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Yes, but just not through PWM.

old/bad motherboards might not have that control though, check to see if your fans are running at 100% or not.

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Yes. Whether fan control is supported generally depends on the header that's powering the fan and not the fan itself.

 

2 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

Yes, but just not through PWM.

3pin fans can also be controlled via pwm albeit different than pwm for 4pin fans.

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I've tried before with another CPU cooler which also had 3 pins and that one seemed to run at a constant rpm so is there like any other way to control it since my mobo is really trash? (Btw I don't have the "new" CPU cooler with me, I'm just trying to make sure if I buy it, I'll be able to use it efficiently)

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7 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

Yes, but just not through PWM.

old/bad motherboards might not have that control though, check to see if your fans are running at 100% or not.

Whoops, forgot to quote you. ^^^

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3 hours ago, Jasun said:

Whoops, forgot to quote you. ^^^

 

3 hours ago, Jasun said:

I've tried before with another CPU cooler which also had 3 pins and that one seemed to run at a constant rpm so is there like any other way to control it since my mobo is really trash? (Btw I don't have the "new" CPU cooler with me, I'm just trying to make sure if I buy it, I'll be able to use it efficiently)

 

There may not be.

if the motherboard doesn't have a way to set fan speed in the BIOS and has no desktop utility, it's probably not possible.

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19 hours ago, Jasun said:

I've tried before with another CPU cooler which also had 3 pins and that one seemed to run at a constant rpm so is there like any other way to control it since my mobo is really trash? (Btw I don't have the "new" CPU cooler with me, I'm just trying to make sure if I buy it, I'll be able to use it efficiently)

Considering its OEM board with OEM cooler, it might have some controls. Can you access BIOS? And if not, have you tried with Speedfan?

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