wow. you covered everything all in one video. from the perks of core xt, to not needing all the other junk, to basic setup, to even software setup. i was expecting it to be another day of looking through many videos just to find all info in one, but you nailed it. you also persuaded me to buy the core xt over the commander pro in your other video. well freaking done. your videos are excellent.
I Literally spent ages browsing forums trying to figure out why it wasn't showing up in iCue, I spend 13:03 here and I find out I'm not actually running the most recent iCue, I was running legacy, and every time I pressed check for updates it was saying up to date, so I downloaded the most recent and that fixed my issue, thanks a million, I don't blame myself and think i'm dumb, just the software is a little dumb for not even offering to upgrade icue to 4.2+
You saved my LIFE hahahaha, been struggling for months with my fans busting on my years, I'm a total noob when it comes to computers, I tried to change de BIOS, fan control, EVERYTHING, then I bought iCUE Commander and watched step by step you doing and I did exactly the same, I feel so proud I successfully installed thanks your very clear and instructive video. Thank you very much.
That's awesome to hear Allan Robson!!! I'm happy you got it working successfully, we were all noob's at one point. I still run into stuff that i'm a noob on. What matters is you stuck to it, got it done, learned a bit.....and I hope you had alot of fun through the process, haha!!! Great work! Thanks for your feedback, this makes it worth creating these videos, thank you!! Game On!! haha
You answered every question I had when buying the Commander Core XT along with the 3 pack that include the Lighting Node Pro. This should be Corsairs tutorial on their products. Keep up the great work. Absolute Godsend of a video. Thank you so much for the great detail.
Many thanks, really a lifesaver guide on how to go about Corsair fan and control installation. TH-cam is becoming the new "Library of Alexandria" to concentrate and preserve knowledge.
Thanks chris99103, I'm happy you found the video helpful! I totally agree on the "Libray of Alexandria" take....Awesome stuff. Good Luck and have fun!!! Thanks for watching!
This is Michael. Wow! I sure hope that corsair is paying you. This is the best instructional video on Corsair fan setup the Internet. Very clear labeling and it's needed for this subject. Your other videos compliment this command but since this unit comes with the case, It is very much needed.
Now this is a guide. The other have no idea how to properly guide us newbies. You showed everything i needed to know. I really appreciate you taking the time to create this video.
Thank you for the well presented videos, I'm doing my first custom build and i'm using 12 RBG Corsair fans and 2 commander core XT hubs, this was something I couldn't get my head around, watching your videos have put my mind at ease, so once again thank you for explaining all this in laymans terms.....Your videos are gold!!
Your video explanation convinced me to try out your method in my new case Corsair AIO upgrade. I have installed a Corsair Hydro iCue H150i LCD CPU cooler with three radiator and three front fans connected to the Commander Core which came with the AIO. As you suggested, I purchased an additional Commander Core XT to control two more fans for exhaust. Additionally, I installed a full Lian Li 24 pin MB and 3x8 pin GPU Strimers connected to the its own controller. I then used the adapter cable you recommended to connect the Strimer Plus RGB to the RGB socket of the Core XT. After following your setup method, it all came together and I now have a fully iCue integrated and controlled lighting system! All the fans have been named and cooling linked to the CPU and case temperature. Immensely pleased with the result. Thank you so much. Simon East Sussex, UK
I love and appreciate your dedication to detail, your visual presentation, and all recommendations you have made. This level of thorough work is very lacking in so many other videos!
thank you so much for this video I looking for information on this hub, before I bought it, and your video answered every question I had I also appreciate your filming style, and video production. I was genuinely suprised that you didn't have at least 100k subscribers (you definetly should)
Late to the party. Splurging on a hardline water build using corsair "stuff". Absolutely love the Science fair layout! Thank you for the video! Cheers!
Hi R1Armadill0, i'm happy you found the video helpful, you are never late to Party, this is all still very relevant today! Thanks for watching and for the support!!!
Thank you "The Argumentative Driver" , i'm very happy you found it helpful, and I really appreciate your feedback, that makes it all worth it!! Thanks for watching!
You saved my sanity. I'm a newbie to PC gaming and building. I changed all my fans out to LL120+140 for top, and i know i did it right but it would not read in the Icue app. Just as you said, i had the older 3.0 version of Icue and i tried updating it from the app, would not work. Then went to website like you said and boom, i now see my Commander Core XT. You THE MAN!
This video made me like comment and subscribe. Building my first gaming pc from scratch and went all Corsair and they do not make it straight forward. Appreciate you, your knowledge and this content. Thanks man!
Thanks lacostebish!! I appreciate the kind feedback! Yea, it's be a bit confusing wading through all the corsair stuff. I'm happy you found the videos helpful. Thanks for your support and for watching!! Wishing you lots of success with your first PC build, remember to have lots of fun with it, enjoy the process. Let me know how it goes! Thanks for watching!!!
@@HardwareArtisan After your advice to buy a second Core XT can you please advise on how to set up a 2nd Corsair ICUE Commander XT to run my 3 lighting strips 8 SP RGB Elite fans and 2 ML RGB fans. I cannot see the second Core XT in the ICUE software even though I have all updated software. Your help would be really appreciated. and I am sure there will be others interested in your opinion and steps to integrate both units.
That's a fantastic and detailed overview of the Corsair IQ Commander Core XT! Thank you for taking the time to explain all the features and connections. It's really helpful for those of us who are considering using this controller. I have a question regarding the temperature probes. You mentioned that they should be placed in the case to measure ambient air temperature. Could you share any insights or recommendations on the best locations to place these probes for accurate temperature monitoring? Also, have you noticed any significant improvements in fan control and system cooling by using these temperature-based fan curves? Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and experience with the Commander Core XT!
From what I understand, you can tape the temp sensors to pretty much anything that is in your case, maybe by the front fans, or the exhaust fans, back the case, right on the inside of the I/O panel where the fans are exhausting. Or if you have a custom loop like I do. Even easier, I plugged in a temp sensor for my CPU block and one for my GPU block. Two separate Core XT and one more to control my front fans. Hope that helps?
i have the corsair iCUE commander CORE and I have 4 fans on a hub that came with one of my 3 packs of QL120's. Out of my 10 fans 6 are directly plugged into the commander core, while the other 4 are in on the hub that is plugged into the daisy chained USB plug in on the commander core. then the core is plugged into the MB. With this the hub and the 4 fans daisy chained to the core light up RGB cycle but are not detected by the corsair iCUE software so I have no control over the fans in terms of RGB. PWR I have used wire splitters on the power side and that is how I can control the speed to all the fans no problem. Any help please. Why does the QL 120s come with a RGB hub if it doesn't work with the commander core why does the commander core have a daisy male USB seemingly so it can connect to a RGB hub? I feel like how I set it up makes sense and is why that extra USB is there seems like they are useless or I am doing something wrong. If I need to get another commander core then where do I plug that into the MB. I only have 2 plugins to the MB and 1 has the NZXT AIO and the other is the commander core. I don't know how I can get all 10 fans on the same controller.
Hi EeveeGamin, The core XT will connect to a 9 pin USB header on your motherboard. USB 3.0 headers will be 19/20 pins and this won't connect to that, however I think they make some adapters, but I haven't tested that. This will work fine on the usb 2.0 9 pin header. Thanks for watching!!!
I'm building a 2 system / 1 case build in a 1000D. I'm planning on running the PWM controls from the main PC and the icue RGB controls from the secondary PC.
This system is bat shit simple to understand, but with the use of this video and how you explained it to us using tags, helped me out allot with all the cords that fans give out Rgb, power so on thanks.
Great vid! I think because of your vid I went to the commander core XT. I went with 3, one for the front fans (4), one for my EK P480mm rad Fans (4), along with a temp sensor. The last one for my EK P360mm rad with a temp sensor to monitor my temps on my Red Devil 7900 xtx.
