Ghetto Mods

[Rubbish]

In 2015, I got an R 2.0 that was made in 2014. Remembered the smell of that fresh motherboard, too! (after I opened that box!)

Here is my FX 8350 setup:

It has the GeForce GTX 660 Ti that was restored by a VBIOS flash. This was when I lived in downtown Springfield, Vermont:

Ah the good old white cases

 

[ThaiTaffy]

Ah the good old white cases

Star wars fans the world over bought that case.

Case mounted fan controllers oh how times have changed

 

[Mussels]

Star wars fans the world over bought that case.View attachment 235752

Case mounted fan controllers oh how times have changed

One of my fractals had it, i miss it. Simple slider that had like 7/9/11V or something like that, and it was glorious.

Would genuinely like a PWM controller with a case switch like that.

 

[Rubbish]

Star wars fans the world over bought that case.View attachment 235752

Case mounted fan controllers oh how times have changed

Had an Antec 900 from 2008 I sold about three years ago. Wish I never did it, miss the old cases sometimes.

One of my fractals had it, i miss it. Simple slider that had like 7/9/11V or something like that, and it was glorious.

Would genuinely like a PWM controller with a case switch like that.

Truth.

 

[INSTG8R]

Not so much of a mod as an essential accessory for me. Not looking forward to the disassemble (assembly part I have some doubts about the design being compatible with the “loop” to adjust it and the fact the wheel holder shaft comes right up between mt legs unlike that picture. But I will do my ghetto mod shelf when it’s apart and I feel like I’m gonna need more hands to balance that huge piece while trying to reassemble it…

Edit: Shelf mod complete!

 

[lexluthermiester]

Wish I never did it, miss the old cases sometimes.

For those of us who have been techies for a decade or more(4 decades for me), we have all been there. I can think of a bunch of things I wish I still had.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Just trying to work out if i can wire the leds on my LL120 fans directly to the 5v RGB header on my board.

In the manual, it states the board will work with WS2812B LEDs, which is what i think are on the LL fans. The Lighting Node has a LPC11U37 32bit Arm controller on it. The output just goes to the 6 port RGB hub for 6 fans, which ties with the WS2812B LEDs.
The 2812 leds work like this, which by the way the 6 port corsair hub is wired, matches pretty well. I should be able to get much better red colour from the boards controller, i hope.

And this is how the Corsair 6 port RGB hub is wired, which would seem to match the 2128 leds

What do you electronics wizzes think, will it work?

 

[Mussels]

Just trying to work out if i can wire the leds on my LL120 fans directly to the 5v RGB header on my board.

In the manual, it states the board will work with WS2812B LEDs, which is what i think are on the LL fans. The Lighting Node has a LPC11U37 32bit Arm controller on it. The output just goes to the 6 port RGB hub for 6 fans, which ties with the WS2812B LEDs.
The 2812 leds work like this, which by the way the 6 port corsair hub is wired, matches pretty well. I should be able to get much better red colour from the boards controller, i hope.
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And this is how the Corsair 6 port RGB hub is wired, which would seem to match the 2128 leds
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What do you electronics wizzes think, will it work?

You can wire the corsair fan lighting controllers INPUT (the 3 pin on the right) to 5v ARGB, but you cant wire the fans directly.

I've got two ML140's with burned out LED's to prove that one
(It's something about how the fans dont terminate the end of the connection, i didnt fully understand the half assed explanation i got)

I made my own ARGB->corsair cable by splicing two existing ones together, but you can also buy semi professional ones, and corsair also include those cables with various watercooling parts so they maaaay sell them standalone

let me find the voltage diagram someone put up, and was removed from their forums...

 

[Deleted member 24505]

You can wire the corsair fan lighting controllers INPUT (the 3 pin on the right) to 5v ARGB, but you cant wire the fans directly.

I've got two ML140's with burned out LED's to prove that one
(It's something about how the fans dont terminate the end of the connection, i didnt fully understand the half assed explanation i got)

I made my own ARGB->corsair cable by splicing two existing ones together, but you can also buy semi professional ones, and corsair also include those cables with various watercooling parts so they maaaay sell them standalone

let me find the voltage diagram someone put up, and was removed from their forums...

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Aren't the two LED connectors on the node output only? taking their control from the usb input, then directing that through the two LED outputs to the six port RGB hub?

