i've invested in the corsair ecosystem and am in the process of building out my system with rgb fans, keyboards, and a mouse with icue control. finding your channel is serendipitous. this video alone has lifted some of the fog associated with all the different controllers available. I think I have a better idea of which controllers I'll need to control all my case fans. I'm a little older so I've always rejected the idea of rgb in my builds, but lately I've had a change of heart. I'm working on my dream build so I'm probably going overboard with the extras. Corsair really has some cool hardware that seem to work together better than other brands I've looked at.
Hi Bobby Chatman Myers, I am very happy you found this video helpful. It is confusing trying to navigate their RGB product lineup for sure, as awesome as it is....thanks for your feedback, that alone makes it worth doing the video. As you can see, i'm not a young guy either and I remember the days when you meticulously built a PC in a closed up case, put it in your desks 'cupboard' and didn't think to much of it unless it misbehaved. I had the same change of heart a number of years ago and I've gone overboard with it....haha. As long as your having fun doing what you want to do, it's not overboard, haha. I have mostly corsair RGB stuff in my PC's, i've had alot of fun with it as you can see! Anyways, good luck, have lots of fun with it and thanks for watching!!!
I've watched several of your videos. All of them are clear, easy to understand and have helped a great deal. You've taken the "dread" out of cabling the 10 - QL120s I'm getting ready for. I've got my fans, just need to add 2 Core XTs and I'm done! THANK YOU for all the work you put into the videos!
Thanks Steve Wheeler, appreciate your kind feedback. I'm happy you have found these helpful, that makes it worth it!! Sounds like an awesome build! There will be a bit of cable management there, but you can do it. Take your time.....and have fun, that's most important!!! Let me know how it goes when your done, looking forward to hearing about it!!! Thanks again for the support!
Excellent video! I believe you explained the controllers better than your previous videos on them. I plan to have a H150I, 6 additional fans, lian li strimmer, and some other rgb, preferably with a lot of control. Sounds like I should use the commander that comes the AIO and get a commander xt.
Bought a 4000x RGB case and it comes with a lighting node. I learned i would also need a pwn controller… so I bought the commander core xt. Also bought a h100x aio so I learned I would need extra usb 2.0 headers… so I bought the Corsair internal usb hub.
Could you do a video on how to get the lian li strimer v2 to get recognized by icue as an led strip or at least a fan with enough leds? Some people say it can't be done with the v2 controller and others say they have successfully done it after enabling mb sync in the L connect software? I know it works with the v1 controller, but only if you hold the m1 button to enable mb sync. For my specific application I'm going to be using 10 infinity fans into the 1 lian fan controller from the 3 pack and also 3 corsair fans that come with the h150i elite capellix aio that will connect rgb to the controller that comes with the aio for a total of 13 fans, but the fan contro of the corsair fans will be controlled by a commander pro and also the usb will go into the commander pro. I will use the commander pro direct into mb so it's the main hub to talk to the mb. The lian li fans controller will go into the other mb slot, but the rgb out will go into the commander pro led 1 via a standard 5v to corsair adapter cable. To get the strimer controller and the case front panel rgb to talk and sync with icue I will use 2 more 5v to corsair adapters into a lighting node pro and finally the lighting node goes back into the 2nd usb header on the commander pro. I don't have all the hardware on hand yet to attempt it and maybe you can give it a go if you have those on hand? One thing that might need to be done is to go from v2 controller straight into mb and then plugging the lian li fans controller into thr usb header on the ligthing node pro? Or maybe running a splitter of the 2nd mb header like the nzxt internal 5 usb splitter and both lian li controllers goin into that? Those latter options are things to try if the 1st setuo doesn't work. That would be an awesome video if you could figure it out and have a step by step, apologies for the long comment.
