do all motherboards have 3 pin fan connectors?

~~hackerx~~ · May 21, 2006, 03:34 PM

Hi,
i'm new here.Nice to meet everyone.
Well it might seem like a noob question.But its one i got to know.I'm planning on buying a Gigabyte GA-8I945P-G motherboard along with a zalman cnps 9500 led.
So i found out that some intel mobos only have 4 pin connectors.And the zalman has a 3 pin connector.
So i want to know if the 2 components are compatable.And is it possible to plug the zalamn into the aux fan connector.
Help/advice would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

PangingJr · May 21, 2006, 04:10 PM

the mentioned motherboard most likely to have a 4-pin CPU fan header on it since the Intel boxed CPU fan uses 4-wire fan cable connector.

4-wire fan cable connector can be connected to a motherboard 3-pin CPU fan header if a 4-pin CPU fan header is unavailable.
3-wire fan cable connector can sometime be connected to a motherboard 4-pin CPU fan header.

or use one of these...
4PIN/3PIN ADAPTER Fan Connector...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowIm...ale%29+%2D+OEM

GA-8I945P-G's user manual and the layout of the fan headers's

http://www.giga-byte.com/Support/Mot...me=GA-8I945P-G

~~hackerx~~ · May 21, 2006, 06:34 PM

thanks for that
so is should get a 4 pin one
Can u suggest a good one please?

PangingJr · May 21, 2006, 07:11 PM

ok.
i'm not quite sure i understand exactly, suggest you on what?

H3X4D3C1M4L · May 21, 2006, 10:13 PM

Don't bother with trying to find a 4 pin fan, all you'll get is Intel stock HSF's.

Stick with a Zalman solution and turn of motherboard fanspeed monitoring

PangingJr · May 21, 2006, 10:25 PM

[/img]http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/5599/image127ot.jpg[/img]
well, unless they have a wrong pic on the user manual, that looks like a 4-wire fan cable connector to me.
not sure about the CNPS9500 LED ones...

~~hackerx~~ · May 22, 2006, 12:16 PM

the cnps 9500 has a 3 pin connector.So will it work with the 4 pin fan header?

PangingJr · May 22, 2006, 09:20 PM

the CNPS9500 LED is a universal design CPU cooler that will support both socket 478/775 Intel CPUs and socket 754/939/940 AMD CPUs.
it also come with a Fan Speed Controller, this controller uses 3-wire fan cable connector.

the new CNPS9500 AT is designed to support for socket 775 Intel CPU only, this CPU cooler uses a 4-wire fan cable connector and supports for PWM control function of the system.

~~hackerx~~ · May 23, 2006, 04:51 AM

i see,thanks for the info.But i think i'll stick with something safe and not to mention cheaper.
I'll buy the scythe katana 775 model,which will fit on the socket ad has a 4 pin connector.And its only $20 and people have given it good reviews.
Thanks for all ur help anyway.

May 21, 2006, 03:34 PM	#1
~~hackerx~~ Banned Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 494 Rep Power: 0	do all motherboards have 3 pin fan connectors? Hi, i'm new here.Nice to meet everyone. Well it might seem like a noob question.But its one i got to know.I'm planning on buying a Gigabyte GA-8I945P-G motherboard along with a zalman cnps 9500 led. So i found out that some intel mobos only have 4 pin connectors.And the zalman has a 3 pin connector. So i want to know if the 2 components are compatable.And is it possible to plug the zalamn into the aux fan connector. Help/advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

May 21, 2006, 04:10 PM	#2
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 69	the mentioned motherboard most likely to have a 4-pin CPU fan header on it since the Intel boxed CPU fan uses 4-wire fan cable connector. 4-wire fan cable connector can be connected to a motherboard 3-pin CPU fan header if a 4-pin CPU fan header is unavailable. 3-wire fan cable connector can sometime be connected to a motherboard 4-pin CPU fan header. or use one of these... 4PIN/3PIN ADAPTER Fan Connector... http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowIm...ale%29+%2D+OEM GA-8I945P-G's user manual and the layout of the fan headers's http://www.giga-byte.com/Support/Mot...me=GA-8I945P-G Last edited by PangingJr; May 21, 2006 at 05:08 PM.

May 21, 2006, 06:34 PM	Thread Starter #3
~~hackerx~~ Banned Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 494 Rep Power: 0	thanks for that so is should get a 4 pin one Can u suggest a good one please?

May 21, 2006, 07:11 PM	#4
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 69	ok. i'm not quite sure i understand exactly, suggest you on what?

May 21, 2006, 10:13 PM	#5
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Don't bother with trying to find a 4 pin fan, all you'll get is Intel stock HSF's. Stick with a Zalman solution and turn of motherboard fanspeed monitoring

May 21, 2006, 10:25 PM	#6
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 69	[/img]http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/5599/image127ot.jpg[/img] well, unless they have a wrong pic on the user manual, that looks like a 4-wire fan cable connector to me. not sure about the CNPS9500 LED ones...

May 22, 2006, 12:16 PM	Thread Starter #7
~~hackerx~~ Banned Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 494 Rep Power: 0	the cnps 9500 has a 3 pin connector.So will it work with the 4 pin fan header?

May 22, 2006, 09:20 PM	#8
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 69	the CNPS9500 LED is a universal design CPU cooler that will support both socket 478/775 Intel CPUs and socket 754/939/940 AMD CPUs. it also come with a Fan Speed Controller, this controller uses 3-wire fan cable connector. the new CNPS9500 AT is designed to support for socket 775 Intel CPU only, this CPU cooler uses a 4-wire fan cable connector and supports for PWM control function of the system.

May 23, 2006, 04:51 AM	Thread Starter #9
~~hackerx~~ Banned Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 494 Rep Power: 0	i see,thanks for the info.But i think i'll stick with something safe and not to mention cheaper. I'll buy the scythe katana 775 model,which will fit on the socket ad has a 4 pin connector.And its only $20 and people have given it good reviews. Thanks for all ur help anyway.