Can I connect 3pin fans to a 4pin pwm Y-cable?

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Mason1204

Mason1204

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I wanna get a Gelid pwm y-cable(2x 4pin to 1x 4pin) but I'm wondering if I'll be able to connect 3 pin fans. What I want to do is connect 2x 3pin case fans into the 2x 4pins on the y-cable, then plug the 4pin into a 4pin header on my motherboard. Can I do this, and if so will my 2x case fans now be controlled as pwm?

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Unolocogringo
It will work just fine.
Most motherboards can control 3 or 4 pin fans.
But it will not be PWM as they are not PWM fans. It will control them by dropping voltage to a lower value.
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Unolocogringo

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Depends on the motherboard.
But most newer boards will controll 3 or 4 pin fans just fine.
Some older oem boards did not have good fan control but if you board is only a few years old it should control them without a problem
If you post your motherboard model I can give you an exact answer.
 
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Mason1204

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I'm using this one: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
 
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