Help getting the right adapter for my fans?

[AliasSigma]

So the fans on my computer end in what i believe is a 3-pin molex. It looks like the square shaped ends on this image. http://76.my/Malaysia/4-pin-molex-4-x-3-pin-connector-cable-yahoong-1105-24-yahoong@8.jpg

However, I cannot seem to find the proper adapter to get them plugged in to my PSU. I thought I did, but I ended up ordering the wrong ones. Can somebody help me find the proper adapters? Of course the problem with this is that looking up "3 pin molex" on Amazon also gets you "4 pin molex x 3" and it tends to be the more popular results. I would rather not order the wrong one again. Thanks!

 

[AliasSigma]

sounds like you want this but the fans will run full speed

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/maplin-4-pin-male-molex-to-3-x-male-3-pin-fan-adapter-a28nn

I'm not quite certain. The end on the left looks like what my fan's cables end with.

fans normally end in female connectors not male

can you upload a photo of your actual fan cable

http://imgur.com/aRHHnvp

I guess I'm unlucky then?

yeah thats male

what pc case are you using? and did the fans come with the case?

normally fan connectors are only male if the case has a built in fan controller

NZXT 410 Phantom. Yes they did come with it and there is a fan controller and plugs in to the PSU. That is plugged in.

then take off the right hand side panel and look for wires coming from the direction of the fan controller on the end of those will be the female connectors you need to plug in to

I had already looked on that but maybe I missed it? The cables come out on the left side.

 

[mcnumpty23]

sounds like you want this but the fans will run full speed

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/maplin-4-pin-male-molex-to-3-x-male-3-pin-fan-adapter-a28nn

I'm not quite certain. The end on the left looks like what my fan's cables end with.

fans normally end in female connectors not male

can you upload a photo of your actual fan cable

http://imgur.com/aRHHnvp

I guess I'm unlucky then?

yeah thats male

what pc case are you using? and did the fans come with the case?

normally fan connectors are only male if the case has a built in fan controller

NZXT 410 Phantom. Yes they did come with it and there is a fan controller and plugs in to the PSU. That is plugged in.

then take off the right hand side panel and look for wires coming from the direction of the fan controller on the end of those will be the female connectors you need to plug in to

I had already looked on that but maybe I missed it? The cables come out on the left side.

sorry--i meant the right side looking at the case from the front there should be a slider thing there for fan speed

should look like this i think

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NZXT/Phantom_410/images/innercablefans.jpg

 

[AliasSigma]

sounds like you want this but the fans will run full speed

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/maplin-4-pin-male-molex-to-3-x-male-3-pin-fan-adapter-a28nn

I'm not quite certain. The end on the left looks like what my fan's cables end with.

fans normally end in female connectors not male

can you upload a photo of your actual fan cable

http://imgur.com/aRHHnvp

I guess I'm unlucky then?

yeah thats male

what pc case are you using? and did the fans come with the case?

normally fan connectors are only male if the case has a built in fan controller

NZXT 410 Phantom. Yes they did come with it and there is a fan controller and plugs in to the PSU. That is plugged in.

then take off the right hand side panel and look for wires coming from the direction of the fan controller on the end of those will be the female connectors you need to plug in to

I had already looked on that but maybe I missed it? The cables come out on the left side.

sorry--i meant the right side looking at the case from the front there should be a slider thing there for fan speed

should look like this i think

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NZXT/Phantom_410/images/innercablefans.jpg

Yes, that's what the picture was of. The controller is plugged in but the fans are not.

 

[mcnumpty23]

sounds like you want this but the fans will run full speed

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/maplin-4-pin-male-molex-to-3-x-male-3-pin-fan-adapter-a28nn

I'm not quite certain. The end on the left looks like what my fan's cables end with.

fans normally end in female connectors not male

can you upload a photo of your actual fan cable

http://imgur.com/aRHHnvp

I guess I'm unlucky then?

yeah thats male

what pc case are you using? and did the fans come with the case?

normally fan connectors are only male if the case has a built in fan controller

NZXT 410 Phantom. Yes they did come with it and there is a fan controller and plugs in to the PSU. That is plugged in.

then take off the right hand side panel and look for wires coming from the direction of the fan controller on the end of those will be the female connectors you need to plug in to

I had already looked on that but maybe I missed it? The cables come out on the left side.

sorry--i meant the right side looking at the case from the front there should be a slider thing there for fan speed

should look like this i think

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NZXT/Phantom_410/images/innercablefans.jpg

Yes, that's what the picture was of. The controller is plugged in but the fans are not.

the fans came with the case so they must plug in

either the fans have a male connection and the fan controller has female

or fans have female and controller has male

 

[mcnumpty23]

or the case fans are already attached to the fan controller and what you are looking at are cables to allow adding more fans to the controller

 

[AliasSigma]

or the case fans are already attached to the fan controller and what you are looking at are cables to allow adding more fans to the controller

It seems like it may be this, but the fans are not running, even though all the fans in the PSU, CPU Cooler, and GPU are.

Edit: Although I'm aware that has nothing to do with the controller. Point is fans not connected to the controller are working.

 

[mcnumpty23]

or the case fans are already attached to the fan controller and what you are looking at are cables to allow adding more fans to the controller

It seems like it may be this, but the fans are not running, even though all the fans in the PSU, CPU Cooler, and GPU are.

Edit: Although I'm aware that has nothing to do with the controller. Point is fans not connected to the controller are working.

check the controller on the case isnt turned off if it has an off option or turned right down some fans wont start if its too low

if that doesnt work it may be an issue with the molex power connection from the controller

 

[AliasSigma]

or the case fans are already attached to the fan controller and what you are looking at are cables to allow adding more fans to the controller

It seems like it may be this, but the fans are not running, even though all the fans in the PSU, CPU Cooler, and GPU are.

Edit: Although I'm aware that has nothing to do with the controller. Point is fans not connected to the controller are working.

check the controller on the case isnt turned off if it has an off option or turned right down some fans wont start if its too low

if that doesnt work it may be an issue with the molex power connection from the controller

I had tried the switch on the case before and nothing changed when I tried all three options.

Would a voltmeter work on testing the molex?

 

[mcnumpty23]

or the case fans are already attached to the fan controller and what you are looking at are cables to allow adding more fans to the controller

It seems like it may be this, but the fans are not running, even though all the fans in the PSU, CPU Cooler, and GPU are.

Edit: Although I'm aware that has nothing to do with the controller. Point is fans not connected to the controller are working.

check the controller on the case isnt turned off if it has an off option or turned right down some fans wont start if its too low

if that doesnt work it may be an issue with the molex power connection from the controller

I had tried the switch on the case before and nothing changed when I tried all three options.

Would a voltmeter work on testing the molex?

from the psu yes

though its more likely the one from the fan controller might be wonky sometimes when you connect those one of the pins can get pushed backwards so its not connecting properly

 

[mcnumpty23]

got to go out--but does that case have led lighting?

if so there may be 2 of those 4 pin molex to connect to psu--one for fan controller one for leds

 

[AliasSigma]

got to go out--but does that case have led lighting?

if so there may be 2 of those 4 pin molex to connect to psu--one for fan controller one for leds

Yes it has some for the power buttons and around them. I'll check the connector to make sure it's not wonky and let you know if that's it.

Thanks for all the help!