What is the right choice for your setup?
Hubs
- In general they will NOT allow you to individually address the fans/strips that are connected to it, all effects/colors will just be cloned to all connected devices.
- They still need a supported controller (supported mainboard or ARGB controller) to work.
| Do not purchase a hub unless you already have a supported motherboard or controller. It will not function unless it can be connected to a supported controller. |
ARGB Controllers
- Allows you to individually control the lighting of all connected fans/strips
- In general they are connected via internal USB 2.0 header to your mainboard. (Your mainboard does not have to be a supported device in this case!)
Supported ARGB Controllers
¹ Warning: Multiple same model controllers may not work due to hardware limitations.
- Razer Chroma Addressable RGB Controller¹ (Provides 6 channels with 5v 3pin ARGB headers)
- Cooler Master ARGB LED Small Controller¹ (Provides 1 channel with 5v 3pin ARGB headers)
- Cooler Master ARGB Controller¹ (Provides 4 channels with 5v 3pin ARGB with an additional Single Channel with 12v 4pin RGB headers)
- Cooler Master Gen2 ARGB Controller A1¹ (Provides 3 channels with 5v 3pin ARGB headers)
- Aquacomputer Farbwerk 360 (Provides 4 channels with 5v 3pin ARGB headers)
- Aquacomputer Farbwerk Nano (Provides 1 channel with 5v 4pin RGBpx header) (Requires adapter - RGBpx adapter for components with mainboard connection)
- ZALMAN ZSYNC (Provides 8 channels with 5v 3pin ARGB headers)
For all of the above we highly recommend acquiring a NZXT internal USB hub to help with connecting them to the mother