hyu Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Hi, Can someone help me out with understand these parts and finding out what else is needed? I am building on 5000D Airflow case. I want 3 (120mm) fans in front, 3 on side, and the H150i comes with 3 so I will mount it on top, and lastly the last exhaust fan in the back. Here is what I have gathered so far in the image attached. So 9 fans plug into the Commander Core and that connects to my mobo for power and control? What about RGB control? Does the Commander Core allow this? What about the last fan in the back (the one that comes with the case) - where does it plug into? Thanks for your time! Looking forward to spending money on Corsair products 🤑 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_T Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 (edited) Have a look here for an almost identical question with some helpful comments... ... as a starter though, no, you will not be plugging 9 fans into the Commander Core, if you take a closer look at it you'll see it handles PWM + RGB connections for 6 fans and the connector from the AIO. ... and if those are really the old SP120's you will have other problems, but are they perhaps one of the newer versions? Edited December 1, 2021 by Mark_T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyu Posted December 1, 2021 Author Share Posted December 1, 2021 15 minutes ago, Mark_T said: Have a look here for an almost identical question with some helpful comments... ... as a starter though, no, you will not be plugging 9 fans into the Commander Core, if you take a closer look at it you'll see it handles PWM + RGB connections for 6 fans and the connector from the AIO. ... and if those are really the old SP120's you will have other problems, but are they perhaps one of the newer versions? Thank you. Someone on Discord shared the diagram as well. I now realize I will need another hub or repeater. To answer your question, I believe it's a newer version: "iCUE SP120 RGB Elite Performance" Do you know if the 5000D comes with a repeater? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_T Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 (edited) Yes the 5000D ships with a SATA powered PWM repeater for 6 fans. Good news on the SP120 RGB Elite, if you buy those as 2 packs of 3, they will ship with a Lightning Node Core in each pack. One of those will handle the RGB for the fans that you cannot connect to the Commander Core. Edited December 1, 2021 by Mark_T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyu Posted December 1, 2021 Author Share Posted December 1, 2021 That sounds like I don't need to order anything else, then. Thank you! Ordered the parts now 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_T Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Just check how many spare USB 2.0 headers you have on the motherboard as you'll need one each for the Commander Core and the Lighting Node Core 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyu Posted December 1, 2021 Author Share Posted December 1, 2021 (edited) I'm getting a Z690-A. I think you're referring to this? 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector 2x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 4x M.2 slots (M-Key) 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-C port 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports) 2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports) 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector Edited December 1, 2021 by hyu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_T Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Yes, your motherboard has two USB 2.0 headers, and the 5000D does not need one for the front panel so you are good to go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyu Posted December 1, 2021 Author Share Posted December 1, 2021 I want to use all USB ports in the front - will this affect how the wires are routed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_T Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 (edited) 55 minutes ago, hyu said: I want to use all USB ports in the front - will this affect how the wires are routed? No, there aren't any USB 2.0 ports on the front panel, you will only connect USB 3.0 & USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type C Edited December 1, 2021 by Mark_T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_T Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 If it helps, I'm currently putting a ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 into the same case as yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyu Posted December 2, 2021 Author Share Posted December 2, 2021 So I will have all USB ports available from the mobo and from the case then? 😄 Thank you for all the help @Mark_T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_T Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Yes, all your USB outlets on the case and IO panel on motherboard will be available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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