Controlling ARGB's

[boris_ireland]

I bought my latest PC just over a year ago. At the time it was without a GPU as I was using my old one until the prices fell. I have just recently bought the Powercolor Red Devil RX 6750 XT and a ARGB support stand to prevent sagging. The problem is I have no idea how to sink them with the rest of my ARGB's. When I first received my new PC I vaguely remember part of the set up process going through the lighting. The only problem is I set it and then promptly forgot what I did, it has been over a year after all. Now that I look into how to sink all my ARBG's I find a whole lot of advice, most of it conflicting. So the questions are: - What, if any, is the original ARGB software that comes with a PC from PC specialist? What is the best way to manage my ARGB lighting? Basically, how do I get all my cool lights to glow together?

 

[SpyderTracks]

I bought my latest PC just over a year ago. At the time it was without a GPU as I was using my old one until the prices fell. I have just recently bought the Powercolor Red Devil RX 6750 XT and a ARGB support stand to prevent sagging. The problem is I have no idea how to sink them with the rest of my ARGB's. When I first received my new PC I vaguely remember part of the set up process going through the lighting. The only problem is I set it and then promptly forgot what I did, it has been over a year after all. Now that I look into how to sink all my ARBG's I find a whole lot of advice, most of it conflicting. So the questions are: - What, if any, is the original ARGB software that comes with a PC from PC specialist? What is the best way to manage my ARGB lighting? Basically, how do I get all my cool lights to glow together?

Hiya, could you post your full specs from the order page?

 

[boris_ireland]

LIAN LI LANCOOL II GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard	ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WiFi (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)	16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card	NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
1st M.2 SSD Drive	500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 2500MB/W)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive	1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
1st Storage Drive	2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive	NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply	CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable	1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling	CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
Thermal Paste	STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card	ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card	10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options	MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System	Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
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Office Software	Microsoft® Office Home & Student 2019 (1 Digital License)
Anti-Virus	BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
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[SpyderTracks]

So ARGB generally is plugged into the motherboard (ARGB means addressable by software)

If it was plugged into the motherboard, then it would be controllable via the motherboard contoller, which will be Armory Crate.

The GPU can't be synchronised with the motherboard as it's a different manuafacturer.

You'd have to use Powercolours RGB software which is called Devil Zone available from here:

PowerColor

www.powercolor.com

But motherboards are not necessarily compatible with GPU and other components unless you buy the same brand, or one specifically mentioned as "Aura Sync" compatible (Asus ARGB controller)

 

[B4zookaw]

Alternative software to try is OpenRGB or SignalRGB, this might allow you to control all RGB across different brands. For example, I have Razer keyboard and mouse which would normally be controlled by Synapse and Corsair AIO and fans that would be controlled by iCUE. For motherboard, I need to use Armory Crate. But I use OpenRGB to control all of these devices, removing the need for three different applications to be running at the same time. The only thing I'm missing in OpenRGB is my Zotac GPU, they've yet to roll out support for it, but I'm sure that will come in time.

 

[boris_ireland]

Thanks for your advice everyone. I was reluctant to install any RGB software as there seems to be a lot of pro's and con's and nothing consistent across the range. In the end I went into the BIOS and managed to sinc everything I have from there. Apart from the GPU but the fierce red coming from it is kinda growing on me