Rgb first time

jon76

jon76

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Hi, I just upgraded my case to the corsair airflow 3000d rgb.

When I went to connect the rgb cable to the rgb header on my board, I noticed that the header on the mobo has 4 pins, but the rgb connect only has three holes, trying to plug it in looks like it would bend one of the pins. Do I need an adapter for this. Also it has 3 intake fans at front, and an exhaust at the back. But I have a 3 way splitter, so currently left one of the front fans disconnected. I was also considering an exhaust at the top. What is the best budget way to achieve this, thanks in advance
 
Yeah you'll need a controller for those ARGB fans. They're not compatible to the 4 pin 12V RGB headers on your motherboard.

If you want to stay on the corsair eco system, you would probably need to pick up their Commander Duo controller to control the RGB's correctly. It pulls power from a SATA power cable, and you need to connect it to an available USB 2.0 header for signal.
 
Intel_man said:
Yeah you'll need a controller for those ARGB fans. They're not compatible to the 4 pin 12V RGB headers on your motherboard.

If you want to stay on the corsair eco system, you would probably need to pick up their Commander Duo controller to control the RGB's correctly. It pulls power from a SATA power cable, and you need to connect it to an available USB 2.0 header for signal.
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Cheers, is it important that I stick with corsair for the controller, and also is it more complicated? With this one, they've plugged all the rgb fans in to one connector already making it easier. Would I need to connect them separately to the controller? Also, I'm probably only going to have the front 3 fans as rgb. Would this have any bearing as to whether I should stick with the corsair controller? Thanks for the help
 
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