LC Power Led strips

[frozensun]

Guys,

I purchased this LED strip kit, which comes with  it's own PCI Controller.

I wonder can I use strips without controller,hooked up onto RGB header on my motherboard?

[For Science!]

32 minutes ago, frozensun said:

Guys,

I purchased this LED strip kit, which comes with  it's own PCI Controller.

I wonder can I use strips without controller,hooked up onto RGB header on my motherboard?

The connecter doesn't look like a standard RGB header, I guess given that it is 12 V it isn't an addressable RGB strip either. So I would say out-of-the-box, probably not, but if you change the connecter end, and that the pinout is standard (12V, G, R, B....i think?) then there is a chance to mod it.

[frozensun]

2 minutes ago, For Science! said:

The connecter doesn't look like a standard RGB header, I guess given that it is 12 V it isn't an addressable RGB strip either. So I would say out-of-the-box, probably not, but if you change the connecter end, and that the pinout is standard (12V, G, R, B....i think?) then there is a chance to mod it.

what connector?

On controller or on led strip?

[For Science!]

Just now, frozensun said:

what connector?

On controller or on led strip?

on the strip

[frozensun]

Can I try it to work on motherboard rgb header,or better not to risk it?

[For Science!]

21 minutes ago, frozensun said:

Can I try it to work on motherboard rgb header,or better not to risk it?

You can (you have the ability to), but you could fry the header, the strip, or both; so no, its better not to risk it.

[frozensun]

I don't see nothing unusual on strip connector,it it's 4-pin header...

I don't understand how can this led strip be different from regular ones,they all demand +12V.

[For Science!]

5 minutes ago, frozensun said:

I don't see nothing unusual on strip connector,it it's 4-pin header...

I don't understand how can this led strip be different from regular ones,they all demand +12V.

There are a lot of things that you may not see or don't understand, but in my opinion it does not change whether it is risky or not. Just because you don't see the difference between a cup of H₂O and H₂O₂ doesn't mean you should take a big gulp from both cups. 

 

Its also like how you shouldn't take a power supply connecter from one PSU and use it in another PSU, even if its from the same company, 12V lines may be going in different pins, and then if you get the pinout wrong, you will fry components.

[frozensun]

1 minute ago, For Science! said:

There are a lot of things that you may not see or don't understand, but in my opinion it does not change whether it is risky or not. Just because you don't see the difference between a cup of H₂O and H₂O₂ doesn't mean you should take a big gulp from both cups. 

 

Its also like how you shouldn't take a power supply connecter from one PSU and use it in another PSU, even if its from the same company, 12V lines may be going in different pins, and then if you get the pinout wrong, you will fry components.

Oooh okay,I won't risk it then...I'll use that controller which came with the set.