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Control the cpu fan with 3pin?

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I have the asrock 980de3/u3s3  motherboard and would like to decrease fan noise and realized that the cpu fan is at 1900rpm so i went in to bios and tried to change it but it was not changing the i looked at the motherboard a saw that the cup fan was a 3pin but the motherboard was a 4pin so how can i control the cpu fan? the cpu cooler is the efz-92ha3.        

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You need to get a fan controller or hook it up to your power supply molex connector in a special way (Google "fan controller without spending a dime" I think...)

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I believe ASUS is the only manufacturer that offers a fan speed controller (Fan Xpert). In this software you can control 3 pin fans that are plugged directly into your motherboard. This is one of the main reasons i always go with ASUS on the motherboard side. 

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Thank you CatzRuleZWorld the "fan controller without spending a dime" worked and i did not spend anything. thank you.  

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