cpu A modded LGA1150 socket Laptop CPU

[sam_nya]

So this is what you never saw before. And you can't even image this will work.

This is a i7 4980HQ whit LGA1150 socket.

 

 

 

 

It looks like a sandwich. And it is so thick you need to add that metal ring to the screw to close the cpu cover.

 

 

 

This is what it looks like when installed. That shiny top cover is so beautiful.

 

The motherboard I am using is ASRock z87 iCafe4. This CPU won't work with a Gigabyte motherboard because it doesn't support the CrystalWell CPU(which is using HD5200 iGPU).

So it boot up normally.

 

 

I overclock it to 4.2Ghz, and get the same baseline score as 4790K. Although it was a laptop version 4790K.

 

 

While running p95, it eat over 120W power even i disabled the iGPU. I get about 160W maximum when combine stress. I only have a 400w PSU so I didn't try to overclock to 4.5Ghz but by the comment from other buyers, it is easy to overclock it under 4.6Ghz.

 

So is this thing make sense? I paid for about 1159 CNY ( 184 USD ) and a 4790K sell for 1750 CNY ( 278 USD ) in China . So it is cheaper and with a better iGPU, I think it can be a great deal.

Most importantly, the seller says they are using Liquid Metal inside, not a normal thermal paste.

 

 

By the way, I am using a normal desktop DDR3 DIMM, and a SODIMM to DIMM DDR3 adaptor is only cost 22CNY which is 3 USD. And you can find many cheap laptop ddr3 memory, so if you have an LGA1150 motherboard this will be a best upgrade.

 

Leave me comments if you have anything want to test.

For reference, a BGA to PGA modded 4980hq is 820CNY, this mean I paid 300CNY for this mod.

[LienusLateTips]

I think @herman mcpootis has one.

[Herman Mcpootis]

  On 4/3/2018 at 5:33 AM, JDE said:

I think @herman mcpootis has one.

goddamn it, i was gonna post something just like this.

[Jurrunio]

I thought HQ processors are locked? not surprised if they cracked it as well, they did the difficult part already

[Herman Mcpootis]

  On 4/3/2018 at 5:31 AM, sam_nya said:

It looks like a sandwich. And it is so thick you need to add that metal ring to the screw to close the cpu cover.

i'm guessing you got it from the exact same seller i got mine from, apparently he claims that some boards won't need the metal nut to install it, i managed to get my Z87-G41 to fit it without the nut just fine.

[TheSLSAMG]

Well then, my mind has been blown.

[Herman Mcpootis]

  On 4/3/2018 at 5:41 AM, Jurrunio said:

I thought HQ processors are locked? not surprised if they cracked it as well, they did the difficult part already

i couldn't get my 4870HQ to budge at all 

[sam_nya]

  On 4/3/2018 at 5:42 AM, herman mcpootis said:

i'm guessing you got it from the exact same seller i got mine from, apparently he claims that some boards won't need the metal nut to install it, i managed to get my Z87-G41 to fit it without the nut just fine.

yeah i think that may be too tight and don't want to break my motherboard so 

[Jurrunio]

  On 4/3/2018 at 5:44 AM, TheSLSAMG said:

Well then, my mind has been blown.

already?

[sam_nya]

  On 4/3/2018 at 5:41 AM, Jurrunio said:

I thought HQ processors are locked? not surprised if they cracked it as well, they did the difficult part already

I remember intel didn't release HK processors before 6 gen. But I think it is able to overclock a HQ processor if you have a capable BIOS. Although that won't appear on a laptop due to the thermal limit

[8uhbbhu8]

Well that's cool. Thought it might be just a laptop cpu and socket on a full size mobo but actually being a modded laptop cpu on a regular socket is cool  

[Coaxialgamer]

How ?

[Vernw3.com]

What that is amazing

[CapitalistVN]

Oh lol this is modding at it's best

[Jurrunio]

  On 4/3/2018 at 5:56 AM, sam_nya said:

I remember intel didn't release HK processors before 6 gen. But I think it is able to overclock a HQ processor if you have a capable BIOS. Although that won't appear on a laptop due to the thermal limit

There isnt HK back then, but there are MX and MQ. Only MX is unlocked, MQ is pretty much HQ in PGA form factor.

