Need Help. How to RGB - NZXT

[pcmr2066]

Hi guys,

 

I'm not sure how to do RGB.

Does it work like this?

> Connect Internal Hub to Motherboard USB 2.0

> Connect X52 to Internal Hub

> Connect Smart Device to Internal Hub

> Connect LED Strip to Smart Device

> Connect the 4 RGB Fans to Smart Device

Then all RGB lightings should be controlled by the CAM already?

Is this how am I supposed to do it? Can the Smart Device connect and control 4 RGB Fans? Will I have issues with Cable Lengths?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($319.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X52 Rev 2 73.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($131.90 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B360I GAMING PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($97.16 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($145.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($174.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Titanium Video Card  ($459.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - H200i (White/Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($115.23 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case Fan: NZXT - Aer RGB120 61.4 CFM  120mm Fan  ($29.98 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: NZXT - Aer RGB120 (3-pack) 61.4 CFM  120mm Fans  ($62.89 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other: NZXT Internal USB Hub  ($22.09 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1642.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-31 23:40 EDT-0400

[wONKEyeYEs]

13 hours ago, pcmr2066 said:

Does it work like this?

> Connect Internal Hub to Motherboard USB 2.0

> Connect X52 to Internal Hub

> Connect Smart Device to Internal Hub

> Connect LED Strip to Smart Device

> Connect the 4 RGB Fans to Smart Device

 

I have just the fans, no kraken.

The Hue+ gets connected to an internal USB 2 plug on MB.

The HUE+ gets connected to molex power on PSU. Yeah, molex.

The fans power plugs get connected to MB fan headers.

Then you daisy chain the fans with the in/out cables and only the first fan in the chain gets connected to HUE+.

I had to order the adapter straight from NZXT for the NZXT led strips I bought separately.

They are plugged in series and into the other led channel on the HUE+.

Each HUE+ channel, there are two, can handle 40 leds.

The fans each have eight so up to 5 fans on a channel.

The NZXT led strips each has 10, which is why some effects won't match up with fans and led strips. They could have set the hue to ignore the last two lights in the strip in that case but...

 

As far as the kraken goes, it would make sense if you could plug it's led cord into one of the daisy chained fans.

But that's just a guess.

 

Oh, I just realized you are purchasing the NZXT USB2 internal hub too.

You don't need that if you have a free internal USB connector on your MB.

If not then you will need the HUB and the NZXT HUE+ can connect to the HUB instead of an internal USB 2 plug on MB.