RGB Controller

[Simo]

I wonder if anyone can tell me how to use rgb gfan controller.
My new pc was delivered on saturday and up to now everything is spot on.
But in the box of wires and stuff there was a remote and a wire for the rgb fans (3x PCS ARGB LED Fan + Controller Kit)
The remote gets no response so I'm guessing i need to install the cable somewhere?
I did download asus armoury which is fine, I can change the theme etc but the problem with that is when I reboot it defaults to a static colour and I have to open armoury every time to set the theme again.
I would appreciate any advice.

 

[SpyderTracks]

I wonder if anyone can tell me how to use rgb gfan controller.
My new pc was delivered on saturday and up to now everything is spot on.
But in the box of wires and stuff there was a remote and a wire for the rgb fans (3x PCS ARGB LED Fan + Controller Kit)
The remote gets no response so I'm guessing i need to install the cable somewhere?
I did download asus armoury which is fine, I can change the theme etc but the problem with that is when I reboot it defaults to a static colour and I have to open armoury every time to set the theme again.
I would appreciate any advice.
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Normally there will be a tab preventing contact of the battery in the controller, or the battery will be removed, have you verified that's all sorted?

 

[Simo]

I pulled out the transparent plastic strip yes and there is a battery in it.

 

[SpyderTracks]

I pulled out the transparent plastic strip yes and there is a battery in it.

Can you post your full specs from the order page? If your mobo has an ARGB header they may well have synced the fans with that in which case you won't need the remote

 

[SpyderTracks]

That looks like the cable should be plugged in somewhere but I have no clue where...I think you might need to contact PCS direct for that

For overall control, I'd guess it depends on whether PCS replaced the Corsair fans (assuming you went with the 4000x) with the PCS fan kit or if the PCS kit was in addition. It is usually easier to run iCUE for Corsair cases I believe

If it's wired through the motherboard that wire wouldn't be required and you just use the motherboard RGB software, but without knowing the specs we can't tell.

 

[Simo]

The original case I was after was out of stock so I had to change to the one below which only had the one plain fan on the front so added the the pcs controller kit and fans. Final specs are

Case CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 16-Core Processor i7-13700K (3.4GHz) 30MB Cache
Motherboard ASUS® TUF GAMING Z790-PLUS WIFI (DDR5, LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0)
- ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM) 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 5600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card 12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4070 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
Graphics Card Support Bracket PCS ARGB GRAPHICS CARD SUPPORT BRACKET
1st M.2 SSD Drive 1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7300MB/R,
6000MB/W)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive 2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR,
3325MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable 1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
Extra Case Fans 3x PCS ARGB LED Fan + Controller Kit
Thermal Paste STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

 

[SpyderTracks]

The original case I was after was out of stock so I had to change to the one below which only had the one plain fan on the front so added the the pcs controller kit and fans. Final specs are

Case CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 16-Core Processor i7-13700K (3.4GHz) 30MB Cache
Motherboard ASUS® TUF GAMING Z790-PLUS WIFI (DDR5, LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0)
- ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM) 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 5600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card 12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4070 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
Graphics Card Support Bracket PCS ARGB GRAPHICS CARD SUPPORT BRACKET
1st M.2 SSD Drive 1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7300MB/R,
6000MB/W)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive 2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR,
3325MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable 1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
Extra Case Fans 3x PCS ARGB LED Fan + Controller Kit
Thermal Paste STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

If you install Armoury Crate, you should be able to control the RGB through that

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[Scott]

You can set armoury crate to automatically switch on with Windows. That's what I've had to do with mine

 

[Scott]

That makes sense for the OPs issue with it.

Strange that you have to select that as an option...seems that 99% of programs these days automatically default to starting when Windows starts and you have to remove it from the start-up..hence why so many systems slow down over time as most people don't notice

I was surprised by this also. It's not the worst issue as Armoury Crate isn't the best in all honesty, not having it default to on is a bit of a blessing haha.