EKWB AIO

[Razorlob]

Is there a way to make these fans leds light up with the water block without buying EK's expensive controller? My mother board has only one d-rgb header and I am using it for the pump lighting. Motherboard: https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/ROG-STRIX-B460-I-GAMING/    Thank you

 

[Bombastinator]

My understanding of the way manufactures are running proprietary rgb at the moment is “not if the manufacturer can help it and if you do find one they’ll ‘fix’ it”

[Razorlob]

3 hours ago, Bombastinator said:

My understanding of the way manufactures are running proprietary rgb at the moment is “not if the manufacturer can help it and if you do find one they’ll ‘fix’ it”

What do you mean by that? If somebody makes an item that will work with proprietary rgb they will make it not work and make it only work with their hub?

[For Science!]

2 hours ago, Razorlob said:

What do you mean by that? If somebody makes an item that will work with proprietary rgb they will make it not work and make it only work with their hub?

He's just being cynical with no real basis. The EK-AIO is in fact compatible with 5 V addressable RGB headers from Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, and Asrock. For example, if you don't mind it being the same as your other LED strip, you could just use a cheap splitter:

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-d-rgb-6-way-splitter-cable

 

 

Some cheaper controllers that should work too:

https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/coolers/rgb-accessories/argb-led-controller/

 

Anything that is 5V a(or d)RGB and is Asus Aura, MSI Mystic Light, Gigabyte Fusion comptaible is fine

[Bombastinator]

2 hours ago, Razorlob said:

What do you mean by that? If somebody makes an item that will work with proprietary rgb they will make it not work and make it only work with their hub?

Yup.  Perhaps they are developing some inter compatibility.  @For Science! may know more about the specifics of what is going on currently than I do.  When RGB started there was a standard.  Developed by the people that make the actual lights.  Who still do. The companies deliberately diverged from it.  Breaking it where possible.  Perhaps they are coming together again.

[Razorlob]

4 hours ago, For Science! said:

He's just being cynical with no real basis. The EK-AIO is in fact compatible with 5 V addressable RGB headers from Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, and Asrock. For example, if you don't mind it being the same as your other LED strip, you could just use a cheap splitter:

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-d-rgb-6-way-splitter-cable

 

 

Some cheaper controllers that should work too:

https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/coolers/rgb-accessories/argb-led-controller/

 

Anything that is 5V a(or d)RGB and is Asus Aura, MSI Mystic Light, Gigabyte Fusion comptaible is fine

Thank you so much for this lol I was not about to spend 70 dollars for some rgb strips to light up