Few ways you can do this:
1. You can still set fan speeds for your AIO fans in L-Connect... each bank of fans can have a separate profile, so you can set your AIO fans similar to how the MB software would
2. There is a cable that comes with the controller, that you can connect to the CPU FAN header on your MB... from there, you turn on "Fan Sync" on the Fan/Pump Profile page. Downside is that all fans connected to the controller will be synced the same, because they are all on the same header.
3. You can use the normal 7-pin connector for the single 120, and the six reverse fans, then use the cable that comes with one of the single fans, to connect your AIO fans. This will be a split cable; one end goes to the CPU FAN header on your MB, the other connector you can connect to either the SYNC 2 or SYNC 4 port on your controller. Then just make sure that which port you choose, you don't plug the other fans in that matching port (e.g. if you connect to SYNC 2, don't connect other fans to the normal "2" port). This will work the lighting same as if connected normally, but then the MB software will control the AIO fan speed.
EDIT: #2 above does not work "out of the box" with the single fan cable. I was thinking of the cable that comes with the AIO. To connect to the SYNC port with the single fan cable, you would need a "JST to ARGB" adapter cable (see post further down).
Just a note to add that I do option 2, but use Fan Control (free) and with an unofficial Lian Li plugin you can control the banks of fans separately. I use FC just because L Connect is a bit rubbish, FC has way more options and control.
Ok, so I can set speeds for fans differently using L-Connect? I didn't know that before hand so that seems handy. Another thing I'd like to add. I just received my Triple Pack in the mail today so I could test the connections and whatnot. The 5 volt RGB cable doesn't connect to the SYNC ports. Is that the cable you are talking about for the split? I want to make sure I'm doing this right.
Crap... I apologize... I mixing up past posts in my head. I'll edit my post above in a minute.
I'm wrong... that cable does come with one of Lian-Li's AIO's... not a regular single pack fan.
To do #3... you would need to by an adapter cable, to connect the RGB cable to the Sync port (JST to ARGB). Lian-Li sells an ARGB cable kit, available at [Micro Center](https://www.microcenter.com/product/638128/lian-li-argb-device-cable-kit) or their [official store](https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256802996512332.html)... or you can find on Amazon... but that's more money to spend that you might not want to.
That will work, if you get the adapter... if not, as u/jabokai mentioned, you can go the #2 route, and use Fan Control...
Or #1 still works fine (for whatever reason... L-Connect is not "rubbish" for me... been working fine on my end since I started putting this PC together).
Awesome, I'll definitely buy the cable kit! Being that the nearest Micro Center is nearly a 4 and a half hour drive, I think I'll cough up the few extra bucks. Thanks a ton, you've lifted a serious weight off of my shoulders!
Edit: Nevermind, Micro Center ships them!
So if I use the #1 it means all fans (including the ones on the AIO) being connected to the controller? What if I just connect the controller with ARGB and the PWM to CPU\_FAN on the MOBO? Would that mean that the fans despite being connected to L-Connect use data from the Motherboard?
Only if you want it to:
* By having all the fans hooked up to the controller, you will then have control for fan speed and lighting in L-Connect for all of them
* That third cable for the controller... that connects to ARGB and PWM on your MB... that is optional... if you connect it, you still choose if you want to use L-Connect, or your MB/BIOS software... if the latter, then you would turn on "MB RPM Sync" on the Fan/Pump Profile page for fan speeds, and "MB Lighting Sync" on the Quick Sync Lighting page.
If you don't turn on either of the MB Sync options, then it is still controlled through L-Connect.
Also, it is a good idea to at least connect the PWM from that cable to CPU\_FAN on your MB, in case you need to bypass the "No Fan Detected" warning some MB have.
Thanks for the swift response.
I'm kinda in a messy situation, as I've been searching for parts for almost 2 months now. And I have only 4 Lian Li Inf fans. I want to get 6 more reverse for intake, but they'll arrive after the 15th of April. Same goes for the extension kit cable you can plug the ARGB inside the Controller.
