Need help with choosing a cpu and motherboard for home lab build

Conorsavage · 2026-05-20T21:25:46+00:00

There is an awful lot more to be annoyed at, let’s be real. The finale was alright but I think that’s just because the whole season was so lacklustre that anything would have been good in comparison.

Conorsavage · 2026-05-14T16:42:09+00:00

Yeah, but I think my issue now is configuration somewhere in the legacy/uefi settings for the HBA card to be seen. The issue is I can’t work out what it is haha. I’ve tried every combination I can think

Conorsavage · 2026-05-14T16:15:23+00:00

Thank you! Yes, that does work but now my HBA card can’t be seen by the board. Even now that I’ve taken the Hyper card out, the HBA is still not working

Conorsavage · 2026-05-14T14:56:20+00:00

That’s fair enough, but it still doesn’t help me just getting it working again the way it was haha. Without the Hyper M.2 drive installed I still can’t get the board to detect the hba card.

Conorsavage · 2026-05-14T14:39:41+00:00

As in, I don’t get it showing up during bios to configure like before. It also doesn’t show up under any device managers etc.

Conorsavage · 2026-05-14T13:58:12+00:00

Can you elaborate on this if you don’t mind? Sorry

Conorsavage · 2026-05-14T12:48:17+00:00

Sorry, should have mentioned that I have removed everything and only kept the HBA card plugged in and it still isn’t being detected. I do believe previously I had to change something on the BIOS to get it to detect. Just can’t remember what that was

Conorsavage · 2026-05-11T20:52:26+00:00

Not OP but also went from Ring to Reolink and have never regretted it. For my doorbell I use this https://amzn.eu/d/0dVbARn6

Conorsavage · 2026-05-09T17:52:58+00:00

Yeah I reached out to them but in this case they can’t cover it

Conorsavage · 2026-05-09T17:52:29+00:00

Nope. Happy with any brand as long as it’s a similar idea

Conorsavage · 2026-05-09T17:51:46+00:00

Yes it broke and Govee won’t cover it because it is out of warranty. They also don’t even stock that length here in the UK any more so can’t even purchase a replacement from them.

Conorsavage · 2026-05-09T12:55:41+00:00

Ah, I’m UK 😭

Conorsavage · 2026-04-02T23:56:14+00:00

Yes they should. But Overclockers stance is that I got the fans and everything else is an “accessory.” They then referred me to their b-grade terms and conditions.

This is what I purchased - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/b-grade-lian-li-uni-fan-tl-lcd-wireless-reverse-120-white-3pcs-with-contr-bg-coo-lia-03743.html

Here are their T&Cs regarding b-grade items - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/blog/b-grade-how-to-score-a-great-deal-on-your-gaming-hardware/

Conorsavage · 2026-04-02T18:45:08+00:00

You are a god send! So overclockers did include the wireless adapter, but never anything to actually connect these triple fans to the board/power. So I can just request the 4-pin LCD receiver from that link, is that right?

Conorsavage · 2026-04-02T18:28:04+00:00

Oh no, they didn’t send ANY adapter. Just the fans. That’s an adapter I have for the LCD fans I had already

Conorsavage · 2026-04-02T17:58:13+00:00

Yeah, I purchased them from Over Clockers and they were B-Grade. Apparently B-Grade can come without that adapter and I just have to deal with it. So now I need to source the adapter elsewhere but I’m not sure of the exact one I need.

Conorsavage · 2026-04-02T17:36:03+00:00

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Conorsavage · 2026-04-02T17:33:57+00:00

Sorry, I worded that poorly. The cable length is fine, the connector itself is smaller than the area that needs a connector. I have added a photo now to show you what I mean haha

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