Absolutely appreciated the in depth coverage, explanation and guide! Really enjoyed the quality of this video, liked and subscribed! I did just add 2 new SP120 and SP140 fans to my commander, but they aren't showing up in icue despite updating it to the latest version and moving the connections 1 port down. Will try some troubleshooting tomorrow and hopefully I figure it out!
Thanks for the support and feedback @vipergod2000!!! The SP120 and SP140 should be detected as 8 LED fans without too much trouble. I have on a couple of occasions had to disconnect everything and run through the wizard to let it detect nothing and then connect everything and do it again. If that fails, power off your pc, try physically removing the sata power to the controller, wait a minute and connect it back up. I've had to do that a couple times as well. Let me know what you find on it!!! Good luck and have fun! Thanks again!!
You were right! Ran the wizard again and everything showed up, in good order, despite being 1 port down everything was seamless. You're awesome! Thanks a tonne and all the best! 😊
Was searching for some info on using icue before doing my install. You video was excellent and really appreciate you taking the time to just give some info especially with the software.
Thank you so much, was getting very confused with all the icue controller hub's and not been able to mix different Corsair SP ,ML, LL fans on one controller? This controller is the one I need, was getting very confused with the command controller pro and the XT version? Haven't been following PC building for a few years and planning on a new custom build with SP, ML RGB and H100i platinum XT cooler. Would be good if Corsair would put more information around these products and compatibility, indepth connectivity as you have shown,Great video 👍.
Hi There. Great Video. My Setup is 11 Fans on a 7000D. £ af140 at the front, 1 at the rear. A H170I LCD with 3 AF140 fans. Finally 4 Af120 in the side Panel. The AIO comes with a commander core and I have 2 Commander Core XT's available. The case also comes with a 6 FAN Repeater HUB. My question is: If I remove the FAN Hub and run the Fans from the Commander core and the XT will they start running at boot up?
Really nice video. i am just curious what devices and how many leds they have when you select manual setup for the 4 pin leds. I would like to know this because i am going to use pirate dog tech adapters so i can connect devices with the MB 3 pin ARGB connector into the commander XT.
Great video. You touched upon one thing in this video that I am interested in exploring further. I would like to know if it is possible to have more than six fans, say eight fans, on my computer and be able to control them enough that any lightening effect that the first six fans perform would seamlessly transfer to the seventh and eighth fans. For instance, right now, I am using the Sequential light sequence, and it performs on all eight fans, but only the first six fans are in sync, number seven and eight fans do the effect but at their own pace. I am using a Commander Pro device, an older one from three years ago that does not have the RGB ports on it, that is a separate node, but from what you said in the video I got the impression that if I would buy another Commander Pro that it might be possible to have as many as twelve fans all in sync? Is that accurate? If it is possible to do, could you explain it to me or point me in the right direction for a website or another video? I am confident that I am not the only person that might find this information helpful. Maybe you could do a video on this issue? Thanks in advance. Sorry for the long comment.
Hi captainsky_usa, great question! It should be able to sync lighting on all those fans. How do you have the fans connected to the PRO. As you stated the PRO doesn't have the RGB ports, but instead uses those 2 LED PORTS in which you connect an RGB HUB, do you have 2 HUBs, with 6 fans on 1 and 2 on the other? I'm actually working on a video right now connecting multiple CORE XT's and PRO's together as I think this is a subject that many of us want to know more about. I haven't really played around alot with more than 6 fans, but I don't recall any issues when I played around with that, but it's been awhile, I will add this to my testing this week, I have 2 hubs and 2 PRO's, i'll see if I have any issues. Let me know how you're hooked up, for now, i'd suggest, make sure the PRO firmware is up to date. On that note, make sure you have the most recent version of iCUE. If your using 2 HUB's, one to each LED port, make sure the last two fans are on port 1 and 2 of the hub. If you're using the PRO and say a lighting node pro to control the other two, let me know, might I suggest you try connecting both RGB hubs to the PRO. I may have not fully grasped your setup, so let me know how it's hooked up. Thank you for watching!!!
WHY DID YOU CONNECT THE CM xt to the CM pro 8:56 ??? but in the video you let us think you connected it to the MoBo??? IS THE CM PRO needed with the XT??? Im having a problem with my CM XT not seeing the fans when i run the wizard...iCUE sees the XT no problem fans spin no problem BUT no fan control or RGB control...HELP
Hi EL MarTiLLo, that's a great question. The CM PRO is not needed. I simply connected it to the CM PRO in the video to prove that it would work and because it was more practical while demonstrating it in the video. It will work fine going directly to your motherboard. The fact that icue sees the CM xt and powers the fans is a good thing. I'm assuming your fans are connected to the 4 pin rgb connections and not on a hub using the 3 pin connection. I would try the following to try and gain control. 1. Remove all the fans from the CM xt and then run the wizard. Let it finish, then reboot. (after a reboot, retry the setup) 2. If it's still not working, try one fan at a time in different ports. 3. Try only plugging in one RGB connection, and don't plug in any fan pwm connections, just to rule out some sort of power draw issue on the controller. 4. if that works, try adding fans one at a time. 5. Make sure icue is at the latest version. 6. If it still won't work, I would try removing ALL usb devices except mouse/keyboard and retry. 7. uninstall icue, reboot, reinstall and retry. 8. Try another PC if you have one 9. Make sure your USB drivers are up to date, try updating your chipset drivers for your motherboard. But since the controller is recognized, i highly doubt this is an issue. After that, capture the logs from icue and contact corsair, perhaps there is an issue with the controller. Good luck and thanks for watching!!!
@@HardwareArtisan thank you for the help... I'm thinking it's because I updated to windows 11... Tried everything you suggested, I read all the boards on this subject I could find... But still no RGB or Fan control in icue... I'm pretty sure it's because of windows 11...🤔
This looks really cool! Im thinking of using this to control intake/exhaust fans in my server rack. I'm wondering if I'd be able to use USB passthrough in my Hypervisor to a Windows VM where I'd install Corsair iCue, then run a sata and USB extension out a pcie slot to the Commander Core XT and connect all my different server rack fans and temp probes. Does this sound like it could work? Could Noctua fans work with this or would Corsair have better functionality? I dont care about RGB fans but might use a RGB light strip for server rack lighting.
Hi Gavin McDaniel, you should have no issues placing this controller on the metal tray behind the motherboard, it's designed to be placed there. I wouldn't stick this on a HDD, but aside from that, it should be good. Even then, these magnets are too weak to affect anything. I've had these in my pc along with other magnetically attached devices and haven't had any issues. Great Question! Thanks for watching! Have Fun!!
Hi luisvidal4238, I never did see an exact spec sheet for the COREXT, corsair referred me back to information that led me to believe it was the same as the Commander PRO, so that's how I treat it, same specs. Thanks for watching!!
Pardon the ignorance. As for a liquid cooler fan and pump, they are both plugged directly into the Motherboard or should the fan still be plugged to the controller?
What a great video... congrats. Question: can I connect 3 iCUE 120 RGmm fans and my iCUE LC100 Case Accent Lighting Panels to this iCUE Commander CORE XT? I am asking because I currently have the iCUE LC100 Case Accent Lighting Panels connected to the iCUE Lighting Node PRO RGB Lighting Controller (which came in the package), and I want to replace this iCUE Lighting Node PRO RGB Lighting Controller with this iCUE Commander CORE X. Basically I dont want to have two iCue controllers if I can only have one... my ASUS ROG Strix z690 MoBo only have two USBs connectors. Thanks for your help and congrats again.
