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Small fan issue

DriedSponge
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I just realized that the fan my case came with has a 3-Pin connector while my motherboard only has 4-Pin connectors. Am I able to plug the 3-Pin connectors into the 4-Pin connectors, or is there another solution?

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Yes, you can. Two pins are for power, one is for the RPM signal and the last one is for speed control. A fan with only three pins will usually run at full speed (can control speed with voltage, 4 pins = PWM speed control)

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3 minutes ago, Eigenvektor said:

Yes, you can. Two pins are for power, one is for the RPM signal and the last one is for speed control. A fan with only three pins will usually run at full speed (can control speed with voltage, 4 pins = PWM speed control)

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