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Here's the thread from back when I was working through my issue. Hope it can help.

Because the pins are different, they won't be compatible. But, it isn't necessarily true that the incompatibility is due to the refresh rate difference. I upgraded my HP Laptop from a 1080p 60Hz display to a 1080p 120Hz display. There are some websites that I've long since forgotten that have a pretty extensive catalog of all the laptop display panels that are out there. And you can get them at a more affordable price that way too. e.g. $80 vs $350 for a replacement panel.

I was gonna say that an 800w unit should be fine, but I googled that model and it looks like.... REALLY old. Probably won't have to go much higher power, but something more modern (and brand name) wouldn't hurt

That's some pretty weird behavior. Since the only thing you changed is the graphics card, that's the most likely issue. It might not be faulty. You should reset those connections for PCIe and power. And might as well DDU while you're at it.

Don't these cards have a dual bios switch? Give that a try. It could be a problem with the card firmware.

Thanks! That's the idea I was missing. I didn't realize that there was a simple SAS to SATA cable.

I have 4 SAS II drives in a Rosewill Hotswap bay. The backplane has four SATA connections, but the drives are kind of detected by the motherboard SATA ports but only that something is connected, nothing useable. (some sort of Intel S5400 motherboard) I assume I need to use some sort of a SAS controller, but I don't really know what will be compatible with that configuration. Do I use a Sideband connector? Is that widely compatible? I have plenty of PCIe, PCI, and even PCI-X slots for a nice and cheap solution.

There's really no reason to offload your second display to the onboard graphics. The difference in performance will never be noticeable.

That's kinda neat. I don't get what it's for though...

the battery in your laptop is probably getting a little old too. I've replaced (but not upgraded) the battery in my laptop with impressive results

The thermal paste kinda suctions the cooler to the CPU. If you wiggle it a bit and pull decently hard it should come off. assuming you've undone all the screws. don't pull hard enough to bend the board, but decently hard.

If you're hitting your server that hard consistently you might as well upgrade to the 7950x, the 10900k is also getting outdated by comparison.

I haven't done the math, but my vibe is that a 500w would do nicely. I think that 80 plus gold is pretty close to platinum, but can save a decent amount of money if you want. And for a server I'm willing to forgo any modularity as aesthetics aren't really a priority. Maybe this be quiet! 500w unit

I would recommend going with a CPU that has integrated graphics to make setup and troubleshooting a lot easier. You might want to go for even more RAM if you can swing it. 650w is more than you need IMO, but that's not a problem. I'm a little concerned about PCIe lane allocation since you're planning on using all available slots and the M.2 slot.

Just as long as it's making contact with both metal bits in the connector. It is a likely suspect. I would start with cleaning everything and reassembling it to make sure everything is plugged in solidly.