Hi ARNALDO ARCAY, Yes, you can use the CORE XT to connect the LC100 Accent Tiles, I just did a review of those as well, very cool stuff. You will connect them to the RGB port on the CORE XT, which will act in a similar fashion as the Lighting Node Pro. Great question, thanks for Watching!!!
Brother you did an amazing job and I fall in love with this device. It simplifies a ton of work for me and I was looking for something like this. Thanks for the review
Can this controller be used for any brand of RGB fan? I have six...three on a Deep Cool AIO and three on the front panel. The three on the front panel are Phanteks.
Great vid: I am 73 trying to grasp this stuff. I am building a computer. I have 6 fans, I don't care about RGB. I am using mostly Noctua A-12 PWM fans. I just want to know that the fans are running, protecting my stuff. I am using the Corsair H115i RGB Platinum. Would I be served well by getting the XT? Thanks..trying to wrap my head around this. I will also have the iCue software. I guess i can watch a vid on the temp probes and how to place those?
Hi carolinanumber1830, thanks for the feedback, I hope your having lots of enjoyment building your PC, it's always been alot of fun for me. The H115i AIO comes with the Commander CORE (no XT). The CORE is essentially the same thing as the CORE XT, it's just missing the RGB port and one temp probe, and in turn is where your AIO PUMP plugs in. Other than that, it has the same 6 PWM ports and 6 RGB ports. Your Noctua PWM fans will plug into the Commander CORE and run fine and be controllable through icue. You do not have to use the RGB ports on that device, the PWM ports are independent. So it sounds like you have everything you need with no need for additional hardware if 6 fans is all you have (including the AIO fans of course). I have had the temp probes video on my list of videos to make for a while now, I need to get at it, haha! I wish you much success on your PC Build, have fun!! Thanks for your support and for watching!!
@ HardwareArtisan Thank you.. great to hear from you. I bought the ICUE Commander Core XT. I took the radiator (2) fans off of the XT and plugged into the 2 fan leads off the H115i RGB Platinum because I came concerned that if the software or XT went south that the pump would still have the rad fans? so i wouldn't burn up my CPU. I have the pump connected on my board to CPU_Fan connector and obviously the Sata to Sata and I did use the pigtail end of the usb connecter for XT to usb the aio and attached end of that to the bottom of motherboard at a USB plugin. Maybe you could do a vid on connecting aio's and XT to motherboards or something in that flavor. I will install ICUE software when i get up and running. Do I need to do anything in BIOS for the two rad fans or no? Thanks for all your great instructions and also about the temp probes. Greets!!
Thanks very very much! This is an excellent reference video for the Commander XT. I am leaning toward using two Core XT over two Commander Pros. Can you use the USB extender in the XT to connect to the second XT? If not, will a USB dual spitter off the mother board suffice?
Hi Scott Stevenson, Yes, you can use two CORE XT, plugging the second one into the piggback extender of the first one, I've tested it and it works great. I will say however, that the USB extension on the second CORE XT then becomes uselss as there is no signal to it. That extender only has a single set of pins and is dependent on the source device having all 9 pins, so because the first CORE XT's extension cable doesn't have both sets, it won't send signal to the externder on the second. I'm not sure why corsair did it this way exactly and it's odd as I think this how everybody wants to use it, perhaps even use three of them. But it is what it is. I'm working on a video on this subject this week as I think this is a common concern everybody is having. Thank you for the great question and feedback! Thanks for watching!
@@HardwareArtisan I have been looking for this answer for hours! I actually have the CORSAIR iCUE Commander CORE, which comes with the Corsair iCUE H100i AIO cooler. Can I use this same solution of buying a CORE XT and it working properly for lighting and fan speed.
The Command CORE does not have the extension cable you mentioned above but I will be using static colors on my fans so I don't care if they are synced. This video was amazing and provided great info!
Apparently the ID port connects to the new Corsair 5000T case for its ID so that the Commander Core XT can tell iCUE how to configure its self to support that case (chassis lighting etc).
Hi Scott Stevenson, thank you for bringing that information to us! That's awesome! I can see they have the ID port connected, but a quick glance of the 5000T user manual doesn't give any detail on what actually connects to it. Do you know what device actually connects to it? I'm sure it's just an ID chip of some sort, I wonder if it's the little RGB hub sitting next to it. I'm curious.... Thanks for watching!!!!
Hi Ali Awada, you will use the sata power connection from your power supply. You will also plug this into a free USB header on your motherboard, you will need both. Thanks for watching!!!
@@HardwareArtisan Best vid for explaining I have seen. Even the Corsair vids on how to set these up is not as good as this vid...LOL I made the switch from the Pro to the XT and never looked back.
Hi valpro2000, great question. I believe the 570x has a 6 port RGB hub and uses a little 3 button remote in the case to control the rgb lighting. This RGB HUB will work with the CORE XT, you would plug plug it into the RGB port on the CORE XT and configure fans using the 3 pin lighting setup in icue. You will need the cable to connect the hub to the controller....i'm not sure if the 570x used that patch cable or if the remote was hardwired to it. The cable you need is just a corsair 3pin rgb to 3pin rgb cable. You certainly could get it from corsair if you dont have it. The CORE XT won't come with it. (but you might already have it) The CORE XT does replace that hub as well though, so if you only have 6 fans, you could get rid of the remote and the hub and just use the CORE XT, it has a 6 port rgb hub built in and the PWM connections as well. I hope that helps, thanks for watching!!!!
Hi Marlin Koch, you can get iCUE to give you some control over non corsair RGB, you have to use an adapter cable to get 'normal' 3 pin argb into the corsair rgb plug, check out this video for more info: th-cam.com/video/JgLUDe1yzYw/w-d-xo.html - How to get all your RGB working with CORSAIR iCUE - Tutorial Thanks for watching!!! Have Fun!!!
Could you daisy chain another Commander Core XT into an existing Core XT, if you want more than 6 fans connected to the same chain? If so, how would you connect them, do the included USB pigtail connector work if you stuck it in a second Core XT?
Hi Christian J. Bårdsnes, YES, you can connect a second CORE XT on the pigtail extender on the first CORE XT, this works great, I've tested it. However, doing it this way will render the pigtail extension useless on the second CORE XT, at that point nothing is connected to it, so you can't add a third device to it. I can't say exactly why Corsair made that pigtail extender with only a single set of pins, but that's how it is, it's my least favorite part of this device. But, yes add both of them, piggybacked on to the other and it works awesome, i'm actually working on a video on that subject this week as it's a great question I get. Good luck, thanks for watching!
Hi Jonas Nyman, the CORE XT does not require any RGB headers from your motherboard. In fact, that's a great reson to use this controller, this controller will give you RGB control when your motherboard has no native ability to do it. All you need for this controller is a SATA power connector and a 9 pin USB header from your motherboard. Make those two connections and install iCUE and you will then have Corsair RGB control. Good luck, have FUN!! and thanks for taking time to post a question and for watching the video!
Hi stanjd, the corsair 4 pin connector, which is a molex connector is really only designed for corsair fans. However, check out this video on an adapter cable to adapt these ports to use with the 'standard' 3 pin 5v ARGB: th-cam.com/video/w2Pt86_qUYc/w-d-xo.html I'm not exactly sure what you mean by a regular 4 pin ARGB fan, 4 pin usually means it's 12v RGB which won't work here, or you could mean 4pin PWM (power and speed control), any 4 pin PWM fan will work on this hub with no problem. Good Luck, have fun and thanks for watching!!!
Hi BOOMERS._, Great question, the SATA connector on the CORE XT connects to a power connector on your power supply cable. Your power supply will have a SATA power cable (either modular or non-modular) that will have multiple sata connectors on it, any one of those will be suitable for the CORE XT. Thanks for watching!! Good Luck and have Fun!!