Hi Rzn8, thanks for posing a great question, there is a lot to unpack in that. That sounds like an amazing build and you should have lots of fun with that. There are multiple ways to configure all of that, but to answer you primary question. Yes, you can get the strimer v2 controller from Lian Li synced with corsair icue, I have done that in my current build, you can check out that PC here: th-cam.com/video/_stbvaoZmuw/w-d-xo.html I simply ran the adapter cable from the lian li "Motherboard sync" connection to the RGB port of a commander core XT (it would work fine with the commander pro or lighting node pro as well) You can also sync the fans to corsair, when you do this, you simply need to configure the RGB port on the corsair controller to have the number of LED's on one port of the lian li, it just simply repeats that effect on each port. I have another video for syncing lian li fans that might be of interest to you: th-cam.com/video/H8OBYuKoIVw/w-d-xo.html Check those out, I think those will be helpful For your reference, here are the LED counts for most of the corsair lighting models, I just simply match up which oneswill give me an exact count, or at least slightly more than i'm adding. I've head really good look getting it all to work, it's not perfect, but currently, it all looks good, Let me know how it works out.....Thanks for watching and your support! Here is the Corsair LED Count chart: # of LED's per Corsair Product. LL RGB Series FAN 120 - 16 LED's QL RGB Series FAN - 34 LED's ML PRO RGB Series FAN - 4 RGB LED STRIP - 10 LED's HD RGB FAN - 12 LED's SP RGB FAN - 1 LED External RGB Strips: 250mm - 15 LED's 350mm - 21 LED's 450mm - 27 LED's 8 LED Series FAN's - 8 LED's LC100 Triangles - 9 LED's
Hoping you can help. I have a Corsair lighting node in my current system which came with it from the PC builder several years back. I have 6 RGB fans in total, 3 LL120 case fans and a H150 (not the i version) RGB AIO cooler, which has 3 SP120 fans on it. I connect all 6 fans to the 6 ports on the lighting node, and use a PWM splitter to power the fans - no problem, but the pump RGB is then of course off since it's not connected to RGB in the cosair lighting node. It gets power from the CPU_FAN so that isn't an issue and it does cool the CPU but of course no RGB so it's just unlit. Of course, if i disconnect one fan (either case fan or AIO fan) from the RGB controller, and plug the AIO pump wire into it, the pump itself has RGB but of course now one of the fans doesn't. The lighting node core I have just has 6 ports, I have in total 7 devices. Corsair's website says I need to buy the Commander XT Pro to get the H150 to work with RGB....since you can manually select each individual device and specify whether it is a fan or something else. Is this correct? Am I also correct in thinking that the XT Pro would allow me to plug in and power 6 fans (3 case fans, 3 AIO fans) using the 6 RGB ports and 6 FAN ports, but the spare RGB port on the end would allow me to connect the RGB AIO pump to it, to allow me to have 7 RGB devices? The AIO Pump doesn't need a power fan port as it of course gets the power from either CPU_FAN header or PUMP_FAN header. Hope this makes sense and thank you.
Hi Paul Alexander! I'm sure I read it right, 34? Awesome!!! There's a video idea right there! Off the top of my head, I'm thinking maybe 3 CORE XT's, each with a 6 port RGB hub connected to the RGB port. That gives you 36 RGB ports and 18 PWM ports, from there, i'd have to calculate some power requirements, you could split a few of the PWM ports on the CORE XT's but I wouldn't do them all. I'd implement 1 or 2 PWM HUBs into that for power control. You would need a power supply to match and maybe take a look at the power load balancer from Corsair. I'd have to sketch it out and think about power, but that's what my initial thought was..... Let us know how that works out! What case are you using for that? Thanks for watching!!!!
Hi Hardware Artisan! Great videos as always. Lately I have been scratching my head about power draw. Because of you I went crazy Corsair and Lian li devices. I got them working watching your videos, I got a core xt, core, node pro, lian li controller 3, 10 ql fans, 4 Corsair led strips, 2 strimer cable a 24pin and a 8pin that I’m only using the light sleeve on the cpu cables, still trying to decide what to do with the 12vhpwr cable, a led strip in front of the case, a Corsair h150i lcd cooler. So you see there is a lot of devices where it got me thinking about power and how to wire them down. I’m still trying to find information on some devices. But for now my best bet is multiple sata cables for that many devices. There is a topic on Corsair community forum that DevBiker mentions that QL fans at 100% white can pull 0.53 amp, each led strip 0.36 so 6 fans 4 led strips on that core xt can go higher than the rated 4.5 amps per connector on the 5v. So can you make a video on this topic? I would love to watch it too. Thanks
Hi David Duggan, iCUE shouldn't have any issues with 3 CORE XT's. I don't have 3 right here to test with currently. But I did just plug in a Commander CORE, a CORE XT, commander PRO and a lighting node core and it recognizes all of them at the same time. I would recommend a powered USB HUB if your doing that and a robust power supply, I haven't looked at power calculations for say 18 fans, but I would take a close look at it and size your power supply appropriately. I'm not aware of a limitation within icue as to how many controllers/devices it can handle, there probably is a limit, I expect it's beyond what most of us would ever do. That might be a question I need to pose to corsair, i've not seen any documented limitation for it. Thanks for watching!!!
