3 pin fan to 4 pin on motherboard

AgK 3.14 · 08-30-12, 10:12 PM

I have a Noctua NH-C12P SE14 cpu heatsink and the 140mm fan that comes with it, (link: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=47091&...facture=Noctua ) and an ASUS Sabertooth Z77 motherboard (link: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=69881&...S&promoid=1205 ) the motherboard has the 4 PWM cpu fan connector and the fan has the 3 pin. I don't overly care about the pwm, I just want the fan to run, do not care about the noise. Is there a connector that I can get or is there a 140mm red fan (led preferred) that is pwm? If so, could you provide links?
--Thanks in advance.

Convicted1 · 08-30-12, 10:13 PM

The 3 Pin will plug into the 4 Pin header on the board and work just fine.

It just won't have PWM control.

08-30-12, 10:12 PM	Thread Starter #1
AgK 3.14 New Member Join Date: Aug 2012	3 pin fan to 4 pin on motherboard I have a Noctua NH-C12P SE14 cpu heatsink and the 140mm fan that comes with it, (link: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=47091&...facture=Noctua ) and an ASUS Sabertooth Z77 motherboard (link: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=69881&...S&promoid=1205 ) the motherboard has the 4 PWM cpu fan connector and the fan has the 3 pin. I don't overly care about the pwm, I just want the fan to run, do not care about the noise. Is there a connector that I can get or is there a 140mm red fan (led preferred) that is pwm? If so, could you provide links? --Thanks in advance.
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08-30-12, 10:13 PM	#2
Convicted1 Premium Member #2 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Lake of the Ozarks, Mo	The 3 Pin will plug into the 4 Pin header on the board and work just fine. It just won't have PWM control. __________________ xXSebaSXx: "Fan reviews are easy. Spin up to full speed, stick finger into spinning blades. If blades break and finger remains the fan is no good; if the other way around happens then fan is a keeper." Bobnova: "I went squeeeeee like a teenager with the new muave Pokemon when I saw that foam..." I.M.O.G.: "CPU and GPU are at -10C, and there's water everywhere. Meh, windows updates are slightly less boring when done underwater." My Heat My HWBOT
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