It will also have three square holes on the front and three wires entering the back.
Chassis fan connector 3 pin 4 pin.
A three wire fan connecting to a four pin fan header.
Cooler master addressable rgb 1 to 3 splitter cable with gigabyte 3 pin argb adapter.
Case fan accessory color.
4 pin connectors are usually used by cpu fans with higher power consumption.
A four wire fan connecting to a four pin fan header.
Three wire and four wire fan connectors.
A 4 pin pwm fan connector will have four square holes on the front and four wires entering the back.
Fans and on board fan headers are backwards compatible.
Chassis and processor fans use either a three wire or four wire connector.
Plug them into the chassis fan headers on the board.
A 3 pin fan connector will be smaller in size than the 4 pin pwm fan connector.
4 pin connectors are usually used by cpu fans with higher power consumption.
The four wire connectors are for processor fans with higher power consumption.
When connecting a three wire fan to a four pin fan header the fan is always on.
The image below displaying is the difference between a 4 pin pwm fan connector left and a 3 pin fan connector right installing a 3 pin fan to the motherboard.
The 4 pin headers accept 3 pin fans line up the connector properly and it will slide into place.
3 pin connectors are usually used for the smaller chassis fans with lower power consumption.
Chassis and cpu fans may use either 3 pin or 4 pin power connectors.
This is still considered a 3 pin fan.
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There is no fan control.
3 pin connectors are usually used for the smaller chassis fans with lower power consumption.
This cable is designed for 3 pin addressable rgb led fans and addressable rgb capable motherboard only.
The three wire connectors are for small chassis fans with lower power consumption.