Thank you! I just got the Corsair 7000D case with the fan hub, and the Corsair Liquid Cooling kit that has the Core XT Hub. I wasn’t sure how to hook it up. I was not sure if I was supposed to use both the USB and SATA connections at the same time. I thought you connected USB or SATA, not USB AND SATA!!! (X_X). So glad I found your video!
Hi owenschilling4577, I completely agree, a king size controller would be appreciated. You can go with iCUE LINK systems now which accomplishes most of that, at a premium price of course. But, I'm with ya! I'm happy you found the video helpful, Thanks for watching!!!
Hi izik7220. If you're adding more that 6 fans, you can't really daisy chain more fans into those same connectors. There are ways to do it with splitters obviously, but it would be recommended to just add a second controller. If you're adding one or two additional fans, using splitters is ok, but any more than I'd suggest a second controller. Good Luck, have fun and thanks for watching!!!
One more thing , have you ever had a fan gone bad? I have gone the QL’s route but I would reconsider after seen how many people are having issues with them when using at 100% white
Can you daisy chain the commander XTs? Basically right now I'll have a Commander XT, Commander Core and will need an additional controller if I go push/pull on the AIO. Can you do 3 of these without taking up 3 SATA and 3 usb slots?
Hi Dan, that's a great question. You cannot daisy chain the power, if you have 3 controllers, you will need 3 SATA Power ports. Each device will also needs it's own USB connection, they won't daisy chain in the manner your thinking. You can piggy back the CORE off of the CORE XT, it has a USB pigtail, that will work, but for a third controller you will need another USB connection. I would recommend using a powered USB hub, such as the one from NZXT, which is what I've been using. Let me know if that doesn't quite answer your question, thanks for watching and for your support!!!!
Hi NATURE-ux6go, the commander core comes with AIO's and I don't see it in any retail stores for sale. However, you can buy it directly from Corsair, I just checked, it's available for 39.99. If you don't have an AIO that needs it, just buy the CORE XT, you can get that at best buy or Amazon. Good Luck, Have fun!!!
I have more than 6 fans and i want them to run in sequence, maybe as you know Corsair has some beautiful effects that go through all the fans with a fancy and controlled show. HOW CAN I USE 8 FANS IN A SEQUENCE with the Infinity effect ?
Hi Grejdan Mihai, I think only the QL will do inifiti, correct me if i'm wrong. I would have to test if it will even show the infinity effect under 'lighting link' if the only fan is a QL fan. If it did, I suspect the order of the sequence may be similar to that of VISOR, which I just did a video on. th-cam.com/video/Q0eb-ev6oMg/w-d-xo.html Unfortunately, I can't answer your question with certainty, If you happen to test it with your setup, let me know what you find, I'll have to put this on my list to try in the next week, I'll follow up if I get a test completed. Thanks for watching!
You've given the best explanation that I have found so far of all of this! I just bought a Hyte Y60 and am putting in the H150i Elite AIO that comes with the Commander Core. You finally explained the real difference in that and the Commander Core XT. I'll be adding 1 QL120 to the rear, 2 QL140 to the side so that fills up the Commander Core (because the AIO fans/ARGB have to connect to it too right?) six spots. But I also want to put 2 ML140s in the 'basement' so I have to purchase an additional Commander Core XT for that correct? I can't piggyback those two fans/ARGB in the basement and expect them to be controlled independently right? I need the extra controller for that correct? Doesn't really matter because I'm thinking I need the additional Commander Core XT because I'll be adding a couple ARGB cable extensions and a couple ARGB light strips. But still curious about the questions I asked about piggybacking. Thanks for being pretty clear on all of this. It's confusing.
For the CORE (Non-XT): Does the AIO still connect to the CPU FAN or whatever socket on the MB, and if not, how do you get around the error message or whatever?
