Hey guys,
I'm building my very first custom build and I've come to a bit of a hiccup. Everything is in place and installed in the case. Everything is connected apart from the two case fans. Here is my basic spec:
CPU: Intel i5 4670K
RAM: 8GB
Motherboard: Asus Z87-K
Graphics: Asus 280X
Case: CM Storm Enforcer
Basically, I want to plug the two case fans (a large 200mm front and smaller 140mm back) into the motherboard via the 4 pin connections (there are two). It's a standard four pin input, but here's a pic:
The problem comes in how I connect it: the fans are three pin, but are attached to these connectors (I'm a noob, so I'm not very good with the names):
These won't fit in the four pin slot (obviously). I then came across some 4-pin peripheral connectors that came with the PSU. These fit on the end of the long 4-pin cables attached to the fans, and there are two connections, allowing one cable to be used. One end goes into the PSU, two ends are these adapters and a fourth end seems to fit the 4-pin motherboard connection in the first pic.
However, the motherboard manual states that the black cable must be on the ground pin, but this cannot happen as the PSU cable connection is wired red, black, black, yellow (I can put up a photo if that helps), so red or yellow would be on the ground pin instead. So, I basically want to know what my options are. Can I connect fans using a peripheral cable? If so, should I leave them plugged into the PSU or try plug them into the fan input on the motherboard? Or would I just be better keeping the three pins per fan?
Any help is appreciated guys, as I say, I'm extremely new to this and could do with some advice. If more pics or descriptions would help I'll try my best to do that
I'm building my very first custom build and I've come to a bit of a hiccup. Everything is in place and installed in the case. Everything is connected apart from the two case fans. Here is my basic spec:
CPU: Intel i5 4670K
RAM: 8GB
Motherboard: Asus Z87-K
Graphics: Asus 280X
Case: CM Storm Enforcer
Basically, I want to plug the two case fans (a large 200mm front and smaller 140mm back) into the motherboard via the 4 pin connections (there are two). It's a standard four pin input, but here's a pic:
The problem comes in how I connect it: the fans are three pin, but are attached to these connectors (I'm a noob, so I'm not very good with the names):
These won't fit in the four pin slot (obviously). I then came across some 4-pin peripheral connectors that came with the PSU. These fit on the end of the long 4-pin cables attached to the fans, and there are two connections, allowing one cable to be used. One end goes into the PSU, two ends are these adapters and a fourth end seems to fit the 4-pin motherboard connection in the first pic.
However, the motherboard manual states that the black cable must be on the ground pin, but this cannot happen as the PSU cable connection is wired red, black, black, yellow (I can put up a photo if that helps), so red or yellow would be on the ground pin instead. So, I basically want to know what my options are. Can I connect fans using a peripheral cable? If so, should I leave them plugged into the PSU or try plug them into the fan input on the motherboard? Or would I just be better keeping the three pins per fan?
Any help is appreciated guys, as I say, I'm extremely new to this and could do with some advice. If more pics or descriptions would help I'll try my best to do that
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