Can i plug in a system fan into a pump header?

[testudo_aubreii]

Hello. My question is pretty much what the title states. I don't want to run an extension or even try to run across the board to the next available system fan header, so I am wondering if I can plug my regular system fan into a pump header.

 

Thank you in advance for your help!

[flibberdipper]

The pump header is just there more or less if you run your fans off the motherboard and either use an AIO and want to keep an eye on the RPMs, or if you use a "normal" pump that for whatever reason runs off the header.

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Just now, tmcclelland455 said:

The pump header is just there more or less if you run your fans off the motherboard and either use an AIO and want to keep an eye on the RPMs, or if you use a "normal" pump that for whatever reason runs off the header.

Thank you. Will it just run at full speed all of the time?

[Guest]

It can most likely be changed/controled, if it has moar then 2 wires going to it.

[AManWithPlan]

A CPU pump header is just a fancy word for CPU Fan header always getting the maximum 12 volts. If you have 4 pins on the connector it is PWM anyway and your motherboard will simply recognize it, if it's 3 pin, just set the BIOS setting on the header to output less voltage as that is the way fan speed is controlled.

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5 minutes ago, AManWithPlan said:

A CPU pump header is just a fancy word for CPU Fan header always getting the maximum 12 volts. If you have 4 pins on the connector it is PWM anyway and your motherboard will simply recognize it, if it's 3 pin, just set the BIOS setting on the header to output less voltage as that is the way fan speed is controlled.

Thank you. 

 

Do you have a suggestion as to what I should set it at?

[AManWithPlan]

Typically the BIOS would let you set fan speed percentages or let you control the fan speed through an in-OS software that manages fan speeds.

 

Is it a 4pin or 3pin? What mobo do you have?

[testudo_aubreii]

17 minutes ago, AManWithPlan said:

Typically the BIOS would let you set fan speed percentages or let you control the fan speed through an in-OS software that manages fan speeds.

 

Is it a 4pin or 3pin? What mobo do you have?

It is 3 pin and it is an MSI B250 PCMate.

[AManWithPlan]

Set the pump header to Smart Fan Mode handle it with a standard curve. The mobo reads internal temperatures and adjusts the header voltage accordingly.

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23 minutes ago, AManWithPlan said:

Set the pump header to Smart Fan Mode handle it with a standard curve. The mobo reads internal temperatures and adjusts the header voltage accordingly.

Will do! Thank you very much for your time and help.

[flibberdipper]

1 hour ago, testudo_aubreii said:

Thank you. Will it just run at full speed all of the time?

So long as the motherboard isn't a shitbox, no. I can control any fan I want on my motherboard so long as it's at least a 3 pin (no 2-pin fans, but literally nobody uses those for case fans).