I'm stuck. Just putting together a new system and all I have are 3 wire fans for the heatsink. The CPU fan connection on the motherboard is a 4 pin thingy.<br>I can plug in the 3 pin connector but the ...

IIRC the extra pin on a 4 pin motherboard header may report if the fan has totally stopped, like a failure line, to tell the mobo to shut the CPU off. I've got an old 4 pin fan here from a '94 vintage ...

If your computer's running a little loud for your tastes, it's probably because your fans are running at full speed—even if they don't need to be. Here are a few ways to manage your fan's speed so ...

MSI has developed a new motherboard fan that uses the Sterling Engine Theory to power a fan without using any electricity. This innovative fan leverages waste heat generated by the CPU. The heat is ...