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Hello, my new system is due to arrive (in pieces) in a day or two, after researching the internet - I have found that fans commonly use 3 pin power connectors whereas my motherboard only has one (for the Heatsink), so on my case, the two fans included, where do I plug them in? Is it via a molex or do I need to buy some adapters etc. Thanks

Case - CM Storm Enforcer
Mobo - Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

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The case will likely have a molex adapter to power the fans. That's how my Thor v2 works, anyway. Has a couple fan controllers built in that need to be hooked up to a molex connector, then I connect the fans to leads out of the fan controllers.

you want to split the power and control signal from the mb the mb header can be 3 or 4 pins now.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/3-pin-cable-splitter-37056
the four pin one will look just like it. your mb will be able to spin up or down two fan on that header.
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/image/14982/cab-627.j...
dont use one like this that goes from one to 4. led type fans might pull more power the the header can take. most time two reg fans are fine.
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