How would/should I connect RGB fans to my motherboard?

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bysonreyes03

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Hi, I'm starting to build my first PC and am getting some of the parts right now. I am going to use the Masterbox TD500 which comes with 3 RGB fans at the front and I want to connect them, but I'm not sure about the various ways I can with my motherboard. My mobo is the ASRock B450M Pro4. I did some research and learned a little about how fans and RGB works, but mainly I want to know how I can control the RGB or if I will need some separate component to control the 3 fans at the front. Let me know if you need more info. Thanks!
 
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vMax
The RGB setup is fairly straightforward. For control from the system or windows, you should have a 5 to 1 RGB cable that connects to your fans and the single end to the control box or to the RGB header on your motherboard. The RGB 4 pin header on your motherboard is at the bottom of the motherboard, 3rd connection point from the left side as you look at it....To not get confused with the ARGB connector which is a 3pin connector that's looks like four but with one pin missing.

When you connect the 4 pin RGB cable to the 4 Pin RGB connector on the motherboard make sure the arrow on the RGB cable end goes into the first pin (Pin 1) of the 4 pin RGB header on the motherboard...The first pin is for power and must go into the first hole on...
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The RGB setup is fairly straightforward. For control from the system or windows, you should have a 5 to 1 RGB cable that connects to your fans and the single end to the control box or to the RGB header on your motherboard. The RGB 4 pin header on your motherboard is at the bottom of the motherboard, 3rd connection point from the left side as you look at it....To not get confused with the ARGB connector which is a 3pin connector that's looks like four but with one pin missing.

When you connect the 4 pin RGB cable to the 4 Pin RGB connector on the motherboard make sure the arrow on the RGB cable end goes into the first pin (Pin 1) of the 4 pin RGB header on the motherboard...The first pin is for power and must go into the first hole on the cable connector with the arrow on it.....

Page 7 for the motherboard diagram and RGB connector locations and page 31 on your motherboard manual for the RGB pin out section.......You can of course just use the case controller to control the RGB fans as well....
 
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