RGB vs. Addressable RGB - FIGHT!
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- I break a few eggs to demonstrate the difference between the two main RGB standards.
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Well it's from 0-255 so 256 numbers and 256^3 is the wildly known 16.8 million colors.
Yes you’re right, my bad. Still at least accurate enough to get the point across I hope
Sure, the video was great, surprisingly very informative. I simply can't stand math inaccuracies :)
I was about to say that too
@@BPSCustoms I let it go as "signals" because "0" is OFF.
Yeah it has to be 256 cause each colour component is an 8 bit value (or 1 byte), so you end up with (2^8)^3 = 2^24 = 16777216 colours in total.
0 would be off, leaving 255 values for RED for example, but the number of non-off colours is still 2^24 - 1 not (2^8 - 1)^3.
The 255^3 would represent the number of colours that don't have any of the 3 components in the off state, so that's about 98.8% of the total number of colours
I had wondered why the pin out changed from 4 to 3 for addressable RGB. Great explanation man. This kinda stuff is exactly why I watch your channel.
One of the best explanations for RGB I've watched yet!
This video was awesome, i didnt know anything about RGB vs ARGB or 3pin 5v vs 4pin 12v, the explanation was simple and to the point, i was searching the same info and now ive found it
this was a fantastic video.
I was literally in the middle of deciding on fans and your video popped up. Great job and great timing!
I never comment on videos, but after seeing this I have to say, this was a FANTASTIC explanation of how it all works. Thank you!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Finally, a simple, common sense English explanation.
Finally someone not only explained rgd vs argb but also given an experiment not to plug in a wrong way.
HOLY COW, someone finally explains this well! Thank you!
This is a really good vid to explain the differences between argb and rgb, kudos.
Thank you for that video! You addressed about everything there is about this topic! Epic!
Press F to pay respek for fried LEDS
X 4 J B lmao fried my aio rgb 😩
@@snboostfx me too....fuckin 5v and 12v
F
I just did this to my rgb fans before watching this video.🤦♂️🤦♂️
@@AmanSharmaLovely same here. Oddly enough it started to smell, but still lights only one color. So i dont know...
9:34 F you were sacrifised for science
Finally! A helpful video without confusing useless extra details.
Thank you for this video! I'm so glad I watched it before trying mixing the leds up on my own.
New to the channel, this is content I can watch all day. Keep it up,no one else really does this. I really like the in depth knowledge,of a seemingly "simple" subject!
Thank god I watched your video before I tried DiY'ing my ARGB controller and jamming it to a 12vrgb connection 😂
I just got my Antec NX 800 case and its controller has 3pin ARGB connector while my b450 tomahawk max only has regular RGB connector
Man have the same problem ,what i should do to sync fan hub of nx800 to my motherboard?
@@SSSlasheRRR idk man argb controllers might help but they're expensive and waste of money in this situation, I just use the default preset via case button
Ugh I did the same thing.. just gonna buy 4pin fans for my exhaust that will at least be controllable through the motherboard 😑
This is a UA-cam original right here and a much needed one at that. Thanks coz I for one thought all RGB fans were the same. I definitely learned something new today.
Thank you, I was struggling with online garbage, not very entry consumer friendly, i got everything i need from you about RGB now.
now I have no need to see another video for LEDs. Very Smart and to the point....Subscribed...Totally Sold...
Best video I have seen regarding RGB lighting systems. I wish I knew this before i bought my computer components
For some time now there are something that people in the diy/maker community call a "neoPixel" .
They are fairly cheap addressable RGB-LEDs mainly for people not scared to write a few lines of code for something called Arduino.
They are sold by aidafruit but you can find cheap ones that say neo-pixel-compatable
The only problem with them is that you can't really connect them directly to the motherboard but need to connect them to an Arduino or something like it.
They are basically extremely cheap (I can buy one for ~10$ at my local electronics shop) computers without the possibility to connect a mouse, keyboard or monitor.
Instead you write the program you want it to run, connect it to a computer via usb and upload it to the Arduino.
It will then run your program whenever it has power via USB or otherwise.
Sorry if I use you bad English
It's not my main language
WS2812B also known as Neopixel... is actually compatible with all brands of RGB motherboards (Aura Sync etc). The A-RGB fans and LED strips sold by these companies are basically running on WS2812B/Neopixel individually addressable chips.
Holy crap this was a minefield to figure out and this video makes everything much clearer for a PC noob. Thank you!
