Corsair iCUE COMMANDER CORE XT, Digital Fan Speed and RGB
Corsair iCUE COMMANDER CORE XT, Digital Fan Speed and RGB Lighting Controller (Control up to Six PWM Case Fans and 264 RGB LEDs, Zero RPM Mode, Temperature Monitoring, Easy Installation) Black
COMPATIBLE RGB PRODUCTSQL RGB, LL RGB, ML PRO RGB, SP RGB ELITE, SP RGB PRO, HD RGB, CX-F RGB PSU
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| Weight: | 126 g |
| Dimensions: | 10.9 x 6.55 x 1.35 cm; 126 Grams |
| Brand: | Corsair |
| Model: | CL-9011112-WW |
| Colour: | Black |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | CORSAIR HOLDINGS HONG KONG LTD |
| Dimensions: | 10.9 x 6.55 x 1.35 cm; 126 Grams |
Works great with my ML fans, if you had issue with fans disappear in icue just stop using hardware monitor or any other monitoring program as they creating some kind of conflict with commander pro
Works great to get all my fans connected controlled and lighting in sync
Software let’s down the hardware a lot especially when it comes to additional LEDs. Otherwise does what it says on the box and lots of ports.
Good piece of kit, works as expected. Just be prepared for some serious cable management.
good item if you don’t have many fan headers software’s ok and you can fine tune each fan what more could you ask fo
Expensive part but make what you need to happen happe
A bit Over priced but does it job well and it controlled via the icue software comes with temperature sensors which are useful for temps
Really glad I bought this. Makes it easy to set up fans just the way you want. Software is clean and fuctional without a load of bloat. Tried all kinds of fan controllers over the last 25 years and this is the best so far.
The magnet is amazing for ease of adjustment and it’s picked up all my QL120 fans instantly. It’s served me well for the few months I’ve had it without fail. 20/10 highly recommend
Quick and easy to install once you know where to put it in your case. Was easy to set up in the software and now have my fans working on a nice custom curve for speed and sound. Also the LED control via the software is very good.
Good hub but I didn’t make use of the RGB functionality as the Corsair fans all seem to be loud. The software that goes with it is easy to use and does what I want but does not seem to support anything below 20% fan level for my Nvidia 3080 FE GPU. Essentially it will not turn the fans off 🙁
If you want to add Corsair RGB fans to a case then this is the product for you, if you want to add Corsair (non) RGB fans then go for the Commander Pro. It plugs into a USB 2.0 on the motherboard and also has a pass through to daisy chain another USB 2.0 device, ICUE software is easy to use to set up fan curves and lighting. You can connect 6 Corsair RGB fans directly but you can add more with adapter cables for ARGB (non) Corsair fans, it is also magnetic and stays where you put it. 10/10 Nice one Corsair.
Want to hide your wires from the front of your case? Want to stop putting fans directly into your motherboard? Don’t even have room on your motherboard? If your answer is no to all of these and you have the money, just buy it anyway, you know you want to.
I have this, Commander Pro with 2 Nodes on and a Commander Core in my system.
I got really tired of all the RGB apps. There isn’t one of them doesn’t suck…. But then, there’s iCue, Corsairs RGB app. It’s really excellent. It is RGB for pc done properly.
But there’s a catch, proprietary plugs and an RGB eco system. This is a good thing but buyin all Corsair fans is expensive. It’s a bad thing because you’re locking yourself in and removing the standard of the usual garbage 3 pin RGB.
If you check on the flea bays you’ll find some extensions allowing connection of other RGB items NOT from Corsair.
A truly great, if expensive, RGB system for your PC.
If your motherboard doesn’t provide decent fan and RGB control, this is the answer. Offers full control of up to six 3-pin/DC or 4-pin/PWM fans (or more if you use splitters). I linked my fan speeds to my GPU temperature, which works brilliantly. The fans are whisper quiet at low temps and ramp up to full blast as the GPU heats up. It also includes four temperature probes, which can be placed around your case to monitor temperatures in real time. I haven’t used the RGB control, but I understand that it will only work with Corsair RGB fans and LED strips. The included software is very easy to use.
Installs easily, connects up multiple fans with or without rgb and even additional temperature sensors (included). Hopefully, as a tech buyer, you’ve done your research elsewhere in order to find out what you need, and you’ve just come here to buy it.
If not, I recommend taking a look at popular review sites, like Tom’s Hardware or similar.
In short though: this item is a complete solution for cooling and rgb control with corsair products. It can even be used with non-corsair products, if you buy the appropriate adapters separately.