A doubt. I have a Corsair Lighting Node Core, where I use 4 QL fans + LED strip with adapter (which uses the last 2 channels to illuminate the entire strip of 38 LEDs - the iCUE program reads it as if it were 2 QL fans). There is an LED strip left that I have to connect to the motherboard. Would it be possible to use a Core XT to connect the QL fans and use the Node Core to connect the LED strips? or the opposite? Another doubt. The Lian lian li streamer plus, the cable that goes to the motherboard is it possible with an adapter to connect to the Core XT's LED port? or do I need a Lighting Node PRO
Nice video but I have 14 fans in my case. Would be real nice if companies kept in mind some people are able to run that many and make hubs that could handle it. I don't like having 3 hubs.
Hi @drunkbillygoat, I totally agree. We've talked about having a King Size Hub for exactly that purpose. I think Corsair would suggest using their new icue LINK setup. However, with so many standard fans still being sold, I believe there is an Audience for Power users with lots of fans! Thanks for watching!!!!
I'm happy you found this video helpful! They have made it needlessly difficult to understand their product line...although I do appreciate having cool stuff...thanks for watching and have fun!!
Great video. I've currently got 6 fans running from the Commander Core XT along with the Capellix. I've got a 7th fan that I've connected to the PWM motherboard header and the RGB cable connected the Lightning Node Core. The fan spins and the RGB lights up. The issue is iCue is not detecting the Lightning Node Core so I'm unable to control the RGB of the 7th fan. Is this something you could help me with?
DO NOT BUY THE RGB HUB FOR THIRD PARTY RGB! I did this but it doesn't work because Corsair uses 4 pins consisting of 5v, gnd and data in/out. Most rgb devices only have data in so when connecting to the hub with the adapter cables only the first port works.
You can buy "ARGB to corsair's pin layout" adapters for non Corsair products. Then in Icue you call them led strips. It'll work fairly well for most products. You might need to Daisy chain the non Corsair fans. Idk that's what I did to hold me over until nicer Corsair fans went on sale so I could replace the shitty fans that came in my prebuild. When I got mine, a 4 pack was like $5 on Amazon.
Hi guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248, I feel your pain and totally get that sentiment, you won't be the only one. Despite the frustrations, hopefully your are having fun with it nonetheless! Have fun, game on and thanks for watching!!!
Hi KKC-in5lr, I can't disagree with that, and a Commander KING. But I think what Corsair will tell us now is....."iCUE LINK" and show us your credit card, haha! Thanks for watching, have fun!!!
Corsair are running a scam here. It should not cost this much to make a few proprietary lights blink. RGB needs to be standardized and open sourced ASAP.
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Corsair is so frustrating. Good luck getting all that garbage into your case
What a waste of money, a 4 dollar component for 100 bucks, really? And then use proprietary connectors? REALLY? F this, I’m just using a hub for 5 bucks.
Hi marlo8850, you are not alone in that sentiment for sure, I've seen more than one 'F this" when it comes to pricey RGB, haha....I wish you lots of luck and success in however you do, most importantly, have lots of fun with it!! Thanks for watching!!
Corsair sucks and is expensive and doesn't work more than 1/2 the time. If you want a solid RGB and cheaper than corsair to boot then go with CoolerMaster.
Man, my head is spinning, need to rewatch it again.
i've invested in the corsair ecosystem and am in the process of building out my system with rgb fans, keyboards, and a mouse with icue control. finding your channel is serendipitous. this video alone has lifted some of the fog associated with all the different controllers available. I think I have a better idea of which controllers I'll need to control all my case fans. I'm a little older so I've always rejected the idea of rgb in my builds, but lately I've had a change of heart. I'm working on my dream build so I'm probably going overboard with the extras. Corsair really has some cool hardware that seem to work together better than other brands I've looked at.
Hi Bobby Chatman Myers, I am very happy you found this video helpful. It is confusing trying to navigate their RGB product lineup for sure, as awesome as it is....thanks for your feedback, that alone makes it worth doing the video.
As you can see, i'm not a young guy either and I remember the days when you meticulously built a PC in a closed up case, put it in your desks 'cupboard' and didn't think to much of it unless it misbehaved.
I had the same change of heart a number of years ago and I've gone overboard with it....haha. As long as your having fun doing what you want to do, it's not overboard, haha.
I have mostly corsair RGB stuff in my PC's, i've had alot of fun with it as you can see!
Anyways, good luck, have lots of fun with it and thanks for watching!!!
