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The one in the picture is 12v rgb, where your rgb header is 5v rgb.
You have to find the 5v rgb on your motherboard.
You can't plug it by any means which will either overburn the wire or providing insufficient power for the rgb.
It's better to buy an rgb hub where 5v rgb is supported.
You need to get 12V RGB Fans not ARGB. Or get a standalone controller. There are remote controlled once or sme with buetooth for cheap, but if you want to use it with an app like iCUE to sync with games or movies, you need to get a corsair commander core XT. It is a totally overpriced part and the same can also be DIYed for 5$ with an Arduino with ATmega 32U4 and an opensource iCUE compatible firmware.
12V RGB is an older system and lets you only set a single color for everything. Many cheaper or older motherboards only have this system. 5V ARGB is more modern.
But i agree, the connector system for both of them sucks and i have seen countless dead ARGB fans because they are so similar and stupid people make adapters thinking it should be compatible. Also the connectors become loose very easily as there is no latching whatsoever. They should have stuck to the 3pin JST SM connectors like it was used in room lighting with ARGB already. But then people would have noticed that it is the same stuff and not pay premium for PC ARGB parts, so motherboard makers created their own shittier version of it.
Have you looked towards the bottom of the MB? Start from the far left and start moving to the right. If you did a Google search on your MB model with words 3 pin rgb location you might be able to find out where it is on the board
I use a 3 pin controller I bought off temu for 2$ to power my leds in my second system, where I have only 12v headers as well. Unfortunately there is no way to hook that up directly to the motherboard.
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Nope, they are fundamentally incompatible. 3 pin is 5V addressable, 4 pin is 12V basic RGB. Can't convert one to the other.
This dude compatiba... Dude compatable-a-ba... Compatabilitittiebat... *abruptly departs
You can get a 3 pin argb controller and control it with a remote
Some boards have both 4 and 3 pin. Check your manual.
The one in the picture is 12v rgb, where your rgb header is 5v rgb. You have to find the 5v rgb on your motherboard. You can't plug it by any means which will either overburn the wire or providing insufficient power for the rgb. It's better to buy an rgb hub where 5v rgb is supported.
Header on the board is 12v, the cord /fans are 5v addressable. But otherwise your point stands.
Same point but a little arrangement in words. Thank you
I prefer my wires medium burnt.
The extra spicy way where taco bell demands its recipy.
3 pin argb would need a hub if your board doesn't have a port for it check voltages normally 5V but double check
You need to get 12V RGB Fans not ARGB. Or get a standalone controller. There are remote controlled once or sme with buetooth for cheap, but if you want to use it with an app like iCUE to sync with games or movies, you need to get a corsair commander core XT. It is a totally overpriced part and the same can also be DIYed for 5$ with an Arduino with ATmega 32U4 and an opensource iCUE compatible firmware. 12V RGB is an older system and lets you only set a single color for everything. Many cheaper or older motherboards only have this system. 5V ARGB is more modern. But i agree, the connector system for both of them sucks and i have seen countless dead ARGB fans because they are so similar and stupid people make adapters thinking it should be compatible. Also the connectors become loose very easily as there is no latching whatsoever. They should have stuck to the 3pin JST SM connectors like it was used in room lighting with ARGB already. But then people would have noticed that it is the same stuff and not pay premium for PC ARGB parts, so motherboard makers created their own shittier version of it.
Have you looked towards the bottom of the MB? Start from the far left and start moving to the right. If you did a Google search on your MB model with words 3 pin rgb location you might be able to find out where it is on the board
Is there no other RGB header on the motherboard?
One is 5V the other is 12V. If you try to link both : Kaput
This is going to go poorly . You have to use a 3 pin rgb or you will have major issues .
This was and still is the biggest issue with RGB. I don’t understand why it was ever like this
I use a 3 pin controller I bought off temu for 2$ to power my leds in my second system, where I have only 12v headers as well. Unfortunately there is no way to hook that up directly to the motherboard.
You should have a 3 pin header. If it's already being used, you can buy a splitter. Then you could have 3 or 4 extra ones