Need fan...

[hpi]

I need a fan in my case but I don't know if theres special kinds and such.

I need one that fits into this type of plug:

sorry for the bad pic.

 

[Kornowski]

Thats a 3pin motherboard connector... thats the kind of connector your CPU fan should use...

 

[hpi]

Thats a 3pin motherboard connector... thats the kind of connector your CPU fan should use...

I know that much but uh how do I know which fan would work?

example: http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?CatIds=88,93,3435,343&webid=505840&affixedcode=WW

how do I know if that ones gonna work bc I could only see the fan.

 

[The_Other_One]

They should specify what connector it uses. Either 3 pin or 4 pin(molex) If you get a pretty generic one, they are typically going to have the Molex connection. That'd work just fine, but it'd be powered straight from your power supply and not the motherboard. The only difference is your mobo couldn't control the speeds or give errors if it's going to slow.

Also, if this is a replacement for your CPU fan, some motherboards do require a 3 pin fan just so it can alert you when the fan's going too slow or even not connected.

 

[hpi]

They should specify what connector it uses. Either 3 pin or 4 pin(molex) If you get a pretty generic one, they are typically going to have the Molex connection. That'd work just fine, but it'd be powered straight from your power supply and not the motherboard. The only difference is your mobo couldn't control the speeds or give errors if it's going to slow.

Also, if this is a replacement for your CPU fan, some motherboards do require a 3 pin fan just so it can alert you when the fan's going too slow or even not connected.

No it's not a cpu fan. I don't even have a fan for my pc. I have the one on the cpu the one(s) in my psu and the one thats on my videocard but other than that I don't have a fan... That connector I took a pic of is for the front or rear fan.

 

[The_Other_One]

Well then it really shouldn't matter what the connector is. Either a 3 pin or a 4 pin molex plug would work just fine.

 

[hpi]

Well then it really shouldn't matter what the connector is. Either a 3 pin or a 4 pin molex plug would work just fine.

On the plug of the fan it would have holes right?

 

[Kornowski]

Yeah, It would have the holes for either 3 or 4 pin, so you couldn't go wrong, You just need to make sure you get the right sized fan to fir the hole you have at the back of your PC...