A bit confused I thought the SP corsair fans aren’t compatible with the Commander Core XT cuz I was thinking about getting the SP120’s with the Commander Core XT.
assuming you had the same fans could you daisy chain or use a Y-splitter to get more than 1 in each connector? I have 3 intake fans at the front, 3 exhaust on my rad in the top and one exhaust on the back so I would like to combine 2 of the intake to make it work with one commander XT
Hi Amateur-God, great question, there are several SP fans available from corsair. The Air Series SP120 LED fans would not be compatable with the CORE XT RGB control. The others, however, I believe all have the 4 pin RGB connector and will work fine with the CORE XT. I have a set of SP120 RGB elite fans and they work well with the core XT. The amazon pic describes these as not support on the automatic detection. I don't recall having any issues with that, i'll have to revisit that subject. But, they should work just fine. Thanks for watching!!!
@@jimmiereese193 Corsair has made this a bit confusing. The SP120 elite and SP120 rgb pro fans will work with the CORE XT by itself. There is an older SP120 fan (non elite or pro) that won't work, I've never had any of those.. If you have the pro or elite, they will connect and be detected as the 8 LED fans. I just tested this to the core XT, works great.
1. And if you connect 3 complete fans to a complete RGB hub, and then connect the hub itself to Commander Pro? 2. Commander pro has 6 fan connectors, and can you implement more? For example, 10? Is it possible to connect the fans to each other and connect to Commander pro?
Hi Inteak Ryo, when using the Commander PRO, it requires the use of an RGB fan HUB from corsair, this hub plugs into the RGB port on the Commander PRO. The CORE XT doesn't require this, the HUB is built in to the controller. It is possible to connect more than 6 fans to the PWM connections. You can use PWM splitter cables to accomodate additional fans. You should be ok going up to 10 fans, just keep the following power requirements (specifications for the PROP) in mind when doing this: 1A per PORT, 4.5 A total across all ports. Thanks for Watching, great question!!!!
Great video. I am running into some issues with my fans. Two out of my six SP120 fans are not running including all six RGB lights and they are connected to Commander XT. On the other hand I have my LL120 running normal with a separate rgb hub it came with. Tried many t/a but to no avail. I wonder if the two ports are faulty. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Hi Zivot U Americi - MrBalkan, I would swap two of the working fans with the two non-working fans. If the problem follows the fan, then check the connectors carefully. If the problem remains on those two ports. I'd start with trying another power connector on your power supply. If that doesn't work, remove all devices from the core XT and add one fan at a time to the port not working to see if it will go and work from there. If using a single device it still doesn't work, I'd make sure I have the latest icue version installed and then force a firmware update to the CORE XT and retest. Beyond that, it would sound like a bad set of ports, I'd contact corsair at that point. Let me know what you find.
Hi Adam Cramer, Yes, you should be able to sync the lian li controller to a corsair controller. I have a set of those fans and just haven't gotten around to testing it with corsair yet. The adapter cable should do the trick.
Hi Alex Speranza, 3 Pin fans are DC (not PWM) controlled, meaning to change the speed the controller must vary the voltage across the voltage pin. I have to assume for some technical or cost reason Corsair decided not to implement this, i'm not sure of the exact reasoning, but it won't control it. It works, just runs at full speed for whatever the fan is rated for. Great question, thanks for watching!!!
Hi SnowBall, great question, if you have more than 6 fans, there are couple of things you can do. If you only have only 7 or 8 fans, what I would recommend is that you consider adding an RGB hub into the LED port of the CORE XT, which gives you RGB control of an additional 6 fans. You configure this through the 3 pin devices in iCUE. This solution, however does not provide any power control, so you would need to connect the PWM connection to your motherboard or another PWM splitter. You can find this HUB several places, but here is the link to the corsair product page, it's currently 9.99 by itself. www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Custom-Cooling/Accessories/CORSAIR-RGB-Fan-LED-Hub/p/CO-8950020 If you have alot more than 6 fans, I would suggest just purchasing a second CORE XT, which gives you 6 more RGB ports along with the PWM connections. Good Luck, thanks for watching!
wow. you covered everything all in one video. from the perks of core xt, to not needing all the other junk, to basic setup, to even software setup. i was expecting it to be another day of looking through many videos just to find all info in one, but you nailed it. you also persuaded me to buy the core xt over the commander pro in your other video. well freaking done. your videos are excellent.
Absolutely an excellent practical diagram for new users like myself! Thank you
this is the most helpful tutorial ever. the way everything is labeled and mapped out makes it easy to learn.
I Literally spent ages browsing forums trying to figure out why it wasn't showing up in iCue, I spend 13:03 here and I find out I'm not actually running the most recent iCue, I was running legacy, and every time I pressed check for updates it was saying up to date, so I downloaded the most recent and that fixed my issue, thanks a million, I don't blame myself and think i'm dumb, just the software is a little dumb for not even offering to upgrade icue to 4.2+
You saved my LIFE hahahaha, been struggling for months with my fans busting on my years, I'm a total noob when it comes to computers, I tried to change de BIOS, fan control, EVERYTHING, then I bought iCUE Commander and watched step by step you doing and I did exactly the same, I feel so proud I successfully installed thanks your very clear and instructive video. Thank you very much.
That's awesome to hear Allan Robson!!! I'm happy you got it working successfully, we were all noob's at one point. I still run into stuff that i'm a noob on. What matters is you stuck to it, got it done, learned a bit.....and I hope you had alot of fun through the process, haha!!! Great work! Thanks for your feedback, this makes it worth creating these videos, thank you!! Game On!! haha
I really like your labelled bench view. Way clearer than the manual. Thank you.
Hi solomani, thanks for your feedback, I'm happy you found the video helpful!!! Thanks for watching!!!
You answered every question I had when buying the Commander Core XT along with the 3 pack that include the Lighting Node Pro. This should be Corsairs tutorial on their products. Keep up the great work.
Absolute Godsend of a video. Thank you so much for the great detail.
Is the sata power connector from the motherboard or power supply?
Many thanks, really a lifesaver guide on how to go about Corsair fan and control installation. TH-cam is becoming the new "Library of Alexandria" to concentrate and preserve knowledge.
Thanks chris99103, I'm happy you found the video helpful! I totally agree on the "Libray of Alexandria" take....Awesome stuff. Good Luck and have fun!!! Thanks for watching!
This is Michael. Wow! I sure hope that corsair is paying you. This is the best instructional video on Corsair fan setup the Internet. Very clear labeling and it's needed for this subject. Your other videos compliment this command but since this unit comes with the case, It is very much needed.
Hi Michael, thanks for your feedback. I'm happy you found the video useful! Thanks For Watching!!!
Now this is a guide. The other have no idea how to properly guide us newbies. You showed everything i needed to know. I really appreciate you taking the time to create this video.
Thank you for the well presented videos, I'm doing my first custom build and i'm using 12 RBG Corsair fans and 2 commander core XT hubs, this was something I couldn't get my head around, watching your videos have put my mind at ease, so once again thank you for explaining all this in laymans terms.....Your videos are gold!!
Your video explanation convinced me to try out your method in my new case Corsair AIO upgrade. I have installed a Corsair Hydro iCue H150i LCD CPU cooler with three radiator and three front fans connected to the Commander Core which came with the AIO. As you suggested, I purchased an additional Commander Core XT to control two more fans for exhaust. Additionally, I installed a full Lian Li 24 pin MB and 3x8 pin GPU Strimers connected to the its own controller. I then used the adapter cable you recommended to connect the Strimer Plus RGB to the RGB socket of the Core XT. After following your setup method, it all came together and I now have a fully iCue integrated and controlled lighting system! All the fans have been named and cooling linked to the CPU and case temperature. Immensely pleased with the result. Thank you so much.
