Lunielle Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 My issue is simple, I want to run 9 LL fans in my case (some are 120 and some 140 but that doesn't matter), and commander pro only has 6 connectors, would using 4 pin splitters work for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zotty Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Hi buddy.. yeah you could do this... Not Officially supported but there is no reason why you can not use Fan header Splitter cables on the Commander Pro, Note there is a 1A limitation per fan header and a 4.5A limitation for the entire unit. see the below FAQ for Fan power draw specs etc http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=173880 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunielle Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 Hi buddy.. yeah you could do this... Not Officially supported but there is no reason why you can not use Fan header Splitter cables on the Commander Pro, Note there is a 1A limitation per fan header and a 4.5A limitation for the entire unit. see the below FAQ for Fan power draw specs etc http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=173880 Okay... it looks like I could do it by using two RGB fan hubs and connecting it to a lightning node pro... but according to this, it would only let me control the RGB and not speed, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zotty Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Right.. Drop the Node Pro. keeping the 2 RGB Fan LED Hubs. You would need the Commander Pro and 3 PWM y splitters to control all 9 fans RPM's.. each channel that has a splitter inline would appear as a single fan to the Commander Pro and LINK or iCue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zotty Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 This is where you are heading really. ignore the strips and Node Pro's unless you also want strips.. [ame] [/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunielle Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 Okay... I will try using the Commander Pro and Y splitters, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zotty Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 make sure that one of the headers on the splitters that connects to the fans only has 3 pins connected ;)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nish Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Can you help me figure out a way to connect 10 fans in a way that I can control the rpm?? I'm a bit of a noob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevBiker Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 We usually recommend a maximum of 9 fans on a single Commander Pro using splitters. Note that you don't get individual control over each fan - just in pairs. They appear as a single fan to iCUE. For more than 9 fans, you might want to look at a powered PWM hub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_VA Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) This is where you are heading really. ignore the strips and Node Pro's unless you also want strips.. So, if I wanted to control only 9 QL fans, would I do this? Bonus question: If I wanted to use the Gigabyte cooler with the LCD screen, but swap out the fans for 3 QL fans, would that work like this too? Edited June 25, 2020 by Bill_VA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zotty Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 yes buddy that would work.. would control the rad fans speed through the cooler though...... and respect for the Corsair Logo's on the fans in the diagram lol.. nice touch ;) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_VA Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 yes buddy that would work.. would control the rad fans speed through the cooler though...... and respect for the Corsair Logo's on the fans in the diagram lol.. nice touch ;) :D Thanks. Right, that's why I connected the green fan control lines to the cooler. Glad you appreciated the extra effort to add the Corsair logo to the fans. I've been building PCs since 1995, but this is my first with RGB. It's not easy getting everything right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zotty Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 I've been building PCs since 1995, but this is my first with RGB. It's not easy getting everything right. i know that feeling lol... its a whole new world eh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_VA Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 I went a slightly different route to wire 9 fans. Each 3-pack of QL120's comes with a Lighting Node Core, which is a bit different that the lighting hub. Each Node Core has 6 rgb connectors, a USB connector, and a SATA power connector. I plugged the USB connector of each Node Core into the USB slots on the Commander Pro, and then plugged the Commander Pro into the MB USB 2.0 header. Note: I'm not sure how the lighting hubs work, but with the Node Core's, you have to populate the ports in order: 1,2,3. If you plug into just 4,5,6, nothing works. You see that I have a Gigabyte Aorus AIO, but using Corsair QL120's. Just connect the fan headers into the AIO's header, but connect the rgb connectors into the Node Core's. The only gripe I have is that iCue can't sequence more than 6 fans. I have a set of 6 fans and a set of 3 fans. Some of the cool effects aren't as cool because you can't have all 9 doing the same sequence together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zotty Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 yay. progress was made today!.. glad you got your head around it duder!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_VA Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 BTW, the QL120 fans only have a max of 1500 vs the 2500 limit of the Gigabyte fans the Aoris Cooler came with. So I adjusted my AIO fan and pump curves to accommodate this setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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