loopon 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2016 hi, i´m just an noob in building an pc (my second one) and here is the actual configuration: - case is the thermaltak urban s41 - motherboard is the asus z170-p now i just want to connect the thermatake fan (from the back of the case) and connect it to the asus z170-p... but the thermatake fan has an 3-pin - plug and the asus has an 4-pin-connection. should i buy a new fan??? thanks for an answer! greetz loopon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allerleidesign 10 Report post Posted August 23, 2016 Asking questions does not make you a noob, it's smarter to ask then it is to go play and possibly break things on your own.... The 4-pin headers on the Asus Z170-p actually double as 3-pin headers, so you can just connect the 3pin fan to those 4-pin headers. 1 loopon reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loopon 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2016 hi Allerleidesign, thanks a lot for your fast reply!! i was afraid, to damage my board with an wrong connection... so now i know, that an 3-pin-female-plug is also compatible with an 4-pin-header :-) you made my day! greetz loopon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