Simon
East Sussex, UK
One minute in and the question I've been having for for weeks is answered. Thank you!
Hi lewanuva8158, I happy to hear that this video was helpful, that makes it worth putting together. Thanks for watching!! Good Luck and have fun!!!
I love and appreciate your dedication to detail, your visual presentation, and all recommendations you have made. This level of thorough work is very lacking in so many other videos!
thank you so much for this video
I looking for information on this hub, before I bought it, and your video answered every question I had
I also appreciate your filming style, and video production. I was genuinely suprised that you didn't have at least 100k subscribers (you definetly should)
Thank you for making this video. I have 10 fans XD
God damn
Hey need help can I connect my Corsair RGB strip with commander xt pro i don't have node pro??
Same here 😂
Holy 😲
Late to the party. Splurging on a hardline water build using corsair "stuff". Absolutely love the Science fair layout! Thank you for the video! Cheers!
Hi R1Armadill0, i'm happy you found the video helpful, you are never late to Party, this is all still very relevant today! Thanks for watching and for the support!!!
Great demonstration. I see a very bright future ahead for this channel. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Lupus癡集Yvng , I do appreciate the positive feedback, that means alot to me! Thanks for watching!
This is really well made! Love how clear and conscience this was. Perfect amount of explanation and review. Great work man.
Thank you "The Argumentative Driver" , i'm very happy you found it helpful, and I really appreciate your feedback, that makes it all worth it!! Thanks for watching!
You saved my sanity. I'm a newbie to PC gaming and building. I changed all my fans out to LL120+140 for top, and i know i did it right but it would not read in the Icue app. Just as you said, i had the older 3.0 version of Icue and i tried updating it from the app, would not work. Then went to website like you said and boom, i now see my Commander Core XT. You THE MAN!
Did you have any issues between running 120mm and 140mm fans together on the same device?
@@SavageOutlaw17 no, issues at all
This video made me like comment and subscribe. Building my first gaming pc from scratch and went all Corsair and they do not make it straight forward. Appreciate you, your knowledge and this content. Thanks man!
Thanks lacostebish!! I appreciate the kind feedback! Yea, it's be a bit confusing wading through all the corsair stuff. I'm happy you found the videos helpful. Thanks for your support and for watching!!
Wishing you lots of success with your first PC build, remember to have lots of fun with it, enjoy the process. Let me know how it goes! Thanks for watching!!!
i Have watched 20 videos and this is by far the best one thank you
Thanks Daniel Valdez, i'm happy you found this video helpful, I appreciate the feedback, thanks for watching!
Another great Video from you on a very popular subject, well done! keep up the good work.
Thanks F M, I appreciate your feedback, i'm happy you found the video helpful. Thanks for your support and for watching!!!
@@HardwareArtisan After your advice to buy a second Core XT can you please advise on how to set up a 2nd Corsair ICUE Commander XT to run my 3 lighting strips 8 SP RGB Elite fans and 2 ML RGB fans. I cannot see the second Core XT in the ICUE software even though I have all updated software. Your help would be really appreciated. and I am sure there will be others interested in your opinion and steps to integrate both units.
Best channel for corsair fans and configs.. well done.
Only 4 minutes in and I'm really enjoying this, subbed.
Thanks SQ_TierHog! I'm super happy you found this video helpful, thanks for the SUB!!!!
Thank you! This is the best RGB/Fan video to date. Super helpful.
Thank you Ron Timms, I am extremely happy you found it helpful! I appreciate your feedback, and for watching this video!
Thanks so much for this video. For someone building for the first time this video was so welcome!
Awesome video! Great explanation for new users like me, you definitely deserve more views and likes. Keep up the good work!
That's a fantastic and detailed overview of the Corsair IQ Commander Core XT! Thank you for taking the time to explain all the features and connections. It's really helpful for those of us who are considering using this controller.
I have a question regarding the temperature probes. You mentioned that they should be placed in the case to measure ambient air temperature. Could you share any insights or recommendations on the best locations to place these probes for accurate temperature monitoring? Also, have you noticed any significant improvements in fan control and system cooling by using these temperature-based fan curves?
Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and experience with the Commander Core XT!
From what I understand, you can tape the temp sensors to pretty much anything that is in your case, maybe by the front fans, or the exhaust fans, back the case, right on the inside of the I/O panel where the fans are exhausting. Or if you have a custom loop like I do. Even easier, I plugged in a temp sensor for my CPU block and one for my GPU block. Two separate Core XT and one more to control my front fans. Hope that helps?
This was great. Tried everything to get ICUE to recognize my Core XT, didn't realize I needed 4.xx which wouldn't update from 3.xx. Good stuff :D
Hi Cpt Jiggles, the same thing happened to me the first time, haha! Thanks for the feedback and for watching!!!
i have the corsair iCUE commander CORE and I have 4 fans on a hub that came with one of my 3 packs of QL120's. Out of my 10 fans 6 are directly plugged into the commander core, while the other 4 are in on the hub that is plugged into the daisy chained USB plug in on the commander core. then the core is plugged into the MB. With this the hub and the 4 fans daisy chained to the core light up RGB cycle but are not detected by the corsair iCUE software so I have no control over the fans in terms of RGB. PWR I have used wire splitters on the power side and that is how I can control the speed to all the fans no problem.
Any help please. Why does the QL 120s come with a RGB hub if it doesn't work with the commander core why does the commander core have a daisy male USB seemingly so it can connect to a RGB hub? I feel like how I set it up makes sense and is why that extra USB is there seems like they are useless or I am doing something wrong. If I need to get another commander core then where do I plug that into the MB. I only have 2 plugins to the MB and 1 has the NZXT AIO and the other is the commander core. I don't know how I can get all 10 fans on the same controller.
I also have the iCUE v5 something software which was the most up to date on their website.
I appreciate this, have 9 fans in my build and was unsure on if I needed to buy 1 or 2 and then also confused on how to set it up
Thanks 313aak! I'm happy you found the video helpful!!! Thanks for watching, good luck and have fun with it!!
This is much easier to understand!! THANK YOU! i don't normally like video but here you go!
Thanks for your feedback Dass, i'm very happy you found the video helpful, that makes it worth it for me to make the video! Thanks for watching!!!!
Can you plug the USB to any USB header like USB 2.0 and 3.0 in the motherboard
Hi EeveeGamin, The core XT will connect to a 9 pin USB header on your motherboard. USB 3.0 headers will be 19/20 pins and this won't connect to that, however I think they make some adapters, but I haven't tested that. This will work fine on the usb 2.0 9 pin header.
Thanks for watching!!!
I'm building a 2 system / 1 case build in a 1000D. I'm planning on running the PWM controls from the main PC and the icue RGB controls from the secondary PC.
This system is bat shit simple to understand, but with the use of this video and how you explained it to us using tags, helped me out allot with all the cords that fans give out Rgb, power so on thanks.
0:54 can I connect what ever fans I want as long as they are 4 pin? it doesn’t have to be corsair?
You are really underrated thanks for the help
Thanks for the feedback Anaconda Plays! I'm happy you found it helpful!! Thanks for watching!
Great vid! I think because of your vid I went to the commander core XT. I went with 3, one for the front fans (4), one for my EK P480mm rad Fans (4), along with a temp sensor. The last one for my EK P360mm rad with a temp sensor to monitor my temps on my Red Devil 7900 xtx.
Absolutely appreciated the in depth coverage, explanation and guide! Really enjoyed the quality of this video, liked and subscribed!
I did just add 2 new SP120 and SP140 fans to my commander, but they aren't showing up in icue despite updating it to the latest version and moving the connections 1 port down. Will try some troubleshooting tomorrow and hopefully I figure it out!
