New build fan connector issues

ParagonDega

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Currently building a pc for a friend. Using a phantom 410 case which has built in fans and a MSI B85-G41-PCM ATX motherboard. Realized whilst building that the fan power connectors are male and the motherboard only has male ports.

Am i safe using these
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to just connect them up to my modular power supply or is there another way around this without buying new fans?
Checked in maplin for just a normal female-female 3 pin but struggling to find anywhere that does them.
Can post my full build if need be, thank you for any replys.
 

ParagonDega

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Sorry they are a little blurry, the case comes with 4 of these, each with the same connector
 

ParagonDega

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Cut up the cable tying at the back (came packaged that way) and you are right, the fans do infact have female cables. They were connected up to a fan control on top of the case that then has male connectors coming out of it, couldnt tell in the tangled mess. Not sure where to go with it now if im honest, could just hook them up to the motherboard but seems like a waste of a fan control.
 

ParagonDega

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Recived this private message:

They don't plug into the motherboard... they plug into the built in fan controller that only plugs into the Molex from the PSU:

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this actually solves me alot of trouble, thanks JED70 , and thanks for trying to help kanewolf.