Corsairs Obsidian 500D SE Setup Advice and Diagrams

[Zotty]

Hi bud.... no it shouldnt be stuck to the glass door... but it has been known for them to come loose in transit and restick somewhere else :(.. happened to me and my 1000d

[ShakeyRed]

Cheers mate. I thought that would be the case.

The company I bought it from are being a right ball-ache, they first of all said it didn't look like there was anything wrong and refused the return, they have now delayed the return long enough for it to now be a compulsary return to manufacturer which is going to take 4 weeks+. So I feel so hacked off that I think I'm going to return all the corsair items and go with a different eco system altogether.

[Zotty]

Ouch.. shame that dude :( .. maybe an Admin can step in?.....

have you opened a support ticket with corsair?

[ShakeyRed]

Yes I have opened a ticket with Corsair, just waiting a reply

[elric75]

Thanks that's helpful !

had the same issue with the commander glued to the indside glass but i managed to take it off, it just went apart but I hope it's not broken, it's just the "case" around. I hope i won't have a bad surprise with it.

For the rgb hub it was on the right side of the PSU cover, i guess it will be an issue with cable management too.. that's stupid !

Now another question :
Since i'll get :

3 chassis fans
3 aio fans

Should i need to plug it all to commander or can i leave the 3 aio fans on the pumps? Does that change anything somehow?

[Zotty]

Hi buddy,, yes leave them on the pump (radiator fans).. this will ensure correct operation of your AIR should iCUE not be running for any reason,,,

[ShakeyRed]

Just wanted to say thanks for your help and to give an update.

I had a reply from Corsair, who immediately offered to send out any replacement parts I needed and were as helpful as they could be. I realize that I was somewhat unfair spitting my dummy out and blaming Corsair for the problems caused by a supplier they have no control over.

I sent the case back, requested a replacement which they agreed to but wouldn't say when and after much more poor customer service they finally sent a snotty email saying that if I want a replacement one would be sent once the return arrives and reminded me how grateful I should be for them allowing the return outside of their 48 hour window and that they issued a free return. I responded and asked why they couldn't tell me when to expect a return four emails earlier and reminded them that I was well within the 30 day window of their returns policy which is published on their site and included a link. The next I heard was a full refund issued instead of a replacement.

So I've postponed my build until after Christmas and then I will try again.

Overall, I cannot fault Corsair and what they were willing to do to help.

[Zotty]

Glad you got somewhere with it buddy :)..

[robert.vanhusen]

Hi Zotty, as you suggested i will install the H150i as intake, and use the single rear as Exhaust, my question is, can i connect a single LL120 (Rear Exhaust) together with the 2xLL140 (Top Fans) on a RGB FAN HUB?
Because i read this "Only 1 type of fan per hub. All SP or All HD etc etc"

Thanks in advance

Originally Posted by Zotty

Hi buddy..

The Last Diagram in the first post would be your best bet..

H150i Rad has to be front mounted and i would advise as intake.. which is how i run my 570x.. i also run the top fans (2x140) as intake and the single rear as exhaust. works well for me in that case. (same chassis as 500d mostly) this way greatly reduces dust/fluff due to positive pressure and all intake being filtered. some have said it doesnt work so well for them. but different specs produces different results. all imho.. you have to see what works for you and your setup

[Zotty]

yes you can do that dude. size doesn't matter in this case lol.. 120/140.. both LL :)

[robert.vanhusen]

Thanks!

[jer0n]

Hello everybody,

I hope this is the right thread for this question. I recently bought the 500D RGB with another 3 ML PRO RGB and the 4xRGB Strips expansion kit. I cannot seem to get the RGB Strips to light up. It works very good with the Fans, but it could be that I am doing something wrong :). I followed the exact setup as mentioned above, I even used port 2 for the strips, selected 4x but nothing happens. Anyone had similar issues with such a setup? Many thanks and Cheers!

[Zotty]

Hi buddy.. SE with a Commander Pro Right? did you add the strips in to 'Lighting Setup' section in the Commander Pro Tab in iCUE and also apply a Lighting Effect to them and indeed select the LED's on the strip in Lighting Channel 2 (in iCUE)

[jer0n]

Originally Posted by Zotty

Hi buddy.. SE with a Commander Pro Right? did you add the strips in to 'Lighting Setup' section in the Commander Pro Tab in iCUE and also apply a Lighting Effect to them and indeed select the LED's on the strip in Lighting Channel 2 (in iCUE)

Hm...this is very funny. I decided to reconnect everything following your instructions and now it works!.Many thanks for the help! Now if I can only figure out a way to get iCue to sync the sequential effect on my corsair vengeance rgb pro, fans and H115i Pump it would be perfect

Thanks again!