Ghetto Mods

[ThaiTaffy]

That's what i did with the LL fans but the red colour was turd, just wanted to find out if it's the fans or the controller. The red on the EK stuff that's plugged into the board is perfect, so maybe isn't the actual leds. I looked at the one on the FLT res and it is deffo a 5v ARGB 2812 strip.

Have you checked the polarity? I know they like to swap over on certain strips so you think you need proprietary led controllers.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Have you checked the polarity? I know they like to swap over on certain strips so you think you need proprietary led controllers.

When i get the 5v ARGB controller tomorrow from amazon, i will have a handy thing to test with, so i can do some more fiddling. I will find out one way or another if the leds on the corsair fans will work without their hub. I just wish i had a knackered fan to strip to have a look at the led wiring, but don't want to ruin one just for that as they are not cheap.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

When i get the 5v ARGB controller tomorrow from amazon, i will have a handy thing to test with, so i can do some more fiddling. I will find out one way or another if the leds on the corsair fans will work without their hub. I just wish i had a knackered fan to strip to have a look at the led wiring, but don't want to ruin one just for that as they are not cheap.

Surely someones torn one apart already and recorded it not sure which fans your refering too but maybe a video like this?

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Surely someones torn one apart already and recorded it not sure which fans your refering too but maybe a video like this?

they certainly look like 2812 leds

 

[ThaiTaffy]

they certainly look like 2812 leds

I didn't watch the video properly did it have anything on the polarity of the outcoming wires?

 

[Deleted member 24505]

I didn't watch the video properly did it have anything on the polarity of the outcoming wires?

It never. i will figure it out with the adapter that is coming without damaging my board.

It does work. Connected to the adapter and the corsair hub, the lights on the fans work fine, so it means they should work if i connect the hub to the motherboards ARGB connector and to the fans. Hub has no power, the lights are powered from the ARGB connector on the adaptor i got.

I just need a better connector and cable from Amazon for the hub, even though it works i am not gonna trust the wiring i am using.

EDIT
right the corsair fan LEDS will work connected directly to the motherboard ARGB connector. I have just put a proper ARGB motherboard connector on the corsair RGB hub and connected to my motherboard, the RGB LEDS on the corsair LL120 fans work perfectly. I am pleased as i now know you can connect the Corsair fan LEDS this way. I don't know if it will support the 6 fans the hub has connectors for as i don't have 6 fans to try. The red on the fans acually looks much better now than it did going through the corsair node and icue. I also do not have icue installed and they have lit up red like the rest of my led stuff.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

The Hub is NOT connected to a Corsair node or commander but directly ro the motherboards ARGB connector.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

Good job so what was the issue in the end?

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Good job so what was the issue in the end?

Tbh there wasn't one, i just needed to get it all sorted in my head, and properly connected with no bodged connections. I have put a proper 3 pin connector on the hub to connect to the motherboard, can't risk fucking up my £300 motherboard. It's been on now for over an hour with no problem, so i guess its working fine. So there are 48 LEDS connected to the motherboards ARGB connector.

I reckon you could get a ARGB 3 way splitter and just connect Corsair RGB fans to your board that way now i know it works. The only difference would be they would be connected in parallel and not in series as they are using my hub, i'm sure they would still work though.

I am pleased with myself for figuring it out.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

Tbh there wasn't one, i just needed to get it all sorted in my head, and properly connected with no bodged connections. I have put a proper 3 pin connector on the hub to connect to the motherboard, can't risk fucking up my £300 motherboard. It's been on now for over an hour with no problem, so i guess its working fine. So there are 48 LEDS connected to the motherboards ARGB connector.

I reckon you could get a ARGB 3 way splitter and just connect Corsair RGB fans to your board that way now i know it works. The only difference would be they would be connected in parallel and not in series as they are using my hub, i'm sure they would still work though.

I am pleased with myself for figuring it out.

