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I have deepcool cf120 fans that came with my case, they have a non standard argb connection, its 4 pins and isnt like the 4 pin 12v one, it looks more like a fan connector than an argb connector. (cant provied picture sorry). Anyways where can I buy a cable to change this to a standard 3 pin 5v argb connection? I know this exists since the fans come with some but they only come with one and daisy chaining the fans makes an unnecesary cable mess.

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I like F1, my favourite team is Scuderia Ferrari and favourite driver is Charles Leclerc. Favourite track is Red Bull Ring in Austria.
Playing with a 1080p 60hz monitor right now, hoping to upgrade to a 1440p 144hz one soon.

Living in AU and that pisses me off since every event is late at night or early in the morning (almost every F1 race starts around 11 PM AEST time)
 

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43 minutes ago, PcBeExpensive said:

I have deepcool cf120 fans that came with my case, they have a non standard argb connection, its 4 pins and isnt like the 4 pin 12v one, it looks more like a fan connector than an argb connector. (cant provied picture sorry). Anyways where can I buy a cable to change this to a standard 3 pin 5v argb connection? I know this exists since the fans come with some but they only come with one and daisy chaining the fans makes an unnecesary cable mess.

On the website of the CF120 fans it says 5v is supported, there's no extra cable included?

On page 3 of the manual there's the included cable. If there's no cable and the fans came with the case, the case should have an RGB controller built in. What case do you have?

 

https://www.deepcool.com/download/pdf/CF_Series_PDF.PDF

Synchronized Control via 5V A-RGB Header on MB
Can be easily controlled by MB through 5V A-RGB Header, no additional controller needed, and can synchronize with other A-RGB devices

 

https://global.deepcool.com/products/Cooling/fans/CF120-RGB-PWM-Fan-Single/2021/11469.shtml

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5 minutes ago, Naijin said:

On the website of the CF120 fans it says 5v is supported, there's no extra cable included?

On page 3 of the manual there's the included cable. If there's no cable and the fans came with the case, the case should have an RGB controller built in. What case do you have?

 

https://www.deepcool.com/download/pdf/CF_Series_PDF.PDF

Synchronized Control via 5V A-RGB Header on MB
Can be easily controlled by MB through 5V A-RGB Header, no additional controller needed, and can synchronize with other A-RGB devices

 

https://global.deepcool.com/products/Cooling/fans/CF120-RGB-PWM-Fan-Single/2021/11469.shtml

the fans came with a case and was hooked up to a rgb controlled, to connect the fans to a mobo you need to hook the fan argb cable to a converter which converts the deepcool argb connector to a normal argb connector, you then have to daisy chain the fans, the deepcool argb connector is not a standard 3 pin 5v connector.

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Cooler: Asus TUF Gaming LC240
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RAM: 4x8 GB Corsair Vengeance RS (3200 MHz, CL16)
Storage: 1tb Samsung 980 Pro
Graphics Card: Asus Dual RTX 2060 OC
Case: Deepcool Matrexx 50
Power Supply: Corsair RM650x
Headset: Razer Blackshark V2
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Only changes I have made is I sold the 2060 for $235 AUD and bought a Powercolor Red Devil 6700 XT for $400 second hand (it was barely used, think I scored a deal on Ebay with that).
I'm learning video editing and trying to get some cash as a high school student.
I like F1, my favourite team is Scuderia Ferrari and favourite driver is Charles Leclerc. Favourite track is Red Bull Ring in Austria.
Playing with a 1080p 60hz monitor right now, hoping to upgrade to a 1440p 144hz one soon.

Living in AU and that pisses me off since every event is late at night or early in the morning (almost every F1 race starts around 11 PM AEST time)
 

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9 minutes ago, tkitch said:

What case?

Cus right now your ramblings don't make a lot of sense.

No, It makes sense.

I know what OP is talking about.

The connector is proprietary - just like the connections on the fan hub that came with the case.

By making it a hassle to connect fans from competing brands Deep Cool is basically trying to manipulate you into buying their fans featuring the proprietary connector in case you will want to buy a fan in the future and connect it to the hub.

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1 hour ago, Vishera said:

No, It makes sense.

I know what OP is talking about.

The connector is proprietary - just like the connections on the fan hub that came with the case.

By making it a hassle to connect fans from competing brands Deep Cool is basically trying to manipulate you into buying their fans featuring the proprietary connector in case you will want to buy a fan in the future and connect it to the hub.

again I say:  What case?  

