HungryHamster

Thanks for the response. I'm so glad to hear that they finally got that fixed in a new version of iCUE.

I was reading some reviews for Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR5 6600mHz CL32 and the top review listed the main con as: "On Asus motherboards, requires SPD WRITE DISABLE to be FALSE" I found this article on how to do it: https://help.corsair.com/hc/en-us/articles/5718039999117-How-to-Enable-SPD-Write-on-your-ASUS-Z690-motherboard Apparently it is something that is required for the RGB of the memory to work with ASUS motherboards. Does anyone know how dangerous this is to set SPD write disable to false? Is this still an issue for Z790 ASUS motherboards?

Thanks again for your response. I really appreciate you helping me out with this. The motherboard I'm getting is the ASUS ROG Maximus Hero. Full specs can be found here: https://rog.asus.com/motherboards/rog-maximus/rog-maximus-z790-hero-model/spec/

Thanks for your response. I will be getting the H150i Elite LCD cooler as well. If I understand you correctly, you're saying that I plug the commander core (which comes with the Elite LCD) into the commander core XT (which comes with the case) and then I have full individual control of 12 fans for RGB and speed. For the last fan I use one of the lighting node pros (which comes with the QL fan 3 packs) and that will give me RGB. But, to get speed control of that last fan I will have to use a fan splitter cable so it will be tied to the speed of another fan. That all seems fine to me. I just want to make sure nothing else is needed like a USB hub. I've seen a lot of people posting about needing something like the NZXT Internal USB 2.0 Expansion Hub. I've also seen a lot of people running into issues with iCue not recognizing the different hubs or not being able to use more than 2 which seems like it could be a problem since I would need 3 (commander core, commander core XT and lighting node pro).

I'm planning on getting the Corsair 5000T case. It has 3 intake fans in the front and I'll be adding 3 fans on the side for intake, 1 in the rear for outtake and a 360mm radiator on top in a push pull configuration. Ideally, I would like to be able to control all of these fans separately. For instance, changing the 1 rear outtake fan without changing the speed/color of other fans, or changing the 3 on the side without it changing the speed/color of the radiator fans. I know this case comes with a Commander Core XT and the QL120 3 pack comes with 1 lighting node pro, but is there anything else I need to buy to control all of these in the way that I would like? Also, will I need fan splitter cables? Any help would be appreciated. I did see the diagram for a 10 fan setup, but this is even more. *Note all fans will be QL120 except the top side of the radiator which will be the ML fans it comes with.

I'm finally putting everything together on PCpartpicker and ran into the following warning notifications: Note: A USB 2.0 to USB 3.2 Gen 1 header adapter is required. Note: A USB 3.2 Gen 2 to USB 3.2 Gen 1 header adapter is required. You can see where the errors occur here: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZsjQgb Can someone please link me to the adapters I will need for this case to fully function? I would really appreciate it. I tried looking it up on Amazon and didn't find anything that mentioned USB 3.2 Gen 1, only USB 3.0.

I will be getting the 360mm iCUE H150i ELITE LCD Display Liquid CPU Cooler and I would like to do a push/pull configuration. It comes with 3 Corsair ML 120 RGB Elite PWM fans, but I don't think these are available for purchase. I'm wondering what fans I should buy to attach to the other side (to pull air in)?

I'm planning on getting the newly released Corsair iCUE H150i Elite Capellix AIO cooler which comes with 3 ML RGB fans. The problem is that I'm adding 3 QL for a push/pull configuration and I know there is an issue with mixing types of fans. Question: Is there a way to completely disable just the LED lights on these fans but still be able to control their RPM? Perhaps I could just not connect them in to the RGB LED hub so they are essentially the ML fans without any lighting? Or will the lights still turn on by default once they receive power, but just not be controllable? Any assistance would be appreciated.

Yes, I do see it. For some reason I just don't see both of the USB inputs on your Commander Pro being filled like is shown in the diagram.

Thanks for the information and the picture. Hah, I see what you mean about there being somewhat limited space back there once you have all of those controllers and hubs added. After comparing the picture with your diagram, the only thing that looks different is that there appears to be only 1 RGB hub connected to the commander pro but your diagram shows both. Perhaps I'm missing something or maybe things just weren't completely set up? Anyways, this was very helpful and feel free to show the front if you ever get around to taking some pics of it. I'm sure it looks amazing!

Thanks, Baio. After careful consideration of your advice and looking into some other similar builds, I've decided to do my build exactly as shown in your diagram. Despite my previous concerns, I think that makes a lot of sense to just stick with 1 fan type (the QL's for RGB purposes) but have the radiator be push/pull. Would you mind telling me how you have your push/pull radiator set up? It looks like you have it in the top. Do you have the bottom QL fans sucking air in and the top fans that come with the AIO pushing air out of the case or the other way around? Also, do you happen to have any pictures of your build? If so, I'd love to see it in all it's glory. If not, no worries. As always, thanks for the help.

Thanks for the response. I'm starting to get a better idea of how this is all going to work thanks to you and DevBiker. While I see what you're saying about the splitter not being an issue for most lighting effects, I'm probably mostly going to be running static colors and I'd rather avoid having 2 lights forced to display the same color. Would it be possible to avoid using the splitter if I got a powered USB hub and a 3rd LNC for that 1 extra QL fan? Or is there another solution you would recommend? If not, it's not a major problem and I'll just follow what you both have been saying. The diagram is very helpful. I'm also trying to figure out if that new NZXT Z73 AIO I'm leaning towards getting has a triple header for fans RPM management like the Corsair AIO.

So it looks like there are still some unresolved questions here. I'd appreciate it if DevBiker or someone else would be able to clarify. To recap and confirm: On the fan control side of things I will need to have 1 CoPro and a "power fan hub" that connects to my 3 LL AIO fans. Then I need to use a Y-splitter to connect my other 7 QL fans to the CoPro. Now on the RGB fan lighting control side of things I'm still not sure exactly what I will need to control all 10 fans (7 QL and 3 LL). If I use the 2 lighting node cores I will have one completely filled with QL fans and then the other I'd have to mix the 3 LL fans with 1 QL fan which I hear you're not supposed to do. If I got a 3rd lighting node core to run that 1 extra QL fan, I'd run into issues not having enough ports. So what are my options for controlling the RGB lighting of the fans? I think Baio mentioned there is a splitter for that too but I feel like that might introduce lighting effect issues since the effects of at least 2 of the fans would have to be paired together. Maybe I do need a USB hub? Or another CoPro that would add an extra USB Port for the 3rd lighting node core to go on? Any help would be appreciated. I sure wish this wasn't so complicated.

Thanks again for the responses. In fact, this build will also be using a Lian Li 011D XL case. I won't be doing a push/pull config, but will be replacing the stock fans with the LL fans. Also, I'm not sure if it changes much, but I might just change my mind and go with a NZXT Kraken Z73 360mm AIO instead. The display on that thing looks amazing. Let me know if that introduces any new issues you might know of. I'm not sure I understand the concern about the USB header thing, but I was planning on going with a ASUS ROG Strix Z490-E Gaming Z490 mobo. Apparently it has: 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports ‧ 3 x Type-A ‧ 1 x Type-C Will that be enough or do I need to get a USB hub as well? I appreciate the help.

Thanks again for the help. I don't even know what a power fan hub is or which one I would need. If you're allowed, would you mind linking me one that would work with my setup. It is an AIO that I'm planning on using. Specifically, it's the new Corsair iCUE H150i RGB Pro XT, 360mm Radiator. So if I understand correctly, I need 1 corsair commander pro, 2 lighting node pros, a power fan hub and a couple splitters?