Is there a cable that I could go right from PSU (6 pin PCI-e) to case fan? (Or 4 pin Molex)

khawk1

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Trying to clean up cables in my PC and looking for a 6 pin PCI-e cable to 4 pin male case fan (or 4 pin female molex that I could convert to the case fan)
 
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You need something like this, I think

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA9F95MZ1749&cm_re=molex_fan_adapter-_-9SIA9F95MZ1749-_-Product

Its large connector will plug into a PSU's female 4-pin Molex output, and then you get a male 3-pin fan connector. If you need to plug in a 4-pin fan, you can modify the fan output connector on one end to allow it to fit, or look for a similar but different adapter.

Alternatively, this one

https://www.amazon.com/HDE-4-Pin-Molex-Replacement-Computer/dp/B0081K3ZS0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1500264109&sr=8-2&keywords=molex+fan+adapter

has no shrouds around the male fan output so you can use it easily with 3-pin or 4-pin fans, and it has a "spare" female Molex output that "replaces" the...

Paperdoc

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You need something like this, I think

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA9F95MZ1749&cm_re=molex_fan_adapter-_-9SIA9F95MZ1749-_-Product

Its large connector will plug into a PSU's female 4-pin Molex output, and then you get a male 3-pin fan connector. If you need to plug in a 4-pin fan, you can modify the fan output connector on one end to allow it to fit, or look for a similar but different adapter.

Alternatively, this one

https://www.amazon.com/HDE-4-Pin-Molex-Replacement-Computer/dp/B0081K3ZS0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1500264109&sr=8-2&keywords=molex+fan+adapter

has no shrouds around the male fan output so you can use it easily with 3-pin or 4-pin fans, and it has a "spare" female Molex output that "replaces" the one you "used" with this adapter.
 
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