Ferret

29 de enero de 2026

Excellent, works perfectly and has 16 ports. A one and done solution for individual ARGB control

This thing works really well for my needs. Just know that the magnetic mounting ability barely exists if the surface is painted. I ultimately used velcro strips so that I can take it out when I need to move things around, but it stays perfectly in place in my case.It's not cheap, but it does offer individual ARGB device control via USB. Most "ARGB hubs" don't do that. If you want to control your ARGB devices separately, this or the 4-port version are what you want. It does not require specialized software and will easily work with SignalRGB, OpenRGB, or your motherboard's ARGB controlling software.It uses standard ARGB connections, but for some reason they went with female ports, so a lot of ARGB devices will need a female to female adapter. I have 5 ARGB fans, so what I did is buy 4 ARGB female to female extensions which came with 8 of those adapters. The adapters went into five ports on the Airgoo, making them male ports, leaving me with 3 connectors. Then I just plugged the cables right in. On the fans that needed extension cables to easily reach, I connected the extension cable to the fan ARGB cable using one adapter, then plugged the other side of the extension cable right into the Airgoo. Interestingly, the adapters stayed put in the Airgoo, which is something I can't say for just about anything else ARGB. This definitely simplified things.It's not much bigger than the ports it includes, though it is a bit heavy for its size. It feels extremely high quality, like an old NES controller except a lot more metal.The only place for improvement I can see is that it probably should ship with 16 of those adapters since, without extensions, you'll often be trying to plug female into female, which won't work.That's not enough to knock a star down, though, not by a long shot. Just get some velcro (hook and loop) strips so that you can mount it wherever, especially if you're using a small ATX mid-tower or anything smaller.Ver más

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artvandalay

28 de agosto de 2025

Exactly what I needed

Does what it says. This is not a splitter. It gves you 16 separately controllable argb channels. You don't even need an argb port on your motherboard. It uses USB and powered by a SATA plug. My motherboard does have 3 argb ports. So I can have 19 total channels. With signalRGB, you can really dial in the layout of where each led is in relation to each other for some pretty cool effects. SignalRGB detects everything. My on board motherboard lights. My GPU lights. My Corsair RAM lights. Just make sure you uninstall all other programs that control the LED or it will conflict. signalRGB even detected my Logitech keyboard, mouse, and charging mouse pad, which conflicted with the ghub software. I use ghub to set up profiles for gaming each with their own light scheme so I easily know which profile I'm on. So in signalRGB, I turned off control to those items, and I set it to ignore ghub.Be sure to download the extra effects that you get for free with the airgoo. It comes with instructions on how to do that.The build quality is decent for what it is. The magnets are nice and make it easy to mount. I guess my only real complaint is that the ports don't hold the cables very well. Since you have to use the little male to male adapters, they fail out really easily. I think I'll make some kind of bracket so I can easily zip tie the wires to. If I even look at the thing, some of the wires fall off.Ver más

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Scorpnet Industries

27 de enero de 2026

Pretty damn great!

This is really easy to use. It comes with male to male connectors, and it's simple. Just plug in and play. It looks great, and has a magnetic backing for it attach to anywhere in your case. Every RGB devices worked in my case finally, as the RGB Headers on my board all fried, or something. This fixed the issue, and with the SignalRGB which is open sourced, it read everything and gave me tons of options for my RGB. With this, I can finally expand my RGB Capabilities and have a great looking setup!Ver más

Nimbleo

2 de marzo de 2026

Good hardware; Linux users should expect extra setup and time to get OpenRGB working

