Require help with RGB setup.

[Asad Javeed]

Question:
Planning on using ASUS Tuf X-570 Plus WiFi motherboard in a ryzen 5 3600x build.
There are going to be 6 corsair ML120 fans, 1 ML140 fan, corsair 360mm AIO, 2 corsair LED strips, and RGB connection from the Sapphire Nitro+ 5700XT to the motherboard.

Would I have space for all this? (talking about how would I connect it all to the motherboard...would I have enough connectors?)
Or should I get the Commander Pro to manage the Corsair stuff?

 

 

I need help with how all the RGB will go together? 

[homeap5]

30 minutes ago, Asad Javeed said:

I need help with how all the RGB will go together? 

6 x 120 fans, 1 x 140 fan, 360mm AIO, GPU fan... How it will go together? Loud, very loud. But don't worry, your helicopter will be very nice.

 

[tzaitam]

The Corsair stuff doesn't use the same RGB-connectors as the ones you have on the motherboard so you'll need some kind of Corsair controller, you might get away with lightning node pros but with the amount of devices you want to use a Commander Pro is probably the best option. There are some third party software solutions you can try to manage all the RGB-stuff from one place but my experience is that they don't work that well and you'll probably end up controlling the Corsair stuff from iCue and the rest from the motherboards software.

 

And no, the system will not be loud, I have 9 ML120 in my system and it is quiet but you are probably well aware of that already considering you are getting the MLs.

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1 hour ago, homeap5 said:

6 x 120 fans, 1 x 140 fan, 360mm AIO, GPU fan... How it will go together? Loud, very loud. But don't worry, your helicopter will be very nice.

 

As long as they are not running at 100% then it won't be anywhere near as loud as you are suggesting. If the Corsair fans are not PWM then you can set a fan curve. The Sapphire Nitro isn't a loud gpu, and it has zero rpm when not under load i.e Desktop browsing.

[Asad Javeed]

Thanks all of you who replied. 

2 hours ago, homeap5 said:

6 x 120 fans, 1 x 140 fan, 360mm AIO, GPU fan... How it will go together? Loud, very loud. But don't worry, your helicopter will be very nice.

 

I don't think everything will be loud...because this all, if used properly, also means that cooling is better so fans won't be running at higher rpms all the time. Thanks for the concern though! 

 

2 hours ago, tzaitam said:

The Corsair stuff doesn't use the same RGB-connectors as the ones you have on the motherboard so you'll need some kind of Corsair controller, you might get away with lightning node pros but with the amount of devices you want to use a Commander Pro is probably the best option. There are some third party software solutions you can try to manage all the RGB-stuff from one place but my experience is that they don't work that well and you'll probably end up controlling the Corsair stuff from iCue and the rest from the motherboards software.

 

And no, the system will not be loud, I have 9 ML120 in my system and it is quiet but you are probably well aware of that already considering you are getting the MLs.

OH I do plan on using the iCue, I meant would it be easier managing the cabling and connecting to the motherboard using the Commander? If I use the Node, I will have 2, so would I have enough headers on the mother board for everything? If I use the commander pro, I know it will require one header for itself and all the fans and the strips can go there, and I will need a header for the AIO and the GPU apart from the commander. But if don't get the commander, would I still be able to fit everything? 

Also I know about the MLs.... They are nice fans which is why I am dishing out the extra bucks. 

42 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

As long as they are not running at 100% then it won't be anywhere near as loud as you are suggesting. If the Corsair fans are not PWM then you can set a fan curve. The Sapphire Nitro isn't a loud gpu, and it has zero rpm when not under load i.e Desktop browsing.

I know, that's why each of these components was chosen. 

[homeap5]

6+ fans will make noise, even on 30%. Maybe not a big noise, but it will not be dead silent configuration. And nobody really needs that many fans, but I assume it's not for better cooling, but for more leds/rgb, so - whatever makes you happy.

 

I remember times when I hear great silence after I turn off my PC. That was years ago. Now I prefer PC that I can hear only when I playing games. Half dead fly should be louder than PC.

 

[Guest]

24 minutes ago, homeap5 said:

6+ fans will make noise, even on 30%. Maybe not a big noise, but it will not be dead silent configuration. And nobody really needs that many fans, but I assume it's not for better cooling, but for more leds/rgb, so - whatever makes you happy.

 

I remember times when I hear great silence after I turn off my PC. That was years ago. Now I prefer PC that I can hear only when I playing games. Half dead fly should be louder than PC.

