New CPU Case for Predator G3-710 Motherboard

Hi all!

I have been looking through online forums and efforts was to no avail.

I have decided to make a post regarding upgrading of the Predator G3-710. With the help of everybody, I'll be able to make a complete guide so that near future, others can take this post as a reference for upgrading.

The upgrade consists of the following:

1. New case: Cooler Master MB511 with 3x RBG Front Fans preinstalled

2. Addition of 2x Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 RBG Fans by using splitter

3. Lian Li PW24-V2 and PW8-V2 ARGB Strimmer

4. GPU: GTX 1080Ti

5. PSU: Seasonic 650W Gold

Everything not mentioned remain the same.

1. Motherboard

2. CPU

3. CPU Fan

4. Wifi

5. SSD

Currently, everything is up and running. I have access to the OS.

Current problems faced:

1. System Panel Header

2. Installation of RBG fans

3. 1 Beep sound when starting up

4. Unable to get RBG working on the 3 front fans.

Firstly, from this post, from user "Street", https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/594659#Comment_594659

Working right to left top row:

2 pins HDD LED next 2 pins RESET SW

Working right to left bottom row:

2 pins POWER LED + then - next 2 pins POWER SW

Secondly, Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 RBG Fans has 2 cables.

1 cable is to the SysFan slot and the other 1 is a 4 pin header.

However, the all 3 RGB front fans preinstalled have only 3 pin header.

This motherboard has only 1 CPUFan slot and 1 SysFan slot.

Can this motherboard support the two RBG fans by using a splitter?

Where do I connect the 4pin header to?

Thirdly, there is no RGB or ARGB header on this motherboard. How do i make sure that both RBG fans and ARGB strimer able to work and where to connect?

Forthly, upon starting up, there is a beep sound coming from the motherboard.

From my search, it indicates there is missing component.

Lastly, there is a button on the front panel for setting RBG on the fans, but it is not working.

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billsey

You can use a splitter to drive two case fans off the system fan header, there should be enough current to handle both. The 4-pin header is likely +12V R, G, B and a common return ground that allows color changes by selecting voltages between 0V and +12V on each color. You will have to go your own way for the control, perhaps a USB controlled version or a PCIe x1 board?

tanga

SoNerdKang said:

Hi all!
I have been looking through online forums and efforts was to no avail.

I have decided to make a post regarding upgrading of the Predator G3-710. With the help of everybody, I'll be able to make a complete guide so that near future, others can take this post as a reference for upgrading.

The upgrade consists of the following:
1. New case: Cooler Master MB511 with 3x RBG Front Fans preinstalled
2. Addition of 2x Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 RBG Fans by using splitter
3. Lian Li PW24-V2 and PW8-V2 ARGB Strimmer
4. GPU: GTX 1080Ti
5. PSU: Seasonic 650W Gold

Everything not mentioned remain the same.
1. Motherboard
2. CPU
3. CPU Fan
4. Wifi
5. SSD

Currently, everything is up and running. I have access to the OS.

Current problems faced:
1. System Panel Header
2. Installation of RBG fans
3. 1 Beep sound when starting up
4. Unable to get RBG working on the 3 front fans.

Firstly, from this post, from user "Street", https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/594659#Comment_594659
Working right to left top row:
2 pins HDD LED next 2 pins RESET SW
Working right to left bottom row:
2 pins POWER LED + then - next 2 pins POWER SW

Secondly, Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 RBG Fans has 2 cables.
1 cable is to the SysFan slot and the other 1 is a 4 pin header.
However, the all 3 RGB front fans preinstalled have only 3 pin header.
This motherboard has only 1 CPUFan slot and 1 SysFan slot.
Can this motherboard support the two RBG fans by using a splitter?
Where do I connect the 4pin header to?

Thirdly, there is no RGB or ARGB header on this motherboard. How do i make sure that both RBG fans and ARGB strimer able to work and where to connect?

Forthly, upon starting up, there is a beep sound coming from the motherboard.
From my search, it indicates there is missing component.

Lastly, there is a button on the front panel for setting RBG on the fans, but it is not working.

I would think the 3 pin leds are addressable leds not std RGB I am trying to connect RGB at the moment in my po3-600 case the issue I have just found is the pins on usb header dont hold the connector its too loose and just falls off. So I cant control the led via the coolmaster software.
it looks like i will need to buy another controller that can use a remote control to change the lighting but I think that will take some of the functions away.

I do think I seen a controller in my searchers that will do std RGB and Addressable.
you can also piggy back off the system fan using splitters.

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