or Asus motherboard as iCUE can interface with the RGB headers on those.
hi, as i buy 5000d airflow, rgb, it comes withthe icue command , and with capalix comes woth commqnder core, i should be fine with that to set up all fans for the case with 4080 and 1000w psu , qoupd appriciate a reply, you are my go to dude with this stuff
@@musicbyfaintyou probably found out why already but its the cable management and hubs needed to connect everything. Plus issues with icue detecting each device. Finished my build today with 10 fans and it was the most stressful part by far
My AR 120 fans are not able to change colors I have the lighting node core and everything but it won’t work when I try to change it in ICUE can I pls get some help
the manual should say how many amps a fan header is, typically 1 unless it says 2 like some high end boards have. when you look at fans you can see their amperage, such as .2 or .3 amps. so if you have .2 amp fans thats 5 per header(1 amp), and if you have .3 that would be 3 fans as that would be .9 amps.
I need help the rgb on my corsair 120 rgb elite doesn’t light up do I plug in the rgb hub cable into the rgb header on my mother board I’m using a B650-A ROG Strix Gaming WiFi AMD AM5 ATX Motherboard
I have a problem with my 3 pack af120 fans where all 3 work fan wise, but the rgb on one doesnt work. They’re all connected to the corsair rgb splitter and still nothing. On the very first day they all worked but the next day no rgb.
Is there a video out there with the same fans but over fan curves? I recently installed all AF120 fans in my setup,and I’m having trouble with the fan curve
At one point I bought 12 Corsair fans but after going through the cable mess, I gave up. Returned all of them and bought Lian Li fans instead. It went down from 24 cables to 4, and 4 controller boxes to 1. I bet Corsair will eventually release fans that can daisy chain everything together. Not going to buy any fans from them until that happens.
What I went through to dial mine in and mind you I'm a noob and the software battle with gigabyte and icue pffff It's still buggy, Corsair memory sticks are solid, then when reboot they are back in order with the entire lighting program and so on and on bugs bugs bugs
Screw all this wiring, I need a system with one or two cables connecting multiple fans and not this cluster of wires dangling everywhere form the motherboard
Here are the parts I listed. Please note links listed here include affiliate links which may earn me a commission.
Corsair Commander Core XT:
Corsair - go.corsair.com/R51JYN
NewEgg - newegg.io/nc2eabee7a
Amazon UK - amzn.to/3wSMaVC
Amazon US - amzn.to/3Gta92f
Amazon FR - amzn.to/3lRD1HL
Amazon IT - amzn.to/3GvT2wv
Amazon DE - amzn.to/3wSNIyP
Amazon CA - amzn.to/39X2Qn7
USB Splitter:
Newegg - newegg.io/nccdeeec3a
Amazon US - amzn.to/3M0Ay8p
Amazon UK - amzn.to/3t1FGmn
Amazon FR - amzn.to/3M0AyoV
Amazon IT - amzn.to/3z4KCKX
Amazon DE - amzn.to/3NF8MzB
Amazon CA - amzn.to/3wUtxSr
Fan splitters:
Newegg - newegg.io/nccde07488
Amazon US - amzn.to/3lOCnhs
Amazon UK - amzn.to/3EmdrnP
Amazon FR - amzn.to/3YJQT8T
Amazon IT - amzn.to/3Z9tttv
Amazon DE - amzn.to/419pbUA
Amazon CA - amzn.to/3xDSNMe
Please don’t ever stop making these videos ! Your vids are so clear and so helpful it makes noobies like me building my first ever PC a hell of a lot less stressful , Thankyou !
Thanks! Glad I've been helpful :)
Can't watch this video without knowing full well there are better solns on the market. As always though your video is a pleasure to watch with the editing and production is top quality
Yeah there are easier options but hopefully this guide helps people 👍
Once again I'm here learning how to setup stuff the right way. Thank you a lot, definitely subscribing to learn more stuff from now on.
Awesome, thank you!
Thank you for such a detailed video on the lighting nodes. I just bought the 5000X RGB case for my new build.. I'm waiting on the iCUE H150i ELITE LCD XT. This video was very helpful. 12/25/2023 2233
Glad to help. Hope you enjoyed enough to subscribe 🦐
My first build had pre installed fans and I'm updating to a new case that has no fans. This saved me so much panicking and tears lol. Appreciate it!
