Cpu Fan Power Connector Motherboard

A four wire fan.

Cpu fan power connector motherboard.

Chassis and cpu fans may use either 3 pin or 4 pin power connectors. The orange bracket that is surrounding it is used for high end heat sinks. There is no fan control. When connecting a three wire fan to a four pin fan header the fan is always on.

Chassis and cpu fans may use either 3 pin or 4 pin power connectors. Using this connection over one fof the power supply will allow the motherboard to control the speed of the fan based on the cpu temperature. 3 pin connectors are usually used for the smaller chassis fans with lower power consumption. Proper fan connector placement is shown in the.

4 pin connectors are usually used by cpu fans with higher power consumption. A three wire fan connecting to a four pin fan header. The four wire connectors are for processor fans with higher power consumption. The sensor cable relays pump rpm information to both the bios and to the corsair link v2 software and lets your.

This is where the cpu fan will connect. You can connect a 3 pin fan to a 3 pin or 4 pin header on the motherboard. This is where the cpu will plug in. Fans and on board fan headers are backwards compatible.

Installing a 3 pin fan to the motherboard. Fans and on board fan headers are backwards compatible. 4 pin connectors are usually used by cpu fans with higher power consumption. Proper fan connector placement is shown in the.

The fan will function normally no matter type of fan header is used. 3 pin connectors are usually used for the smaller chassis fans with lower power consumption.