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PC Case RGB Fans

Rekt1337

Hello, i recently bought new pc case, on the front there are 3 rgb fans each with two cables, one to power them, and the second one i believe to control rgb, i know i have to buy a controller to control their lighting, but how about powering them? my mother board has two fans plugging options, cpufan and sysfan, cpufan has 4 pins and is taken by cpu cooling, the one left which is sysfan has 3 pins, so there is a question, if i buy a controller, is it going to not only control the lighting but also power them? my fans have 4 pins each so i need to buy a controller that fits them, but i dont know if it itself needs a 4 pin connector to mobo, can i get a adapter from 4 to 3 pins? is it possible? thanks

mobo: h81m-p33 
psu: silentiumpc vero m2 600w
case: msi mag pylon

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Just plug it into the three pin

CPU:R9 3900x@4.5Ghz RAM:Vengeance Pro LPX @ 3200mhz MOBO:MSI Tomohawk B350 GPU:PNY GTX 1080 XLR8

DRIVES:500GB Samsung 970 Pro + Patriot Blast 480GB x2 + 12tb RAID10 NAS

MONITORS:Pixio PX329 32inch 1440p 165hz, LG 34UM68-p 1080p 75hz

 

 

 

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Just now, JohnDongus said:

Just plug it into the three pin

which pin should i leave hanging?

 

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1 minute ago, Rekt1337 said:

which pin should i leave hanging?

 

It will only go in one way there's a little slot on both the pin connectors that will line up

CPU:R9 3900x@4.5Ghz RAM:Vengeance Pro LPX @ 3200mhz MOBO:MSI Tomohawk B350 GPU:PNY GTX 1080 XLR8

DRIVES:500GB Samsung 970 Pro + Patriot Blast 480GB x2 + 12tb RAID10 NAS

MONITORS:Pixio PX329 32inch 1440p 165hz, LG 34UM68-p 1080p 75hz

 

 

 

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1 minute ago, JohnDongus said:

It will only go in one way there's a little slot on both the pin connectors that will line up

i'll try it out

 

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3 minutes ago, JohnDongus said:

It will only go in one way there's a little slot on both the pin connectors that will line up

and also, is there any danger in it? what will i miss while doing so

 

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19 minutes ago, Rekt1337 said:

and also, is there any danger in it? what will i miss while doing so

 

You will miss RGB controlling

CPU:R9 3900x@4.5Ghz RAM:Vengeance Pro LPX @ 3200mhz MOBO:MSI Tomohawk B350 GPU:PNY GTX 1080 XLR8

DRIVES:500GB Samsung 970 Pro + Patriot Blast 480GB x2 + 12tb RAID10 NAS

MONITORS:Pixio PX329 32inch 1440p 165hz, LG 34UM68-p 1080p 75hz

 

 

 

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Just now, JohnDongus said:

You will miss RGB controlling

if that's what makes them lit, what is the second cable for? or is is just for controlling and the second one is for cooling?

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