Hi I'm helping a friend put together a gaming PC and I just wanted to clear up something in terms of installing multiple case fans. I've brought a pack of fans that all have a 3 pin connector that's intended to be plugged into the fan controller connection/header on the motherboard. But motherboards normally only have one or two of these connections. I'm ok with only 1 or 2 fans being controlled by the motherboard and the rest of the fans to simply always be on full. I can't really find a clear explanation on how to do this, I think I need to get a converter that will let me plug the small 3 pin fan connectors into a 4 pin molex plug straight from the PSU. Is this right? (if so where can i get them?) Sorry if I haven't been clear I'm definitely trying. I will definitely appreciate any help. Cheers
I'm in Hamilton , I brought the fans (CoolerMaster 4 in 1 Value Pack) online. Where can I buy 3 pin to 4 pin molex adapters? So yor saying those adapters normally come with the fans?
All the CoolerMaster ones I've seen, yes they had the adapters. I've got a dawer full of them in the workshop so if you can't find any locally then I could always send you some.
I don't understand why it was so hard , every high performance gaming pc would have these in it. I'm guessing like you said they normally come with the fans.
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