Will my 6 fans be fine connecting to only 2 connectors?

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I only have 2 3-pin connectors on my motherboard, but i recently got a new case and i bought 6 new fans to go with it as well. All 6 fans are 3-pin. I ordered a couple splitters so that I would be able to have all of the fans plugged in, but i just barely found out that too many fans on one connector could burn up or something along the lines of that. While I'm not entirely sure if that is correct or not, I would like to make sure if it would be fine in my case or not.
Fans: (x6) Corsair AF120
Motherboard: Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 Ultra
I'm not sure if these will be relevant or not but my case is Deepcool MATREXX 55 and my power supply is Corsair CX650M
 
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According to the fans' specs, they draw 0.13 amp each. Starting (locked rotor) current will be higher momentarily, tho. Generally, you only want to put a couple fans on a motherboard fan header because the headers are usually rated for only 1 amp. But at the low current draw of those fans, i'd be tempted to put three a piece on each header since they are all the same.

Also, I'd be sure the the splitters you get are the type that has one male (output) end with 4 pins and the others with only 3 pins. That way only one of the 3 fans will return RPM signals and not mess up the reading when you check RPM.

Doesn't that case already come with 3 front fans?
Edit: Just checked. No fans included according to the specs.
According to the fans' specs, they draw 0.13 amp each. Starting (locked rotor) current will be higher momentarily, tho. Generally, you only want to put a couple fans on a motherboard fan header because the headers are usually rated for only 1 amp. But at the low current draw of those fans, i'd be tempted to put three a piece on each header since they are all the same.

Also, I'd be sure the the splitters you get are the type that has one male (output) end with 4 pins and the others with only 3 pins. That way only one of the 3 fans will return RPM signals and not mess up the reading when you check RPM.

Doesn't that case already come with 3 front fans?
Edit: Just checked. No fans included according to the specs.
 
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