3pin

Forum discussion tagged with 3pin.
  1. R

    Question I can't control the speed of my 3-pin fan ?

    okay I'll explain. I have a 3-pin fan (dc signal obviously) and i have a biostarA520mh mb with only 2 fan ports (cpu and sys1, both 4-pins). I have my pwm cpu fan plugged in the cpu port and the 3-pin on sys fan 1. The thing is that i can control my cpu fan speed in the bios but i can't control...
  2. cloudberrybob

    [SOLVED] Motherboard caught fire and now the system fan isn't working and the BIOS isn't showing up ?

    I was thinking of installing a new fan in my computer. I was checking what sort of connections my computer has and I noticed that my system fan is only a 3 pin even though my motherboard has a 4pin slot. I was checking out my PSU and I noticed that it has 3 molex slots and a 4pin input. Not an...
  3. P

    [SOLVED] Does these ARGB fans fits well in MB?

    My motherboard is a MSI B450M GAMING PLUS, im looking for some ARGB FANS and i found these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/3-Pack-White-Frame-120mm-ARGB-LED-PC-Computer-Case-Cooling-Fan-Vetroo-IB120/293760215036 My question is can i connect the ARGB fans 5v connection into my motherboard 4 pin 12v...
  4. V

    Question How many ARGB Fans can i connect to my 3 pin header?

    Hi, I have a TUF GAMING x570 Plus (Wi-Fi) motherboard. I am wondering how many fans can I connect to my 3 pin header? Right now I have 4 fans connected (3 front intake fans & 1 exhaust fan -All 120mm). I am planning to buy an AIO 360 ARGB. Is it safe to connect all 7 argb fans to my one 3 pin...
  5. K

    Question cooler master Hyper LED turbo red cpu cooler question

    So I have the Mastercooler 212 hyper evo in red, upon inspection of the male pins that connect to the double fans. I noticed that one of the cords has a 3 pin whereas the other has 4. Is this normal?
  6. K

    Question NZXT PWM question

    This case is fairly old but i'm going to start building my computer in it first time and I was just wondering if the PWM fan header at the back is safe to plug into the motherboard. So there are the 4 preinstalled fans already connected to the hub. I was wondering if it was safe to plug it into...
  7. Y

    Question How do these fans connect?

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/CiT-Mid-Tower-Single-Ring-Tempered-Water-Cooling/dp/B07BSSFKSC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1550695958&sr=8-2&keywords=Cit+BLAZE Hi, i'm looking at getting a new case but don't want have to buy anything for it all to work. I have found a case i like(linked above)but i am not...
  8. F

    Bought used E6440 and then used SSHD from different laptop. What next?

    Hi everyone, I have a used laptop, a Dell E6440 and used 500GB SSHD that I'm 99% has not been wiped. Basically, what can I do to make this operational without spending any money? I have an older Studio 1558 with Windows 10 on it so if it is possible to put that on this E6440 that be great...
  9. A

    Needed Advice about the Memory Upgradation.

    I am using Hp Pavilion 15 p027tx Model Laptop with 4GB Kingston DDR3L 1600MHz Memory Pre Installed. I am looking to upgrade the same with adding another Corsair Value Select 8GB DDR3L (1.35V) Ram from Amazon. Will the same work in my Laptop? I cant find any other details regarding my Laptop from...
  10. S

    Will a downgrade from 970A-UD3P to a 970A-D3P require a clean install?

    My Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P broke down recently. I placed an order for another one on Ebay, but I recently got this message from the seller: "My apologies but we need to refund you for this part. Part tested good when entered into stock but failed QC before item shipped. It was last one we had in...
  11. F

    Is the AMD Athlon 4x 860K a dual core? or is windows showing it wrong?

    When i go into task manager (*windows 10*), and to performance, on the CPU section, it says: Max. Speed : 3.7 GHz Sockets : 1 Cores (now this alerted me) : 2 Logical processors : 4. I though the 860K was a quad core cpu, not dual core. is this just windows messing up? Here is what i see...
  12. L

    Is this a good PC?

