OK all, I've been looking for an hour and can't find exactly this question answered, so here goes.
I have this
NZXT Sentry Mesh
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811992007&name=Controller-Panels
I just ordered some of these
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811998122&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-
Without realizing at the time in my haste (because I'm an idiot) that they're 4-pin.
Of course my noob question is, "will this work?" Now I know the answer is no since pwm fans cannot be controlled through changing the voltage, but I'm still asking for this reason... The product description says 4 pin, but it does NOT say 4 pin PWM... are ALL 4 pin fans PWM?
And that friends, is the facepalm question of the day...
If not, I'm guessing I can just get a 3 pin to 4 pin adapter, however, I can't think of a single reason to have the 4th pin unless it's a PWM (since that's sort of the point of having that 4th pin, at least when I look at this http://www.allpinouts.org/index.php/Motherboard_%28CPU%29_4_Pin_Fan) so I'm assuming it is and I can't use a 3 pin controller.
Again, this is for my case fans ONLY, not my cpu fan.
Thanks all,
I have this
NZXT Sentry Mesh
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811992007&name=Controller-Panels
I just ordered some of these
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811998122&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-
Without realizing at the time in my haste (because I'm an idiot) that they're 4-pin.
Of course my noob question is, "will this work?" Now I know the answer is no since pwm fans cannot be controlled through changing the voltage, but I'm still asking for this reason... The product description says 4 pin, but it does NOT say 4 pin PWM... are ALL 4 pin fans PWM?
And that friends, is the facepalm question of the day...
If not, I'm guessing I can just get a 3 pin to 4 pin adapter, however, I can't think of a single reason to have the 4th pin unless it's a PWM (since that's sort of the point of having that 4th pin, at least when I look at this http://www.allpinouts.org/index.php/Motherboard_%28CPU%29_4_Pin_Fan) so I'm assuming it is and I can't use a 3 pin controller.
Again, this is for my case fans ONLY, not my cpu fan.
Thanks all,