Cooler Master ARGB LED Controller with 4 x 3-Pin Ports - Multiple Colour Effects, Thermal Detection Mode, 4-Pin RGB Device Compatible

The media could not be loaded. I bought this like a year and a half ago for a SFF build and never ended up using it but thought it might come in handy some day so I kept it. I rebuilt my system into a larger case using the same Gigabyte B660I mini-ITX board, which only has one ARGB port, and I quickly realized that if I wanted multiple ARGB channels I was either going to have to go with something expensive and proprietary like Corsair, or try this hub. It works great! This device has three functions: it can work independently without a connection to the computer using built-in presets, it can act has an ARGB hub for one channel, or you can connect it via internal or external USB and use it as a smart controller with four separate ARGB channels (five including RGB out), leaving your board's ARGB port free to use for something else! I did USB and I'm using it for four groups of fans. You can see in my photo and video that there are ten case fans in four groups (one is behind the CPU cooler); these are each daisy-chained and connected to a separate port on the controller while the case's built-in lightstrip is connected to the motherboard's ARGB port. I'm using SignalRGB, which immediately recognized and controller and works perfectly, allowing me to "paint" the fan groups the colors I want while leaving the light strip on my chosen effect. This controller has one major limitation and that is that each channel can only control up to 48 LEDs, which is more than enough for fans but for longer strips like the the one built into my case (77!) it won't be sufficient, which is why I left that connected directly to the board. I do wish the industry would come up with a way to make ARGB cables connect more securely, but that aside this controller is a fantastic way to add ARGB flexibility to an existing system.

It works well, but documentation on how to get it working really is unclear, and the official software really is buggy. So I'm sharing my steps I got through troubleshooting here to get it working with OpenRGB:1. Download CoolerMaster "Master Plus" software and install it (don't run it yet)2. Plug in the RGB controller to USB3. On first open, run Master Plus as administrator4. At this point a firmware update should be displayed as available for the RGB controller. Follow the instructions on screen to install it. For me the software claimed that updating the firmware failed, but it did in fact succeed5. The controller should now work 100% with OpenRGB. Prior to this firmware update when I tried to use it with OpenRGB, it seemed incompatible and really broken, with it only illuminating at most half of my LED strips. After the firmware update, it worked fullyCheers guys, and merry christmas

Once I figured out how to install this product things went very well. I mated it up with (2) RGB and (2) ARGB fans from the same manufacturer, and a Masterfan ARGB and PWM Hub. I like the fact that it can control both RGB and ARGB devices. While you can control the lighting effects directly from the controller buttons (inside the computer case), it is far easier to do so from the MasterPlus software. I had no problem installing the software and it is fairly intuitive to use.As some other reviewers have pointed out, the problem with Cooler Master products in general is their skimpy documentation / instructions. They provide good wiring diagrams, but beyond that the user is pretty much left to figure it out for himself. If that weren't the case, I would have given this product five stars. A "how to" video from the manufacturer would have been great.

Bought an asus tuf gaming gt301 case that had a simple argb controller. I messed up the wiring and it burnt out, had the worst time finding something to replace it. This argb controller hooked up to the case button like the old one did, works flawlessly. Fits at the back of the case with no issues. Too bad these are hard to find.

This product is GROSSLY overpriced it only had a very slim amount of light settings and it’s not easy to install in my opinion. The area where u plug ur connectors in isnt indented at all they just stick out and would be very susceptible to damage if not carefully routed and monitored during use. This product isn’t even as good as their basic single port controllers they send with most of their cases.Ur better off using that with splitters than ordering this. That’s my opinion anyway.

This product allowed me to create multi-phase lighting effects for my pc and accent lighting around the room. I have a combination of 3 pin and 4 pin rgb lights. they are all addressable from my desktop!Strongly recommend

I'm fairly new to rgb builds so you should take my review with a grain of salt. I may have been doing something wrong, and the support on my motherboard may not have been right for this to work correctly. That said I think this product kinda sucks and I wouldn't go with this on another build.The cooler master plus software is crap. It's super difficult to use, it's buggy, and there's practically no documentation anywhere. The documentation they provide on the controller that comes with the product is minimal. It's something - thank you, but wasn't enough to really help me understand how to make use of all the options on there. I spent a while trying to find content on youtube that would be helpful, but mostly I just struck out.I ended up wiring my argb stuff directly into the case and using the case buttons to control it. And actually that was a pretty good outcome for me. Some buttons on the case work a helluva lot better than the cooler master software or dragon center. I spent a bunch of time (and money) on this and wish it had turned out better. At the end of the day this controller and the crappy rgb support on my mother board were the biggest regrets in my build.

Great versatility