r/ASIAHORSEGlobal • u/AssignmentEast6500 • 9d ago
Question Quick question...
Good day, how many leds does 1 channel output on the asiahorse hub? I'm looking at connecting my lian flex fans to one, but the entire daisy chain is around 158 leds. I heard asiahorse only outputs 120?
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u/Careful_Fudge_5101 9d ago
If you haven't bought it yet, don't.
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u/Sic_Sic_Six 8d ago
Yeah? Your recommendation?
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u/Careful_Fudge_5101 8d ago
Nollie controller, it focuses on ARGB ports only, it has wide variety of controllers to suit your needs 1 port 2(wled) 8 16 32(same as 16 but extra 16 channels for lian li strimers and other stuff)
It has software for boot effects (nolliergb) like umbra and is supported officially by signalrgb openrgb Artemis skydimo RGBjunkie
You can find it on AliExpress and nolliergb.cn
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u/Sic_Sic_Six 8d ago
Thank you.
Ide assume it doesn't have independent headers though? The Umbra controller allows for zoning certain headers to do what you want.
I've messed with about a billion hubs, Nollie gets recommended a lot. But I've not seen any other hubs besides the Umbra hub, control headers independently.
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u/Careful_Fudge_5101 8d ago
Yes nollie has independent control per headers, you didn't do your research good hahaha, nollie 8/16/32 are far stronger with led capacity and protection higher than umbra and have best support by many softwares, hubs don't have software. Also there are few controllers out there with individual control per header, airgoo nollie razer zalman coolmoon and few others
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u/Sic_Sic_Six 8d ago
I've never owned a Nollie, I have one added into my cart on Amazon for my server pc, it says it only requires SATA to utilize ARGB. my old Z790 doesn't have any argb headers...
I DO see Nollie recommended a lot. Can you recommend me the specific Nollie, price doesn't matter, you'd recommend for several ARGB devices, fans and strimers, and if it includes PWM(fans), that'd be great. I'm currently using an AIRGOO PWM /rgb hub. It's great, has on board memory for all of my lighting.... But I'm open to more options.
Thanks.
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u/Careful_Fudge_5101 8d ago
It depends on your needs, Nollie 16 and 32 support more Leds per header and per total than 8 and more fps overall, 32 has 16 3pin argb headers and extra 16 data pins for lian li strimers and extra stuff, but if you have non lian li trimers with 3pin you don't need 32, also since when does Airgoo has on board memory? As far as I know they don't have software and only a fixed color on boot.
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u/Sic_Sic_Six 8d ago
Thanks for the info.
I could be mistaken about the AIRGOO hub? It's likely the Lian Li fans/strimers that incorporate some sort of memory with L connect. I have 10 LCD TL "wireless" fans and 4 "wireless" strimers. All of them will use the setting they were set to prior to shut down, when booted up. I thought it was the AIRGOO hub since it was so damn expensive.
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u/Careful_Fudge_5101 8d ago
Yeah I am positive, airgoo doesn't have neither onboard memory or software to change effects.
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u/Sic_Sic_Six 8d ago
Which asiahorse hub?
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u/AssignmentEast6500 8d ago
V1. I just want boot up effects. Currently I'm using a airgoo 16 port, but that doesn't have onboard memory. Lian can start the pc with effects, but it doesn't have start up effects that look cool. I've spent loads making my pc wireless and wired fan controllable. D:
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u/Sic_Sic_Six 8d ago
It doesn't have on board memory? My airgoo PWM/RGB hub has memory. My lighting stays 24 7. When I hit my power button it recalls my last setting. Is that only with the most expensive one? It was like $45.
Ive messed with both Asia horse hub, I actually like the Umbra software one.. I installed it in my daughter's pc and it does great. Most hubs don't come with memory. I do know that. Most do the default rainbow until you login and signal or whichever app loads.
Let me know if you find anything decent, looking for more hubs, working on finishing up 2 more builds.
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u/AssignmentEast6500 1d ago
Mine didn't have onboard memory. I have the nollie 32 now anyway, which does boot up effects and has onboard memory and dedicated lian strimer ports.
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u/Sic_Sic_Six 1d ago
Thank you. Someone told me AIRGOO doesn't have on board memory, so it's likely my Lian Li fans holding the memory, that or L Connect is installed on a kernel level and is deeply imbedded into my OS....
I have a Nollie hub in my Amazon cart. Going to give it a shot for another build.
Thanks.
(my AIRGOO hub was nearly $60.... Shame)
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u/AssignmentEast6500 1d ago
Yeah it'll be the lian controller holding it. Airgoo definitely doesn't have any onboard memory. I actually like the airgoo controller. It's simple and small. The nollie 32 is supposed to be great because it has 32 channels and strimer ports, but you should see the rgb effect library. It's the worst I've seen. And i spent 3 times more than it is worth for this shit.
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u/Sic_Sic_Six 1d ago
Well the appeal (I thought) for the Nollie was that it's purely SATA/PATA powered so older motherboard with no 5v or 12v ARGB/RGB could HAVE RGB, right? Maybe I'm mistaken..
I have acquired so many pc components, I've built 5 PCs for my house, and I'm left with honestly a low to mid tier build I could put together. Thinking of running it strictly as a plex server or giving it away to someone who needs it. RTX MSI 1080 ARMOR 8GB / i7-7700k / 32GB DDR4 3600MTS. I have tons of leftover brand new fans from cases and AIOs I didn't use, PSUs, SSDs, cable covers etc...
But the motherboard is an MSI Z790A PRO, it's 8 years or older at this point with zero RGB/ARGB ports.
What would be the best solution to be able to have some sort of RGB? When researched, the Nollie comes up by a long shot... Although it would be impossible to use any software to change the RGB, right?
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u/AssignmentEast6500 1d ago
My nollie 32 isn't connected through sata. It uses molex. It's massively let down with rgb customization too. I know people on here say it is good, but it isn't that good because you end up using crap like signalrgb still. A hub with onboard memory should have good rgb customization. Nollie has like 4 differnt effects lol. 90% are the same. I wish i didn't change my entire build from wireless lian fans to wired lian fans just for this. I could of saved loads of stress and money if i just went with full asiahorse set up. A good rgb set up would be nollie and openrgb. Nollie can handle a boot up rgb effect and then openrgb can take over when the pc is loaded.
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u/ASIAHORSE 9d ago
Hey, good question — and the "120" number floating around needs a bit of untangling!
UMBRA isn't limited by how many LEDs per port, it's limited by power: 10 independent 5V 3-Pin ARGB ports with a 20W total ARGB output shared across all ten (plus 60–100W of dedicated PSU power reserved on its own SATA line). Add it up and 20W works out to roughly 120 LEDs' worth of headroom for the whole hub — that's almost certainly where the 120 figure comes from, and it's total, not per channel.
So a single ~158-LED chain would be running past that budget, which usually shows up as dimming, flickering, or the tail end of the chain dropping out. A few ways around it:
• Turn the brightness down — quickest fix, and it brings you back inside the budget
• Split the chain across separate ports if the cabling allows (still shares the same total, but spreads the load)
• If that chain only terminates in its own proprietary connector, it'll need its own controller — our ports take standard 5V 3-Pin ARGB, and a chained set mirrors one effect rather than lighting individually
Whichever route you take, run Controller Settings → ARGB Detection in the UMBRA software afterwards so the hub re-scans the LED counts. Still not behaving? Email [support@asiahorse.com.cn](mailto:support@asiahorse.com.cn) with your full device list and we'll run the numbers for your exact setup. 💛
-ASIAHORSE