Doubt on fans

[bruno88fuza]

I'm planning a new build, and i'm stuck with some questions about the fans. My primary doubt is if 4-pin headers on motherboards can control 3-pin DC fans, or if they are all the time at full speed. I chose the ASUS strix Z270E that only has 4-pin headers, the kraken x62 for CPU cooling that (i think) uses a 4-pin to 3-pin adaptor (https://www.nzxt.com/manuals/krakenx/X52-X62-115X.html) and i'm planning to swich all the fans (including the radiator fans) for the corsair SP140 RGB LED (3-pin DC) and i don't know if i will be able to control them, or if they are going to be at full speed all the time.

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21 minutes ago, bruno88fuza said:

I'm planning a new build, and i'm stuck with some questions about the fans. My primary doubt is if 4-pin headers on motherboards can control 3-pin DC fans, or if they are all the time at full speed. I chose the ASUS strix Z270E that only has 4-pin headers, the kraken x62 for CPU cooling that (i think) uses a 4-pin to 3-pin adaptor (https://www.nzxt.com/manuals/krakenx/X52-X62-115X.html) and i'm planning to swich all the fans (including the radiator fans) for the corsair SP140 RGB LED (3-pin DC) and i don't know if i will be able to control them, or if they are going to be at full speed all the time.

4 pin connectors can drive 3 pin fans with speed control edit:(they do it with the pump in the manual...)

[LogicalDrm]

Asus is really good with fan controls. You can select controlling mode for each header in BIOS and use either software or BIOS to control fans.