Best aRGB Controller options?

[fillasophy]

I ordered a Coolermaster Masterfan MF120 Halo, and it got lost in the mail.  So I got a refund and reordered the fan, only to have BOTH arrive on the same day a while later.  So I now have 2 of these aRGB fans, with one currently installed in the rear of my rig.  I'm also using the ID-COOLING SE-234-ARGB CPU cooler and an ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus (Wifi) mobo.

 

I'm trying to give a Portal theme to the case, and now that I have 2 of these I think it'd be cool to have one in the back and one in the front, with one each blue and orange with some added lighting effects (maybe have a white/brighter led spiral through the primary color).  Thing is, there's only one aRGB header on my mobo, so I'd have to daisy chain them and wouldn't be able to customize the color.  One workaround I'd thought of was to make a spinning ring of half blue/half orange, and just rotate one so it shows orange while the other shows blue, but even if I could get that working I'm concerned that I'd overload the 3 amp limit on the header if I added the 2nd fan in, as the header is currently accommodating the cpu cooler (which doesn't have a stated argb amp load in ID-COOLING's materials...) and the 1st fan.  To be honest, I'm a little worried it's already at or over load...

 

So basically what are my options for a controller, or is there some simple way (like a converter, though I guess that's kinda what a controller is on some level?) to use the 2 12V RGB headers that won't burn out the aRGB fans?  I like the physical design of the HALOs, so treating them like RGB fans wouldn't be bad if it were possible.  I'm a bit confused, but it also sounds like at least some of the controllers should integrate with my mobo's Aura Sync, but I'm not sure if I can customize each fan if I do that...  Also, budget is a bit of a factor, as this is purely for aesthetics, so I'd hope to find something on the cheaper end that's still quality...

 

And for a bonus opinion question... is it just me, or for customization does ASUS Aura Sync kinda...suck?  Maybe I'm just not aware of how to get it to do what I want, but it seems like anything outside of the limited presets is rough to use...

[ImAlsoRan]

33 minutes ago, fillasophy said:

I ordered a Coolermaster Masterfan MF120 Halo, and it got lost in the mail.  So I got a refund and reordered the fan, only to have BOTH arrive on the same day a while later.  So I now have 2 of these aRGB fans, with one currently installed in the rear of my rig.  I'm also using the ID-COOLING SE-234-ARGB CPU cooler and an ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus (Wifi) mobo.

 

I'm trying to give a Portal theme to the case, and now that I have 2 of these I think it'd be cool to have one in the back and one in the front, with one each blue and orange with some added lighting effects (maybe have a white/brighter led spiral through the primary color).  Thing is, there's only one aRGB header on my mobo, so I'd have to daisy chain them and wouldn't be able to customize the color.  One workaround I'd thought of was to make a spinning ring of half blue/half orange, and just rotate one so it shows orange while the other shows blue, but even if I could get that working I'm concerned that I'd overload the 3 amp limit on the header if I added the 2nd fan in, as the header is currently accommodating the cpu cooler (which doesn't have a stated argb amp load in ID-COOLING's materials...) and the 1st fan.  To be honest, I'm a little worried it's already at or over load...

 

So basically what are my options for a controller, or is there some simple way (like a converter, though I guess that's kinda what a controller is on some level?) to use the 2 12V RGB headers that won't burn out the aRGB fans?  I like the physical design of the HALOs, so treating them like RGB fans wouldn't be bad if it were possible.  I'm a bit confused, but it also sounds like at least some of the controllers should integrate with my mobo's Aura Sync, but I'm not sure if I can customize each fan if I do that...  Also, budget is a bit of a factor, as this is purely for aesthetics, so I'd hope to find something on the cheaper end that's still quality...

 

And for a bonus opinion question... is it just me, or for customization does ASUS Aura Sync kinda...suck?  Maybe I'm just not aware of how to get it to do what I want, but it seems like anything outside of the limited presets is rough to use...

I've found Corsair's Commander to be the best, but Thermaltake's RGB software looks promising. I'm actually in touch with the Gigabyte devs for RGB Fusion and am currently working on a redesign. It's gonna be good.

[fillasophy]

4 hours ago, ImAlsoRan said:

I've found Corsair's Commander to be the best, but Thermaltake's RGB software looks promising. I'm actually in touch with the Gigabyte devs for RGB Fusion and am currently working on a redesign. It's gonna be good.

Cool!  But considering I'm in an ASUS/Coolermaster environment, what controller hardware (and I suppose software) would be most appropriate for my needs?

[ImAlsoRan]

5 hours ago, fillasophy said:

Cool!  But considering I'm in an ASUS/Coolermaster environment, what controller hardware (and I suppose software) would be most appropriate for my needs?

You might want to chat with Solarity about that (I'd link his Discord server but I don't that doing so would be allowed on the forum), he can help you adapt Cooler Master RGB to a Corsair Commander Pro. Since ASUS Motherboards work with iCUE out of the box, you can try using iCUE to control a Digital RGB header on your motherboard.

[fillasophy]

25 minutes ago, ImAlsoRan said:

You might want to chat with Solarity about that (I'd link his Discord server but I don't that doing so would be allowed on the forum), he can help you adapt Cooler Master RGB to a Corsair Commander Pro. Since ASUS Motherboards work with iCUE out of the box, you can try using iCUE to control a Digital RGB header on your motherboard.

Yea, looks like the Commander Pro is about $75, and that's waaaaaaay out of the price range I was going to consider.  Even $40 would still feel steep...  Thanks for the idea though.