Jonny680X Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 I'm putting together a system with my 10yr old for Christmas - all Corsair aside from CPU and MOBO 😊 We have a used 680X which we both love and want to keep and all is going well aside from the RGB control and fans. Currently we have 4 x LL120 fans - 3 on the front, 1 on the exhaust. We have a new H115i Elite Capellix with Commander Core. It has 2 x ML140 fans and is going at the top - probably in push configuration, although could possibly go at the bottom ? The case came with Lighting Node Pro. I want to put an additional 2 x exhaust fans either 120 or 140  on the bottom or top, depending on the advice given. Would a kind soul please advise what I need to do to get everything working with ICUE when it comes to Christmas and what fans I need to buy/sell to get an optimum solution with ICUE. I understand there are different nrs of LEDs depending on the fan, but do my Commander/Lighting node give me flexibility ? I've spent about 3hrs so far reading up and my head's spinning (luckily magnetically levitating) Many thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny680X Posted September 13 Author Share Posted September 13 Update - after hrs more research I’ve decided to go with QL fans all round. If I get 2 lighting node cores, can I use the Commander Core that comes with my H115i for power with splitters, or do I need a Commander Pro ? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-attack Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 You don't need the Commander Pro. Regardless of whether you do all QL or stick with a mixed group, you'll have 3 front, 2 top, 1 rear, and 2 bottom for 8 fans. That will require two RGB controllers. The Commander Core from the AIO is one. There should be a Lighting Node Pro already in the case that came with the LL fans (and a RGB Lighting Hub for extra 5v power), but any of the the Lighting Node Cores from a QL multi-pack can work as well. There is no advantage to replacing the Lighting Node Pro with a Lighting Node Core.   You'll need to split the 8 fans into two groups for lighting purposes. That could be front + top + rear (6) on one and the 2 bottom on the other or any other combination that makes sense for you. However, each will act as a separate group, not a combined group of 8.   For speed control, the best solution is a cheap powered PWM fan hub. These can be found most anywhere for $12-20. It's effectively a powered splitter with 1 PWM lead back to the Commander Core. The easy setup would be the front three fans on the PWM hub, leaving one slot each for the remaining 5 fans.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny680X Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 That’s brilliant - really appreciate you taking the time to explain it clearly. Many thanks Jonny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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