Bridging a graphics card rgb controller for a rgb led strip.

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Rayy933

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ok so i'm wondering if there is any way for me to use the RGB controller from my graphics card to control a led strip I have in my case, my Mb has no rgb headers and I don't currently have much money for extra parts, I can dish bout 20 bucks tops for parts or so, I would rather know if anyone knows if I can open my gtx 1070 and "bridge" the cards rgb to successfully control the strip, anyone knows if it can be done? thank you in advance guys.

Rig:
Case: mastercase 5
CPU: Intel - Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor
GPU: Asus - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB STRIX Video Card
AIO: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid Pro 240 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
MB: Asus - B85M-G R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Ram: Kingston - HyperX FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Power: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply.
 
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Each LED runs at typically 3v but in strips they are connected so strip works at 12v. Of those 4 pin connectors one is for negative but other 3 are each +12v for each of the colors, red, green and blue so all power comes right out of it.
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Rayy933

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Ok, i wont do it but i saw a teardown vid, and the led has a 4pin conector in the plate, but yea you are right the power from the card wont hold, but do you think I can bridge just the controller pin and power the strip from the power source? i cant quite remember the voltage that is used to drive the LED controls


 
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Each LED runs at typically 3v but in strips they are connected so strip works at 12v. Of those 4 pin connectors one is for negative but other 3 are each +12v for each of the colors, red, green and blue so all power comes right out of it.
 
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Rayy933

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thanks a lot mike, guess I'll wait until i can get my hands on a mb with a rgb controller, thank you!
 
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Rayy933

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its cool my strip came with a control, i think its a chinese one, but i wanted to use the aura software to control the strip too cause its a bit anoying that i cant make the god damned strip breath red/black xD
 
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So hello first, i was dumb enough to put an rgb strip right into the 1080 ti strix rgb header so it started a smelly smoke after which i immediately turned off the pc. Now i am stuck with green light on the card and in aura sync i have non-aura message. Any suggestions what to do?
 
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