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02-04-2016 08:42 PM #1
Nate152 PC Specs Motherboard ROG Maximus IX Code Processor i7-7700k 5.2GHz Delidded Memory (part number) 16GB G.Skill Trident Z - 3600MHz 16-16-16-36-2T Graphics Card #1 Titan Xp - EKFC waterblock Graphics Card #2 Titan Xp Sound Card ROG SupremeFX 2015 Monitor HP ZR30w Storage #1 Toshiba VX500 256GB CPU Cooler Swiftech Apogee GTZ Case Thermaltake Armor+ VH6000 Power Supply PCP&C Turbo Cool 1200w Keyboard ROG Falchion NX / Strix Flare II Mouse ROG Chakram X/Chakram Core/Spatha X Headset ROG Delta S Animate Mouse Pad Steelseries Prism XL + ROG Scabbard II OS Windows 11 Home Accessory #1 Asus optical drive Accessory #2 Koolance ERM-2K3U
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Maximus VIII Formula Lighting Control Guide
Here I would like to show you how easy it is to use the RGB lighting feature on the Maximus VIII Formula. It's a cool feature and a nice touch from ROG, it allows you to customize the color theme of your build instead of the traditional red and black.
First you will need to install the AURA software program from the motherboard disk or you can get it from the Asus driver downloads page in the utilities. http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/ROG...Desk_Download/
Once installed open the program with the AURA desktop icon.
On the left you see Logo and Header1, Logo controls the motherboard LED's and Header1 controls an LED strip. You have six effects to play with, each effect can be used with both with each having their own effect.
Choose any color by rotating the little red ball on the color dial with your mouse.
Static - choose your color, the lights stay on constantly.
Breathing - choose your color, the lights slowly fade off and on.
Strobing - choose your color, the lights flash off and on.
Color Cycle - slowly changes through all colors of the color dial.
Music Effect - lights pulse to the beat of your music, music must be played on your pc to get the effect, color is random.
CPU Temperature - changes to three colors according to your cpu temperature.
Green- cpu is cool (20c - 40c)
Yellow - cpu is warm (40c - 60c)
Red - cpu is warmer (60c+)
Click apply after choosing your effect.
The first vertical bar to the right of the color dial is for light intensity, light intensity is shown with the big red ball in the center of the color dial, use your mouse to dim the lights down low or crank them to their brightest. The second bar to the far right is to change to the color white. You can turn off the lights for the Logo and/or Header1 by selecting OFF at the top.
Check the "Sync LED effects" box to control the Logo and Header1 simultaneously, both will have the same effect, color and light intensity.
Note: The RGB header is rated at 2 amps (24 watts) and supports 5050 LED strips up to two meters long with a 4-pin RGB connector, the LED strip is optional and is not included. A 4-pin RGB extension is supplied with the motherboard accessories.Last edited by Nate152; 06-21-2016 at 03:50 PM.
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02-04-2016 08:45 PM #2
wolfy PC Specs Laptop (Model) Acer swift 3 Motherboard ROG Maximus XI Formula Processor I9 9900K Memory (part number) 4x 8 GB Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3200 Graphics Card #1 Auros 2080 super 8GB Monitor dell 34" curved + 23"ASUS Storage #1 250 GB M.2 NVMe Samsung+1 500gb M.2 Storage #2 2 x 500gb pcie m.2 + 2 x 500GB ssd CPU Cooler NZXT Kraken X73 RG Case Lian Li PC-O11DW Dynamic Power Supply Corsair 1000W Keyboard Razor Black widow Chroma Mouse Razor Mamba Chroma Headset/Speakers Razor /Logitech OS Win 10 Pro
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Hope they do a BIOS update so they turn off when the pc is not turned on
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02-05-2016 01:38 AM #3
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Great guide Nate! Thanks for sharing it with everyone!
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02-05-2016 01:57 AM #4
Nate152 PC Specs Motherboard ROG Maximus IX Code Processor i7-7700k 5.2GHz Delidded Memory (part number) 16GB G.Skill Trident Z - 3600MHz 16-16-16-36-2T Graphics Card #1 Titan Xp - EKFC waterblock Graphics Card #2 Titan Xp Sound Card ROG SupremeFX 2015 Monitor HP ZR30w Storage #1 Toshiba VX500 256GB CPU Cooler Swiftech Apogee GTZ Case Thermaltake Armor+ VH6000 Power Supply PCP&C Turbo Cool 1200w Keyboard ROG Falchion NX / Strix Flare II Mouse ROG Chakram X/Chakram Core/Spatha X Headset ROG Delta S Animate Mouse Pad Steelseries Prism XL + ROG Scabbard II OS Windows 11 Home Accessory #1 Asus optical drive Accessory #2 Koolance ERM-2K3U
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You're welcome Bahz
Please feel free to post it wherever you like.