    Hello to anyone who reads this. I was just wondering about this PC build that I plan on getting soon. I was wondering if all the parts are okay? I don't really have anyone to ask for advice so I've been pretty much doing it on my own but yeah. Not planning on overclocking or anything and only...
  13. MileLord

    Help with choosing а CPU (High-End)

    I need to upgrade my PC, now I have FX 8350 @4.8GHz. I want to buy new CPU, budget is 350e for CPU. I use PC for Rendering, Programming, Photoshop and sometimes games. Thinking about 5820k with Bradwell-E MB. What do you recommend? (wait for zen??)
  14. M

    Help with new pc

    http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/kPB2gs Thoughts on this build, particularly the motherboard seeing as I have no clue what i'm looking for there. Feel free to suggest any changes you would make.
  15. J

    Mflash says there isn't any thing on the windows usb

    When I tried to install windows ten on my new computer, mflash said that there wasn't anything on the windows ten flash drive. It said "there isn't any BIOS in this USB KEY" There might be nothing on it , but I just got it from best buy.
  16. S

    Possible Upgrades [Pre-Built]

    So I recently won this at my job raffle for Thanksgiving, and wanted to know what the possible upgrades are for this computer. This is a pre-built Dell Inspiron, Intel Core i3-4150, 8GB RAM, 1TB Hard Drive, Windows 8.1 Desktop or...
  17. B

    Trojan Screwed up my computer, cant fix it

    So about a month or so ago I got this Trojan that my Norton client could not pick up. I at first noticed that every time I tried to run a steam game it froze up so I ran a norton scan and it picked up a trojan so i removed it thinking it would solve the problem, wrong. Ever since my memory has...
  18. snowctrl

    concerning Raid arrays...

    My computer is based on a Rampage IV Formula mobo and running Windows 7 64bit Pro, with a Samsung 840 EVO OS drive. I am considering adding an internal RAID array, but I have a few questions that I'd be grateful for help with: 1.) I'm running BIOS 5001, and when you switch from AHCI to RAID...
  19. D

    XFX - Ultra OC Radeon 7850 1GB DDR5

    I've been looking around and cant seem to come to a solid conclusion. I'm looking for a visible improvement but also not spending a fortune to do it. GPUboss doesn't have the 1gb version for comparison so i figured id ask here. Budget is sub 300, preferably 200.
  20. E

    I feel like my PC is running on a "sub-par" preformance.

    Hello everyone, I have a PC of mine which I refer to as "budget high-end" as in that I buy a part/upgrade a part every once a year or so. Now I got a big GPU upgrade last year, very happy, and definitely an upgrade from my previous Sapphire Radeon 6770 to a Gigabyte GTX 770. Although this...
  21. T

    Crossfiring a XFX 6790 with a HIS 6790 what kind of power supply will I need?

    Hi, I'm Crossfiring a XFX 6790 with a HIS 6790 and I need to know if my power supply can handle it. My power supply is a: http://www.ncix.com/detail/ocz-modxstream-780w-atx-v2-2-1e-23962.htm My processor is a...
  22. G

    macbook air failure

    My macbook air cant power up, when i press power button it stays back and starts beeping without stopping... What hardware issue should be this one?
  23. G

    cursor/typing jumps around, even after replacing keyboard and OS

    When i type on this machine, about ever 5th word, the cursor will move itself to a another field in the web form, or to another word in the paragraph or sentence I am currently writing. For example, as I wrote this, the cursor jumped to the line below, and then after repositioning it, it then...
  24. R

    Good gaming mouse and keyboard?

    Hello, I am currently using a basic Advent keyboard and a Zalman M500WL mouse however I am looking to upgrade. I have been looking at the Corsair K65 (£65) however it is fairly expensive for my liking. The mouse I am looking at is the Corsair M65 (£35) right now. My budget for the mouse is...