Motherboard compatibility with case fans

[Fastboi]

I am going to build my first pc, but there is one thing that i don't understand, my case is going to be the msi mag force 100r which comes with 3 fans (2xrgb,1xnormal) how do I know if I can connect those fans to the following motherboard MSI B450M-A PRO MAX and also use the addressable rgb functionality to its fullest capability

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

16 minutes ago, Fastboi said:

I am going to build my first pc, but there is one thing that i don't understand, my case is going to be the msi mag force 100r which comes with 3 fans (2xrgb,1xnormal) how do I know if I can connect those fans to the following motherboard MSI B450M-A PRO MAX and also use the addressable rgb functionality to its fullest capability

From my understanding each fan would have one connector for the fan (PWM 3 or 4 pin) and a separate ARGB connector similar to this:

 

Since the MSI B450M-A PRO MAX doesn't seem to have an RGB header, you would have to purchase a separate RGB controller to control the RGB affect of your fans.  

[Lord Sephington]

Hi, The case you are buying comes with its own built in RGB hub to connect your rgb headers to. (i built in the 100M which uses 12v 4 pin rgb and that also had its own hub) but the 100R comes with a 5v 3 pin rgb hub inside it. The hub is linked to an LED button on the top of the case, but i think the motherboard you have chosen doesnt have any RGB headers on it so any RGB will be controlled by the button on the front of the case and not by motherboard control/software,

 

I hope this helps!

[Lord Sephington]

Oh and also you will have to buy a fan splitter of some form due to the motherboard you have chosen only having 1 extra fan connector on it too, so that is also something else to take into consideration.

[Fastboi]

13 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

From my understanding each fan would have one connector for the fan (PWM 3 or 4 pin) and a separate ARGB connector similar to this:

 

Since the MSI B450M-A PRO MAX doesn't seem to have an RGB header, you would have to purchase a separate RGB controller to control the RGB affect of your fans.  

I saw on youtube that the ASRock B450M Pro4-F Micro ATX AM4 has a rgb header but i couldnt find more info on it, so as long it is true i would be able to use for example msi mystic light to control the rgb in the fans?

[Fastboi]

10 minutes ago, Lord Sephington said:

Oh and also you will have to buy a fan splitter of some form due to the motherboard you have chosen only having 1 extra fan connector on it too, so that is also something else to take into consideration.

So when a motherboard says that it has 3 fan connectors, that means it only can connect to 1 normal fan and 1rgb / 3 normal fans?

[-rascal-]

ARGB controller that as built-in controls, and/or can be controlled via software through USB...like this one...

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

 

Fan splitter cable, so you can hook up multiple fans to one fan header on the motherboard...like this one...

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-cable-y-splitter-3-fan-pwm-10cm

 

Doesn't have to be exactly the ones I linked...they are just examples.

[Fastboi]

1 minute ago, -rascal- said:

ARGB controller that as built-in controls, and/or can be controlled via software through USB...like this one...

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

 

Fan splitter cable, so you can hook up multiple fans to one fan header on the motherboard...like this one...

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-cable-y-splitter-3-fan-pwm-10cm

 

Doesn't have to be exactly the ones I linked...they are just examples.

Thanks for the help

[-rascal-]

3 minutes ago, Fastboi said:

So when a motherboard says that it has 3 fan connectors, that means it only can connect to 1 normal fan and 1rgb / 3 normal fans?

 

No...

Fan power + control is from a fan connector on the motherboard.

RGB / LED control uses a different connector on the motherboard.

[Fastboi]

3 minutes ago, -rascal- said:

 

No...

Fan power + control is from a fan connector on the motherboard.

RGB / LED control uses a different connector on the motherboard.

oh i get it, i saw this one ASRock B450M Pro4-F Micro ATX AM4 and it seems that it is compatible with all the fans and the rgb control through software, if it is not too much could you check if I am right?

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

10 minutes ago, Fastboi said:

I saw on youtube that the ASRock B450M Pro4-F Micro ATX AM4 has a rgb header but i couldnt find more info on it, so as long it is true i would be able to use for example msi mystic light to control the rgb in the fans?

That ASRock board does have a RGB header but aren't you going to use a MSI B450M-A PRO MAX? You would be using ASRock's utility to control the RGB fans. 

 

Source: https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/B450M Pro4-F/#Specification

Edited November 26, 2020 by BlueChinchillaEatingDorito
Updated with link to ASRock page on this board.

[-rascal-]

4 minutes ago, Fastboi said:

oh i get it, i saw this one ASRock B450M Pro4-F Micro ATX AM4 and it seems that it is compatible with all the fans and the rgb control through software, if it is not too much could you check if I am right?

 

4 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

That ASRock board does have a RGB header but aren't you going to use a MSI B450M-A PRO MAX? You would be using ASRock's utility to control the RGB fans. 

 

Right, thought you were sticking with the MSi B450M-A PRO MAX.

 

Yes...

The AsRock B450M Pro4 has the ARGB LED header that you need.

Also has enough fan headers for what you need.

 

NOTE:

Addressable RGB (ARGB) is 5v, *usually* 3-pin.

"Regular" RGB is 12v, and usually 4-pin.

Don't try to plug the wrong thing into the wrong connector...otherwise you'll either kill the LEDs, or the ARGB/RGB controller/connector on the motherboard.

[Fastboi]

2 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

That ASRock board does have a RGB header but aren't you going to use a MSI B450M-A PRO MAX? You would be using ASRock's utility to control the RGB fans. 

 

Source: https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/B450M Pro4-F/#Specification

I was cus i saw a good deal on it but then i found out i would be missing the connectors to the fans, so then i looked around and found this one that seems to solve my problem, sorry for bothering you and thanks for all the help

[Fastboi]

3 minutes ago, -rascal- said:

 

 

Right, thought you were sticking with the MSi B450M-A PRO MAX.

 

Yes...

The AsRock B450M Pro4 has the ARGB LED header that you need.

Also has enough fan headers for what you need.

 

NOTE:

Addressable RGB (ARGB) is 5v, *usually* 3-pin.

"Regular" RGB is 12v, and usually 4-pin.

Don't try to plug the wrong thing into the wrong connector...otherwise you'll either kill the LEDs, or the ARGB/RGB controller/connector on the motherboard.

Thank you very much, I need to get acquainted with more in depth pc building like this sort of stuff that gets left out of tutorials