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6 hours ago, tkitch said:

again I say:  What case?  

it's the matrexx 50, it doesnt  matter though. you don't need the piece of info to assist me,

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Only changes I have made is I sold the 2060 for $235 AUD and bought a Powercolor Red Devil 6700 XT for $400 second hand (it was barely used, think I scored a deal on Ebay with that).
I'm learning video editing and trying to get some cash as a high school student.
I like F1, my favourite team is Scuderia Ferrari and favourite driver is Charles Leclerc. Favourite track is Red Bull Ring in Austria.
Playing with a 1080p 60hz monitor right now, hoping to upgrade to a 1440p 144hz one soon.

Living in AU and that pisses me off since every event is late at night or early in the morning (almost every F1 race starts around 11 PM AEST time)
 

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On 12/23/2022 at 5:15 PM, PcBeExpensive said:

it's the matrexx 50, it doesnt  matter though. you don't need the piece of info to assist me,

Contact deepcool,They might just ship you the cable for free.

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On 12/23/2022 at 10:22 AM, tkitch said:

again I say:  What case?  

His case has a built in rgb controller the fans are hooked too.Hes trying to hook them into the motherboard but is missing that adapter cable since the case had them hooked to a built in controller.

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On 12/26/2022 at 4:25 AM, andrewmp6 said:

His case has a built in rgb controller the fans are hooked too.Hes trying to hook them into the motherboard but is missing that adapter cable since the case had them hooked to a built in controller.

no, I want more adapter cables.

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Graphics Card: Asus Dual RTX 2060 OC
Case: Deepcool Matrexx 50
Power Supply: Corsair RM650x
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Only changes I have made is I sold the 2060 for $235 AUD and bought a Powercolor Red Devil 6700 XT for $400 second hand (it was barely used, think I scored a deal on Ebay with that).
I'm learning video editing and trying to get some cash as a high school student.
I like F1, my favourite team is Scuderia Ferrari and favourite driver is Charles Leclerc. Favourite track is Red Bull Ring in Austria.
Playing with a 1080p 60hz monitor right now, hoping to upgrade to a 1440p 144hz one soon.

Living in AU and that pisses me off since every event is late at night or early in the morning (almost every F1 race starts around 11 PM AEST time)
 

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On 12/23/2022 at 8:31 AM, Vishera said:

No, It makes sense.

I know what OP is talking about.

The connector is proprietary - just like the connections on the fan hub that came with the case.

By making it a hassle to connect fans from competing brands Deep Cool

This is pretty much industry standard.  Have you messed with Phanteks stuff? Their stuff won't even plug into their own hub without adapters. Their boxes are just a mess of adapters. 

 

Also I might add their cases are the same way, the fans don't come with these adapters, but the retail fans do. However in the recent build I did using one of these cases I replaced the ones that came with the case as they weren't PWM, the retail ones are. 

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6 hours ago, OhioYJ said:

This is pretty much industry standard.  Have you messed with Phanteks stuff? Their stuff won't even plug into their own hub without adapters. Their boxes are just a mess of adapters. 

 

Also I might add their cases are the same way, the fans don't come with these adapters, but the retail fans do. However in the recent build I did using one of these cases I replaced the ones that came with the case as they weren't PWM, the retail ones are. 

Fortunately, the Phanteks stuff i have are from 2014, so i didn't get to experience it with them,

But i did experience it when i bought the case i am using in my main rig, at the end i replaced the fans with better fans and just connected them to the motherboard.

As for the hub i put it in a box with the fans that came with the case.

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On 12/29/2022 at 2:10 AM, PcBeExpensive said:

no, I want more adapter cables.

Contact deepcool they might send you some.If you want more fans later on their fc120 are dasiy chain and super easy to wire up.

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On 12/31/2022 at 1:35 PM, andrewmp6 said:

Contact deepcool they might send you some.If you want more fans later on their fc120 are dasiy chain and super easy to wire up.

I reckon ima just buy the Lian Li unifans in a coupla months, that should be fine

 

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Storage: 1tb Samsung 980 Pro
Graphics Card: Asus Dual RTX 2060 OC
Case: Deepcool Matrexx 50
Power Supply: Corsair RM650x
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Mouse: Razer Viper Mini
Only changes I have made is I sold the 2060 for $235 AUD and bought a Powercolor Red Devil 6700 XT for $400 second hand (it was barely used, think I scored a deal on Ebay with that).
I'm learning video editing and trying to get some cash as a high school student.
I like F1, my favourite team is Scuderia Ferrari and favourite driver is Charles Leclerc. Favourite track is Red Bull Ring in Austria.
Playing with a 1080p 60hz monitor right now, hoping to upgrade to a 1440p 144hz one soon.

