Chassis and cpu fans may use either 3 pin or 4 pin power connectors.
Chassis fan connector 3 pin 4 pin.
3 pin connectors are usually used for the smaller chassis fans with lower power consumption.
It will also have three square holes on the front and three wires entering the back.
Fans and on board fan headers are backwards compatible.
Three wire and four wire fan connectors.
4 pin connectors are usually used by cpu fans with higher power consumption.
The 4 pin headers accept 3 pin fans line up the connector properly and it will slide into place.
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This is still considered a 3 pin fan.
Fans and on board fan headers are backwards compatible.
The three wire connectors are for small chassis fans with lower power consumption.
A four wire fan connecting to a four pin fan header.
Do not use it for standard 4 pin rgb or 5 pin rgbw devices.
There is no fan control.
This cable is designed for 3 pin addressable rgb led fans and addressable rgb capable motherboard only.
4 pin connectors are usually used by cpu fans with higher power consumption.
A three wire fan connecting to a four pin fan header.
A 4 pin pwm fan connector will have four square holes on the front and four wires entering the back.
When connecting a three wire fan to a four pin fan header the fan is always on.
The four wire connectors are for processor fans with higher power consumption.
The image below displaying is the difference between a 4 pin pwm fan connector left and a 3 pin fan connector right installing a 3 pin fan to the motherboard.
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Plug them into the chassis fan headers on the board.
3 pin connectors are usually used for the smaller chassis fans with lower power consumption.
Cooler master addressable rgb 1 to 3 splitter cable with gigabyte 3 pin argb adapter.
Chassis and processor fans use either a three wire or four wire connector.