Addressable RGB

[Yismh]

From what I have noticed, different motherboards manufacturers include two types of addressable RGB headers, one with 3 pins labeled as VDG and another with 4 pin layout ( one pin missing after the first).

So, these two headers are the same?, I am trying to understand the difference,

I could tell that the 4 pin layout one (with the missing pin) is only 5V. addressable
While the VDG could actually accept 5v /12v with a jumper, is that correct?

[W-L]

On 7/10/2018 at 9:30 AM, Yismh said:

From what I have noticed, different motherboards manufacturers include two types of addressable RGB headers, one with 3 pins labeled as VDG and another with 4 pin layout ( one pin missing after the first).

So, these two headers are the same?, I am trying to understand the difference,

I could tell that the 4 pin layout one (with the missing pin) is only 5V. addressable
While the VDG could actually accept 5v /12v with a jumper, is that correct?

The addressable headers on the motherboards should all be 5V based even the 4 pins with the one missing one, not sure where you heard it could be converted to 12V but the 3 pins are all VDG (5V, Data, Ground). 

 

[Pixel5]

the real addressable ones will always be 5V, Data and ground, its very important not to confuse this with regular RGB headers which will almost certainly run on 12V and fry your addressable strips instantly.