Front Fan connection help

mussesiyar

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Feb 10, 2018
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I have a Cooler Master masterbox lite 5 RGB case and it comes with 3 front RGB fans and a rear cooling fan. Going through the build process, connecting the rear fans was very simple as the wire to the fan and the connection heading on the motherboard fit and made sense. However the 3 rgb front fans are not the same wiring as the rear fan and the connection for them are unclear for me. There are two sets of wires stemming from the front fans for me to connect but it is unclear for me where they go even with the picture included in the case manual. Included was an RGB fan splitter that I am equally unclear of. The basic question is what am I missing or do I need an additional part to complete this step? First link is a photo of the two sets of wires and the second is the photo for the fan connection from the manual

https://i.imgur.com/GhOrvFF.jpg https://puu.sh/zkF6B/6a7e050501.png

Motherboard is ASrock Z270 PRO4
 
Solution
I took a look at your manual, and it doesn't look like that motherboard has any RGB headers. That's what those 4 pin cables are supposed to go in. The other cable is for a Molex PSU connection.

I'm on a cell phone right now so googling sucks, but look for an RGB controller.

Edit
http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/cooling-rgb-accessories/rgb-led-controller/
I took a look at your manual, and it doesn't look like that motherboard has any RGB headers. That's what those 4 pin cables are supposed to go in. The other cable is for a Molex PSU connection.

I'm on a cell phone right now so googling sucks, but look for an RGB controller.

Edit
http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/cooling-rgb-accessories/rgb-led-controller/
 
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Could I use the molex psu connection if I just want the fans to work without the RGB? If so how would I do so? My current objective is to get this running at the moment?
 
It's late here and I'm about to turn the lights out or I'd unplug my rgb headers and confirm, but I can't see why it wouldn't work without the rgb cables plugged in. As long as they get hooked up to your psu they should spin up no problem.

Also, I edited my post above but I'll link it again.
http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/cooling-rgb-accessories/rgb-led-controller/
 


RGB controller is probably an investment I would only make later as it seems like $60 CAD is the pricepoint for where I am. I only ask about the molex psu connection because this is my first build and everything i read about prior was about rgb headers that go into the motherboard but didn't really read anything about molex connections. The molex from the fan connects to the power supply I assume? Of the availiable wires is this what I would use?

https://i.imgur.com/Pr4WOmF.jpg

I would just go ahead and try but I closed up my rig since I am on my way out. It seems unclear because the molex from the case has 2 pins inside that litte connecter where as this cable has 4 holes where it seems like it would go