Glad to help. Hope you appreciated enough time to subscribe 🦐
thank you a ton for explaining this. It really helped me understand how RGB works on PC builds
Glad to help. Hope you enjoyed enough to subscribe 🦐
This is the most clear and paced video, I loved it, just bought the RGB 4000D case and my fans RGB didn’t work, you solved it tho, thank you
Glad it helped! Hope you enjoyed enough to subscribe 🦐
Another great rundown! Thanks for all you do!
Thank you
Seriously enlightening video... so well presented and easy to understand. Thank you so much 😊
Thank you. Glad you found it useful. Hope you enjoyed enough to subscribe 🦐
@@TheProvokedPrawn Yes, I did!
thanks for the help so much i was able to fix my fan colour because of this 😊
Glad I could help!
Question, you use a fan splitter cable to plug 3 fans into 1 socket on the MB, what would happen if you used this cable to plug 3 fans into 1 socket of the commander module? would it just detect 1 single fan and provide the same settings to all 3?
I'm not sure if you can do that
Are these superior to the LL120 RGB fans? Cannot find a direct comparison and unclear what the differences are. Thanks to anyone who can point me the right way!
QX120 = 4 aRGB, AF120 = 8 aRGB, ML120 = 16 aRGB and QL120 = 34 aRGB lights on each fan.
What are you thoughts on these compared to the ML Elite fans? Great content as always!
+1
+2
Do this fans RGB only works with the corsair hub? can i use another rgb hub?
Only Corsair
yeah, i had the unpleasant experience of frying 3 fans trying to connect them to an aftermarket hub
Once again a very thorough explanation! Beginners heaven 👍
Can I connect the fan power to the motherboard and not connect the RGB cables? Will the fans work properly? I couldn't care less about RGB lighting and don't care to mess with proprietary software for RGB.
Can you change fan speed from the iCUE software if you connect the USB to the motherboard?
If you're using a commander, yes
@@TheProvokedPrawn thanks homie
6:05 - RGB cabling is so archaic, hopefully RGB builds in the future do not need this much cabling.
arctic has daisy chained connectors on their fans that plug directly into the 3 pin mobo header. avoids the need for extra boxes and even extra software.
This was very helpful, appreciate this a lot!
Glad it was helpful! Hope you enjoyed enough to subscribe 🦐
corsair in my eyes are lagging behind in the fan department... i know there mantra is "dont fix what isnt broken" but when manufacturers like lian li/seasonic have come up with there own daisy-chainable fans you would think corsair would have been the first to impliment somethin like the lian li/(new) seasonic fans
Agree....corsair should stop launching such backwards products
Havent had time to watch full video yet but could you list the hardware you use? I have the new h150i with the af fans on it, two 3 packs and one single fan, and also two commander core xts. Do I need anything else?
Most Excellent and very useful video - going to build mine shortly on to daisy chaining power from couple of spare Sata slots, unfortunately at moment got older board with only one System Fan - not enough juice to run my 6 fan setup.
Thank you very helpful!
My ML120's RGB bulbs are deteriorating fast, for example 1 of the 4 bulbs on a single fan is continuing to show the correct colour but the other 3 are sliding to the green side. What are some other better quality Corsair fans I should consider? Thanks.
Is the Corsair 5000D case still a good case in 2023?
yes
@@TheProvokedPrawn awesome I've been watching a lot of your videos and you use it a lot I like to like that you can put up to 13 fans into it 😁
Instead of using a commander core + corsair rgb hub, could I just use two commander cores for simplicity? For 9 total RGB fans so there's a couple less system fan headers that need to be used. 3 of these would be with a h150i elite lcd xt, which come with 3 AF120 fans. This would need 3 total USB connections right? Between the two cores + the AIO connection, assuming my case (h6 flow) doesn't need any additional for i.e front panel? So I'd need a USB hub since the mobo (gigabyte aorus elite ax) only has 2 USB 2.0 headers?
Yes, two commanders will work
for 10 fans in nzxt 9flow would it be better to get 2 commander cores or 2 commander xt's, or a commander xt with splitters. my old xt port 6 burnt out with using a splitter amd 7 fans. would love some feedback
Would you pick these or the ML120 RGB Elite's?
