What connector do I need for panaflo fans?

bluey

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I am going to order a couple of panaflo fans from here . There seems to be different connectors available (2,3,4 pin) which kind do I need for this case and mobo:

COOLER MASTER CENTURION 2 Black ALUMINUM MID-TOWER CASE, Model "CAC-T02" -RETAIL
MSI "K8T Neo-FIS2R" K8T800 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 754 CPU -RETAIL

I know stupid, but I've never built one before so I dont know.
 

esun

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If you don't know what you need, just order the fans with the optional $2.00 molex connector (or buy some elsewhere). Basically, there are just the wires coming out of the fan with no connector attached, since they are meant to be used with a FanBus (which usually takes bare wires). The molex connector will allow you to plug the fan into your PSU.
 

Jeff7181

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Not stupid... I bought a 3-pin adapter for mine so I could use the CPU fan header on my motherboard. Works good, although it doesn't sense RPM which I didn't know or I wouldn't have bought the fan.
 

Nickel020

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If you want to use them as case fans and you are not gonna use a fan controller, get the 4-pins. If you want to use one for your cpu heatsink or are using a fan controller get the 3-pins. The 3-pins connect to the motherboard but there usually are only two connectors and one is needed for the cpu fan. The 4-pins connect directly to the power supply.
 

microAmp

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http://www.bgmicro.com/prodinf...e=3&time_out=19:55

Hope that link works, Panaflo for $3.19 each.

If that linky doesn't work,go here and search for Panaflo and you'll get the 120mm and 80mm versions.

Also to add and the OP link seems the same you have to your 3 pin connectors (part that plugs in motherboard.) What I did is, I had old fans with the same and just removed the connectors from the center of the fan and put it on the Panaflo.
 

bluey

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So should I get one with a 4 pin and one with a 3 pin? Does my mobo support the technology to slow down the fans? Although if they are really that quiet and only one is going to slow anyway then I suppose I should just get two 4 pins. What do you guys think? I am using them for case fans.