[Pangea2017]

  On 4/3/2018 at 5:31 AM, sam_nya said:

While running p95, it eat over 120W power even i disabled the iGPU. I get about 160W maximum when combine stress. I only have a 400w PSU so I didn't try to overclock to 4.5Ghz but by the comment from other buyers, it is easy to overclock it under 4.6Ghz.

 

How do you get 160W trough this cpu?  With a tdp of 47W this is 3.5 times more power consumption. Are the IDLE power consumption around 5-10w?

 

 

  On 4/3/2018 at 5:56 AM, sam_nya said:

I remember intel didn't release HK processors before 6 gen. But I think it is able to overclock a HQ processor if you have a capable BIOS. Although that won't appear on a laptop due to the thermal limit

They "overclock" them self. If the thermal are good they can hold the boost clock. Which can mean 700 mHz or even more faster then the speed intel is using in ark.

  On 4/3/2018 at 6:08 AM, Jurrunio said:

MQ is pretty much HQ in PGA form factor.

no Hq have a little faster iGPU. hq and mq have bga and pga aviable.

 

 

 

[Bananasplit_00]

This is really cool! 

[Jurrunio]

  On 4/3/2018 at 6:35 AM, Pangea2017 said:

no Hq have a little faster iGPU. hq and mq have bga and pga aviable.

an example please. 4700hq and 4700mq have same turbo clocks, same base clock, same iGPU, only different in socket (BGA1364 vs PGA946)

[Darkman]

Gee now I want one and an itx board (and money) to build a system in a slim ps3...

[TechyBen]

  On 4/3/2018 at 7:49 PM, Darkman said:

Gee now I want one and an itx board (and money) to build a system in a slim ps3...

I wanted to do a Slim PS4 since my old job had "display models" which were only controller charging passthrough and empty cases... I wanted that empty case!!!

[Darkman]

  On 4/3/2018 at 7:57 PM, TechyBen said:

I wanted to do a Slim PS4 since my old job had "display models" which were only controller charging passthrough and empty cases... I wanted that empty case!!!

I have a working phat PS3 but sadly first gen of no module for PS2 games, and a slim PS3 that's audio no longer works...

[sam_nya]

  On 4/3/2018 at 6:35 AM, Pangea2017 said:

How do you get 160W trough this cpu?  With a tdp of 47W this is 3.5 times more power consumption. Are the IDLE power consumption around 5-10w?

The iGPU can eat 30w.

About 28w at idle

 

[ONOTech]

Don't mean to necro this thread, but after watching Linus' video - I'm really interested. Can you give more information on the overclocking? Was it BCLK or multiplier? Were you able to change the Vcore?

[yosarianilives]

  On 11/13/2018 at 2:29 PM, ONOTech said:

Don't mean to necro this thread, but after watching Linus' video - I'm really interested. Can you give more information on the overclocking? Was it BCLK or multiplier? Were you able to change the Vcore?

I have a friend who has been messing with this chip recently, at least on his board it was semi unlocked. He had multiplier control up to 44x, however it also supported bclk straps (locked chips aren't supposed to have that) so he was able to set the 125 bclk strap and run 38x multiplier to get his chip to 4.8 on water for benching. Also got some "strong" igpu scores on it as it has a gpu just a bit slower than what the 5775c has as well as l4 cache. The difference is haswell clocks significantly better than broadwell cpus side and probably gpu side as well.

[ONOTech]

  On 11/13/2018 at 2:50 PM, yosarianilives said:

I have a friend who has been messing with this chip recently, at least on his board it was semi unlocked. He had multiplier control up to 44x, however it also supported bclk straps (locked chips aren't supposed to have that) so he was able to set the 125 bclk strap and run 38x multiplier to get his chip to 4.8 on water for benching. Also got some "strong" igpu scores on it as it has a gpu just a bit slower than what the 5775c has as well as l4 cache. The difference is haswell clocks significantly better than broadwell cpus side and probably gpu side as well.

Thanks for the this! Do you know his complete setup? (Mostly the mobo) and if he was able to OC the iGPU?