I've watched several of your videos. All of them are clear, easy to understand and have helped a great deal. You've taken the "dread" out of cabling the 10 - QL120s I'm getting ready for. I've got my fans, just need to add 2 Core XTs and I'm done! THANK YOU for all the work you put into the videos!
Thanks Steve Wheeler, appreciate your kind feedback. I'm happy you have found these helpful, that makes it worth it!! Sounds like an awesome build! There will be a bit of cable management there, but you can do it. Take your time.....and have fun, that's most important!!! Let me know how it goes when your done, looking forward to hearing about it!!!
Thanks again for the support!
Super explanation! You save me a lot of time for sure! Thanks
Aweome, I'm happy you found this video helpful, thanks for watching and your support!!!
Thank you for all your hard work putting together these videos.
Awesome video my man!
Excellent video! I believe you explained the controllers better than your previous videos on them. I plan to have a H150I, 6 additional fans, lian li strimmer, and some other rgb, preferably with a lot of control. Sounds like I should use the commander that comes the AIO and get a commander xt.
Then control it all with SingalRGB
Bought a 4000x RGB case and it comes with a lighting node. I learned i would also need a pwn controller… so I bought the commander core xt. Also bought a h100x aio so I learned I would need extra usb 2.0 headers… so I bought the Corsair internal usb hub.
Hi Techn9cian123, that's an awesome solution! The CORE XT still remains my favorite controller! Good Luck and have fun!!! Thanks for watching!!!
I stumbled across that adapter cable to use non corsair stuff with their controllers. It works perfectly. Would recommend.
That's awesome TubeandJar, I'm glad it worked, i've had alot of fun with that simple little adapater cable....haha!
Thanks for watching, Have fun!!!
It’ll work with Noctua fans?
@@RuneBa1 Noctua doesn't have rgb fans... The adapter is to make non-corsair rgb items connect to the corsair lighting controllers.
Brilliant video as usual, thanks Hardware Artisan.
Thanks S M, i'm happy you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching and your feedback!!!
Could you do a video on how to get the lian li strimer v2 to get recognized by icue as an led strip or at least a fan with enough leds? Some people say it can't be done with the v2 controller and others say they have successfully done it after enabling mb sync in the L connect software? I know it works with the v1 controller, but only if you hold the m1 button to enable mb sync. For my specific application I'm going to be using 10 infinity fans into the 1 lian fan controller from the 3 pack and also 3 corsair fans that come with the h150i elite capellix aio that will connect rgb to the controller that comes with the aio for a total of 13 fans, but the fan contro of the corsair fans will be controlled by a commander pro and also the usb will go into the commander pro. I will use the commander pro direct into mb so it's the main hub to talk to the mb. The lian li fans controller will go into the other mb slot, but the rgb out will go into the commander pro led 1 via a standard 5v to corsair adapter cable. To get the strimer controller and the case front panel rgb to talk and sync with icue I will use 2 more 5v to corsair adapters into a lighting node pro and finally the lighting node goes back into the 2nd usb header on the commander pro. I don't have all the hardware on hand yet to attempt it and maybe you can give it a go if you have those on hand? One thing that might need to be done is to go from v2 controller straight into mb and then plugging the lian li fans controller into thr usb header on the ligthing node pro? Or maybe running a splitter of the 2nd mb header like the nzxt internal 5 usb splitter and both lian li controllers goin into that? Those latter options are things to try if the 1st setuo doesn't work. That would be an awesome video if you could figure it out and have a step by step, apologies for the long comment.
Hi Rzn8, thanks for posing a great question, there is a lot to unpack in that. That sounds like an amazing build and you should have lots of fun with that. There are multiple ways to configure all of that, but to answer you primary question. Yes, you can get the strimer v2 controller from Lian Li synced with corsair icue, I have done that in my current build, you can check out that PC here:
th-cam.com/video/_stbvaoZmuw/w-d-xo.html
I simply ran the adapter cable from the lian li "Motherboard sync" connection to the RGB port of a commander core XT (it would work fine with the commander pro or lighting node pro as well)
You can also sync the fans to corsair, when you do this, you simply need to configure the RGB port on the corsair controller to have the number of LED's on one port of the lian li, it just simply repeats that effect on each port. I have another video for syncing lian li fans that might be of interest to you:
th-cam.com/video/H8OBYuKoIVw/w-d-xo.html
Check those out, I think those will be helpful
For your reference, here are the LED counts for most of the corsair lighting models, I just simply match up which oneswill give me an exact count, or at least slightly more than i'm adding. I've head really good look getting it all to work, it's not perfect, but currently, it all looks good,
Let me know how it works out.....Thanks for watching and your support!
