noob question about cha fan

[loopon]

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

 

[Allerleidesign]

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.

[loopon]

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