The leds on the fans are surely 5v, and if connected to the ARGB header on the board which is also 5v, should in theory work, as the 6 port hub is just a dumb hub with no controller, as that is what the USB node is. The 6 port hub is only using the DA and GND connectors from the node, and seems to be why the 6 port hub needs external power. If connected to the ARGB header it would get control from the D connection and 5v and gnd from the respective pins. Would this not work? it says in the manual, the connector can handle 3A and 500 LEDS so even 6 fans should not be no where near max load.

Did you connect your ML's to a 12v RGB header, not a 5V ARGB which would have blown the LEDS in the ML?

Here we go, my modded hub
R=5v
G=D
B=GND

 

[Mussels]

Aren't the two LED connectors on the node output only? taking their control from the usb input, then directing that through the two LED outputs to the six port RGB hub?

The leds on the fans are surely 5v, and if connected to the ARGB header on the board which is also 5v, should in theory work, as the 6 port hub is just a dumb hub with no controller, as that is what the USB node is. The 6 port hub is only using the DA and GND connectors from the node, and seems to be why the 6 port hub needs external power. If connected to the ARGB header it would get control from the D connection and 5v and gnd from the respective pins. Would this not work? it says in the manual, the connector can handle 3A and 500 LEDS so even 6 fans should not be no where near max load.

Sorry - you're pretending your ARGB source, is the node

The image i had for the pinout was from the source side, not the destination

Connecting fans directly via the same adaptor that works from ARGB->hub, killed my fans lighting. They need the corsair fan hub.

 

[OneMoar]

@INSTG8R
I bought this for my g920 shifter

Logitech Driving Force Magnetic H-Shifter FOR G25 G27 G29 G920 G923 | eBay

LOGITECH SHIFTER NOT INCLUDED . Disassembling your Logitech Device may VOID warranty. Race Tech Magnetic H-Shifter Mounts securely using all 6 of the existing screw hole locations from shift boot.

www.ebay.com

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Sorry - you're pretending your ARGB source, is the node

The image i had for the pinout was from the source side, not the destination

Connecting fans directly via the same adaptor that works from ARGB->hub, killed my fans lighting. They need the corsair fan hub.

If the leds in the fans are 2812 5v leds, which i believe they are looking at how the hub is wired. All the hub is doing is chaining the leds together, which you can do anyway from the ARGB header on the board, as it states it supports 3A and 500 leds. Why would this not work? the leds are dumb and will light using whatever signal they get. It cannot blow the leds as they will get 5v from the motherboards ARGB header which is 5v, and as long as it is not shorted it will not blow the ARGB header.

In effect the Node is treating the leds in the fans as a long chain of leds like a strip, which is why if they are not connected in order to the hub, 1,2,3 etc they do not light up.

Why do the LEDs in the fans need the node? the ARGB header is the source and is taking the place of the node as the source for the leds signal.

I will try it, if it does not work, then you are indeed correct.

 

[Mussels]

If the leds in the fans are 2812 5v leds, which i believe they are looking at how the hub is wired. All the hub is doing is chaining the leds together, which you can do anyway from the ARGB header on the board, as it states it supports 3A and 500 leds. Why would this not work? the leds are dumb and will light using whatever signal they get. It cannot blow the leds as they will get 5v from the motherboards ARGB header which is 5v, and as long as it is not shorted it will not blow the ARGB header.

In effect the Node is treating the leds in the fans as a long chain of leds like a strip, which is why if they are not connected in order to the hub, 1,2,3 etc they do not light up.

Why do the LEDs in the fans need the node? the ARGB header is the source and is taking the place of the node as the source for the leds signal.

I will try it, if it does not work, then you are indeed correct.

it was something to do with the chaining that required the hub - i am NOT good with electrical stuff, so the issue was beyond me to solve.
I am aware that some of the fans use different LED's, which may also be relevant.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

If the leds in the fans are 2812 5v leds

LED's are 3.3v and below. Some form of voltage dropper is always used, be it a IC, capacitor, more LEDs or whatever. 2812 strip is populated by SMD 5050 LEDs which run off 3.3v and below. The led hub probably has alot more than the 15w your board header is supplying (saying it supports 500leds is marketing crap technically that board supports 10,000+LEDs if they are Smd5050 as those things draw like 300 micro amps) the issue is more about voltage for power and signal and how it's processed.

