120mm fan - 4 pin molex or 4-pin CPU fan connector?

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Can I connect this use using the 4-pin CPU fan connector? I have never heard the brand before, I bought it at a local shop.

EDIT: And I'll be using this with my Thermalright Ultima 90

Specs:


Operation Voltage (V DC) - - 6.0 ~ 13.8
Rated Voltage (V DC) - - 12.0
Rated Current (AMP) - - 6.0
Input Power (Watt) - - 0.20
Fan Speed (RPM) - - 2000 + 10%
Airflow (CFM) - - 70.14
Static Pressure (mmH2O) - - 3.42
Noise Level (dBA) - - 38.50
MTBF (hours / 25 C) - - 25,000
Safety - - CE, UL, TUV
Dimension (mm) - - 120x120x25
Total Weight (gram) - - 137gms
Led Colors - - Blue-Red-Green-Orange (All in One)

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It doesn't look like it has a motherboard fan connector. It looks like you will need either an IDE style Molex connector (which means it will run at full speed and be really noisy) or some kind of fan controller.

I prefer to use a fan designed to be run from the motherboard. That way, the BIOS can contro; it - and more importantly, warn you of a fan failure.

Side note: if you copied the specs accurately, they do not make much sense. Voltage is standard, current much too high, and input power much too low.
Example: my Scythe S-Flex SFF21-F specs:
12 volts @ .2 amps (means power is 2.4 watts)
63.7 cfm @ 1600 rpm @ 28.0 dBa
MTBF - 150,000 hours

Personal note: I would never have bought that fan. If they can't get the specs right, what else did they get wrong? It may be a perfectly fine fan, but ...