 

Just because something makes a noise it doesn't mean it will be loud. Those fans at 30% will not be noisy at all.

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/corsair-ml120-pro-rgb/5.html

[homeap5]

39 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

Just because something makes a noise it doesn't mean it will be loud. Those fans at 30% will not be noisy at all.

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/corsair-ml120-pro-rgb/5.html

You know, I build few PC with lot of fans (that was customer request) and even with Corsair or BeQuiet it was noticeable. For some, like me, it was too loud. For others that was "very silent, I don't hear any noise". So maybe it's just me who fighting every unnecessary noise. You may be happy.

[Asad Javeed]

1 hour ago, homeap5 said:

You know, I build few PC with lot of fans (that was customer request) and even with Corsair or BeQuiet it was noticeable. For some, like me, it was too loud. For others that was "very silent, I don't hear any noise". So maybe it's just me who fighting every unnecessary noise. You may be happy.

I usually have two types of tasks I perform. 

Simple browsing and setting college files etc? Reading research articles and all of those menial tasks... The fans shouldn't even have to ramp up for that... 

The other tasks I perform are gaming and sometimes graphic work or editing videos and transferring files... At those times I have my headphones on. 

 

Noise won't be as much an issue

[thosebones]

You could just use the commander  pro to control the pwm fans(6) the AIO will control the fans for it the AIO can plug into the usb connection on the pro the 2 lighting plugs on the commander pro (1) can run up to 6 Corsair light strips the other can plug in the fan hub to run lighting on 6 fans ,you would require another lighting node and fan hub for another fan to control lighting or get a Corsair light spliter from a 3rd party and control 7 ml pro fans tho 2 of them will be same lighting, I have 9 ml 120 fans in my rig as well as 6 QL fans 2 80 mm fans lighted ram, AIO and 6 strips but I had to use an internal usb hub for all to plug in,just remember each hub node or commander you use will have a sata power plug to be plugged in as well

[Asad Javeed]

15 hours ago, thosebones said:

You could just use the commander  pro to control the pwm fans(6) the AIO will control the fans for it the AIO can plug into the usb connection on the pro the 2 lighting plugs on the commander pro (1) can run up to 6 Corsair light strips the other can plug in the fan hub to run lighting on 6 fans ,you would require another lighting node and fan hub for another fan to control lighting or get a Corsair light spliter from a 3rd party and control 7 ml pro fans tho 2 of them will be same lighting, I have 9 ml 120 fans in my rig as well as 6 QL fans 2 80 mm fans lighted ram, AIO and 6 strips but I had to use an internal usb hub for all to plug in,just remember each hub node or commander you use will have a sata power plug to be plugged in as well

Thank you for replying! 

My current plan is this:

3 ML120s will replace the stock MLs of the AIO radiator and I will use the 3 PWM connectors of the AIO for these 3. These 3 will be intake as radiator is at the front. And the AIO will be plugged into one of the USB headers of the Commander itself. 

The 3 ML120s on the top and the 1 ML140 in the back are exhaust and I will use the Commander pro for their PWM control... So leaves me with 2 extra PWM spaces in the FAN part of the commander. 

 

The RGB is somewhat confusing. 

I know I can hook 6 RGB connectors for 6 fans to a single fan hub and connect that fan hub to one of the LED portions of the commander. And the 2 strips will go to the other LED portion. 

But these 6 fans will be the ML120s, the 3 of the AIO and the 3 on top. 

Where do I put the ML140 RGB into? 

 

The motherboard will take the commander pro USB connection and an RGB connection from the GPU. The AIO USB part will be with the Commander so no issues there. I will have a USB port empty but dunno about the RGB headers... 

[thosebones]

Just really need to worry about the 7th fan with only 4 LEDs in the ml's you could split one of the fan led plugs to two fans for lighting or LNP and another fan hub what seems time too much for just 1 fan could buy this instead would not be too much draw on power Gordan hub 

[Asad Javeed]

On 3/19/2020 at 11:20 PM, thosebones said:

Just really need to worry about the 7th fan with only 4 LEDs in the ml's you could split one of the fan led plugs to two fans for lighting or LNP and another fan hub what seems time too much for just 1 fan could buy this instead would not be too much draw on power Gordan hub 

That seems like the best idea to me as well.... Either do this or get 2 ml140s for the top instead of 3 ml120s.