Living in AU and that pisses me off since every event is late at night or early in the morning (almost every F1 race starts around 11 PM AEST time)
 

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3 hours ago, PcBeExpensive said:

I reckon ima just buy the Lian Li unifans in a coupla months, that should be fine

 

phanteks has new fans coming out soon

 

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On 1/10/2023 at 2:16 PM, andrewmp6 said:

phanteks has new fans coming out soon

 

those look nice, the reason im leaning towards lian li tho is because of the daisy chaining.

 

My First PC
CPU: Ryzen 5 5600x
Cooler: Asus TUF Gaming LC240
Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix B550-f gaming
RAM: 4x8 GB Corsair Vengeance RS (3200 MHz, CL16)
Storage: 1tb Samsung 980 Pro
Graphics Card: Asus Dual RTX 2060 OC
Case: Deepcool Matrexx 50
Power Supply: Corsair RM650x
Headset: Razer Blackshark V2
Keyboard: Corsair K70 Pro Mini (Speed Silver switches)
Mouse: Razer Viper Mini
Only changes I have made is I sold the 2060 for $235 AUD and bought a Powercolor Red Devil 6700 XT for $400 second hand (it was barely used, think I scored a deal on Ebay with that).
I'm learning video editing and trying to get some cash as a high school student.
I like F1, my favourite team is Scuderia Ferrari and favourite driver is Charles Leclerc. Favourite track is Red Bull Ring in Austria.
Playing with a 1080p 60hz monitor right now, hoping to upgrade to a 1440p 144hz one soon.

Living in AU and that pisses me off since every event is late at night or early in the morning (almost every F1 race starts around 11 PM AEST time)
 

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Just now, PcBeExpensive said:

those look nice, the reason im leaning towards lian li tho is because of the daisy chaining.

 

oh these are daisy chained too, ay idea of price?

My First PC
CPU: Ryzen 5 5600x
Cooler: Asus TUF Gaming LC240
Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix B550-f gaming
RAM: 4x8 GB Corsair Vengeance RS (3200 MHz, CL16)
Storage: 1tb Samsung 980 Pro
Graphics Card: Asus Dual RTX 2060 OC
Case: Deepcool Matrexx 50
Power Supply: Corsair RM650x
Headset: Razer Blackshark V2
Keyboard: Corsair K70 Pro Mini (Speed Silver switches)
Mouse: Razer Viper Mini
Only changes I have made is I sold the 2060 for $235 AUD and bought a Powercolor Red Devil 6700 XT for $400 second hand (it was barely used, think I scored a deal on Ebay with that).
I'm learning video editing and trying to get some cash as a high school student.
I like F1, my favourite team is Scuderia Ferrari and favourite driver is Charles Leclerc. Favourite track is Red Bull Ring in Austria.
Playing with a 1080p 60hz monitor right now, hoping to upgrade to a 1440p 144hz one soon.

Living in AU and that pisses me off since every event is late at night or early in the morning (almost every F1 race starts around 11 PM AEST time)
 

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3 hours ago, PcBeExpensive said:

oh these are daisy chained too, ay idea of price?

No idea on price tell they come out.

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2 hours ago, andrewmp6 said:

No idea on price tell they come out.

 

2 hours ago, andrewmp6 said:

No idea on price tell they come out.

ok,thanks for the heads up.

My First PC
CPU: Ryzen 5 5600x
Cooler: Asus TUF Gaming LC240
Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix B550-f gaming
RAM: 4x8 GB Corsair Vengeance RS (3200 MHz, CL16)
Storage: 1tb Samsung 980 Pro
Graphics Card: Asus Dual RTX 2060 OC
Case: Deepcool Matrexx 50
Power Supply: Corsair RM650x
Headset: Razer Blackshark V2
Keyboard: Corsair K70 Pro Mini (Speed Silver switches)
Mouse: Razer Viper Mini
Only changes I have made is I sold the 2060 for $235 AUD and bought a Powercolor Red Devil 6700 XT for $400 second hand (it was barely used, think I scored a deal on Ebay with that).
I'm learning video editing and trying to get some cash as a high school student.
I like F1, my favourite team is Scuderia Ferrari and favourite driver is Charles Leclerc. Favourite track is Red Bull Ring in Austria.
Playing with a 1080p 60hz monitor right now, hoping to upgrade to a 1440p 144hz one soon.

Living in AU and that pisses me off since every event is late at night or early in the morning (almost every F1 race starts around 11 PM AEST time)
 

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