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xDylHD
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I purchased two RGB fans, I cant figure out how to install them. They have a four pin connector which I have connected to the motherboard but they also have a 3 pin connector, I cant figure out where this goes, I tried booting my PC with just the four pin's connected  but they didn't spin however they showed up in my motherboard BIOS. Any help and advice is appreciated. 

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3 minutes ago, xDylHD said:

I purchased two RGB fans, I cant figure out how to install them. They have a four pin connector which I have connected to the motherboard but they also have a 3 pin connector, I cant figure out where this goes, I tried booting my PC with just the four pin's connected  but they didn't spin however they showed up in my motherboard BIOS. Any help and advice is appreciated. 

i'm pretty sure the 4 pin is the rgb (red,green,blue,negative) which would go into an rgb header on the motherboard & the 3 pin is the power connector that would go into a regular fan header

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What fans are they? You cant leave that out

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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7 minutes ago, Derrk said:

i'm pretty sure the 4 pin is the rgb (red,green,blue,negative) which would go into an rgb header on the motherboard & the 3 pin is the power connector that would go into a regular fan header

Yes I agree but the four pin only fits into the sys fan headers on the motherboard. Unless the four pin connects into the PSU.

I have the Gigabyte aorus elite if that helps.

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23 minutes ago, xDylHD said:

the four pin only fits into the sys fan headers on the motherboard.

What, so CPU header doesnt work with its 4pin? Maybe it's a 3pin DC fan then (so not 4pin PWM)

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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Just now, xDylHD said:

I thought the 4 pin was supposed to connect to sys fan header.

I don't understand sorry, I'm pretty new to computers. 

You're going to have to explain further in depth.

 

4 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

What, so CPU header doesnt work with its 4pin? Maybe it's a 3pin DC fan then (so not 4pin PWM)

 

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11 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

What, so CPU header doesnt work with its 4pin? Maybe it's a 3pin DC fan then (so not 4pin PWM)

What do you suggest? I don't understand please can you explain in depth im pretty new to PC gaming.

If it's 3 pin DC fan then where does it need connecting?

Also where will the 4 pin RGB cable need connecting?

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5 hours ago, xDylHD said:

What do you suggest? I don't understand please can you explain in depth im pretty new to PC gaming.

If it's 3 pin DC fan then where does it need connecting?

Also where will the 4 pin RGB cable need connecting?

sorry for the late response, can you send a picture of the connections for the fans?

Again, i assume the 4 pin fits into an rgb header and the 3 pin is for DC power which fits on a chassis fan header, but i'm not familiar with the fans

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