Case Fan Question ARGB vs rgb

TPhill110 · February 24

I have a few questions. Can I use argb fans in a rgb header? Can I daisy chain the case fans and plug them into one rgb header and if so how many? When I control the led for the rgb case fans if they are daisy change they will all be the same color? Say if I had 3 rgb case fan ports on my motherboard then would I only be able to set 1 color for all 3. Is the difference that argb headers if you have multiple allow for a variety color if more than one case fan is used? What are cheap fan headers that you recommend. Preferably around 20

ThePCNerd129 · February 24

Yes you can I did the same thing with my case

Lurick · February 24

22 minutes ago, ThePCNerd129 said:

Yes you can I did the same thing with my case

No you cannot.

ARGB is 5v

RGB is 12v

If you mix them you will fry something.

BlueChinchillaEatingDorito · February 24

1 hour ago, TPhill110 said:

I have a few questions. Can I use argb fans in a rgb header?

No, you cannot plug an ARGB fan on a RGB header as the former is 5V and the latter is 12V, you'll fry the circuitry.

1 hour ago, TPhill110 said:

Can I daisy chain the case fans and plug them into one rgb header and if so how many? When I control the led for the rgb case fans if they are daisy change they will all be the same color? Say if I had 3 rgb case fan ports on my motherboard then would I only be able to set 1 color for all 3. Is the difference that argb headers if you have multiple allow for a variety color if more than one case fan is used? What are cheap fan headers that you recommend. Preferably around 20

You can daisy chain, I'm not sure how many but you'll likely run out of LEDs before that limit is a problem. What motherboard do you have? You may not need a controller if you have enough ARGB and RGB headers for the effect you want. I for instance am running everything off the board. My LED strip is technically two daisy-chained together. In software, they're identified as one single 24-LED strip as they're 12 LEDs per.

That's something you have to keep in mind for daisy chaining, all devices connected to a header will be identified as one. The software only cares about the number of LEDs and which colour each LED in that array if you will, should be. Whether it's a fan or LED strip is irrelevant.