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3pin in a 4pin?

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Yep. You just won't have PWM control. If your mobo allows it, you can control fan speed on DC voltage, or you can install a fan controller for even greater fine tuning of your fan speeds.

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Just now, glitchmaster0001 said:

yeah the 4 pin is for fan speed control 

4 pin is for PWM

 

you can control the speed on both 3 and 4 pin fans

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22 hours ago, glitchmaster0001 said:

yeah the 4 pin is for fan speed control. if your fine with the fan running at max speed then it will be fine 

33pins can also be controlled. And also PWMs will run at full speeds unles they are configured to follow some rule/curve.

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