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danlinus84
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Hey everyone.

 

I don't have RGB on my motherboard (Asus z370g) 

 

I have an Asus GTX 1080 Ti OC Strix. It has an RGB header on it. 

 

Dumb question but is it safe to use that to power 2 40mm RGB strips (phanteks Aura compatible) daisy chaining them and using the phanteks adapter to connect to RGB header on GPU?

 

This is the sort of thing the RGB header on the GPU was designed for right?

 

Thanks,

 

Dan

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I would give it a try but i do not know if the Aura Software can address the RGB Strips through the plug on the GPU. I think it was intended to be a failover header if the original dies.

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Old post over there:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-3499229/plug-led-strip-gtx-1080-strix.html

|| CPU: I7 6950X @4.6 (1.35V) || Cooler: CUSTOM EK LOOP || Motherboard: ASUS RAMPAGE V EDITION 10

|| GPU: 2x Vega 64 Strix OC @1762 / 1100 MHz || Memory: 16GB G.Skill Royal RGB 3200 Mhz ||

HDD: Segate Barracuda 3TB || SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 512 GB || PSU: Corsair HX 1200 W || Case: Fractal Design Define R6 Gunmetal || Fans: Corsair HD120 (x4) / BeQuiet Silent Wings 3 (x4) || Monitor: ACER XF27HU ||

Second Monitor: BENQ RL2455HM || Mouse: Logitech G502 Pretus Core || Keyboard: Logitech G810 Orion Spectrum || Headphones: Sennheiser IE80 ||

 

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Thank you. Someone just said this to me.. What do you think? The manual says nothing about led.

 

Hi. The card's header will just be for connection to an RGB hub or controller, the card itself can't act as the hub (it takes instructions on what to do with lighting, it can't coordinate other hardware). Have a look at the card's website - there will be details of recommended RGB hubs, software and installation guides for using the header port.

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3 minutes ago, Pangea2017 said:

The red header is a 4pin RGB. 2x40mm (2x4cm ^^) should not be a problem. If you want to be safe check the manual if you can connect 80 cm worth of led.

Thank you. Someone just said this to me.. What do you think? The manual says nothing about led.

 

Hi. The card's header will just be for connection to an RGB hub or controller, the card itself can't act as the hub (it takes instructions on what to do with lighting, it can't coordinate other hardware). Have a look at the card's website - there will be details of recommended RGB hubs, software and installation guides for using the header port.

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1 minute ago, Pangea2017 said:

Asus showcase this feature. They have it on there website. It is even printed on the PCB (12v, r, g, b).

I don't know what he means.

I think you are right. He also just went on to say that he has never actually used RGB as he doesn't like the distracting lights :-) So I might be inclined to not believe him. Thanks for your help anyway. Can't be too careful with these little things!

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