I’d recommend this to anyone looking to gain complete and granular control over their corsair cooling and lighting.
PROS:
– very easy to install
– comes with adhesive
– saves you time with fan splitters etc.
– great control on ICUE for fan control
CONS:
– the item is not very compact so you need room (I removed my hdd clips)
– expensive for what you get
Overall, I can’t complain much about the item. It definitely does what you want. I used it to connect rgb strips. DO NOTE, the item does not have RGB control so I had to buy another rgb commander separately as I forgot. Yes I do belive it overpriced, none the less, if you want all your corsair products to match and sync, it’s definitely a must have. 8/10
Very convenient piece of hardware. Whether or not you use Corsair fans this is a great fan controller for keeping all of your fan speed and temperature monitoring in one place. The controller connects with all temperature sensors from your motherboard, CPU, GPU etc. as well as the inlcuded sensors, providing a lot of flexibility on how you want to control your system.
This is a great piece of kit for your Corsair cooled PC however it does seem very expensive for what it is. It all seems a bit unnecessary if you’ve not got much to connect up as just one cable would do it which unfortunately isn’t available on its own. Apart from that it’s great and would be recommended to anyone with several Corsair fans and a decent budge
Just what was needed. New B550 motherboard refused to play ball with a bunch of Noctua A12x25s. Never experienced it before but it seems like some motherboard manufactures fan headers don’t generate a true PWM signal.
This solved the issue and also allowed me to control fan speed based off of a coolant probe. Win-win.
I’m not a fan of the iCue software, any other monitoring program seems to mess with it causing fans and probes to not show. That being said, for my use case i can disconnect the internal USB header and uninstall the software. The unit happily keeps running. I’m pretty sure that’s because i’m only using the temp probes to control fans, if you were referencing CPU/GPU temps then the software would more than likely be needed.
I purchased one of these units to accompany my Hydro X custom loop, this device allows you to control pump & fan speed based on liquid temperature (thermal probe is included with a Corsair XD3 or XD5 pump) and you can also control iCUE enabled RGB devices.
For the most part, the device works fine, my only real complaint is the iCUE software itself is basically bloatware, especially since iCUE v4. This software is nearly 1GB in size and it’s essentially a glorified RGB and PWM driver.
With iCUE v4, I’ve also had some issues where you have to exit and restart the program a few times before it detects you have a Corsair Commander plugged in and allows you to run the Hydro X detection wizard to assign pump/fan profiles.
Aside from that, it works.
Wasn’t too hard to install. I am using this with 4 LL120 Fans and an rgb controller. One thing caught my attention was the pre-set profiles for fans speeds. “Quiet” mode sets the fans on 1500rpm which isn’t quiet at all.. However, you can create custom curves with ease so it isn’t a big deal.
Item came through packaged well and protected as per Amazons high levels.
I have installed this along with 2 x Corsair Ll120 fans with a mind to install further fans and a AIO by corsair later.
Do I need this product? No not yet but I might, but the level of customisation this gives you along with the Icue software is amazing. Both for brightness of RGB and control of fan speeds is brilliant.
Cannot fault this item at all, it stuck really well in my case out of sight and will be a great addition to my lighting set up as I expand it.
This is not cheap, but does what it promises, if you want RGB goodness then this is the controller to go for. I connected everything up to it, and it just works. iCUE is refined enough now not to have the issues that many used to have (just see on the forums). I paired the Commander Pro up with the LED lighting that’s in the case, but also a WS2812B strip that I bought on Ali and it still works perfectly. Use an NXZT USB 2.0 hub if you’re struggling for internal USB 2.0 ports. It’s cheap and cheerful and connects well.
Does exactly what it says on the box. If you feel you need a CoPro then you most likely need one. I was constantly avoiding getting one to handle all my fans and RGB, but after running out of options/mobo headers, caved in and purchased what I thought was an overpriced piece of tat….. Well it isn’t tat, and it’s probably the best value for money I should’ve spent months ago. Easy to install. Handles all my RGB and PWM fans easilly. Why did I not just get this sooner?!
Great bit of kit and Works as it should and once it’s mounted you’ll struggle to get it back off! Only downside, Corsair doesn’t inform you that can’t mix and match your fans like Corsair ML LL and SP and It’s got to be all the same or nothing which infuriates me as I now got to spent almost 100 on 3 more fans on the front of the case due to aio being ML120mm. But apart from that I’m happy with i
Bit on the expensive side especially given you have to buy the hub for the actual fans on top of this as this just powers the fans.
