My motherboard has 4 pin fan headers and my fans have 3pin. I understand the 4th pin is PWN and allows the motherboard to adjust its RPM accordingly to cool the computer when it gets warm.
I also watched a video where they spoke of a fan splitter. I wanted to try this out so I purchased this item.
Two questions, if say I have a 3 pin fan AND a 4 pin fan, then could I plug both of those in on the male ends and put the female end into the motherboard? Or can I only use one fan per splitter?
Second, and ultimately, how can I check if my motherboard is controlling the fan accordingly to temperature changes? Any software? I haven't built my computer yet, but the motherboard I have is the asus maximus 7 hero. Will I be able to monitor the chassis fans with AI Suite software and can I basically confirm my question by monitoring if the fans do change on its own? Because if I understand it correctly, 3pin will run at 100% and if I do this 4 pin splitter, then there should be fluctuations in the power and rpms.
Thanks for taking the time read and help,
I also watched a video where they spoke of a fan splitter. I wanted to try this out so I purchased this item.
Two questions, if say I have a 3 pin fan AND a 4 pin fan, then could I plug both of those in on the male ends and put the female end into the motherboard? Or can I only use one fan per splitter?
Second, and ultimately, how can I check if my motherboard is controlling the fan accordingly to temperature changes? Any software? I haven't built my computer yet, but the motherboard I have is the asus maximus 7 hero. Will I be able to monitor the chassis fans with AI Suite software and can I basically confirm my question by monitoring if the fans do change on its own? Because if I understand it correctly, 3pin will run at 100% and if I do this 4 pin splitter, then there should be fluctuations in the power and rpms.
Thanks for taking the time read and help,