r/OpenRGB

Is there a way I can set the RGB on my computer to turn off when my monitor goes black? Similar to the setting on SteelSeries GG which allows you to do this with a flick of a switch. There was a post about this that I found from about 5 years ago and I know a lot could have changed since then, if there is a way to do this could someone help / let me know?

I’m using MSI Center to control the LCD screen on my P13 AIO. I don’t have Mystic Light installed as I want to use OpenRGB instead. OpenRGB effects work fine when the AIO display is disabled but once I enable it, the OpenRGB effects no longer flow smoothly but stop and start. It’s like they work in set bursts. Is there a workaround for this issue? My motherboard is a MSI X870E Carbon WiFi.

Hi everyone, I need some advice troubleshooting an RGB issue with my RAM.

PC specs:
- Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B760M-PLUS WIFI D4
- RAM: 2x XPG Spectrix D50 DDR4 RGB
- GPU: Zotac RTX 5080 AMP
- Windows 11

Originally I was using ASUS Armoury Crate / Aura Sync to control my RGB.

At some point, Aura Sync stopped controlling both RAM sticks correctly. It can currently control one RAM stick, but the other RAM stick doesn't respond. Sometimes the GPU also stops responding depending on which RGB software I have installed/running.

I then tried OpenRGB to determine whether the RAM RGB hardware itself was dead.
OpenRGB was able to detect both RAM sticks separately:
ENE DRAM — I2C 0x71
ENE DRAM — I2C 0x73
However, detecting the RAM does not mean I can actually control the LEDs. OpenRGB can see both RAM devices, but changing the LED color does not reliably work. At one point, I was able to control the RAM LEDs using OpenRGB commands, but after reinstalling Armoury Crate/Aura Sync and changing the RGB software setup, the behavior became inconsistent again.
ASUS Armoury Crate currently only detects/controls one of the two RAM sti

More importantly, I was able to control BOTH RAM sticks individually using OpenRGB CLI:
- device 0 → changed color successfully
- device 1 → changed color successfully

So at least during those tests, both RAM RGB controllers/LEDs were working.

I also installed PawnIO because OpenRGB initially showed:
"Failed to load SmbusPIIX4.bin"
"PawnIO initialization aborted"

After installing PawnIO, OpenRGB was able to detect and control both RAM sticks.

I also tried SkyDimo + OpenRGB Bridge. SkyDimo could detect all 3 devices (motherboard + 2 RAM sticks), but it often couldn't actually change the RAM colors, even though OpenRGB CLI could.

After uninstalling OpenRGB/SkyDimo and going back to Armoury Crate, Aura Sync now only controls one RAM stick.

My main question is:

Could this be an ASUS Aura/ASUS HAL/SMBus driver conflict left behind by OpenRGB/SkyDimo/PawnIO, rather than a hardware failure?

What is the correct way to completely clean/reset the RGB/SMBus software and drivers and return to a clean Armoury Crate/Aura Sync installation?

Also, is there a reliable way to test the two RAM sticks independently to determine whether the RGB controller on one stick is actually faulty?

I don't want to conclude that the RAM RGB is dead because OpenRGB previously managed to control both sticks individually.

Any advice from people who have dealt with XPG Spectrix D50 + ASUS Aura Sync + OpenRGB would be greatly appreciated.

As it says on the tin, I recently updated to windows 11 from 10 and noticed after the update that my case fans turned a static orange. Before control they kinda just rainbowed and will still do that on boot and loading but once to desktop turn solid orange.

Didn't think too much on it til now when I decided to mess with the setting again only to find openrgb no longer detecting said fans. It its detected my GPU and ram with pawn but can no longer seem to find my fans/cooler. Any ideas? do I need some new MOBO driver for 11 now for it to work or?

Any ideas or help is appreciated and sorry in advance if this is a dumb question, rather new to control my stuff like this.

I am looking for literally any way to turn off or at least dim the RGB lights on my PC. They are way too bright. They're primarily located on the motherboard and the fans, which I believe are connected because there's a button on the case that can cycle the color.

The motherboard is a Gigabyte B850 GAMING WIFI6, which is not listed in the supported devices page, nor is it being detected by the program (it only shows my headset). Is there a way to add these lights manually? If not, any other ideas?

EDIT: SOLUTION: No. :(

Hi everyone,

I'm thinking about upgrading my setup to a Nollie 8 ARGB controller, but before pulling the trigger, I wanted to check if anyone here is using it with OpenRGB. Does it run smoothly without lag or latency issues on custom effects?

For context, I've been stuck on an older version of OpenRGB for a while because of my current Cooler Master ARGB Controller A1 v2. Ever since a change was merged into the OpenRGB codebase for this specific controller, every dynamic effect has noticeable lag and stuttering unless I roll back to older builds. Which now i cant because windows defender flags and blocks its older driver.

I really want a controller that offers solid, lag-free performance on modern OpenRGB versions. If you have any experience with the Nollie 8 (or Nollie controllers in general), I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Thanks!

Hello.

Currently I use L-connect with OpenRGB to set all my colors to white. But it's very unreliable, sometimes 3x of my fans are either off or a wrong color. Sometimes the GPU goes RGB, everytime I log out of my pc (WIN + L) the colors turn off... and same when turning on my PC it starts with RGB and after I log in it takes 30-60 seconds before my custom color settings show up.

Is there a proper setup for this to always have the color I want and always work. It's really starting to annoy me. I have ASUS MB, Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 A-RGB, Corsair RGB Ram and 2x 3 pack Lian li UNI FAN SL Infinity and 1x Lian li UNI FAN SL Infinity. (All 7 fans are connected to 1 Lianli hub controller)

Thanks!

I've been using OpenRGB for quite a while now, along with the HardwareSync plugin, to control the colors based on the temperatures of the CPU and the case. After Windows Defender flagged the necessary system files associated with WinRing as dangerous, I first updated OpenRGB to the new version and also downloaded the latest version of the plugin. OpenRGB works with PawnIO as long as I open it as an administrator. However, the LHWM wrapper required for HardwareSync is still flagged as unsafe because of WinRing. Is there any plans to release an update for the plugin to address this? And will the workaround involving administrator privileges be fixed in the future?