Help with connecting Deepcool CF120 RGB Fans

[MountainDrew329]

I'm trying to connect my Deepcool CF 120 RGB Fans to my Asus Tuf B360M Plus motherboard. The fans have two cables preattached: a 4-pin cable that the manual shows going into the 4-pin cpufan header, and a 3 pin connector. The fans also came with an extender for the 3 pin connector, and a converter that takes the 3 pin connector and turns it into a female 3 pin connection in the layout of a 4 pin connector (GND, __, D, 5V+).

My question is, how do I connect these fans to get both power (PWM if possible) and RGB as well. I am not even sure which cable is which! Thank you!

My motherboard has one 4-pin cpu_fan header and two 4-pin cha_fan headers.

 

[MountainDrew329]

welp I just watched this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6b0TG6ByVg&t=367s

and the creator's comment says these fans are not compatible with 4 pin 12v headers, which is all my motherboard has... so I guess I'm out of luck?

 

[izzulgamer]

You could purchase a cpu fan header adapter than can run components at a lower voltage, which can is similar to Noctua’s low noise adapter.

 

[epang.68]

CF 120 are Addressable RGB and require a 5V 3-Pin connector. You're right you can't connect it to your motherboard, but you can get a controller hub that connects to all the fans and control it that way. Just put the controller in an easy to reach spot, but it will be a pain to have to go inside your case to change the lighting.