Which LED Eco System

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Which RGB Ecosystem supports independently controllable devices, what do i need to buy to do it?


Using the Asus crosshair x570 as a base, none of my internal kit is RGB, only got a rev 1 k95. I plan on getting 12v RGB CPU Block, a few addressable RGB fans, and a couple of standard UV strips.

I want to set it up so that
1: the cpu block goes through a heatmap pattern with cpu temp.
2: The RGB Fans I largely want to use in a mode thats reactive to music, flashing white, if white is even achievable on RGB without the additional W LED?
3: The UV Strips can be turned on and off.
4: Motherboard and any additional things i add to either be matching with the above or reacting to gpu/vrm/chip-set temp, or maybe fan speed - which would be reacting to temp.
5: Easily turn off all/most lighting, most of the time to save wasting LED lifespan while PC is semi hidden by my desk.

I have read that Asus aura sync sucks, can't do independent zones/control of things. Aura Creator looks like it might do it, but its limited so hit and miss atm.
iCue can do it i think?

What do I need to buy in order to get into an RGB Eco system which I could connect everything to and achieve what I want to.
 
Corsair stuff can do most, if not all, of what you want. I use it myself, the Icue software is pretty decent, and it's not tied to the motherboard etc. I have their Commander Pro, Lighting Node, H115I platinum AIO and now looking at the LED strips, it's all easy to set up (despite an initial mistake on my part, not knowing what I needed) but can happily recommend. Rather than list everything here, the Corsair website has nice, colour-coded plans, to show you what's needed, also available via Google. :)
 
Only reason I didn't look at guides is because the one i read, didnt state about independent device management, so wanted to decide on which direcction to go first.
Thank you for pointing me at corsair :)
 
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