4pin fan splitter...3 pin SYS FAN header + 3 pin fan work?
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Solved by bgibbz,
3 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:it's not a pwm fan that i want to connect...i need to plug two 3-pin case fans in the same SYS_FAN header...and i'm wondering if this 4 pin fan splitter will work...i think it would but i need to be sure before i order them....
Yes it will. To explain it better -
a 3 pin fan is going to have a ground pin, a 12v pin, and a sensor pin. A 4 pin PWM (pulse width modulation) fan will have the same 3 pins plus a 4th control pin. This means that a 3 pin fan can still be plugged into a 4 pin socket, and vice versa. Control will then have to be through voltage regulation, changing the amount of volts that is actually being sent to the fan rather than changing the pulses sent through the control pin
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