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02-05-2016 10:02 AM #5
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02-05-2016 09:26 PM #6
Nate ... empty your inbox brother .. the President may be trying to PM you .. it may be a matter of National Security ...
or he just wants to know where to get some good Gator Tail ... idk.
You never will if .... YOU DON'T EMPTY YOUR INBOX ... outbox too, maybe. lol. .c.
ps. .. this post will self destruct from this thread once I know you read it. hahaha
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02-09-2016 04:22 AM #7
SinisterDev85 PC Specs Motherboard Maximus Vi Hero Processor Intel i7 4790k @ 4.8ghz Memory (part number) G.Skill Trident X 16GB F3-2400C10D-16GTX Graphics Card #1 MSI 970 GTX 4GD5T OC Sound Card Onboard Monitor Samsung JU6500 UHD TV Storage #1 Samsung 850 Evo SSD x2 CPU Cooler Thermaltake Water 3.0 360mm Case Thermaltake Core V51 Power Supply EVGA SuperNova G2 750w Keyboard Corsair Vengeance K70 Mouse Evga Torq 10 carbon Mouse Pad Steel Series OS Windows 10 Pro 64bit Network Router Asus Rt-AC3100
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I haven't had any issue with the lights staying on when the pc is off, however the Aura software doesn't seem to keep the settings and so I end up needing to change them every time I turn my pc on. Is there anything I can to do have the software retain the settings I apply?
Im using the Hero Alpha mobo. Newest firmware.ASUS ROG Maximus 8 Hero Alpha | Intel i5 6600k @4.7ghz | G. Skill Trident Z 16gb @ 3499mhz | Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 512gb | ASUS Strix GTX 1070 OC | EVGA Supernova G2 1300w | Windows 10 Pro x64
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02-09-2016 05:03 AM #8
Nate152 PC Specs Motherboard ROG Maximus IX Code Processor i7-7700k 5.2GHz Delidded Memory (part number) 16GB G.Skill Trident Z - 3600MHz 16-16-16-36-2T Graphics Card #1 Titan Xp - EKFC waterblock Graphics Card #2 Titan Xp Sound Card ROG SupremeFX 2015 Monitor HP ZR30w Storage #1 Toshiba VX500 256GB CPU Cooler Swiftech Apogee GTZ Case Thermaltake Armor+ VH6000 Power Supply PCP&C Turbo Cool 1200w Keyboard ROG Falchion NX / Strix Flare II Mouse ROG Chakram X/Chakram Core/Spatha X Headset ROG Delta S Animate Mouse Pad Steelseries Prism XL + ROG Scabbard II OS Windows 11 Home Accessory #1 Asus optical drive Accessory #2 Koolance ERM-2K3U
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I just tested this SinisterDev85 I set the color to blue and the Breathing effect, shut down my pc and booted up and it kept the settings for me.
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02-10-2016 01:31 PM #9
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02-14-2016 02:47 AM #10
SinisterDev85 PC Specs Motherboard Maximus Vi Hero Processor Intel i7 4790k @ 4.8ghz Memory (part number) G.Skill Trident X 16GB F3-2400C10D-16GTX Graphics Card #1 MSI 970 GTX 4GD5T OC Sound Card Onboard Monitor Samsung JU6500 UHD TV Storage #1 Samsung 850 Evo SSD x2 CPU Cooler Thermaltake Water 3.0 360mm Case Thermaltake Core V51 Power Supply EVGA SuperNova G2 750w Keyboard Corsair Vengeance K70 Mouse Evga Torq 10 carbon Mouse Pad Steel Series OS Windows 10 Pro 64bit Network Router Asus Rt-AC3100
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I think it was just because I was doing a lot of tweaking for several days. Come to think of it, I was cutting the power often.
Currently I only have 1 small 4pin LED strip and its not a 5050 RGB LED strip. It only displays Red. I want to make a custom strip setup inside my case. Ive been looking around on Amazon, there are many options.
I was thinking I could pick up a strip like this http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00DTO...+rgb+led+strip and cutting it into custom lengths to fit in my case. I have pretty decent soldering skills, but there are also solderless 4pin connector clips
Like these https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B014P...A353AQG9I0DZD6.
Ive also considered something like this ring. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0105V...0+RGB+LED+ring
I wanted to see if anyone had experience with custom LED setups on the Alpha/Formula yet. Like how many LEDs can each header handle powering? What accessories do you recommended for setting it up? Stuff like that. I wanna do this right and make it look sexy.Last edited by SinisterDev85; 02-14-2016 at 02:51 AM.
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