Just feel corsair are squeezing as much as they can. My previous RGB set, whilst not as cool, did run straight out the box and was controllable through Asus Aura.
However corsair are turing Into the goto guys for cooling. You cannot mix and match LL and QL fans from the same controller so splash the extra and get the QL”s (they’re double sided and way cooler).
I was really worried about installing this into my build as I have never built a PC before, and I literally knew barely anything about building PC’s…but behold! I managed just fine, this thing really is awesome, it controls up to 6 fans and 2 LED strips (iirc), it can connect to the NoPro (Node Pro) too I believe, I however ran it with 1 x RGB Fan HUB as I only needed it to control 6 x fans.
Would recommend for anyone looking to run a multiple fan setup
Extreamly easy to use the adheasive strip is a god send. The only downside to this is that it only comes with 4 fan extension cables and if you need more you’ll have to buy different ones as they don’t sell them seperatly. The two Adhesive strips are fantastic and a welcome sight in these kits but make sure you route the cables through first before applying it to the case as its very difficult to remove.
My pc’s cable management has gone from a rats nest of fan and usb cables to a much cleaner one USB cable and no fan cables on the board.
What a fantastic fan controller. I just received this today for my loud ass fans in my case and they are now super customisable. I will preface that I don’t have Corsair fans I have 8 case fans and 6 of which are connected to the commander pro and instantly I was given so much control over them. Utterly fantastic product I have nothing but praise for this product and Corsair as a whole. This running. In tandem with my be quiet silent base 601 case and silent wings case fans makes my total case ambient noise come to just under 20db which is practically inaudible
Overall this product is wonderfulli give it a 10/10 and I would 100% buy this again if asked to or if it was needed the fact that it works even with non PWM fans is unbelievable but when you pay this much for a product you get what you pay for and that’s why I give Corsair a glowing review on this one.
Useful bit if kit! Using this with Corsair H100i AIO cooler, RGB Vengeance RAM and additional 3x Ll120mm RGB fans. It all works together totally hassle free once connected up and is immediately recognised in iCUE. Kudos for the software as well, I find it really easy to work with and is very customisable.
The only thing for a newbie like me was figuring out how to actually connect all the RGB and fan speed control to the Commander. RGB goes through a RGB hub then Commander and fan speed either through lightning mode or directly onto Commander. I was very lost at the beginning! But once connected correctly, it works beautifully
This is being used to control my case fans, 4 LED strips, and 2 temperature probes. It’s very easy to install, connect it all up, you just plug the fan connectors to it, the LED strips connect up as well, it makes controlling the elements of a computer case very easy as it is all done through Corsairs software which you are able to download from their website. The double-sided tape is very strong which allows you to mount it out of view or wherever you want it, the supplied cables are a little short which can limit where you put it in a larger case.
* Plug it into motherboard USB 2.0 port
* Connect to SATA power cable
* Plug cables from all fans (except the AIO ones) into fan ports
* Plug RGB Hub cable into one of the LED ports on the Commander pro (Cable comes with commander pro)
* Plug all fan LED cables (including the AIO ones) into the RGB hub in order
* Plug RGB hub into sata power cable
* Plug AIO cooler USB cable (H115i in my case) into commander pro
* Start iCue software
Great solution for taking over all fans and LEDs in your system. I still have to plug in the LED strips which will go into the spare LED port on the commander pro, but they don’t arrive until tomorrow.
Bought this because Asus/Strix don’t seem to know how to make fan headers that actually work!
Glanced over mid game to see all my fans had switched off and after a bit of research, it turned out some Strix boards have IO issues that can cause the fan headers to die. Decided to remove all fans from the motherboard and control them through the Commander however now I have four temperature probes that were included in the box so I have way more control over sensors and fans.
I use it to control three 120mm fans, my GPU fan and my PSU fan and its been reliable, no more scary moments and I can see all my sensors in Corsair’s software. Well worth the money for peace of mind
The commander pro is rather on the large side but if you have an ATX case or bigger you,ll be fine.
Pro’s
– 2 x USB headers, this is great as it uses one to operate and most boards only have 1 to start off with.
– 6 x fan support, works great in icue software with preset and manual fan curves.
– 2 x RGB lighting channels, that’s enough to cover all lighting needs from strips to fans.
– Sticky pad included
– Amazing lighting effects inc customization
Con’s
– Temp Probes will never be needed on most decent systems and if you do they don’t include anything to secure them down with.
