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Led light strip help

Cultyng

I was wondering if I could buy a 13 dollar 5 meter led strip off amazon, plug the 4 pin straight into my motherboard and control it with a program that I download? Link for reference

 

https://www.amazon.com/SUPERNIGHT-Changing-Flexible-Remote-Control/dp/B00BP4DUMU/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1542392192&sr=8-2-spons&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=led+strip+lights&psc=1&smid=AXEJGN8WLZD9M

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that depends on your motherboard and if it supports this kind of LED and voltage.

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4 minutes ago, Pixel5 said:

that depends on your motherboard and if it supports this kind of LED and voltage.

iBUYPOWER Gaming PC Desktop Trace 9220 Liquid Cooled Overclockable i7-8700K, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 2070 8GB, Z370 Motherboard, 16GB RAM, 1TB HDD, 240GB SSD, AC WiFi, Win 10 64-bit, RGB Case, VR Ready https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G77QHV8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_KTW7Bb4H9JEPR

 

This is the comp I'll be getting it for, I know there's no mention of the motherboard brand, but maybe it'll help

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10 hours ago, Cultyng said:

iBUYPOWER Gaming PC Desktop Trace 9220 Liquid Cooled Overclockable i7-8700K, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 2070 8GB, Z370 Motherboard, 16GB RAM, 1TB HDD, 240GB SSD, AC WiFi, Win 10 64-bit, RGB Case, VR Ready https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G77QHV8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_KTW7Bb4H9JEPR

 

This is the comp I'll be getting it for, I know there's no mention of the motherboard brand, but maybe it'll help

What you require is the SMD5050 type LED's for RGB based control unless you want a constant rainbow effect of RGB lights. 

https://www.amazon.com/SUPERNIGHT-Waterproof-300LEDs-Changing-Flexible/dp/B00DTOAWZ2/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1542431617&sr=8-4

 

As for your board as long as it has the standard 4 pin analog RGB header it will work, just note the amperage it can supply as a full 5M roll will not work in a single header and overload it. 

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