3 Pin Cpu Fan To 4 Pin Motherboard

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3 pin cpu fan to 4 pin motherboard.

Chassis and cpu fans may use either 3 pin or 4 pin power connectors. You can plug a 3 pin fan into a 4 pin header just fine. If you want to use the pwm function then the 4 pin fan must be connected to a 4 pin header on the motherboard. This cable is designed for 3 pin addressable rgb led fans and addressable rgb capable motherboard only.

Fans and on board fan headers are backwards compatible. 3 pin connectors are usually used for the smaller chassis fans with lower power consumption. Get it as soon as thu jul 2. My rig has 2 pairs of 3 pin fans phanteks ph140sp connected to two 4 pin motherboard headers asus z97m plus via basic y splitters and they work and control just fine.

A four pin connector is a little different than the three pin connector since it has the extra fourth wire used for controlling and sending signals to the fan which likely has a chip on it that tells it to slow down or speed up in addition to the other wires the three pin connector has. Do not use it for standard 4 pin rgb or 5 pin rgbw devices. If you connect the 4 pin fan connector to a 3 pin header then the fan will run at maximum rpm. Cooler master addressable rgb 1 to 3 splitter cable with gigabyte 3 pin argb adapter.

4 pin connectors are usually used by cpu fans with higher power consumption. Case fan accessory color. Speed control options rpm range will vary between fans and motherboards on a 3 pin connection but the fan will spin.