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Hello fellow computer enthusiasts. I have a problem i have a mobo (asus maximus hero) with only 4 pin fan headers. the one thing i wanted to have are led fans but these are 3 pin connectors. The AF120 led fans. My question is can i plug a 3 pin connector on to 4 pin header? 

 

I hope to hear from you guys soon. 

 

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jurian

 

(please don't mind my English i am Dutch.) 

Your ok to plug in the 3 pin to 4 pin fan header, the only thing is you will not have the PWM  control, meaning that your fan will run at whatever its rated at constantly.

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Hello fellow computer enthusiasts. I have a problem i have a mobo (asus maximus hero) with only 4 pin fan headers. the one thing i wanted to have are led fans but these are 3 pin connectors. The AF120 led fans. My question is can i plug a 3 pin connector on to 4 pin header? 

 

I hope to hear from you guys soon. 

 

See yall

 

jurian

 

(please don't mind my English i am Dutch.) 

 

 

 

 

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they should work just fine running on 12V,

 

just try it out,  there is nothing to do wrong.

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Hello fellow computer enthusiasts. I have a problem i have a mobo (asus maximus hero) with only 4 pin fan headers. the one thing i wanted to have are led fans but these are 3 pin connectors. The AF120 led fans. My question is can i plug a 3 pin connector on to 4 pin header? 

 

I hope to hear from you guys soon. 

 

See yall

 

jurian

 

(please don't mind my English i am Dutch.) 

Your ok to plug in the 3 pin to 4 pin fan header, the only thing is you will not have the PWM  control, meaning that your fan will run at whatever its rated at constantly.

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Your ok to plug in the 3 pin to 4 pin fan header, the only thing is you will not have the PWM  control, meaning that your fan will run at whatever its rated at constantly.

I think his hero Bord has the ability to shwitch betwen 5V 7V and 12V. So you will get a bit controll

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I think his hero Bord has the ability to shwitch betwen 5V 7V and 12V. So you will get a bit contr

Yeah...voltage only.

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