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is there a dimmer light i can use without a dimmer or a diffuser? Failing that, do you know if i can plug a single 4pin RGB LED directly into the 4pin cable that attaches to the RGB header?

I have an MSI B450M Mortar Titanium

So, SMD 5050 LEDs are significantly bigger and brighter at 12-15 lumens than SMD 3528 which are a 5-6 lumens, according to: So I was going to follow their advice and get a roll of SMD 3528 LEDs from and solder a 4 pin connector to it. Do you know if a 5v LED strip work on a 12v header?

I have 12v 4-pin RGB headers on my motherboard, so I got this strip from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07YJLXTN4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 But the light is so bright, it lights up the room. I only wanted it to glow over my parts to add a bit of color, and I can't seem to dim it with software. It was also one of the shortest I could find on Amazon at 30cm, when I only really need <20cm. Could you recommend some lighting for just a subtle glow?

No worries, thanks for trying bro

Here is a screenshot of my Mystic Light (attached) I'm not using the Prism Wraith anymore, but when I was, there was an icon for it next to the MB icon, with the option to sync them together. I do have the RGB strip connected, but nothing shows here

The Prism Wraith does connect to the mb in several ways - all the usual ways (please dont make me explain, you should know how a cooler connects to a mb) as well as connecting to the motherboards RGB header, *AND* the motherboards USB header (both of these headers are part of the motherboard) The LED strip uses a separate RGB header (which is part of the motherboard. The same motherboard but a different RGB header. Yes there are 2 RGB headers on this mb, try to keep up) The LED strip display the same color as eachother. I can control the mb lighting using Mystic Light software, which also effects the LED strip in exactly the same way - it uses the same color and pattern that I set for the mb using Mystic Light software. The Prism Wraith has its own color and pattern, which I can set using the same Mystic Light program, but separately from the mb lighting (the Prism Wraith can display one color, and the mb displays another color). It must therefore be possible to be able to separately control the colors of individual components. I want to know how. None of my components share an RGB header or USB header. If you are thrasher_565, please read this just one more time to actually understand before responding

The MB has 2 RGB headers. Either one i plug the RGB strip into still gives the same color as the MB lights. The Prism Wraith plugs into one RGB header and one USB header. I can control that with Mystic Light software. I'm starting to doubt it, but my question is - is there any way to set my RGB strip to be a different color to the MB LEDs? Ideally, I would like to be able to control it using Mystic Light software, but any alternative would be appreciated. No offence to him, but can anyone other than thrasher_565 try answering? He clearly doesn't understand the situation and I'm getting of tired of explaining simple things like the hardware and software, and which headers connect to which components. Thanks.

The strip light is connected to the motherboard. That's the hardware. (I also had a Prism Wraith which is also hardware). I am running Mystic Light (software) to control the color of the lighting. Using the software (Mystic Light) I can control the LED colors. When I had the Prism Wraith, I could (using Mystic Light software) can control the motherboard LEDs and Prism Wraith LEDs separately (two different colors and lighting patterns). Currently, the LED strip is the same color as the motherboard LED color (I cant control them separately). Is there a way to control the LED strip separately, similar the the Prism Wraith I just mentioned? I'm thinking of something that might (but not necessarily) connect to the USB header, like that Prism Wraith I keep mentioning. I hope that is a bit clearer.

I want my light strip to be a different color to the motherboard lighting (I have an MSI B450M Titanium with a 4 pin (5050?) RGB strip light). At the moment the strip light connects directly to the motherboard RGB1 header, but I want to know if there's a an extender that also connects to the motherboard JUSB1 header to allow me to control it separately using Mystic Light. (For example, the Prism Wraith connects to both the RGB header and USB header to allow me to set its own light color). Does something like this exist? If it was 20cm and white, that would be perfect for my build