4 pin fan headers

The_derkterh

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Mar 31, 2014
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first off, first post, so yay me <:D secondly, first PC build (even more YAY), so sorry if this is a really stupid question.
my motherboard has 3 connectors for system fans, but they all use a 4 pin connector with this layout

Pin1 - GND
Pin2 - +12v / speed control
Pin3 - Sense
Pin4 - Vcc

but i can't for the life of me find fans to fit this, they al seem to be sata, molex or 3 pin connectors, is there a way i can connect a 3 pin fan to these, or anywhere that sells the 4 pin fans?
 

IRyannHD

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You can get molex to 4pin adapters but fans like Corsair or Noctua don't use molex and can be used in the 4 pin power connectors.

The 4th pin I believe is for things like fan control etc, you can use 3 pin power connectors on the 4 pin slots, pretty much every fan uses the 3 pin power connectors if not molex..