How to use the iCUE GIGABYTE plugin

As of iCUE version 5.19.101, you can now control the lighting of compatible GIGABYTE motherboards within iCUE. You can control each individual lighting zone on the motherboard separately, sync it up with your CORSAIR gear, or cut the motherboard’s lighting entirely for a stealthy approach.

So, let’s talk about how to use the iCUE GIGABYTE plugin, compatible motherboards, and more.

To be clear, at time of writing, the only motherboards that are officially supported by the iCUE GIGABYTE plugin are 500 and 600 Series chipset motherboards. Basically, if your motherboard appears in this list, you’re good to go.

Of course, the amount of lighting the motherboard has will vary. some might only have two or three minute lighting zones, other more fanciful motherboards could stand a chance of suddenly becoming the brightest damned thing in your whole system. Your mileage may vary.

• For the GIGABYTE plugin to work, you need to download iCUE and make sure it is fully up to date. It must be version 5.19.101 or newer.
• Additionally, because this plugin works via an SDK, must also have the GIGABYTE Control Center software installed. iCUE needs to communicate with this software to access the lighting on the motherboard. Now, open iCUE.

If you’ve got all the automatic update settings within iCUE enabled, then the GIGABYTE plugin could have installed already so your motherboard might have just appeared overnight. If this is the case, go forth and have fun customizing the lighting. If not, here’s how to get the plugin installed and working.

• Click the gear icon in the upper right corner of the iCUE window. This will open the settings tab.

• Click the “Plugins” option on the left-hand side. This will open the Plugins section. Here you’re going to see the list of currently available plugins for iCUE (Perhaps more are coming soon). Anyway, find where it says “Gigabyte Plugin” and hit the “Install” button next to it.

• This will get to work installing the plugin. Once it’s done, you’ll be prompted to restart iCUE. As with most installs, it’s a good idea to just restart your entire system at this point.

You’re all done! Now your GIGABYTE motherboard will show up with its own image in it’s own module like any other iCUE-enabled product. Click on your newly recognized motherboard and start messing with the lights.