– Over-sized
– No magnetic mou
Its a very good product allowing you to control fans, RGB and monitoring temperatures in one package but beware the thing is like a Octopus with all the cables going to it making cable management a nightmare.
All temperatures sensors work no problem as does the RGB. One problem I am having is that each fan connection goes to 4 fans on radiators (16 fans in total on my system). I can control the fan speed on 3 out of the 4 lines but the 4th one only allows me to have it turned off or 2500rpm which is like a plane taking off! Having them turned off its not a option and rather defeats the purpose of using a fan controller. I have checked all fan wiring.
Does anyone have a similar issued?
I built a basic server at home for running various test projects and wanted a better way to monitor temperatures and control fan speeds as my motherboard only had support for it in the BIOS. I found various fan controllers that had physical dials for controlling the speeds but I wanted something the OS could access; this device is exactly what I needed.
The Corsair application which is used to configure the Commander Pro is pretty decent (albeit Windows only) and allows you to configure when your fans come on and how fast they should be (it supports both PWM and voltage speed control). As the Commander Pro includes 4 temperature probes you can place them around the inside of your PC in areas you think may be getting too warm to monitor their temperatures. In my configuration, I have a temperature sensor at the top rear of the case which controls when the rear exhaust turns on and keeps the fan speed as low as possible without things getting too warm.
The only reason why I’ve given this 4 stars instead of 5 is the fact that there’s no official Linux support for this device. To monitor the temperatures, fan speeds, and change the configuration I need to be running a Windows virtual machine with the Commander Pro’s USB port passed through so Windows can access it. Luckily the Commander Pro continues to do its job when the software is closed as the control is done entirely in hardware which means I can shut down the Windows VM and know the Commander Pro will continue controlling the fans – this also means if your computer crashes and stays running the fans will still kick in if they need to.
Packaging and Construction
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Like most corsair gaming peripherals you the item arrives in a black and yellow box with the typical nomenclature. Inside the box you get the unit itself (one hopes), thermo sensors, fan extension cables and LED extension cables.
The unit itself has 2 LED channel inputs which can each manage 4 addressable RGB strips (in serial), 2 USB 2.0 expansions headers, 4 temperature sensor headers and 6 4 pin PWM fan headers. The unit itself is powered via SATA and connects to your motherboard via a internal USB 2.0 header and requires Corsair Link Software.
Use
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Using the unit is relatively straight forward, hook everything up, download Corsair Link and away you go. The options with this unit are pretty powerful and you can set up a fan profiles of various kinds, that can can change the source input, with LED strips, each one in the chain can be addressed individually. The temperature sensors can be used as a basis for your fans to respond to and so on and so forth.
Now the unit is not flawless and there are two issues I have with it. The first is that there is no ability to delay or smooth out fan response characteristics. What I mean by this is if for example your basing your fan profiles off your CPU temp, its not uncommon if launching a new window or task for a few seconds to have the temp spike for a few moments. The fan’s will unfortunately respond to these blips, it would be ideal if a delay is put in so these quick short bursts in temps can be smoothed over, just like other software like ASUS AI suit. For myself, its not an issue as its in a build with a custom loop which temps change gradually, but can see it as a sore spot.
Another issue I have is some specific fans and this unit do not play ball. Mostly it seems EK Vardar’s EVO line. The Corsair unit seems to not behave properly with in part thanks to the 0 fan RPM mode it seems so constantly ramps the fans up and down. To avoid this, I have used a two way splitter, put another fan on the primary PWM sense line and the EK Evo fan off the second branch and that works perfect then.
Summery
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In all a nice unit from Corsair. Will be nice if they ever integrate it with motherboards, but imagine they want to keep you locked into their own eco system. In all however, the unit is feature packed and a nice unit, more so if you get corsair fan’s or LED strips to have a single utility to control most things.
The Corsair Link software is also much better than it used to be and works fairly well – however, there are occasions where the settings do not get translated to the RGB LED strips or the commander looses connection with the H80i V2 – I’m not sure if these are firmware issues or software problems.
I now have 2 of these in my system, controlling 10 Corsair ML140 and ML120 fans and 2 EKWB DDC3.25 PWM pumps.
I have a temp probe (not supplied) monitoring the water temps of the two water loops.
It’s incredibly useful as I can control the fans individually with based on the temps of just about anything in the system – CPU, GPU, HDD, or the temp probes I have used.
The USB headers on the devices mean you can daisy chain them, and still connect your front panel USB2.0 ports.
It will even shut off fans completely, so when at idle, all the fans in my PC are now completely off.