Thanks for the support and feedback @vipergod2000!!! The SP120 and SP140 should be detected as 8 LED fans without too much trouble. I have on a couple of occasions had to disconnect everything and run through the wizard to let it detect nothing and then connect everything and do it again. If that fails, power off your pc, try physically removing the sata power to the controller, wait a minute and connect it back up. I've had to do that a couple times as well. Let me know what you find on it!!! Good luck and have fun! Thanks again!!
You were right! Ran the wizard again and everything showed up, in good order, despite being 1 port down everything was seamless. You're awesome! Thanks a tonne and all the best! 😊
Was searching for some info on using icue before doing my install. You video was excellent and really appreciate you taking the time to just give some info especially with the software.
Awesome demonstration and video editing. Presentation is on point. :D
Thanks Brennholzverleih, your feedback means alot!!! Thanks for watching and your support!!
Thank you so much, was getting very confused with all the icue controller hub's and not been able to mix different Corsair SP ,ML, LL fans on one controller?
This controller is the one I need, was getting very confused with the command controller pro and the XT version?
Haven't been following PC building for a few years and planning on a new custom build with SP, ML RGB and H100i platinum XT cooler.
Would be good if Corsair would put more information around these products and compatibility, indepth connectivity as you have shown,Great video 👍.
This was fantastic and exactly what I needed for my really stressful current build. Thanks.
Love the diagram.
Practical effects FTW.
hey man just wanted to say your videos are super helpful! keep it up, awesome stuff
Thanks Rowan Dawe!! I really appreciate that feedback, i'm happy you found it helpful! Thanks for watching!
Awesome video my friend. Buying this today with fans. Can now set it up properly thanks to your video, much appreciated!
Hi DOJ, that's awesome, thanks for the feedback. Enjoy and have alot of fun!!! Thanks for Watching!
Hi There. Great Video.
My Setup is 11 Fans on a 7000D. £ af140 at the front, 1 at the rear. A H170I LCD with 3 AF140 fans. Finally 4 Af120 in the side Panel.
The AIO comes with a commander core and I have 2 Commander Core XT's available.
The case also comes with a 6 FAN Repeater HUB.
My question is: If I remove the FAN Hub and run the Fans from the Commander core and the XT will they start running at boot up?
you are the reason why I bought one ,thank you!
Thanks Sniping4Days, that's awesome! Thanks for watching!!!
Really nice video. i am just curious what devices and how many leds they have when you select manual setup for the 4 pin leds. I would like to know this because i am going to use pirate dog tech adapters so i can connect devices with the MB 3 pin ARGB connector into the commander XT.
Great video. You touched upon one thing in this video that I am interested in exploring further. I would like to know if it is possible to have more than six fans, say eight fans, on my computer and be able to control them enough that any lightening effect that the first six fans perform would seamlessly transfer to the seventh and eighth fans. For instance, right now, I am using the Sequential light sequence, and it performs on all eight fans, but only the first six fans are in sync, number seven and eight fans do the effect but at their own pace. I am using a Commander Pro device, an older one from three years ago that does not have the RGB ports on it, that is a separate node, but from what you said in the video I got the impression that if I would buy another Commander Pro that it might be possible to have as many as twelve fans all in sync? Is that accurate? If it is possible to do, could you explain it to me or point me in the right direction for a website or another video? I am confident that I am not the only person that might find this information helpful. Maybe you could do a video on this issue? Thanks in advance. Sorry for the long comment.
Hi captainsky_usa, great question! It should be able to sync lighting on all those fans. How do you have the fans connected to the PRO. As you stated the PRO doesn't have the RGB ports, but instead uses those 2 LED PORTS in which you connect an RGB HUB, do you have 2 HUBs, with 6 fans on 1 and 2 on the other?
I'm actually working on a video right now connecting multiple CORE XT's and PRO's together as I think this is a subject that many of us want to know more about.
I haven't really played around alot with more than 6 fans, but I don't recall any issues when I played around with that, but it's been awhile, I will add this to my testing this week, I have 2 hubs and 2 PRO's, i'll see if I have any issues.
Let me know how you're hooked up, for now, i'd suggest, make sure the PRO firmware is up to date. On that note, make sure you have the most recent version of iCUE. If your using 2 HUB's, one to each LED port, make sure the last two fans are on port 1 and 2 of the hub. If you're using the PRO and say a lighting node pro to control the other two, let me know, might I suggest you try connecting both RGB hubs to the PRO.
I may have not fully grasped your setup, so let me know how it's hooked up.
Thank you for watching!!!
WHY DID YOU CONNECT THE CM xt to the CM pro 8:56 ??? but in the video you let us think you connected it to the MoBo??? IS THE CM PRO needed with the XT??? Im having a problem with my CM XT not seeing the fans when i run the wizard...iCUE sees the XT no problem fans spin no problem BUT no fan control or RGB control...HELP
Hi EL MarTiLLo, that's a great question. The CM PRO is not needed. I simply connected it to the CM PRO in the video to prove that it would work and because it was more practical while demonstrating it in the video. It will work fine going directly to your motherboard.
The fact that icue sees the CM xt and powers the fans is a good thing. I'm assuming your fans are connected to the 4 pin rgb connections and not on a hub using the 3 pin connection. I would try the following to try and gain control.
1. Remove all the fans from the CM xt and then run the wizard. Let it finish, then reboot. (after a reboot, retry the setup)
2. If it's still not working, try one fan at a time in different ports.
3. Try only plugging in one RGB connection, and don't plug in any fan pwm connections, just to rule out some sort of power draw issue on the controller.
4. if that works, try adding fans one at a time.
5. Make sure icue is at the latest version.
6. If it still won't work, I would try removing ALL usb devices except mouse/keyboard and retry.
7. uninstall icue, reboot, reinstall and retry.
8. Try another PC if you have one
9. Make sure your USB drivers are up to date, try updating your chipset drivers for your motherboard. But since the controller is recognized, i highly doubt this is an issue.
After that, capture the logs from icue and contact corsair, perhaps there is an issue with the controller.
Good luck and thanks for watching!!!
@@HardwareArtisan thank you for the help... I'm thinking it's because I updated to windows 11... Tried everything you suggested, I read all the boards on this subject I could find... But still no RGB or Fan control in icue... I'm pretty sure it's because of windows 11...🤔
I like how you labeled all the cables.
This looks really cool! Im thinking of using this to control intake/exhaust fans in my server rack.
I'm wondering if I'd be able to use USB passthrough in my Hypervisor to a Windows VM where I'd install Corsair iCue, then run a sata and USB extension out a pcie slot to the Commander Core XT and connect all my different server rack fans and temp probes.
Does this sound like it could work? Could Noctua fans work with this or would Corsair have better functionality? I dont care about RGB fans but might use a RGB light strip for server rack lighting.
Will the magnet connection damage if I put it on the metal plate behind the motherboard
Hi Gavin McDaniel, you should have no issues placing this controller on the metal tray behind the motherboard, it's designed to be placed there. I wouldn't stick this on a HDD, but aside from that, it should be good. Even then, these magnets are too weak to affect anything. I've had these in my pc along with other magnetically attached devices and haven't had any issues.
Great Question! Thanks for watching! Have Fun!!
@Hardware Artisan is there any chance you can help me to get this info @7:45 of the Commander Core Xt actually?
Hi luisvidal4238, I never did see an exact spec sheet for the COREXT, corsair referred me back to information that led me to believe it was the same as the Commander PRO, so that's how I treat it, same specs.
Thanks for watching!!
Pardon the ignorance. As for a liquid cooler fan and pump, they are both plugged directly into the Motherboard or should the fan still be plugged to the controller?
What a great video... congrats.
