Great mess with NZXT Smart Device, NZXT strips and other brand fans

[Reinholds]

Hi community,

 I never though that my first post will be about RGB

 Anyhow I'm pretty frustrated with the setup of H510i and their Smart Device V2.

 Here is my setup:

  MSI X470 Gaming Plus

  NZXT H510i with included Smart Device V2 and two LED Strips.

  DeepCool RF120 RGB fans

 

 Current setup is having the DeepCool fans connected to X470 Gaming Plus JRGB header as it's the "analog" +12V setup, and the NXZT stuff is connected to NZXT Smart Device V2. The MSI Mystic software sux major balls with it's 7 color.

 The NZXT CAM software RGB options are so much better, custom HEX etc, but its addressable <proprietary?> +5V setup does not work with the fans even tho they both have 4 pin connectors that matches up.

 

 So I have following questions:

  1. I understand that non-addressable RGB fans will always have just one color of all the 8 LEDs in them, but is there ANY possible way to connect them up have them controlled by CAM? DIY works for me.

  2. I want to have one solution for handling RGB, is there any hub/controller that controls both 12V and 5V RGBs in one unit?

 

Thank you for info!

  Rei

[Reinholds]

Please move this to Modding. Sorry for spam in wrong category, somehow I messed it up.

[TVwazhere]

13 minutes ago, Reinholds said:

Please move this to Modding. Sorry for spam in wrong category, somehow I messed it up.

Done.

 

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[Reinholds]

4 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

Done.

 

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Thank you, noted!

[thrasher_565]

3 hours ago, Reinholds said:

Hi community,

 I never though that my first post will be about RGB

 Anyhow I'm pretty frustrated with the setup of H510i and their Smart Device V2.

 Here is my setup:

  MSI X470 Gaming Plus

  NZXT H510i with included Smart Device V2 and two LED Strips.

  DeepCool RF120 RGB fans

 

 Current setup is having the DeepCool fans connected to X470 Gaming Plus JRGB header as it's the "analog" +12V setup, and the NXZT stuff is connected to NZXT Smart Device V2. The MSI Mystic software sux major balls with it's 7 color.

 The NZXT CAM software RGB options are so much better, custom HEX etc, but its addressable <proprietary?> +5V setup does not work with the fans even tho they both have 4 pin connectors that matches up.

 

 So I have following questions:

  1. I understand that non-addressable RGB fans will always have just one color of all the 8 LEDs in them, but is there ANY possible way to connect them up have them controlled by CAM? DIY works for me.

  2. I want to have one solution for handling RGB, is there any hub/controller that controls both 12V and 5V RGBs in one unit?

 

Thank you for info!

  Rei

you cant go form argb controller to rgb device.

you can go from rgb controller to argb device with 2 jank convertors that may or may not work.

also nzxt has a diffrent setup to there 4pin argb port and adding non nzxt argb devices will require soldering and a resister. still doable thow.

Edited September 1, 2020 by thrasher_565

[Reinholds]

1 hour ago, thrasher_565 said:

you cant go form argb controller to rgb device.

you can go from rgb controller to argb device with 2 jank convertors that may or may not work.

also nzxt has a diffrent setup to there 4pin argb port and adding non nzxt argb devices will require soldering and a resister. still doable thow.

Thanks thrasher_565,
 I think the most realistic way is to get an 12V-rgb controller for the fans and leave the NZXT Smart Device to control all the A-RGB stuff.

 I had a hope in back of my mind that the conversion is possible but thanks for your definite answer to settle it for me

[thrasher_565]

58 minutes ago, Reinholds said:

Thanks thrasher_565,
 I think the most realistic way is to get an 12V-rgb controller for the fans and leave the NZXT Smart Device to control all the A-RGB stuff.

 I had a hope in back of my mind that the conversion is possible but thanks for your definite answer to settle it for me

np