Good job I'm trying to work out a DIY RGB controller with 3.3v pwm signals at the moment but struggling to find something off the shelf that will convert the signal for led strips I could grab a cheap remote control version and butcher it.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Good job I'm trying to work out a DIY RGB controller with 3.3v pwm signals at the moment but struggling to find something off the shelf that will convert the signal for led strips I could grab a cheap remote control version and butcher it.

Have a look on some chinese website, they have all sorts of weird shit, so you might find something suitable.

The corsair rgb hub is pretty good for chaining fan or strip leds together.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

I'm searching but I think I need something to boost the 3.3v pwm signal to 5v or higher first then I can feed a led amplifier

Good old China

Less than a pound

 

[Mussels]

Tigg, you keep saying "fans directly connected" to ARGB
but those images show the corsair HUB is directly connected


very, VERY different things

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Tigg, you keep saying "fans directly connected" to ARGB
but those images show the corsair HUB is directly connected


very, VERY different things

The fans are directly connected. Remember i said the hub is dumb, all it does is chain the leds in the fans together. If the fans are not directly connected, how are they lighting up with no corsair node running them? All 48 leds in the 3 fans are running from the ARGB connector on the motherboards ARGB output. the hub is irrelevant. if the fans did not have the Corsair connector on i would be able to connect them directly to the motherboard connector. But how would i connect 3 fans to the 1 connector? that is what the hub is doing. Look how it is wired, exactly how the node uses the hub, to chain the leds together into one 48 led long single string of leds.

Remember by directly connected to the board i mean without using the node to light them up, which is what is happening, which proves you don't need the corsair node or commander pro to light up the fan leds.

 

[Mussels]

Directly connected is to the motherboard
direct to the motherboard is what killed my fans

The hub is powered, it's not as dumb as you think

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Directly connected is to the motherboard
direct to the motherboard is what killed my fans

The hub is powered, it's not as dumb as you think

The hub is not powered. The leds are powered from the ARGB header, the hub has no power itself.
The pic is not very good, but this is essentially how the fans and hub is connected. The hub has no power as the fans are powered from the 5v from the motherboard connector.

It works, without icue and without no corsair hub or commander. From now on i will connect any corsair fan leds this way.

 

[Mussels]

The hub is powered. It takes external power.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

The hub is powered. It takes external power.
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Mine does not have that lead connected, i cut it off. It is powered from the the ARGB connector only. The only reason it is there is because the Corsair node is only sending the GND and DO connection so the fans need external 5v supply from that lead. I can take a pic of mine with only the lead going to my ARGB connector if you like

 

[Mussels]

Interesting. Maybe your change to the power situation is the difference.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Interesting. Maybe your change to the power situation is the difference.

I wasn't even sure at first if it would work but it does. It is certainly an interesting use of the hub. Basically, cut or un solder the power connection off the hub, Connect the hub to the ARGB connector as i have shown, and connect the fan LED connectors to the hub as normal, starting from no. 1 connector and it works.

 

[masterdeejay]

Radeon MI8 custom cooler.

 

[Ahhzz]

Radeon MI8 custom cooler.

that's... new..... Whoa....

 

[masterdeejay]

that's... new..... Whoa....

That is a brand new card from a slovakian webshop (eu only) and it was only 105 euro.
Good for fullhd med-high gaming (gtx1060 performance) Only one dp port hidden but i use a gtx 650 hdmi for display

 

[Mussels]

Oh, you render on one card and output via the other?

What method do you use there?

 

[masterdeejay]

Oh, you render on one card and output via the other?

What method do you use there?

Regedit

1. Modify the Windows Registry for the two cards:
   1. Go to the start menu and type in "Regedit", enter.
   2. Navigate to: computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{4d36e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}\000x (x is card id)
   3. Export your registry to make a backup.
   4. Delete the entry: AdapterType.
   5. Create a 32bit dword: EnableMsHybrid and give it a value of 1 to the card with no output and 2 to the card for the output

Assign the game executable to run using the card witout output:

Right-click on your desktop and go to the display settings.

Scroll down and click on "Graphics Settings".

Find the .exe file of the game you want to run using the card.

Click on the game in the list and select "Options" and choose the "High performance"