I have a Corsair hi150 elite and 4 Af120 fans, but I am confused about how to put the wires together. So, in total, 7 fans, but 3 of them are on the aio. Any help? Please
I’m doing my first pc build and have purchased the af120rgb elite fans . I was going to buy the commander core xt but Corsair help says the commander core and commander core xt doesn’t support af120rgb fans to use icue they have to go into motherboard. They’re also not listed as compatible on their website with core or xt. I’m confused as I’ve purchased the icue h150i elite capellix xt which comes with commander core and af120rgb elite fans.
Could you please clarify as I don’t want to buty more fans and xt if it doesn’t work .
Great channel I’ve based my build on your Corsair 5000d airflow build and bought that case .
They're wrong. If it's definitely AF120 RGB Elite fans then they will work with the Commander Core.
Faltou explicar como configurar o modo 0 RPM, que é a principal diferença dessas AF Elite, já que outras fans não tem esse modo.
If it's connected to the commander core, then you can do that via icue
Thanks for the info and making me spend $300+ on new fans and controller and Rad this morning! I am just telling my wife you made me do it. I need an out and your it bud! LOL. It all started with a new case and 4080 like 2 days ago $1500 right there. Now I got 9 new fans and a rad this morning $380 right there. And I have a new MB & CPU & RAM in my cart but havent pushed the buy button yet, another $1000 right there... All I wanted to do is play Starfield with a higher frame rate and now it's turning into a whole new PC! I gotta put down the internet...😒🤦♂
Don't provoke the wife.
@@TheProvokedPrawn I pushed the button. Didn't win a prize with her but, I did win a new PC! Muahahahah!
How was the sound and temp performances compared to the ML 120 Elites?
+1
I purchased a new Cyberpowepc a month ago. Took me a frustrating hour to realize that my RGB fans colors were not controlled by the gigabyte fusion software but by a button on the Phantek case which cycles through different colors. So as a complete novice I wondered about adding a few more fans but how do I get them to sync all together. I realized that none of the RGB headers of the motherboard had anything plugged into them which really confused me. How on earth are the fans lit up and controlled by a button the case. I don’t want to go digging in the cables since everything works great now, but in case I get brave I’d like to know how these are working without anything being plugged into the motherboard? And the new fans plug where?
It's hard to advise from afar. But if it's from a button on the case then it's either a controller or daisy chained fans connected to that button. What fans are they.
Hi so i used the commander core i think for 5 fans and everything operates fine with the icue. But im having an issue where i power on, the fans twitch but dont spin and they all turn red. The fans dont start spinning until i log into the windows account and the the lighting settings adjust when icue loads. Is that normal? Should i buy splitters like you used to mount it to the MB? Its such a small issue but it drives me crazy. Great vid btw!
Will I be able to make fan curves and control fan speeds in iCue if i plug my fans directly into the motherboard?
No but you can do that with your motherboard software then instead.
Hey man, quick question.
Does it have to be an Corsair iCUE COMMANDER CORE XT?? Its quite expensive.
I put my eyes on a ARGB & Fan hub from Thermalright, from your other video. That can connect up to 8 ARGB Fans into 1 hub is way cheaper.
I still want to utelize the iCue function, would it be possible with that?
Corsair fans don't use 5v RGB connectors I'm afraid. So you need a Corsair controller.
@@TheProvokedPrawn Cheers for the fast answere!!
Well.. gonna stick to your recommendation on Montech ARGB into Thermalright 8x ARGB FAN HUB. Any way I can support you with my purchase? (PromotionCode e.g.)
@@DamonYuno-rg5wo there's usually links in the description of the videos that earn me a commission at no extra cost to you 👍🏼
Thank you for this video! What do you think of the AF fans vs the ML fans?
i have an aorus x570 xtreme mobo that comes with a 10 fan hub, will i be able to use that with corsair icue fans and the icue software controller program? or do i literally need a corsair fan hub to use icue??
If you want to use iCUE, you have to use a Corsair controller unless you're using an MSI or Asus motherboard as iCUE can interface with the RGB headers on those.
hi, as i buy 5000d airflow, rgb, it comes withthe icue command , and with capalix comes woth commqnder core, i should be fine with that to set up all fans for the case with 4080 and 1000w psu , qoupd appriciate a reply, you are my go to dude with this stuff
the node comes with the case ,
ruclips.net/video/w-_g7inHcX4/видео.html
I have 9 in one system and it's the biggest pain I've ever had to do. Get Lian LI fans you'll thank me
ya i threw my corsair fans in the bin ,got lian li v2's couldn't be happier
what is so painful with them?
