NEW HEATSINK HAS 3 PINS INSTEAD OF 4

JBS181818

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I just got the Scythe Ninja Plus Revision B and the fan that came with it only has 3 pins, but my cpu fan port on the mobo has 4. What do i do? what functionality will i lose with only having 3 pins? Should i just run it directly off the psu instead of the mobo?
 

Anoobis

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YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN TO YELL AT US BY NOW. JUST PLUG IT INTO YOUR MOTHERBOARD HEADER. IT WILL ONLY FIT ONE WAY WITH EASE. IF IT'S TOO HARD, YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG. THE MANUAL HAS A GREAT PIC OF IT. I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE (Someone please correct me on this if I'm wrong) BUT THE EXTRA WIRE IS PART OF THE MOTHERBOARD'S ABILITY TO ADJUST THE FAN SPEED AUTOMATICALLY. YOUR WELCOME. HAVE A NICE DAY!