Shalrath

P.S.: An easy way to tell the fans apart is looking at the number of LEDs which you can see through the gap between the rotor and the hub, or obviously easy then when are lit. The SP120 RGB has 4 LEDs, the iCUE SP120 RGB PRO has 8 LEDs.

Yes, I did. According to Corsair tech support, my fan was defective and they replaced it. However, the "SP120 RGB" which is compatible with the case's RGB controller is out of stock, so the only thing Corsair could offer was replacing it with a "iCUE SP120 RGB PRO" that is not compatible with the case's controller. In this case, it lit up only solid white. As there was no possibility to get another "SP120 RGB" (without iCUE and PRO in the name), I decided to replace the case's stock fans with the 3-pack of "iCUE SP120 RGB PRO" that includes a different RGB controller (lighting node CORE) so I could add the single fan I got as a replacement from corsair and control them all with the new lighting node CORE. To sum up the possible problems: - "SP120 RGB" and "iCUE SP120 RGB PRO" have different lighting that are not compatible - If you want to simply add another fan to the 570X, you need a "SP120 RGB" which is out of stock at corsair and all retailers I checked. Maybe you can get one on eBay? So, either you have the wrong fan (iCUE SP120 RGB PRO) or you have the correct one (SP120 RGB) and it is defective.

Thank you your your detailed explanation! Yes, I get that you can set individual HW lighting per hub or per node core. About the preview, yes, I noticed that something might be wrong with it because the animations seemed to "stutter" while iCUE was running and got smooth after I quit iCUE. Maybe this is caused because I'm using a VM with USB passthrough to access the node core. Anyway, the HW presets work fine and I can change them using the Windows VM. That's all I wanted. About that individual static hardware lighting: As you said the presets are stored on the hardware (I assume on the node) already and merely selected by iCUE, they must have gotten there somehow. You said that HW mode was patched in later as the nodes could only do rainbows before. That's why I assumed if presets on the node can be altered by software (update), in theory, iCUE could create a custom preset out of my individual static settings, store it on the node, and run it in HW mode. Implementing this might be a huge effort though... I didn't mean this as a complaint against the product or your reply in my other thread, but rather as a question if I'm doing it wrong. The last part was meant as a suggestion, like if according to my understanding, not hardware but software is limiting the possibilities, software could be extended to allow for even more customization.

Hi, As a Linux user, I have to rely on hardware lighting (using a Windows VM just to change settings). Is there a way to control the fan LEDs individually in hardware mode? Selecting them by holding CTRL doesn't work there. I can only set all fans that are on the same hub to the same color. Am I missing something? If iCUE currently can't do this, is there a chance of this feature being added in the future? Because other lighting patterns like visor seem to already proof that hardware mode is capable of addressing each LED of each fan individually, so I guess individual static hardware lighting is something that could be added without replacing any hardware...

Thanks for this comprehensive answer!

Hi, I'm considering buying the 3-pack of iCUE SP120 RGB PRO fans that comes with a Lighting Node CORE. As a Linux user, I can't have the iCUE software running all the time and I read about "hardware lighting" here, which would be acceptable for me. But in this Thread, only the Lighting Node PRO and Commander PRO and LL fans are mentioned. Is this hardware mode limited to these products or can I use it also with the Lighting Node CORE + SP120 RGB PRO so I can boot into Windows once, start iCUE, set my RGB colors for the fans and then never start Windows again and my fans stay at the colors I have set, even through reboots and power cycles?

Another Linux user here. For those trying Wine: It can't work because Wine doesn't have USB hardware access. What does work is using a Windows VM with USB pass-through but that obviously needs Windows albeit without the need of shutting down Linux...

I don't think that could be the defect because in that case the fan would go dark if I set the controller to e.g. red or blue. But it stays green even when there should be no input to the green LED. Thanks anyway, as I now know it should be working I contacted Corsair support.

If I connect the new fan to #1 and the preinstalled one to #4, the new one is still only green and all other fans stay dark. The buttons on the controller change nothing. I don't understand the thing about the instant lighting drop down color selector - is it from the iCUE software? Because my RGB controller doesn't have an USB connection and can't be controlled by software. It is only controlled by its three buttons (color, mode, speed).

Hi, I have a Corsair Crystal Series 570X case that came with three SP120 fans, an RGB hub and an SP Lighting Controller. I wanted to add an exhaust fan that matches the illumination of the preinstalled fans in the front, so I bought one single SP120 fan (CO-9050059-WW) and connected it to the RGB hub (connector nr. 4 as connectors 1-3 are used by the preinstalled fans). The new SP120 only lights up in full bright green, no matter which color or animation I set with the controller while the preinstalled fans change illumination as intended. I noticed that the preinstalled Fans in the case are not CO-9050059-WW but 31-004314. Have I bought the wrong fan? From what I read I expected the CO-9050059-WW to work fine together with the fans preinstalled in the case. I was aware that the iCUE/PRO version of the SP120 wouldn't be compatible so I got the one without iCUE/PRO in the name. Is there compatibility problem or is my new fan defective? Thanks for your help!