Here is the Corsair LED Count chart:
# of LED's per Corsair Product.
LL RGB Series FAN 120 - 16 LED's
QL RGB Series FAN - 34 LED's
ML PRO RGB Series FAN - 4
RGB LED STRIP - 10 LED's
HD RGB FAN - 12 LED's
SP RGB FAN - 1 LED
External RGB Strips:
250mm - 15 LED's
350mm - 21 LED's
450mm - 27 LED's
8 LED Series FAN's - 8 LED's
LC100 Triangles - 9 LED's
Hoping you can help.
I have a Corsair lighting node in my current system which came with it from the PC builder several years back.
I have 6 RGB fans in total, 3 LL120 case fans and a H150 (not the i version) RGB AIO cooler, which has 3 SP120 fans on it.
I connect all 6 fans to the 6 ports on the lighting node, and use a PWM splitter to power the fans - no problem, but the pump RGB is then of course off since it's not connected to RGB in the cosair lighting node. It gets power from the CPU_FAN so that isn't an issue and it does cool the CPU but of course no RGB so it's just unlit.
Of course, if i disconnect one fan (either case fan or AIO fan) from the RGB controller, and plug the AIO pump wire into it, the pump itself has RGB but of course now one of the fans doesn't.
The lighting node core I have just has 6 ports, I have in total 7 devices. Corsair's website says I need to buy the Commander XT Pro to get the H150 to work with RGB....since you can manually select each individual device and specify whether it is a fan or something else.
Is this correct? Am I also correct in thinking that the XT Pro would allow me to plug in and power 6 fans (3 case fans, 3 AIO fans) using the 6 RGB ports and 6 FAN ports, but the spare RGB port on the end would allow me to connect the RGB AIO pump to it, to allow me to have 7 RGB devices?
The AIO Pump doesn't need a power fan port as it of course gets the power from either CPU_FAN header or PUMP_FAN header.
Hope this makes sense and thank you.
What would be the best way to run 34 QL 120 rgb? Thanks for the video I'm learning a lot.
Hi Paul Alexander! I'm sure I read it right, 34? Awesome!!! There's a video idea right there! Off the top of my head, I'm thinking maybe 3 CORE XT's, each with a 6 port RGB hub connected to the RGB port. That gives you 36 RGB ports and 18 PWM ports, from there, i'd have to calculate some power requirements, you could split a few of the PWM ports on the CORE XT's but I wouldn't do them all. I'd implement 1 or 2 PWM HUBs into that for power control.
You would need a power supply to match and maybe take a look at the power load balancer from Corsair. I'd have to sketch it out and think about power, but that's what my initial thought was.....
Let us know how that works out! What case are you using for that?
Thanks for watching!!!!
I've a got corsair 1000d. Could I use 2 commander pro's with 2 core XT's daisy chained off each usb ports of each commander pro's?
32 fans are going to be push pull an 480 radiators.
Hi Hardware Artisan! Great videos as always. Lately I have been scratching my head about power draw. Because of you I went crazy Corsair and Lian li devices. I got them working watching your videos, I got a core xt, core, node pro, lian li controller 3, 10 ql fans, 4 Corsair led strips, 2 strimer cable a 24pin and a 8pin that I’m only using the light sleeve on the cpu cables, still trying to decide what to do with the 12vhpwr cable, a led strip in front of the case, a Corsair h150i lcd cooler. So you see there is a lot of devices where it got me thinking about power and how to wire them down. I’m still trying to find information on some devices. But for now my best bet is multiple sata cables for that many devices. There is a topic on Corsair community forum that DevBiker mentions that QL fans at 100% white can pull 0.53 amp, each led strip 0.36 so 6 fans 4 led strips on that core xt can go higher than the rated 4.5 amps per connector on the 5v.
So can you make a video on this topic? I would love to watch it too.
Thanks
Thanks for our videos. Very informative. Do you think it is possible for iCUE to recognize three Commander Core XTs?