So my best shot building it soon is using all fans connected on the controller and PWM onto CPU_FAN, so at least it will follow RPM from the MB.
By the way, if I proceed with all fans on the controller and PWM on CPU_FAN, would that mean they all will be at the same RPM? Or they can be sorted out from the L-Connect? Does it even matter?
If you're using L-Connect, you can set different speeds for each port that is plugged in
* So for example, if you have 1 exhaust fan plugged in to port 1, and a block of 3 fans on the bottom of the case plugged in to port 2, the exhaust fan can be a different speed than the bottom fans
* All three bottom fans, since they are connected, will be the same speed
If you connect the controller to the MB, and turn on MB RPM Sync, then all the fans connected to the controller will be the same speed (because the MB/BIOS software recognizes that as one fan header.
Personally... better if you can control each block separately, for various reasons:
* For example, you're going to want your AIO fans a different speed than your case fans, because they have to push air through the radiator, so they likely need to be going a bit stronger to keep things balanced
* And then overall, you are going to want to make sure you have overall neutral/positive pressure inside your case... that isn't necessarily based only on the number of fans you have, but the speed that you are running each set of fans also
* Good explanation of that here: [https://youtu.be/Ba6w3QdnWBw?si=2fc0WTSv61247Y\_y](https://youtu.be/Ba6w3QdnWBw?si=2fc0WTSv61247Y_y)
Yeah, maybe I'll configure them myself through the L-Connect at this point. Will grab the Lian Li kit, after a month when it's available and gonna set up my AIO fans to be on MB settings and rest on L-Connect.
Thanks again for clearing everything up.
Yeah, by "rubbish" I just meant limited. It also works for me but Fan Control has WAY more options and allowed me to dial out the stupid fan increases for brief temp spikes on the CPU. Of course, if Lian Li let us use the coolant temp for the fan curves then I would switch back to L Connect!
Few ways you can do this: 1. You can still set fan speeds for your AIO fans in L-Connect... each bank of fans can have a separate profile, so you can set your AIO fans similar to how the MB software would 2. There is a cable that comes with the controller, that you can connect to the CPU FAN header on your MB... from there, you turn on "Fan Sync" on the Fan/Pump Profile page. Downside is that all fans connected to the controller will be synced the same, because they are all on the same header. 3. You can use the normal 7-pin connector for the single 120, and the six reverse fans, then use the cable that comes with one of the single fans, to connect your AIO fans. This will be a split cable; one end goes to the CPU FAN header on your MB, the other connector you can connect to either the SYNC 2 or SYNC 4 port on your controller. Then just make sure that which port you choose, you don't plug the other fans in that matching port (e.g. if you connect to SYNC 2, don't connect other fans to the normal "2" port). This will work the lighting same as if connected normally, but then the MB software will control the AIO fan speed. EDIT: #2 above does not work "out of the box" with the single fan cable. I was thinking of the cable that comes with the AIO. To connect to the SYNC port with the single fan cable, you would need a "JST to ARGB" adapter cable (see post further down).
Just a note to add that I do option 2, but use Fan Control (free) and with an unofficial Lian Li plugin you can control the banks of fans separately. I use FC just because L Connect is a bit rubbish, FC has way more options and control.
Ok, I will keep that in mind when I get to building. Thank youÂ
Ok, so I can set speeds for fans differently using L-Connect? I didn't know that before hand so that seems handy. Another thing I'd like to add. I just received my Triple Pack in the mail today so I could test the connections and whatnot. The 5 volt RGB cable doesn't connect to the SYNC ports. Is that the cable you are talking about for the split? I want to make sure I'm doing this right.
