Lude2Envy

Good afternoon. I just built a new system with the H170i Elite LCD and the Asus Maximus Z690 Extreme. I have 7 fans total - all ML 240 RGB Elites (including the 3 that come with the H170i). The 3 H170i fans and an additional 3 in the front of the case are all plugged into the Commander Core. The remaining 7th fan on the back of the case is plugged into the motherboard. Here are my issues: 1. All of the fans are spinning, but only the 3 fans on the H170i are lighting up and registering in iCUE. I know the fans are daisy-chained in the Commander Core and a bad fan in the 4th slot could also cause problems for 5 and 6. I still need to troubleshoot this, but my question is - does each fan need to be plugged into the same PWM and RGB port, or are they independent? For example, can fan 'X' be plugged into the #5 PWM and the #4 RGB on the Commander Core, or does it need to be in the same number for both? 2. Regarding the 7th fan plugged into the motherboard, where can I plug its RGB into? The Z690 Extreme has RGB ports on the motherboard, but they're different from the ones on the Commander Core. Does that matter? If so, can it still be controlled in iCUE like the motherboard can be? 3. What's the best way to use Armoury Crate along with iCUE to prevent any conflicts between the two programs? Thanks in advance!

My AX850 Gold PSU died literally one month after the warranty expired. (Talk about engineered failure.....) So I purchased the AX850 Titanium to replace it. Not only did I have to replace all of the wiring harnesses because all of the plugs were redesigned, the harnesses were shortened as well. I have a Corsair Carbide case and couldn't even run the wires for a Corsair PSU through a Corsair case utilizing the case's cable management features. The only reason I didn't go with EVGA is because I didn't want to rewire the whole case. Overall very disappointing.