Very well produced and informative video on RGB v aRGB, thank you! :) Covered everything I wanted to know. :)
Great video. Recently I have been looking into RGB fans and why the headers are different and this explained everything very well. Thank you.
I knew most of these things, but you demonstrating what would happen if you swap the cables was what made me decide to drop a like. Great work, keep it up plz! 👍
Addressable has many advantages over regular including running gradient colors b/c the lights per strip can individually be a different color. Reg RGB however is all or nothing. There are other things too such as light density on a strip. I believe addressable can have more. I've been doing research to do a video like this. Now I'm not sure if i should :P but I prob will lol
Thank you for this video, I've watched a number of RGB/LED videos the past week or two and finally I found an excellent explanation of how the whole thing works. There is very little even on the manufacturers website. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge.
Thank you for making my first build a successful one without me burning my ARGB fan
Thanks a lot for all the information. I was very confused about all of it and your video made it very clear. I wish I knew that before buying my motherboard, but now I know what I can do with it
I prefer static colours, so it's standard RGB for me. In fact, I'm getting a 3 pack kit of PC Cooler RGB fans tomorrow, so thanks for the guide.
Bro, thanks for making the video. Finally someone explained it properly and without boring the brains out.
First video out of hundreds I've seen that actually makes sense. Thank buddy👍
So if i use 12v rgb fan with 5v header it will still work? ( i only need RED color) i will buy a hub with 4pin PWM but 3pin rgb there are 4 slot for rgb so one by one the fans will light with that color what i choose?
thank you so much for the explanation plus experiment!
Such a great channel :)
Thanks so much for this video! It helped me so much installing my new Asus rog addressable strips!
I plugged mine into the 12v and it popped the electrolytic capacitors in the controller. That's how I found out that you can't swap them. It was loud and scary sounding, but no fire and my PC is still working fine, but the rgb fans are not. I tried to replace the capacitors, but I'm guessing that one of the ICs is probably damaged internally as well. That or my soldering job was crap. I hate desoldering...
correction on that ground pin and R and G and B
its 12v and R and G and B as grounds
2:37 Why not 255, 0, 255? Because that's what my motherboards software shows? And I have problems with my Phanteks lighting being all broken as if it didn't have enough power from the one RGB header.
Can I connect a CPU RGB fan from Coolermaster on a splitter of my case? THe splitter of case is on my mainboard. But I noticed my CPU fan has also a small controller box. (and a sata 12v connector) Is it save to try?
Thanks for you video, and now, i understanding how work the differents RGB´s fans...
Which generation of motherboard that they introduced the ARGB pin header ? I mean example does a 4th Gen had this ? or a 2nd Gen board had this ?
I got 6 argb fans on the case and 1 argb aio pump...can i get a splitter and connect all of these to my mobo? Will they work? Or only couple fans will light up and other wont? I assume they will be dimmer?
Damn, wish I watched this first before killing one of my aRGB fans with a 12v header. But in my defense, Raidmax put a 4-pin cable on that fan and I thought it would be okay to put on a 4-pin/12v header.
I ordered 2 new rgb fans off of newegg to find out they do not fit into my controller that came with my case. The fans have a 3 pin connector and the controller only accepts a smaller 6 pin connector.
My main question is since my 3 pin fans do not connect to the 6 pin slots, is their a converter? or do i need to order new fans with the 6 pin power connector.
THANKS (:
I always just messed around, until it works. Now i can actually know what i am doing with LED!! Thank you!!
OMG Thank you. I was going nuts why my case led strip lights are acting wierd. Turned out I put it's controllers RGB controller in the wrong direction on the motherboard :D I don't freakin know how did i make that mistake. :D
Thanks for the great info brian , Keep up your good work! :)
Wish anyone at any store could have told me this. Not just 3 pin dont work with 4 pin. Might you be able to suss out the best A-RGB controller?
I had MF140R A-RGB fan and i connected it on the RGB header & then I got only one light spanning . So Is that mean the RGB lighting was burn out ??
Great video even tho I'm a year late. I wanted to ask if it would be at all possible to do a step by step video of connecting 12v daisy chains to a single header as well as correct connection of 5v. A troubleshooting video for 12v fans on rgb fusion 2.0 would be great as well.