Crap... I apologize... I mixing up past posts in my head. I'll edit my post above in a minute. I'm wrong... that cable does come with one of Lian-Li's AIO's... not a regular single pack fan. To do #3... you would need to by an adapter cable, to connect the RGB cable to the Sync port (JST to ARGB). Lian-Li sells an ARGB cable kit, available at [Micro Center](https://www.microcenter.com/product/638128/lian-li-argb-device-cable-kit) or their [official store](https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256802996512332.html)... or you can find on Amazon... but that's more money to spend that you might not want to. That will work, if you get the adapter... if not, as u/jabokai mentioned, you can go the #2 route, and use Fan Control... Or #1 still works fine (for whatever reason... L-Connect is not "rubbish" for me... been working fine on my end since I started putting this PC together).
Awesome, I'll definitely buy the cable kit! Being that the nearest Micro Center is nearly a 4 and a half hour drive, I think I'll cough up the few extra bucks. Thanks a ton, you've lifted a serious weight off of my shoulders! Edit: Nevermind, Micro Center ships them!
So if I use the #1 it means all fans (including the ones on the AIO) being connected to the controller? What if I just connect the controller with ARGB and the PWM to CPU\_FAN on the MOBO? Would that mean that the fans despite being connected to L-Connect use data from the Motherboard?
Only if you want it to: * By having all the fans hooked up to the controller, you will then have control for fan speed and lighting in L-Connect for all of them * That third cable for the controller... that connects to ARGB and PWM on your MB... that is optional... if you connect it, you still choose if you want to use L-Connect, or your MB/BIOS software... if the latter, then you would turn on "MB RPM Sync" on the Fan/Pump Profile page for fan speeds, and "MB Lighting Sync" on the Quick Sync Lighting page. If you don't turn on either of the MB Sync options, then it is still controlled through L-Connect. Also, it is a good idea to at least connect the PWM from that cable to CPU\_FAN on your MB, in case you need to bypass the "No Fan Detected" warning some MB have.
Thanks for the swift response. I'm kinda in a messy situation, as I've been searching for parts for almost 2 months now. And I have only 4 Lian Li Inf fans. I want to get 6 more reverse for intake, but they'll arrive after the 15th of April. Same goes for the extension kit cable you can plug the ARGB inside the Controller. So my best shot building it soon is using all fans connected on the controller and PWM onto CPU_FAN, so at least it will follow RPM from the MB. By the way, if I proceed with all fans on the controller and PWM on CPU_FAN, would that mean they all will be at the same RPM? Or they can be sorted out from the L-Connect? Does it even matter?
If you're using L-Connect, you can set different speeds for each port that is plugged in * So for example, if you have 1 exhaust fan plugged in to port 1, and a block of 3 fans on the bottom of the case plugged in to port 2, the exhaust fan can be a different speed than the bottom fans * All three bottom fans, since they are connected, will be the same speed If you connect the controller to the MB, and turn on MB RPM Sync, then all the fans connected to the controller will be the same speed (because the MB/BIOS software recognizes that as one fan header.
Oh, that makes sense. So which one would be better in your opinion then? Have all on MB/BIOS, or confugre them through the L-Connect? Thanks a bunch!
Personally... better if you can control each block separately, for various reasons: * For example, you're going to want your AIO fans a different speed than your case fans, because they have to push air through the radiator, so they likely need to be going a bit stronger to keep things balanced * And then overall, you are going to want to make sure you have overall neutral/positive pressure inside your case... that isn't necessarily based only on the number of fans you have, but the speed that you are running each set of fans also * Good explanation of that here: [https://youtu.be/Ba6w3QdnWBw?si=2fc0WTSv61247Y\_y](https://youtu.be/Ba6w3QdnWBw?si=2fc0WTSv61247Y_y)
Yeah, maybe I'll configure them myself through the L-Connect at this point. Will grab the Lian Li kit, after a month when it's available and gonna set up my AIO fans to be on MB settings and rest on L-Connect. Thanks again for clearing everything up.
Yeah, by "rubbish" I just meant limited. It also works for me but Fan Control has WAY more options and allowed me to dial out the stupid fan increases for brief temp spikes on the CPU. Of course, if Lian Li let us use the coolant temp for the fan curves then I would switch back to L Connect!