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Originally Posted by linderman
yes both of those coolers will work with your board
the four pin is the configuration found on newer motherboard the extra wire is for fan speed monitoring and controlling
you can use a three wire on a motherboard that has a four pin cpu fan header
and you can also use the four pin on a motherboard that only has a three pin cpu fan header
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I need a little clarification please. My MOBO has (2) 3 pin SYSTEM FAN connectors, a 3 pin North Bridge connector, a 3 pin power fan connector, and a 4 pin CPU fan connector. What is the difference between these connectors. I prefer to buy the all copper zalman cooler 3 pin because I hear all copper is better to disapate heat where as the aluminum zalman cooler has 4 pins. Will there be a problem using the 3 pin connector instead of the 4 pin cpu fan connector? Would I be sacrificing auto speed control or anything else? Do I use the system fan or power fan or must I buy and use the 4 pin cpu fan? What do I hook on to the NB connector....got a link?