Hi David Duggan, iCUE shouldn't have any issues with 3 CORE XT's. I don't have 3 right here to test with currently. But I did just plug in a Commander CORE, a CORE XT, commander PRO and a lighting node core and it recognizes all of them at the same time.
I would recommend a powered USB HUB if your doing that and a robust power supply, I haven't looked at power calculations for say 18 fans, but I would take a close look at it and size your power supply appropriately.
I'm not aware of a limitation within icue as to how many controllers/devices it can handle, there probably is a limit, I expect it's beyond what most of us would ever do. That might be a question I need to pose to corsair, i've not seen any documented limitation for it.
Thanks for watching!!!
what is that cable called that connects from the node pro to the rgb hub cause my rgb hub was missing the cable packaging was not original ?
Thank you! I just got the Corsair 7000D case with the fan hub, and the Corsair Liquid Cooling kit that has the Core XT Hub. I wasn’t sure how to hook it up. I was not sure if I was supposed to use both the USB and SATA connections at the same time. I thought you connected USB or SATA, not USB AND SATA!!! (X_X). So glad I found your video!
Vey useful, thanks. Really wish they made one device where I could connect more than 12 fans to.
Hi owenschilling4577, I completely agree, a king size controller would be appreciated. You can go with iCUE LINK systems now which accomplishes most of that, at a premium price of course. But, I'm with ya! I'm happy you found the video helpful, Thanks for watching!!!
Can you Daisy chain arg headers and pwm fans into the ice xt? Since it only has 6 for each ?
Hi izik7220. If you're adding more that 6 fans, you can't really daisy chain more fans into those same connectors. There are ways to do it with splitters obviously, but it would be recommended to just add a second controller. If you're adding one or two additional fans, using splitters is ok, but any more than I'd suggest a second controller.
Good Luck, have fun and thanks for watching!!!
Can I use other fan brands with the Corsair rgb hub?
It’ll work with Noctua fans?
One more thing , have you ever had a fan gone bad? I have gone the QL’s route but I would reconsider after seen how many people are having issues with them when using at 100% white
Can you daisy chain the commander XTs? Basically right now I'll have a Commander XT, Commander Core and will need an additional controller if I go push/pull on the AIO. Can you do 3 of these without taking up 3 SATA and 3 usb slots?
Hi Dan, that's a great question. You cannot daisy chain the power, if you have 3 controllers, you will need 3 SATA Power ports.
Each device will also needs it's own USB connection, they won't daisy chain in the manner your thinking. You can piggy back the CORE off of the CORE XT, it has a USB pigtail, that will work, but for a third controller you will need another USB connection.
I would recommend using a powered USB hub, such as the one from NZXT, which is what I've been using.
Let me know if that doesn't quite answer your question, thanks for watching and for your support!!!!
Where to buy comander core
Hi NATURE-ux6go, the commander core comes with AIO's and I don't see it in any retail stores for sale. However, you can buy it directly from Corsair, I just checked, it's available for 39.99. If you don't have an AIO that needs it, just buy the CORE XT, you can get that at best buy or Amazon.
Good Luck, Have fun!!!
For CORSAIR 7000D AIRFLOW I am building right now. I plan to use 9 120mm Fans.. Should I get 1 COMMANDER CORE XT or 2?
I have more than 6 fans and i want them to run in sequence, maybe as you know Corsair has some beautiful effects that go through all the fans with a fancy and controlled show. HOW CAN I USE 8 FANS IN A SEQUENCE with the Infinity effect ?
Hi Grejdan Mihai, I think only the QL will do inifiti, correct me if i'm wrong. I would have to test if it will even show the infinity effect under 'lighting link' if the only fan is a QL fan. If it did, I suspect the order of the sequence may be similar to that of VISOR, which I just did a video on.
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Unfortunately, I can't answer your question with certainty, If you happen to test it with your setup, let me know what you find, I'll have to put this on my list to try in the next week, I'll follow up if I get a test completed.
Thanks for watching!
can the iCUE Commander PRO Smart RGB Lighting and Fan Speed Controller connect 3 pin argb fans?
