Will 3 Pin Fan Work 4 Pin Connector

New 1 to 4 way y splitter sleeved 4 pin molex fan male to 4x 3 pin 4 pin pwm male connector for fan extension adapter cables model.

Will 3 pin fan work 4 pin connector. Electop 3 pin atx fan to 4 pin molex connector cable fan power adapter cable 2 pack 4 6 out of 5 stars 188. Pwm fans come with a 4 pin connectors for fully automatic speed control via your mainboard s 4 pin pwm fan headers. When using a 3 pin power connector with a 4 pin fan header the fan will always be on. 2 pack sata to 3 pin 4 pin pmw 12v pc case fan power adapter cable 3 pin or 4 pin pwm connector to 15 pin sata computer cooler cooling fan power cable 4 0 out of 5 stars 24 7 59 7.

When connected to 3 pin fan headers the fan will run at full speed unless the mainboard supports voltage based speed control. Speed control options rpm range will vary between fans and motherboards on a 3 pin connection but the fan will spin. Some fans may have a 4 pin connector but only 3 wires going into the back of the connector. A four pin connector is a little different than the three pin connector since it has the extra fourth wire used for controlling and sending signals to the fan which likely has a chip on it that tells it to slow down or speed up in addition to the other wires the three pin connector has.

Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon. Fans and on board fan headers are backwards compatible. Since your case fans are only 3 pin you will not have the ability to control the case fan speeds the fans will simply run at full speed 24x7. You can plug a 3 pin fan into a 4 pin header just fine.

Ak2c a2584 item. A 4 pin pwm fan connector will have four square holes on the front and four wires entering the back. Three wire and four wire fan connectors. Desktop board has a 4 pin fan header.

Fan has a 3 pin power connector. My rig has 2 pairs of 3 pin fans phanteks ph140sp connected to two 4 pin motherboard headers asus z97m plus via basic y splitters and they work and control just fine. Crj 4 pin molex to 3 x 3 pin pc case fan sleeved adapter cable. 4 pin connectors offer the ability to control fan speed via pulse width modulation pwm.

Two of them are for the cpu and three are for the case fans. Please note that 4 pin fans can also be connected to your mainboard s 3 pin fan headers though. Proper fan connector placement is shown in the figures below. Your motherboard has five 4 pin fan connectors.

There is no fan control.