 

[INSTG8R]

@INSTG8R
I bought this for my g920 shifter

Logitech Driving Force Magnetic H-Shifter FOR G25 G27 G29 G920 G923 | eBay

LOGITECH SHIFTER NOT INCLUDED . Disassembling your Logitech Device may VOID warranty. Race Tech Magnetic H-Shifter Mounts securely using all 6 of the existing screw hole locations from shift boot.

www.ebay.com

Yeah I’m going for a spring mod I used to ghetto myself. I don’t have gate issues just tension. The spring cost $17

Logitech H-pattern improvement mod | Custom Sim Shop

This is our specially designed H-pattern improvement mod, for all Logitech G25, G27 and Driving Force Shifters. This modification will increase the force needed to change gears, by 300% and will give much more tactile feedback when changing between gears. The installation time for this...

www.customsimshop.com

Also this is literally my mod the link in the description is dead sadly but I was member of that site and it’s owner is a friend it was my post.

I’ll do it again when I get( the spring an upload to YT because it’s been essentially lost…

 

[Deleted member 24505]

LED's are 3.3v and below. Some form of voltage dropper is always used, be it a IC, capacitor, more LEDs or whatever. 2812 strip is populated by SMD 5050 LEDs which run off 3.3v and below. The led hub probably has alot more than the 15w your board header is supplying (saying it supports 500leds is marketing crap technically that board supports 10,000+LEDs if they are Smd5050 as those things draw like 300 micro amps) the issue is more about voltage for power and signal and how it's processed.

The led hub draws nothing with nothing connected to it unless the leds connected to it draw more than 3A/15w. The hub as you can see has no electronics, it is just looping the connected fan leds as i have shown. imagine each yellow line as a strip of leds.

I have also ordered one of these to test the hub and leds on the fans before i connect it to my board. I am not dumb enough to risk my board without testing it first. At least if it works, it means a new way to connect Corsair fan leds without using the node to control them, as the board will do it using icue etc from the onboard ARGB headers.

Also this is why the leds on corsair fans do not work unless connected starting from 1, it breaks the loop.

Also Thai an interesting video. The MB makers should not state supports 500 leds in the manual.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

Ok I read the 5050 led datasheet wrong I thought it said micro amps not Milli amps but as the video pointed out the amount of LEDs you use totally depends on the led's used.

 

[Watermelon5]

So I cut some holes in my Optiplex 760 so I could vertically mount a dual slot GPU...

(this was 100% as a joke)

 

[Kanan]

So I cut some holes in my Optiplex 760 so I could vertically mount a dual slot GPU...

(this was 100% as a joke)
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Ah the good old HD 5000 series.

 

[Watermelon5]

Ah the good old HD 5000 series.

This was a HD 5870 engineering sample, has extra sensors on the VRMs for temperature and current. At the time of building this I couldn't afford any decent testbench hardware so this was my only way of testing it since if something went wrong, I didn't want it to fry my daily use workstation with important data on it. (ended up working well)

 

[Kanan]

This was a HD 5870 engineering sample, has extra sensors on the VRMs for temperature and current. At the time of building this I couldn't afford any decent testbench hardware so this was my only way of testing it since if something went wrong, I didn't want it to fry my daily use workstation with important data on it. (ended up working well)

Great find. Love it. Had a 5850 and 5970 myself, just great.

 

[Mussels]

as the board will do it using icue etc from the onboard ARGB headers.

Ah, no?

Icue only controls corsair hardware. It's ability to interact with other brands hardware is limited to asus and MSI motherboards RGB (not ARGB) and works on very few boards (and poorly, at that)
You'd need the motherboards software for the motherboards ports, or an external hardware controller like you ordered for testing.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Ah, no?

Icue only controls corsair hardware. It's ability to interact with other brands hardware is limited to asus and MSI motherboards RGB (not ARGB) and works on very few boards (and poorly, at that)
You'd need the motherboards software for the motherboards ports, or an external hardware controller like you ordered for testing.

The controller is coming tomorrow so i can test the hub, see if it will work with the fans. If so, i will test the fans with armoury crate, as i am not a great fan of icue.

 

[Mussels]

You'll find armoury crate far worse, and far more limited than icue. And i dont like icue.

icue and corsair controllers let you save/set hardware lighting to run when no software is active, while crate will give you active software only, with far far less options.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

You'll find armoury crate far worse, and far more limited than icue. And i dont like icue.

icue and corsair controllers let you save/set hardware lighting to run when no software is active, while crate will give you active software only, with far far less options.

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.