You've given the best explanation that I have found so far of all of this! I just bought a Hyte Y60 and am putting in the H150i Elite AIO that comes with the Commander Core. You finally explained the real difference in that and the Commander Core XT. I'll be adding 1 QL120 to the rear, 2 QL140 to the side so that fills up the Commander Core (because the AIO fans/ARGB have to connect to it too right?) six spots. But I also want to put 2 ML140s in the 'basement' so I have to purchase an additional Commander Core XT for that correct? I can't piggyback those two fans/ARGB in the basement and expect them to be controlled independently right? I need the extra controller for that correct? Doesn't really matter because I'm thinking I need the additional Commander Core XT because I'll be adding a couple ARGB cable extensions and a couple ARGB light strips. But still curious about the questions I asked about piggybacking. Thanks for being pretty clear on all of this. It's confusing.
For the CORE (Non-XT): Does the AIO still connect to the CPU FAN or whatever socket on the MB, and if not, how do you get around the error message or whatever?
A doubt. I have a Corsair Lighting Node Core, where I use 4 QL fans + LED strip with adapter (which uses the last 2 channels to illuminate the entire strip of 38 LEDs - the iCUE program reads it as if it were 2 QL fans). There is an LED strip left that I have to connect to the motherboard.
Would it be possible to use a Core XT to connect the QL fans and use the Node Core to connect the LED strips? or the opposite?
Another doubt. The Lian lian li streamer plus, the cable that goes to the motherboard is it possible with an adapter to connect to the Core XT's LED port? or do I need a Lighting Node PRO
Nice video but I have 14 fans in my case. Would be real nice if companies kept in mind some people are able to run that many and make hubs that could handle it. I don't like having 3 hubs.
Hi @drunkbillygoat, I totally agree. We've talked about having a King Size Hub for exactly that purpose. I think Corsair would suggest using their new icue LINK setup. However, with so many standard fans still being sold, I believe there is an Audience for Power users with lots of fans!
Thanks for watching!!!!
Thanks a lot. This is a rather useful guide. Corsair products ares a mess and very hard to make sense of
I'm happy you found this video helpful! They have made it needlessly difficult to understand their product line...although I do appreciate having cool stuff...thanks for watching and have fun!!
Great video. I've currently got 6 fans running from the Commander Core XT along with the Capellix. I've got a 7th fan that I've connected to the PWM motherboard header and the RGB cable connected the Lightning Node Core. The fan spins and the RGB lights up. The issue is iCue is not detecting the Lightning Node Core so I'm unable to control the RGB of the 7th fan. Is this something you could help me with?
The Lighting Node Pro DOES control the LED's on fans...
DO NOT BUY THE RGB HUB FOR THIRD PARTY RGB! I did this but it doesn't work because Corsair uses 4 pins consisting of 5v, gnd and data in/out. Most rgb devices only have data in so when connecting to the hub with the adapter cables only the first port works.
You can buy "ARGB to corsair's pin layout" adapters for non Corsair products. Then in Icue you call them led strips. It'll work fairly well for most products. You might need to Daisy chain the non Corsair fans. Idk that's what I did to hold me over until nicer Corsair fans went on sale so I could replace the shitty fans that came in my prebuild. When I got mine, a 4 pack was like $5 on Amazon.
All this crap in my computer. Two hubs, 9 fans... 3 temp probs and icue can't tell me my my cpu temp. Next rig..I'm going NO RGB. No Corsair.
Hi guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248, I feel your pain and totally get that sentiment, you won't be the only one. Despite the frustrations, hopefully your are having fun with it nonetheless! Have fun, game on and thanks for watching!!!
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Hi KKC-in5lr, I can't disagree with that, and a Commander KING. But I think what Corsair will tell us now is....."iCUE LINK" and show us your credit card, haha!
Thanks for watching, have fun!!!
Corsair are running a scam here. It should not cost this much to make a few proprietary lights blink. RGB needs to be standardized and open sourced ASAP.
Corsair is so frustrating. Good luck getting all that garbage into your case
What a waste of money, a 4 dollar component for 100 bucks, really? And then use proprietary connectors? REALLY? F this, I’m just using a hub for 5 bucks.
Hi marlo8850, you are not alone in that sentiment for sure, I've seen more than one 'F this" when it comes to pricey RGB, haha....I wish you lots of luck and success in however you do, most importantly, have lots of fun with it!! Thanks for watching!!
Corsair sucks and is expensive and doesn't work more than 1/2 the time. If you want a solid RGB and cheaper than corsair to boot then go with CoolerMaster.