Question Am i losing my mind? 2 Are there supposed to be 2 fan cables for 3 fans on my RTX 3060

[jeremy0118]

I could have sworn i removed just these 2 fan cables from my Inno3D RTX 3060 iChill X3 when i disassembled it. However the thermal pads needed replacing so i currently have them ordered. I did reassemble the fan + shroud which was quite some work, 20 screws and 3 diffrent tools later (thanks inno3d) . But then i remembered, this thing has 3 fans, how does it have 2 fan connectors. Since i barrowed these tools i can't right now disassemble it again to check wether another fan cable is stuffed up there.

On the GPU PCB there's only 2x 4 Pin where the fans were connected. But on top there's another 5 pin connector. What is this one for, i don't remember pulling a cable from here or seeing one dangling from the side, am i losing it or something? Or is it normal for 3 fans to be connected to 2 cables.

 

[triplex1]

These pins are for RGB

 

[Lutfij]

Can you trace the wires and see how they terminate on the side where the motor is?

Looking up replacements fans for the GPU, I see these;
https://goodinoxsk.best/product_details/9205055.html

3Fan/1SET CF-12915S RTX 3080 3070 ICHILL X4 GPU Fan, Für INNO3D RTX 3080 ã RTX 3080 TI ã RTX 3090 iCHILL X4 Video karte lüfter - AliExpress 7

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So I'm assuming that one of the fans are daisychained/on a y-cable/harness.

You might want to see if you can remove the fans from the cooler too. You should also trace your steps if you aren't, in order to make sense of what's happening. I hope you're keeping track of where the screws go as well.

 

[SkyNetRising]

But on top there's another 5 pin connector. What is this one for

There seems to be another cable - for lights.

View: https://youtu.be/63OLMm45waQ?t=181

 

[jeremy0118]

Can you trace the wires and see how they terminate on the side where the motor is?

Looking up replacements fans for the GPU, I see these;
https://goodinoxsk.best/product_details/9205055.html

3Fan/1SET CF-12915S RTX 3080 3070 ICHILL X4 GPU Fan, Für INNO3D RTX 3080 ã RTX 3080 TI ã RTX 3090 iCHILL X4 Video karte lüfter - AliExpress 7

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So I'm assuming that one of the fans are daisychained/on a y-cable/harness.

You might want to see if you can remove the fans from the cooler too. You should also trace your steps if you aren't, in order to make sense of what's happening. I hope you're keeping track of where the screws go as well.

I can see the 2 cables are connected to a little PCB, but i can't look further, so you appear to be correct in the daisychained thing. Seems like problem is solved then. Thanks along with other commenter who posted a video (i could not find a video despite lookin for the model, guess i need new eyes too) Looks like i stuffed the RGB cable somewhere up there, which i don't really care about.

 

[triplex1]

if the pins are more than 5, it logically goes to a USB port, probably for some technical intervention in case of repair