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5 minutes ago, mfbb said:

 

I have these fans that came with my new case

 

And I have two of these RGB lighting kits

 

The power connectors for the strips and the fans look the same, and they are both 12 volt from what I can see, but I feel like connecting the fans to the power brick might blow something out. Is this likely to happen or am I good to go?

Most of the strips PSUs have a rating for max strip length. If your under that get a y splitter and attach the fans 

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26 minutes ago, Metallus97 said:

Most of the strips PSUs have a rating for max strip length. If your under that get a y splitter and attach the fans 

Connecting these won't blow out my fans will it?

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7 minutes ago, mfbb said:

Connecting these won't blow out my fans will it?

No you're good

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Just now, DoctorNick said:

No you're good

So the voltages are compatible? The only thing is i wont be able to control the color of the fans 

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4 minutes ago, mfbb said:

So the voltages are compatible? The only thing is i wont be able to control the color of the fans 

Both are 12v. But I would get a controller instead.

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GPU: Red Devil RX 7900XT | Sound: Odac + Fiio E09K | Case: Fractal Design R6 TG Blackout |Storage: MP510 960gb and 860 Evo 500gb | Cooling: CPU: Noctua NH-D15 with one fan

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3 hours ago, DoctorNick said:

Both are 12v. But I would get a controller instead.

Thanks it worked! I can actually change the colors but I only want white light anyway. Though, the color temperature is a bit off from the white i want.. oh well good enough 

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