Quick verdictThe Airgoo AG‑DRGB16 is solid hardware with full zone addressing, but Linux users should expect several hours of troubleshooting to get the full OpenRGB experience unless they use a nightly build or install the missing plugin.Short summaryThe Airgoo AG‑DRGB16 is well built: clean signal, stable power, and plenty of ports. On Windows or when controlled by a motherboard it works out of the box. On Linux it’s usable, but you should expect to spend time on udev rules, permissions, and possibly installing a plugin or using a community driver to get full effects in OpenRGB.TL;DRHardware is great. If you want plug‑and‑play OpenRGB effects on Linux today, plan for a troubleshooting session or install the OpenRGB Effects plugin; otherwise use the community Python driver for immediate full control.What I tested and what failed initially- Out of the box the hub functions as a powered ARGB splitter and behaves perfectly under Windows and motherboard control.- On Ubuntu with OpenRGB the hub was initially not detected by OpenRGB. The device definition existed upstream but had not been included in the stable OpenRGB builds (including Flatpak) at the time of my testing, so OpenRGB treated the hub like a dumb splitter until I applied fixes.Troubleshooting steps I performed (roughly three hours)- Captured logs and system calls with strace and OpenRGB’s user log to see what device nodes the app tried to open and where it failed.- Inspected lsusb and udev properties to confirm vendor and product IDs for the hub and related devices.- Added udev rules for the hub’s USB vendor IDs and for hidraw so matching devices are created with group plugdev and mode 0664.- Fixed existing node permissions for /dev/hidraw* and /dev/bus/usb/*/ so my user could access the devices immediately.- Created a small wrapper script to run the AppImage with system libraries and force the XCB Qt platform plugin (QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb) because the AppImage’s bundled environment caused runtime issues when launched from the desktop.- Iterated on the wrapper after discovering the first wrapper expanded runtime variables at creation time; corrected it so $(id -u) and "$@" evaluate at execution time.- Verified success by running OpenRGB under strace again and confirming it opened the hidraw nodes and listed the hub and other devices in the GUI.- Cleaned up temporary logs and extracted AppImage trees once everything worked.Other technical findings- HID report descriptor unavailable - lsusb reported the device’s HID report descriptor as UNAVAILABLE, and the kernel debug report descriptor file was empty. Without a usable HID report descriptor OpenRGB cannot query the device for built‑in modes.- AppImage lacked the device plugin - extracting the AppImage showed udev rules for Airgoo but no plugin binary or strings implementing AG‑DRGB16 were present in the build I used. That explains why OpenRGB only offered Direct (raw pixel writes) rather than the hub’s named effects.- Community driver proves the hardware works - the community Python driver (airgoo.py) successfully listed all 16 zones (A1–A8, B1–B8), proving the controller and protocol are functional and accessible from Linux.- Installing the Effects plugin fixed the UI - after adding OpenRGBEffectsPlugin_1.0rc2_Linux_amd64_415dc20.so to the OpenRGB plugin path the Effects tab populated with breathing, rainbow, and many other presets for each Airgoo channel. Running OpenRGB as root alone did not expose modes; the plugin was the missing piece.Key outcomes- After the troubleshooting steps, OpenRGB detected the Airgoo hub and devices were controllable at the raw level.- The fix required udev rules and a correctly written AppImage wrapper to run the GUI reliably in the desktop environment.- The remaining limitation before the plugin was installed was build support: the stable AppImage I used did not include the Airgoo device plugin, so OpenRGB’s UI initially only showed Direct mode.- The community Python driver is a reliable workaround and provides full zone control immediately. Installing the Effects plugin or using a nightly build restores the full OpenRGB effects UI.Recommendation for buyersIf you use Windows or motherboard control, buy it - the hardware is good and the price is fair. If you use Linux and expect OpenRGB control: be prepared to spend time (a few hours) applying udev rules, fixing permissions, and possibly using a wrapper to run the AppImage. If you’re comfortable with basic Linux troubleshooting, you can get it working; otherwise wait for an OpenRGB build that includes the Airgoo plugin or install the plugin yourself or use a nightly/CI AppImage. If you want immediate full control on Linux: use the community airgoo.py driver (works now) or install the OpenRGB Effects plugin to unlock the full effects UI.Final verdictStrong hardware and fair price, but the product listing should clearly state the current Linux/OpenRGB caveat. If you need plug‑and‑play OpenRGB support on Linux today, plan for a troubleshooting session; if you can wait for an upstream OpenRGB release that includes the Airgoo plugin (or are willing to drop in the plugin yourself), the hub will be a straightforward buy.

Cayle W.

Awesome hardware

Bought this to have ARGB control for a motherboard that didn't have that capability. The Airgoo ARGB hub worked great for my needs and was priced great. It seemlessly integrates into SignalRGB so I can control everything at once (better than my Corsair memory). I can even use it change specific lights. Set up was quick and easy and the magnets on the back hold it to the back of my motherboard tray. If you're looking at adding ARGB to a computer or need more than your motherboard provides I recommend the Airgoo hub. They even have over 250 effects to download for SignalRGB.Ver más

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Envelope

17 de enero de 2026

Perfect solution if you don't have ARGB headers

This solved all my problems. I have an ASUS-TUF Z390 Gaming plus Wifi motherboard without any 3pin 5volt ARGB headers, and this controller is literally the only one I've been able to find that uses a 9pin usb motherboard connection. I bought 4 different controllers to solve my problem before this one. Wish I had found this first! The connection is great, comes with lots of spare pins. Great quality and build, doesn't feel cheap at all. The magnets to attach it to the back are stronger than other controllers i've bought this week; it's not just falling off when I move cables. For all of these reasons, I'd say this is WELL worth the money.Ver más