Question: can I connect 3 iCUE 120 RGmm fans and my iCUE LC100 Case Accent Lighting Panels to this iCUE Commander CORE XT? I am asking because I currently have the iCUE LC100 Case Accent Lighting Panels connected to the iCUE Lighting Node PRO RGB Lighting Controller (which came in the package), and I want to replace this iCUE Lighting Node PRO RGB Lighting Controller with this iCUE Commander CORE X. Basically I dont want to have two iCue controllers if I can only have one... my ASUS ROG Strix z690 MoBo only have two USBs connectors. Thanks for your help and congrats again.
Hi ARNALDO ARCAY, Yes, you can use the CORE XT to connect the LC100 Accent Tiles, I just did a review of those as well, very cool stuff. You will connect them to the RGB port on the CORE XT, which will act in a similar fashion as the Lighting Node Pro. Great question, thanks for Watching!!!
@@HardwareArtisan thanks my friend… I really appreciate your guidance. Looking to watching more of your videos.
all cables are good but is usb required?
Brother you did an amazing job and I fall in love with this device. It simplifies a ton of work for me and I was looking for something like this. Thanks for the review
I'm really liking your videos I'm watching a number of the on this topic
Can this controller be used for any brand of RGB fan? I have six...three on a Deep Cool AIO and three on the front panel. The three on the front panel are Phanteks.
Great vid: I am 73 trying to grasp this stuff. I am building a computer. I have 6 fans, I don't care about RGB. I am using mostly Noctua A-12 PWM fans. I just want to know that the fans are running, protecting my stuff. I am using the Corsair H115i RGB Platinum. Would I be served well by getting the XT? Thanks..trying to wrap my head around this. I will also have the iCue software. I guess i can watch a vid on the temp probes and how to place those?
Hi carolinanumber1830, thanks for the feedback, I hope your having lots of enjoyment building your PC, it's always been alot of fun for me. The H115i AIO comes with the Commander CORE (no XT). The CORE is essentially the same thing as the CORE XT, it's just missing the RGB port and one temp probe, and in turn is where your AIO PUMP plugs in. Other than that, it has the same 6 PWM ports and 6 RGB ports. Your Noctua PWM fans will plug into the Commander CORE and run fine and be controllable through icue. You do not have to use the RGB ports on that device, the PWM ports are independent. So it sounds like you have everything you need with no need for additional hardware if 6 fans is all you have (including the AIO fans of course).
I have had the temp probes video on my list of videos to make for a while now, I need to get at it, haha!
I wish you much success on your PC Build, have fun!! Thanks for your support and for watching!!
@ HardwareArtisan Thank you.. great to hear from you. I bought the ICUE Commander Core XT. I took the radiator (2) fans off of the XT and plugged into the 2 fan leads off the H115i RGB Platinum because I came concerned that if the software or XT went south that the pump would still have the rad fans? so i wouldn't burn up my CPU. I have the pump connected on my board to CPU_Fan connector and obviously the Sata to Sata and I did use the pigtail end of the usb connecter for XT to usb the aio and attached end of that to the bottom of motherboard at a USB plugin. Maybe you could do a vid on connecting aio's and XT to motherboards or something in that flavor. I will install ICUE software when i get up and running. Do I need to do anything in BIOS for the two rad fans or no? Thanks for all your great instructions and also about the temp probes. Greets!!
So you don’t need the rgb fab hub? I’m quite new to this and apparently you need both?
Thank you for making this brilliant tutorial.
Thanks this video was helpful for understanding my hardware!
Thanks J0eeeeeeee, I'm happy you found it Helpful!!! Thanks for watching!
Thanks very very much! This is an excellent reference video for the Commander XT. I am leaning toward using two Core XT over two Commander Pros. Can you use the USB extender in the XT to connect to the second XT? If not, will a USB dual spitter off the mother board suffice?
Hi Scott Stevenson, Yes, you can use two CORE XT, plugging the second one into the piggback extender of the first one, I've tested it and it works great. I will say however, that the USB extension on the second CORE XT then becomes uselss as there is no signal to it. That extender only has a single set of pins and is dependent on the source device having all 9 pins, so because the first CORE XT's extension cable doesn't have both sets, it won't send signal to the externder on the second.
I'm not sure why corsair did it this way exactly and it's odd as I think this how everybody wants to use it, perhaps even use three of them. But it is what it is.
I'm working on a video on this subject this week as I think this is a common concern everybody is having.
Thank you for the great question and feedback!
Thanks for watching!
@@HardwareArtisan I have been looking for this answer for hours! I actually have the CORSAIR iCUE Commander CORE, which comes with the Corsair iCUE H100i AIO cooler. Can I use this same solution of buying a CORE XT and it working properly for lighting and fan speed.
The Command CORE does not have the extension cable you mentioned above but I will be using static colors on my fans so I don't care if they are synced. This video was amazing and provided great info!
@@I2econ1 I *think* the "extension cable" mentioned by HA on the Commander Core XT is the "USB 2.0 Pass Through" cable.
Apparently the ID port connects to the new Corsair 5000T case for its ID so that the Commander Core XT can tell iCUE how to configure its self to support that case (chassis lighting etc).
Hi Scott Stevenson, thank you for bringing that information to us! That's awesome! I can see they have the ID port connected, but a quick glance of the 5000T user manual doesn't give any detail on what actually connects to it. Do you know what device actually connects to it? I'm sure it's just an ID chip of some sort, I wonder if it's the little RGB hub sitting next to it. I'm curious.... Thanks for watching!!!!
Thanks man, decided to buy it after watching this video
Thanks Yousif Alobiedli! I'm happy the video helped out, thanks for watching!
Is the sata power connector from the motherboard of the power supply?
Hi Ali Awada, you will use the sata power connection from your power supply. You will also plug this into a free USB header on your motherboard, you will need both.
Thanks for watching!!!
Well done. This was the only thing I had trouble with building my game rig, where and how to hook the fans up!
Clear and concise. Absolutely perfect video. 👍
Thanks kevinmalesic9430, I appreciate that feedback and i'm happy you found the video helpful, that makes it worth doing!!! Good Luck, have fun!!!
@@HardwareArtisan Best vid for explaining I have seen. Even the Corsair vids on how to set these up is not as good as this vid...LOL I made the switch from the Pro to the XT and never looked back.
Do you have to use corsair fans or can you use like be quiet fans with the controll boxes?
Hi. This device is perfect but i have a corsair 570x case which comes with a controller on top i want to retain that function where do i plug it
Hi valpro2000, great question. I believe the 570x has a 6 port RGB hub and uses a little 3 button remote in the case to control the rgb lighting. This RGB HUB will work with the CORE XT, you would plug plug it into the RGB port on the CORE XT and configure fans using the 3 pin lighting setup in icue.
You will need the cable to connect the hub to the controller....i'm not sure if the 570x used that patch cable or if the remote was hardwired to it. The cable you need is just a corsair 3pin rgb to 3pin rgb cable. You certainly could get it from corsair if you dont have it. The CORE XT won't come with it. (but you might already have it)
The CORE XT does replace that hub as well though, so if you only have 6 fans, you could get rid of the remote and the hub and just use the CORE XT, it has a 6 port rgb hub built in and the PWM connections as well.
I hope that helps, thanks for watching!!!!
Do you have another connector splitter off the USB 2.0 connector? What is that for if you know?
If I was to use the commander with a non corsair rgb fan would I be able to control the rgb of that fan in the icue software
Hi Marlin Koch, you can get iCUE to give you some control over non corsair RGB, you have to use an adapter cable to get 'normal' 3 pin argb into the corsair rgb plug, check out this video for more info:
th-cam.com/video/JgLUDe1yzYw/w-d-xo.html - How to get all your RGB working with CORSAIR iCUE - Tutorial
Thanks for watching!!! Have Fun!!!
Thank you for making this video. Super thorough and very helpful.
