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Looking for a 4-pin-female to 3-pin-male converter for my MSI 4850 fan

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NiGHTsC   04-23-2009 at 12:04:57 AM

Currently I have a MSI R4850 2D512SP OC which has the same small-4-pin fan cable as this one
black/yellow/blue/blue
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/2411/64682222.jpg
and since the fan isn't controllable, so I'm looking for a converter with small-4-pin-female to 3-pin-male
similar to this ↓
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/1981/21398996.jpg
but I need a 3-pin-male instead of 4-pin-male, I need to plug it on my MB's 3-pin-chassis
so I can control the fan speed by using Asus's software.
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/4853/14686135.jpg

either a converter or a fan controller would works perfectly for me
I've look eBay and it's selling only 3pins converter/controller.


Thank you in advance.


Message edited by NiGHTsC on 04-23-2009 at 12:15:59 AM
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daft   04-23-2009 at 06:46:14 AM
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yeah, well, sorry to disapoint you, but, no 3 pin fan can be controlled by software. only by direct voltage modulation. thats what the first 2 pins are for. the 3rd is for showing the RPM that the fan is spinning. 4 pin fans can be controlled through software if the motherboard has a 4pin connector and the software to support it.

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NiGHTsC   04-23-2009 at 07:54:22 AM
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Thank you.

Actually, it does works even with 3-pin, but only at fixed fan speed.
I got a friend tested it on Asus P5Q Pro.
I'm not sure if it will works on me as well, but worth a try at least, the 100% fan speed is just way too noisy...

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daft   04-23-2009 at 05:50:37 PM
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i know how that is. my exaust fan is loud enough to hear with the door closed at times

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NiGHTsC   04-30-2009 at 06:35:04 AM
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so...any news for my 4-pin-female to 3-pin-male converter?

:D

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