Where on earth do I get a Corsair RGB LED fan hub controller?

[Joey-Joe-Joe]

So, might be a stupid question, but where do I get a Corsair RGB LED controller? Corsair couldn't have made hooking up their LED fans and strips any more confusing. Commander Pro, Node Pro, RGB LED controller! Jesus, could you require more parts and make it more confusing and convoluted? I love all of the proprietary garbage so they can milk people. That said, I was just about to order a two pack of their 140mm LL series fans which say it includes a Node Pro. I'm also ordering a single 120mm LL series fan. So along with the Node Pro, I will also need their LED controller to control the lighting on all three of the fans? Corsair has it on their site for $9.99 but says not available for 2-4 weeks. And the only sellers on Amazon want $60. Or does the Commander Pro include the RGB LED controller with it if I buy that, instead? Documentation on Corsair's site is so unclear, Amazon answers section is filled with hundreds of conflicting answers and info. I've never had a more confusing time ordering fans. Or are there any kits of LL series fans that include a Node Pro and LED hub? God bless, LTT

 

 

[minibois]

Doesn't a two pack of LL140's come included with the RGB controller?
Anyways, yea, you would need the LED controller in all different sort of setups:

https://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=173880

 

You connect your fan LED cables to the LED controller, the controller to the Lighting Node Pro and you also connect your fans to your motherboard to actually make them spin.

Alternatively, the Command Pro can take the place of the Lighting Node Pro and fan power. But still then you need the LED controller, as the Commander Pro (just like the Node Pro) only has 2 LED channels.

[ddennis002]

1 minute ago, minibois said:

Doesn't a two pack of LL140's come included with the RGB controller?

Yes the packs include the rgb controller

[Joey-Joe-Joe]

Here's my confusion, when you go to Corsair's own website and read the Node Pro manual, it says this right in the manual. "HD RGB hub, sold separately" Some people act like the Node Pro comes with the LED Hub, others have said no. And Corsair's own manual makes it seem like it's not included. With that said, I can't imagine why anyone would buy a pack of multiple fans and not want the LED Hub, so I don't know why it wouldn't be included. Still, so unclear, though.

[Joey-Joe-Joe]

OK, so then in that Corsair FAQ it says this -

 

12. ML and LL multipack kits come with both the RGB Fan LED Hub & a Lighting Node Pro.

 

It might be nice if when you look at their products, they make that more clear and you don't have to go digging into a FAQ. My confusion comes from the fact that their products say multi fan packs include the Node Pro, but then in the Node manual it says RGB Hub sold separately. LOL! Either way, looks like that settles it. Thanks, minibois and ddenis.
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[ddennis002]

It states right in the list of thats of package contents it contains one.

 

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Fans/ml-config/p/CO-9050074-WW#tab-package-contents

[ddennis002]

2 hours ago, Joey-Joe-Joe said:

Here's my confusion, when you go to Corsair's own website and read the Node Pro manual, it says this right in the manual. "HD RGB hub, sold separately" Some people act like the Node Pro comes with the LED Hub, others have said no. And Corsair's own manual makes it seem like it's not included. With that said, I can't imagine why anyone would buy a pack of multiple fans and not want the LED Hub, so I don't know why it wouldn't be included. Still, so unclear, though.

You can buy the node pro separate from other components because that is how you daisy chain multiple RGB channels together. Im not sure where the confusion is here. So stating that it is Optional and sold separately is correct because if your just buying a Node Pro most likely you already have everything else.

[Joey-Joe-Joe]

^ Yeah, I see that now on the product page for the two pack of fans. I hadn't originally checked on Corsair's specific product page when I first posted, I had only checked on the Node Pro page on their site. Every other site I was shopping the two pack of fans for didn't mention the hub. And since Corsair offers the Node, commander and the hub and doesn't use typical RGB headers, everything was kind of confusing.

[ddennis002]

9 minutes ago, Joey-Joe-Joe said:

^ Yeah, I see that now on the product page for the two pack of fans. I hadn't originally checked on Corsair's specific product page when I first posted, I had only checked on the Node Pro page on their site. Every other site I was shopping the two pack of fans for didn't mention the hub. And since Corsair offers the Node, commander and the hub and doesn't use typical RGB headers, everything was kind of confusing.

Newegg shows it comes with it in the specs, but its all good, it is confusing when you don't have it in hand.

I have a Corsair 500D RGB with 6 LL120 and I bought 4 Corsair RGB strips from newegg without the Node Pro and I have Corsair RGB Ram and Mouse and Keyboard, all my RGB in one software. I ended up disabling the onboard RGB it was only on a couple of spots and as you can see from my profile pic its over kill. 

[Joey-Joe-Joe]

NewEgg was one place I hadn't checked, of course. I typically head down to my local Micro Center and while their stores are incredible and very helpful, their website leaves a lot to be desired. And Amazon is filled with conflicting comments by people who don't know what they're talking about or answer questions with trolling. I'm gonna just use the three fans. Adding strips with those bright-ass fans might be overkill on brightness. I have like, 5 fan headers on my motherboard to control fan curve in my bios so I just really wanted to be clear on the RGB control aspects. Thanks!

 

EDIT: Just checked Micro Center's website and the two pack does show the RGB hub. Not sure wtf I was looking at when I checked yesterday. LOL! Ah well.

[ddennis002]

12 minutes ago, Joey-Joe-Joe said:

NewEgg was one place I hadn't checked, of course. I typically head down to my local Micro Center and while their stores are incredible and very helpful, their website leaves a lot to be desired. And Amazon is filled with conflicting comments by people who don't know what they're talking about or answer questions with trolling. I'm gonna just use the three fans. Adding strips with those bright-ass fans might be overkill on brightness. I have like, 5 fan headers on my motherboard to control fan curve in my bios so I just really wanted to be clear on the RGB control aspects. Thanks!

 

EDIT: Just checked Micro Center's website and the two pack does show the RGB hub. Not sure wtf I was looking at when I checked yesterday. LOL! Ah well.

In iCue you can control the brightness I have mine cranked on all my devices but you can go from full down to off on the brightness. Also the custom lighting you can get up is amazing, right now I have a custom lighting setup that does christmas theme, with top row keyboard light alternating red and green as christmas lights, and the rest of the keys are a blue with a white rain effect to simulate now falling on the keyboard.

[Joey-Joe-Joe]

^ That Christmas idea is ridiculous! I'm all in! LOL!