Argb Fans in a RGB Build

I just recently finished a build, and I bought some fans to populate my case. I have a MSI Tomahawk Max B450 (rare board I know :) ) Any way while building it I saw the two Jrbg headers and I thought, "I gotta light this up!" Well fool that I am I bought six ARGB MF120 Halo fans from Cooler Master only to find out that if I use those headers I will probably see one light (I have not plugged them in but I understand that 12v and 5v do not play well. So here I am six dark, but good fans, and my question is. After looking around a bit, I cant seem to find any solid advice on ARGB controllers that do not need motherboard support.

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Any suggestions?

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For reference here are the ones I found...

https://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Technology-Addressable-Thermal-Temperature/dp/B07W5BN8LT/ref=pd_sbs_147_11?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07W5BN8LT&pd_rd_r=1596e714-a411-4f0a-949d-f19ae9a80c88&pd_rd_w=08Kir&pd_rd_wg=sQZmS&pf_rd_p=7cd8f929-4345-4bf2-a554-7d7588b3dd5f&pf_rd_r=T4PZP0PD3ZA56CP92HJZ&psc=1&refRID=T4PZP0PD3ZA56CP92HJZ

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https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Addressable-Small-Controller/dp/B07HQ9RG9N/ref=pd_sbs_147_38?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07HQ9RG9N&pd_rd_r=1596e714-a411-4f0a-949d-f19ae9a80c88&pd_rd_w=08Kir&pd_rd_wg=sQZmS&pf_rd_p=7cd8f929-4345-4bf2-a554-7d7588b3dd5f&pf_rd_r=T4PZP0PD3ZA56CP92HJZ&psc=1&refRID=T4PZP0PD3ZA56CP92HJZ

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KY6RR88/ref=crt_ewc_title_dp_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2C0UWEIIWVYKU

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Any suggestions are appreciated, thanks in advance.

Posted Mar 4, 2020, 12:46 AM UTC

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RedditUser8147•

Get Cooler Master ARGB controller that plugs into a USB header in your motherboard. Not sure if they sell separately but I have some kits that I can perhaps part out and sell you the controllers.

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BitBytePixleSpriteOP•

Honestly that is the first thing I was looking to do, but they sure make finding their controllers hard to do! Let me know if that is something you are willing to do, I would appreciate it.

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Side note I have four system PWM headers, so just to head that off at the pass I am good on fan ports lol, just going to split two of them

EDIT: I actually was able to source a couple of the Cooler Master controllers. I appreciate the offer!

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HappyWeekender7•

How did this work out for you?

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BitBytePixleSpriteOP•

It worked out really well! I ended up needing two controllers.

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HappyWeekender7•

Nice! Which ones did you end up using? I'm looking into this one.

https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/coolers/rgb-accessories/argb-led-controller/

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