Fan RBG controller

I’m a total RGB noob and have purchased the fans below along with the controller:

https://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=890&area=en

https://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=729

But now it seems like the cintroller has 4 pins, while the fans have only three. So, these products are not compatible are they?

Nope, they are not.
Long story short - there are 2 types of RGB in general. Your controller is a standard RGB signal based, meaning a signal for each color and a ground wire, so 4 wires.
Your fans on the other hand is ARGB, meaning addressable RGB. I am not sure how it works, but you can literally set every LED light in different color.
They are completely different electrically so you can’t combine them.

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Any controller you could recommend? I would like to avoid something like extra software (e.g. NZXT CAM)

I decided to go for this one:
https://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=869&area=en

Seems the same as the other, but for ARGB.

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Honestly I don’t use any RGB in my system. I have 2 led strips, bit I have literally set them to white light when I bought them and haven’t touched them since.

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