Help connecting case fans to motherboard or PSU

[AgentSmith630]

I have a White NZXT Phantom 410 Mid Size tower, which has 3 fans already installed. I upgraded to a modular PSU some time ago and somehow I went from having my case fans plugged in to not having a spot for them. The cables for the fans end in one 4-pin male Molex header and several 3-pin male Molex headers (Similar to this https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812311003, except connected to the fan controller).

My issue is that there is no spot on my motherboard to plug them in or a way to plug them in to my PSU. There are no cables for the PSU that end in that kind of header. The computer works fine but I worry about my temperatures getting too hot without the case fans running. Is there an adapter I can't find? What am I missing?

I appreciate any help on this. Thanks in advance!

 

[Kenton82]

As far as the Molex plugs go, you can get an adaptor like this to conver the SATA to Molex:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Serial-Molex-Power-Adaptor-Convertor/dp/B000ZMCYQG

 

[AgentSmith630]

As far as the Molex plugs go, you can get an adaptor like this to conver the SATA to Molex:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Serial-Molex-Power-Adaptor-Convertor/dp/B000ZMCYQG

Isn't that connector for HDD's? Will it work for my case fans plugging in to my Motherboard?

 

[Kenton82]

Im not totally sure what you are trying to achive, but judging by the link you put up, this will adapt a newer SATA power plug into a Molex 4 pin plug. What motherboard are you using? You say that there is nowhere for you to plug normal 3 pin fan connectors onto?

 

[AgentSmith630]

Im not totally sure what you are trying to achive, but judging by the link you put up, this will adapt a newer SATA power plug into a Molex 4 pin plug. What motherboard are you using? You say that there is nowhere for you to plug normal 3 pin fan connectors onto?

It's an older ECS board that I bought when I built the computer 4 years ago, I'm not sure they even make it anymore. I'm ultimately trying to find a way to connect my case fans to a power source, be it through the motherboard or directly to the PSU. The SATA power plug should just plug into one of the SATA connectors like an HDD right? I might try that.

 

[Kenton82]

Correct. You could always use a manual fan speed controller! I use one for my case fans on my old rig, so when i am gaming, i can whack them up, and when using the PC for general tasks, i turn them right down, so they just tick over.

Regards,
K.