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Hello. 
Im back with another beginner question. I’m setting up a test bench to see if everything boots. I’m wondering how to power the cpu cooler, does it draw power from the 24 pin or what do I need to plug in to get the fans power? My cpu cooler is a Corsair h60, so I need two 4 pins connections, one for radiator and one for fan. I’m using an evga z370 ftw motherboard and evga 850 g3 gold psu. 

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Hello. 
Im back with another beginner question. I’m setting up a test bench to see if everything boots. I’m wondering how to power the cpu cooler, does it draw power from the 24 pin or what do I need to plug in to get the fans power? My cpu cooler is a Corsair h60, so I need two 4 pins connections, one for radiator and one for fan. I’m using an evga z370 ftw motherboard and evga 850 g3 gold psu. 

It uses SATA power from your PSU:

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Looks a bit like this, flat with an 'L' shape.

 

And it needs the two CPU PWM headers on your motherboard.

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One for the pump (which sits on the CPU) and the other for the fan on the radiator.

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So I just plug in the SATA cables into the “intel SATA 6g ports” and then connect the fan and radiator to the cpu pwm like above?

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