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Does an RGB Fan hub power the fans?

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4 minutes ago, drab said:

Great thanks, another question. It came with a 2 cables, one that i assume plugs into the rgb header of my motherboard. Do I plug the other one into my motherboard fan header?

 

Edit: The cable looks like one that comes off of a fan to power it

Yes indeed, plug it to a fan header on the board 

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I bought an RGB fan hub and a couple more RGB fans for my PC. Do I have to buy a separate fan splitter to power them, or will the RGB Hub power the fans and the lights? My motherboard doesn't have enough headers for the amount of fans I have.

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1 hour ago, drab said:

I bought an RGB fan hub and a couple more RGB fans for my PC. Do I have to buy a separate fan splitter to power them, or will the RGB Hub power the fans and the lights? My motherboard doesn't have enough headers for the amount of fans I have.

RGB hubs only provide RGB lighting, they don't power the fans 

You need a fan hub, or one that does both fans+RGB

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35 minutes ago, drab said:

I have this one. https://www.amazon.com.au/Thermalright-Controller-Supply-Support-Lighting/dp/B0CNTSVNW4/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=thermalright+fan+hub&sr=8-1

I think is says RGB + Fan hub, so it would do both?

Yes, it does both.

 

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Great thanks, another question. It came with a 2 cables, one that i assume plugs into the rgb header of my motherboard. Do I plug the other one into my motherboard fan header?

 

Edit: The cable looks like one that comes off of a fan to power it

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4 minutes ago, drab said:

Great thanks, another question. It came with a 2 cables, one that i assume plugs into the rgb header of my motherboard. Do I plug the other one into my motherboard fan header?

 

Edit: The cable looks like one that comes off of a fan to power it

Yes indeed, plug it to a fan header on the board 

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Alright then, thanks for all the help!!

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2 hours ago, PDifolco said:

RGB hubs only provide RGB lighting, they don't power the fans 

You need a fan hub, or one that does both fans+RGB

Depends on the hub. My case has one hub for PWM and another for lighting. I bought a Micro Connectors hub that combines both, and there are many others from other brands that do, too, like the TR hub that the OP has. 

 

2 hours ago, PDifolco said:

Yes indeed, plug it to a fan header on the board 

The OP may also need to plug in the included SATA cable.

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