@@musicbyfaintyou probably found out why already but its the cable management and hubs needed to connect everything. Plus issues with icue detecting each device. Finished my build today with 10 fans and it was the most stressful part by far
@@Keyosu Thanks for replying though :) I got the lian li fans and im really satisfied :D
@@KeyosuGood to know, appreciate it
My AR 120 fans are not able to change colors I have the lighting node core and everything but it won’t work when I try to change it in ICUE can I pls get some help
do u need the commander kit to change the rgb?
You can use the nodes but the Commander makes it easier.
Is it possible to turn off the led's ?
Will these fans work with my motherboard only has jrgb headers on the motherboard no argb
Use the controllers and you'll be fine
Will the RGB DDR5 RAM also be in that software?
everything corsair will be in there... sadly they dont work with any other company to implement them on icue too... so ONLY corsair stuff works there
Please help! What fans use short cable in and out to each fan then single cable out .. can't think of fans.. help
Lian Li
Hey, how do i figure out how many fans my motherboard can handle?`I cant find anything in the manual
the manual should say how many amps a fan header is, typically 1 unless it says 2 like some high end boards have. when you look at fans you can see their amperage, such as .2 or .3 amps. so if you have .2 amp fans thats 5 per header(1 amp), and if you have .3 that would be 3 fans as that would be .9 amps.
I need help the rgb on my corsair 120 rgb elite doesn’t light up do I plug in the rgb hub cable into the rgb header on my mother board I’m using a B650-A ROG Strix Gaming WiFi AMD AM5 ATX Motherboard
The RGB hub plugs into usb not RGB
Отличный гайд! Спасибо.
So sata cable from hub to psu not included?
You should have that with your power supply
Thx bro u save my life
Happy to help
I have a problem with my 3 pack af120 fans where all 3 work fan wise, but the rgb on one doesnt work. They’re all connected to the corsair rgb splitter and still nothing. On the very first day they all worked but the next day no rgb.
Wouldn’t it be easier to buy two commander core xts and daisy chain them together?
Yes. If you can afford it. I assume people don't want to spend lots of money 🤣🦐
i dont really get it maybe my english is to bad. So if i buy a single fan i cant connect it to the hub or can i?
can you daisy chain them?
so if you only have one fan it wont light up?
thank you
You're welcome!
Is there a video out there with the same fans but over fan curves? I recently installed all AF120 fans in my setup,and I’m having trouble with the fan curve
At one point I bought 12 Corsair fans but after going through the cable mess, I gave up. Returned all of them and bought Lian Li fans instead. It went down from 24 cables to 4, and 4 controller boxes to 1.
I bet Corsair will eventually release fans that can daisy chain everything together. Not going to buy any fans from them until that happens.
And that will be a glorious day for sure.
Works for other RGB fan as well? Not a big fans of Corsair fans myself. Prefer Arctic fans.
Not without an adapter that can convert standard ARGB to the connector Corsair uses on their controllers.
What I went through to dial mine in and mind you I'm a noob and the software battle with gigabyte and icue pffff
It's still buggy, Corsair memory sticks are solid, then when reboot they are back in order with the entire lighting program and so on and on bugs bugs bugs
I'm getting no lighting, what do I do? :(
Setting up these fans was twice as difficult for me as building a PC for the first time.
Hopefully this video helped
did you voice act for a game called autopsy simulator?
No but that's hilarious
Bro ur content is so good but whenever i need something specific u always add something extra that doesn’t t come with what the video is titled to be
The links for extra things that'll help are in the description though, I'm not trying to make your life more difficult.
The amount of cables is making me suicidal. At this point just buy lian li fans lmao
The reason why the AF120’s didn’t work with the Commander Core is because Corsair says they aren’t compatible.
blue label
wtf happened to that radiator
Screw all this wiring, I need a system with one or two cables connecting multiple fans and not this cluster of wires dangling everywhere form the motherboard
ruclips.net/video/brWz3ADfAiA/видео.html
even after all this im still only like 80% sure i will manage hah,
W
Oh F*%k that 💩. I’d rather spend money on a couple of Commander XT cores than wasting time & energy managing cables.
Great video explaining the nitty-gritty of the Corsair products. #OnlyFans
hi, if i leave the normal capalix fans which are ml120's i believe it wont be a problem if they mix with af120?