MSI MOBO: How do I add RGB?

[Video Beagle]

I have a msi motherboard in my pc. It has a 4 pin "LED header" which as far as i can tell from googling supports 1 color leds.

On that, I'm not sure what I'd plug into it, and finding info on how much voltage the header does has also been difficult.

 

BUT PUTTING THAT ASIDE, If I wanted to add some RGB to my PC, that I guess works with the MSI Mystic Light system that's "supported" (Though I guess if I'm going a seperate thing, I could use another software package), what kind of equipment do I need? I've heard the term "rgb controller"...is that a thing?

I have lots of RGB led strands which can plug into usb...would/could I use those pluging into something internal? in my mind, that would miss out on having software control (they have little remotes).

 

(FTR, this is more a quest for knowledge thing, than a "I plan on doing this thing"...just kind of hit me as "I don't know how to do this and I wonder how")

[Naijin]

20 minutes ago, Video Beagle said:

I have a msi motherboard in my pc. It has a 4 pin "LED header" which as far as i can tell from googling supports 1 color leds.

On that, I'm not sure what I'd plug into it, and finding info on how much voltage the header does has also been difficult.

 

BUT PUTTING THAT ASIDE, If I wanted to add some RGB to my PC, that I guess works with the MSI Mystic Light system that's "supported" (Though I guess if I'm going a seperate thing, I could use another software package), what kind of equipment do I need? I've heard the term "rgb controller"...is that a thing?

I have lots of RGB led strands which can plug into usb...would/could I use those pluging into something internal? in my mind, that would miss out on having software control (they have little remotes).

 

(FTR, this is more a quest for knowledge thing, than a "I plan on doing this thing"...just kind of hit me as "I don't know how to do this and I wonder how")

What model motherboard are you talking about?

[suedseefrucht]

2 minutes ago, Naijin said:

What model motherboard are you talking about?

Probably MSI A320M PRO-VH PLUS

[Video Beagle]

Just now, suedseefrucht said:

Probably MSI A320M PRO-VH PLUS

Yes,,,,as I was talking about devices to add into the system, rather than plug into the motherboard, I assumed that didn't matter.

[Naijin]

4 minutes ago, suedseefrucht said:

Probably MSI A320M PRO-VH PLUS

That's what I thought at first, but that motherboard does not have an LED header according to the spec on the MSI website:

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/A320M-PRO-VH-PLUS/Specification

 

EDIT:

checked the manual, it does have a JLED internal connector not listed in the specs. It does show only a single color LED strip. In the picture it shows 12V and RGB pins and the support lists a mystic light download link. That makes me believe it supports RGB strips and controllable via mystic light.

[Video Beagle]

3 minutes ago, Naijin said:

That's what I thought at first, but that motherboard does not have an LED header according to the spec on the MSI website:

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/A320M-PRO-VH-PLUS/Specification

According to the picture of the mobo on the same page....and the one in my pc... it does.

 

A thread on Toms Hardware forum tells me it's not rgb but single color led.

[suedseefrucht]

35 minutes ago, Video Beagle said:

If I wanted to add some RGB to my PC

Phanteks Innovative Computer Hardware Design

[mariushm]

Apparently it's hard to read the manual - page 15: 

 

tldr : it's  12v and signal  (and the other two pins say not connected but they're probably ground, unless they use the signal / ground wire to pwm the single color led strip to adjust brightness... in which case signal is ground/return)

The picture erroneously shows GRB on the connector, but looks like it's not rgb header.