Thanks Joshua Bernaldez, I'm happy you found it helpful!!! Thanks for watching!!
Maybe a bit of a noob question, but will this also work for non-Corsair fans such as Noctua?
Will it work with 3 pin fans?
Could you daisy chain another Commander Core XT into an existing Core XT, if you want more than 6 fans connected to the same chain? If so, how would you connect them, do the included USB pigtail connector work if you stuck it in a second Core XT?
Hi Christian J. Bårdsnes, YES, you can connect a second CORE XT on the pigtail extender on the first CORE XT, this works great, I've tested it.
However, doing it this way will render the pigtail extension useless on the second CORE XT, at that point nothing is connected to it, so you can't add a third device to it.
I can't say exactly why Corsair made that pigtail extender with only a single set of pins, but that's how it is, it's my least favorite part of this device.
But, yes add both of them, piggybacked on to the other and it works awesome, i'm actually working on a video on that subject this week as it's a great question I get.
Good luck, thanks for watching!
@@HardwareArtisan THANK YOU SO MUCH
Can i use this on a older motherboard? Without a rgb header?
Hi Jonas Nyman, the CORE XT does not require any RGB headers from your motherboard. In fact, that's a great reson to use this controller, this controller will give you RGB control when your motherboard has no native ability to do it. All you need for this controller is a SATA power connector and a 9 pin USB header from your motherboard. Make those two connections and install iCUE and you will then have Corsair RGB control.
Good luck, have FUN!! and thanks for taking time to post a question and for watching the video!
what if you connect let's say a pump
Planning on running 9 fans, what controllers do you recommend me getting?
The fans I have daisy chain. Could I daisy chain 3 fans then put in one into the controller? 🤔
Since the hub has a specific corsair 4 pin connector on the RGB side, will a regular 4 pin ARGB fan connecter go in there?
Hi stanjd, the corsair 4 pin connector, which is a molex connector is really only designed for corsair fans. However, check out this video on an adapter cable to adapt these ports to use with the 'standard' 3 pin 5v ARGB:
th-cam.com/video/w2Pt86_qUYc/w-d-xo.html
I'm not exactly sure what you mean by a regular 4 pin ARGB fan, 4 pin usually means it's 12v RGB which won't work here, or you could mean 4pin PWM (power and speed control), any 4 pin PWM fan will work on this hub with no problem.
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New to Pc building. Does the sata connect directly to the power supply or motherboard
Hi BOOMERS._, Great question, the SATA connector on the CORE XT connects to a power connector on your power supply cable. Your power supply will have a SATA power cable (either modular or non-modular) that will have multiple sata connectors on it, any one of those will be suitable for the CORE XT.
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A bit confused I thought the SP corsair fans aren’t compatible with the Commander Core XT cuz I was thinking about getting the SP120’s with the Commander Core XT.
assuming you had the same fans could you daisy chain or use a Y-splitter to get more than 1 in each connector? I have 3 intake fans at the front, 3 exhaust on my rad in the top and one exhaust on the back so I would like to combine 2 of the intake to make it work with one commander XT
This video is very much needed. Great explanation and keep up the great work.
Thanks Troy Young!!! I appreciate your feedback, i'm happy you found it helpful! Thanks for watching, have an amazing day!
does this work with the SP120 RGB fans? as on amazon it says the Commander XT doesnt work with SP120s
Hi Amateur-God, great question, there are several SP fans available from corsair. The Air Series SP120 LED fans would not be compatable with the CORE XT RGB control. The others, however, I believe all have the 4 pin RGB connector and will work fine with the CORE XT. I have a set of SP120 RGB elite fans and they work well with the core XT.
The amazon pic describes these as not support on the automatic detection. I don't recall having any issues with that, i'll have to revisit that subject. But, they should work just fine.
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@@HardwareArtisan ANY word on this ??? Do the sp 120 elite's work???
@@jimmiereese193 Corsair has made this a bit confusing. The SP120 elite and SP120 rgb pro fans will work with the CORE XT by itself. There is an older SP120 fan (non elite or pro) that won't work, I've never had any of those.. If you have the pro or elite, they will connect and be detected as the 8 LED fans. I just tested this to the core XT, works great.
1. And if you connect 3 complete fans to a complete RGB hub, and then connect the hub itself to Commander Pro?
2. Commander pro has 6 fan connectors, and can you implement more? For example, 10? Is it possible to connect the fans to each other and connect to Commander pro?
Hi Inteak Ryo, when using the Commander PRO, it requires the use of an RGB fan HUB from corsair, this hub plugs into the RGB port on the Commander PRO. The CORE XT doesn't require this, the HUB is built in to the controller.
It is possible to connect more than 6 fans to the PWM connections. You can use PWM splitter cables to accomodate additional fans. You should be ok going up to 10 fans, just keep the following power requirements (specifications for the PROP) in mind when doing this:
1A per PORT, 4.5 A total across all ports.
Thanks for Watching, great question!!!!
Assuming that the Corsair hub will only work with 4 pin RGB (Corsair fans) and not 3 pin RGB Correct?
Great video. I am running into some issues with my fans. Two out of my six SP120 fans are not running including all six RGB lights and they are connected to Commander XT. On the other hand I have my LL120 running normal with a separate rgb hub it came with. Tried many t/a but to no avail. I wonder if the two ports are faulty. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Hi Zivot U Americi - MrBalkan, I would swap two of the working fans with the two non-working fans. If the problem follows the fan, then check the connectors carefully. If the problem remains on those two ports. I'd start with trying another power connector on your power supply.
If that doesn't work, remove all devices from the core XT and add one fan at a time to the port not working to see if it will go and work from there.
If using a single device it still doesn't work, I'd make sure I have the latest icue version installed and then force a firmware update to the CORE XT and retest.
Beyond that, it would sound like a bad set of ports, I'd contact corsair at that point.
Let me know what you find.
I just got the commander pro. Can I use lian li unifan to the pro?
Hi Adam Cramer, Yes, you should be able to sync the lian li controller to a corsair controller. I have a set of those fans and just haven't gotten around to testing it with corsair yet. The adapter cable should do the trick.
Omg, man you're so awesome, so didatic I loved you content help me a lot! thank you!
I have 21 fans and a ton of RGB stuff to attach. what is the best solution to attach all these?
how many commander core xt s are needed for a 14 fan setup? 6 on the aio rad, 8 for case cooling? all corsair products, ML and SP fans
quick question, will this Core XT work with a corsair AIO with a 3-pin ARGB connector?
Why can you not change the speed on the 3 pin black fan?
Hi Alex Speranza, 3 Pin fans are DC (not PWM) controlled, meaning to change the speed the controller must vary the voltage across the voltage pin. I have to assume for some technical or cost reason Corsair decided not to implement this, i'm not sure of the exact reasoning, but it won't control it. It works, just runs at full speed for whatever the fan is rated for.
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Does it work with any other fan that’s not Corsair
Could I daisy chain 2 fans into one on the hub because I have more then 6 fans
Hi SnowBall, great question, if you have more than 6 fans, there are couple of things you can do. If you only have only 7 or 8 fans, what I would recommend is that you consider adding an RGB hub into the LED port of the CORE XT, which gives you RGB control of an additional 6 fans. You configure this through the 3 pin devices in iCUE. This solution, however does not provide any power control, so you would need to connect the PWM connection to your motherboard or another PWM splitter.
You can find this HUB several places, but here is the link to the corsair product page, it's currently 9.99 by itself.
www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Custom-Cooling/Accessories/CORSAIR-RGB-Fan-LED-Hub/p/CO-8950020
If you have alot more than 6 fans, I would suggest just purchasing a second CORE XT, which gives you 6 more RGB ports along with the PWM connections.
Good Luck, thanks for watching!