are there any connectors that will convert my fan to molex?

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Notoriousboob

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my old PC was an intel board and i had a pre made liquid cooling system in it and my new PC is AMD so the old cooling system wont work in my new pc i wanna take the fan off my radiator and add it to my new pc but it has no 4 pin connectors on the motherboard or any fan connectors except for the single one for the CPU fan are there any cords i can buy to connect the old 4 pin connector to a molex? i googled it but i cant seem to find am immage of the right cord.
 
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The term "molex" is grossly misused by computer builders and users. Molex is NOT a style of connector but rather a large company that manufactures every imaginable type of connector. Somewhere along the way the term "molex" got attached to the 4 pin power connectors used to power IDE drives both HDD and optical. SATA has replaced IDE and so the "molex" connectors are disappearing. My reading of the original post is that the poster wants to power a fan (with a conventional fan connector) from a "molex" connecter coming directly off the PSU. That being the case one of the wire assemblies from the furnished link should work. If not some wire splicing might be in order. BTW, a note to the OP: It would be a lot easier (for me at...
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thats what the adapter is for i want one that this fan will connect to that converts it to molex. eather im bad at explaining things or you misunderstood the question i have a decent fan controller on my PC with a bunch of molex plugs that arent being used.
 
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The term "molex" is grossly misused by computer builders and users. Molex is NOT a style of connector but rather a large company that manufactures every imaginable type of connector. Somewhere along the way the term "molex" got attached to the 4 pin power connectors used to power IDE drives both HDD and optical. SATA has replaced IDE and so the "molex" connectors are disappearing. My reading of the original post is that the poster wants to power a fan (with a conventional fan connector) from a "molex" connecter coming directly off the PSU. That being the case one of the wire assemblies from the furnished link should work. If not some wire splicing might be in order. BTW, a note to the OP: It would be a lot easier (for me at least) to understand your problem if you would punctuate your posts. Thanks.
 
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