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4 Fans, only 3 Connectors

Hey guys, 

the main components in this problem are: 

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

Asus Z170-P ATX LGA1151

Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case

 

I only have 3 4-pin-connectors on the mainboard. The CPU-Fan is connected properly on the mainboard.

The case has 3 fans, each of them has a 3-pin. Currently i can only use 2 of 3 case fans because the mainboard has only 2 connectors for case fans. The fan speed of all 3 fans are automatically controlled by the mainboard.

My Question is: How can plug in the remaining case fan? I want it to be controlled by the mainboard. Can you recommend some products?

 

Pls halp

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2 minutes ago, nutritious B.I.G. said:

Hey guys, 

the main components in this problem are: 

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

Asus Z170-P ATX LGA1151

Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case

 

I only have 3 4-pin-connectors on the mainboard. The CPU-Fan is connected properly on the mainboard.

The case has 3 fans, each of them has a 3-pin. Currently i can only use 2 of 3 case fans because the mainboard has only 2 connectors for case fans. The fan speed of all 3 fans are automatically controlled by the mainboard.

My Question is: How can plug in the remaining case fan? I want it to be controlled by the mainboard. 

 

Pls halp

You could use a fan splitter or fan hub.

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10 minutes ago, tikker said:

You could use a fan splitter or fan hub.

yea, but i really don't know what i am supposed to buy. Could you recommend something?

Wouldnt a spilitter cause voltage problems?

 

Thanks

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7 minutes ago, nutritious B.I.G. said:

yea, but i really don't know what i am supposed to buy. Could you recommend something?

Wouldnt a spilitter cause voltage problems?

 

Thanks

You won't have voltage problems (parallel circuit). The current draw will increase, but I don't think it will cause a problem. Here's a 1 to 3 splitter and here's a 1 to 2 splitter. I've never used them, but for my new build I'll have to use them as well, possibly the ones linked.

Crystal: CPU: i7 7700K | Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix Z270F | RAM: GSkill 16 GB@3200MHz | GPU: Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti FE | Case: Corsair Crystal 570X (black) | PSU: EVGA Supernova G2 1000W | Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24"

Laptop: Dell XPS 13 9370 | CPU: i5 10510U | RAM: 16 GB

Server: CPU: i5 4690k | RAM: 16 GB | Case: Corsair Graphite 760T White | Storage: 19 TB

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