I think this is one reason that Corsair went to the old CD-ROM style connector with the latch and keyhole. Makes it more idiot proof, though still has the same 2.5mm pitch connector so someone could potentially plug it into a 12vRGB header, would would kill it as you demonstrated. The digital LEDs are pretty much identical to the analog in function, though the digital have an IC embedded in them that takes a digital signal and controls each diode via PWM. All RGB LEDs I see in PCs use PWM on the low side (negative) and have a common anode (positive). Digital are the same way, but have one more level of hierarchy with the IC.
So due the Mainboard has just 1 ARGB pin, I just can light up/adress one of my like 5 fans and 2 ram sticks?
I'm a bit confused on how to connect two of my ARGB cables to my single ARGB header on my motherboard. Can I just buy a splitter cable that gives 2 ARGB outputs? These cables are coming from my CPU waterblock and pump btw.
oh, dang .. so i recently ordered a B450M PRO-VDH MAX motherboard and it only supports regualr RGB .. but i bought H100i PLATINUM RGB, the RGB won't work if its ARGB maaaaan =(( isn't there a way to work around it?
i want ARGB with full control and function. However i only have 2 -12v RGB headers on my ASUS MOBO. Is there a product that can fully function an ARGB from 12v RGB header??
i really wanted to know if this would work.. so its not possible to run a 5v argb strip or fan off of a 12v header agreed but what if a controller had a 5v argb output for a argb fan or strip can that 5v argb output be divided into 2 or more 5v outputs using a 4pin rgb splitter??
The aRGB strip length is limited due to the 5v power. I have almost 28ft (2 x 16.4 ft cut to fit) of aRGB lights on my front deck that work off of one controller with no power booster, probably because it runs off of 12v DC.
A great thanks for your video really help me a lot, 2 years after your video, now on 2020 have a X570 Motherboard that can support for both RGB & Addressable Strip, after checking this video and check the material for both strip online, Normal RGB full cover my rig and my gaming desk (maybe will DIY to get the strip inside my keyboard that didn't have RGB) 5M 60 LED/M strip will get the job done, running direct from my motherboard, cost me below RM 50 (about 12 USD) / Addressable Strip, 2M max per controller, need min 2 unit or 3 unit, also needed external power plug 2~3 unit, + 5M 60 LED/M Addressable Strip cost me more then RM 500 (about 120 USD) if going for 144LED/M the price blowing sky high. I think I still prefer to stay on much affordable RGB strip *.*
Adding extra 5v power to WS2812b based argb strips is common practice in all other uses of those stips. Should therefore not be a problem in a PC.
Also buying argb strips from computer part suppliers is ripping your bank account. Buy them from lighting supliers. 5 meters with a 300 leds cost 80eur.
My God this video was so useful. I wished I watched this earlier before making my purchase. Coincidentally my choice was between the Master Fan Pro 120 Air Balance and the MF120R A-RGB. I got the Pro version so sadly no A-RGB for me. Which was what I wanted actually. I didnt know the difference cause people keep saying the difference is just 12v vs 5v like what does that even mean? Thanks man appreciate the effort you put into this video!
I like your content. Imma subscribe.
my MB has jrainbow pins and it is adressable as i know. do i need any headers or module to use this adressable rgb also it has 1 JRGB what is the different ?
What if my motherboard (msi b450m mortar max) doesn’t have argb header and only has rgb header? How do i plug in my 4 argb fans?
Man.... wish I had seen this before buying all my equipment.... burnt through so many strips and fans not even kinda funny lol
Same thing, bruh...
Why lol then
Me I brought my case who should have 2 RGB fan on the front but one show two colors 😑 one on the upper part and another on the under part 😶. When it should show white the under part show white and the upper show me pink ~ purple, it's really weird. I just saw that two of the tiny group of led on the upper part don't light the green color.
yeahh thanks man, this is what im looking for in couple days, answering my question whether 3 pin RGB fan will run on 4 pin rgb header or not.
so is there a hope that addressable RGB will run on 4 pin rgb header in the future? i really want addressable RGB run on my ASUS B360 motherboard
I hope this helps, atm I have the same question.www.amazon.com/DEEPCOOL-Convertor-Transfer-Motherboard-Products/dp/B07QPYSC82/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=deepcool%205v%20to%2012v&qid=1559489730&s=electronics&sr=1-1&tag=linus21-20
so rainbow effect goes to ARGB setups only, wright? and usual RGB can only show us 1 colour in pulse mode for example..
Thanks, it was informational and taught me the basic differences.
