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Coolermaster Hyper 212 extra fans

mopman94
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Hi very quick and probably silly question.

I have got a Coolermaster Hyper 212 cooler and two Corsair SP120 fans to go onto it. I expected the hyper 212 to come with a plitter cable for fitting two fans but it does not so I will need to get one. But the sp120 fans are only 3 pin where as the one that comes with the cooler is a 4 pin fan. Does this matter? Is it ok for me to use 3pin fans and to plug them into the connection next to the cpu?

Thanks in advance

Mopman.

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It will be fine to use a 3-pin fan, it will just run at a constant 12v.

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It will be fine to use a 3-pin fan, it will just run at a constant 12v.

Will the speed still vary properly depending on temperature? Or will they be stuck at a constant speed?

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Will the speed still vary properly depending on temperature? Or will they be stuck at a constant speed?

 

It'll always be running at full speed, because the CPU_FAN header relies on PWM control for the fan. The PWM is delivered through the 4th pin.

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Will the speed still vary properly depending on temperature? Or will they be stuck at a constant speed?

If you plug a 3 pin fan into the motherboard, it should be voltage controlled according to the temperature (i think its the motherboard temp but not sure).

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