Just recieved my Asus x470-i and I wondered what the difference was. Thanks for the explanation!
considering my msib450I gaming plus ac mb has 12 4pin headers and i now have 5v 3pin uphere fans, i got me a 12v to 5v control hub hoping itll work with the mb, if not i guess no harm done....
i just wanna know what is Jled and what are the things i can plug to it plus what's written in my motherboard is 5050 led rgb strip 12v connector im so confused
This helped enormously as fans that used to work suddenly didn't after much rewiring. I hope I didn't fry the LEDs, but I guess I was thrown off by the Cooler Master symbols on the splitters that have an arrow which don't point to "ground" or, in any case, match up on the two-pin side. Very odd. Documentation is rather sparse for these sets because words must cost money to print in a downloadable .pdf file.
Can I use a adressable rgb splitter when I want 3 adressable led fans or will this damage my motherboard?
Exactly what i wanted to know thank you so much
Aside of getting headers pin outs wrong (For 4-pin its +12V- R-G-B not GND-R-G-B. For 3 pin it's 5V-Data-_-GND. Does not really mater until you try and make your own RGB/aRGB strip ) this is a nice video.
I have ARGB fans in my case but my Motherboard only Supports RGB....
Can I get it to function in any way?
are there addressable RGB fans that have 4 pin 12v connectors?
Nope
Wow, money saved on my end. Great video.
im buying a case soon and it has corsiar fans and i also have a 240ml coolermaster aio with ARGB Fans can i still run them and control them?
That is so cool I really want to make that rgb light on my desk!
Does the Corsair SP120 only works with corsair's controller or any ARGB controller?
Just got back into building, good info. Thanks for the tutorial.
Chinese manufactured rgb fans have 6 pins!! So although they lack the digital signal feed like 3 pin argb fans, they can produce quite beautiful spectrum. Although they always need and comes with a controller hub
Thanks for a very well explained video. What happwn if I connect my 5V 4 Pin RGB strip to a 3 Pin ARGB header ?
What happens when you run a ARGB fan to 3 pins and RBG fan to 4 pins on motherboard at a same time using RGB software?
Hi Brian, I am going for ARGB on my next PC, I am getting it from Cyberpower in the UK and I will have a Cooler Master ML360R Addressable RGB Liquid Cooling System which comes with an ARGB controller as standard in the kit. I have already purchased some extra 140MM ARGB fans also from cooler master.
Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t the voltage just the “force” of the current? Like how far the signal can go on one continuous wire? If you split it, like you do, there shouldn’t be a problem.The limiting factor for the amount of LEDs on a single header is the amperage its rated for right?
You actually got purple, because as you plugged it in, you would have seen it light up Blue, then Red, then when you full plugged it in, you got a mix, or a pink/purple. That's because the Green channel was blocked off or didn't have power. When you reversed it, you got blue at first, but when you fulled plugged it in, you got a blue mixed with a green (closer to blue, but more green than the initial color that came out when you first started plugging it in), missing the Red channel.
That was a super awesome video !! really glad to have watched it.
The 12V, 4-pin is an analog interface while the 5V, 3-pin is a digital interface (hence the "addressable").
I'm sort of new to the pc building world and I'm trying to expand onto rgb and a-rgb through tons of sources including your videos, so would it be necessary to buy a controller if I have 5 a-rgb fans on my case?
So how many rgb fans can connect to one add_header (3pin 5V)
The reason your fan still works is because those fans in particular actually draw their LED power from the fan header power and take only the signal cable inputs from the 12v RGB header.
Comment for coverage and great work as usual, good luck in the future
Very informative, thanks. Please keep these educational type videos coming.
Super helpful for understanding the difference. Thanks!
So... The controller that came with my AIO from cooler master has both 4 pin and 3 pin. Unfortunately my MB doesn't have the 3pin for argb right now I have it plugged as follows:
4pin from MB to controller and argb to fans will I be able to use the addressable functions since the controller is the one that is connected to the fans instead of me plugging the fans directly to the MB?
Hi can i daisy chain two 4 to 1 splitter 12v RGB to a single mb rgb header?
Maybe something to add... asus uses a proprietary connector which is based on the normal rgb header. However most chinese argb strips come with a 3 pin jst sm connector which (just so happens to fit in my mobo btw) will not fit in the asus mobo without an adapter. Imo there should be a universal controller box and connector for argb strips just like rgb ones because the digital ones ar sooo much cooler.
Thanks a lot for this video. Guess the manufacturers should "address" these pins that confuses a lot of people like me. RIP the fried LEDS though..