MELOCODI Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 This is my daily driver, it went through alot of stuff, I never used a laptop as a daily driver before. I've got it for cheap (200€), because the seller was open about damage that this laptop has (it is mostly cosmetic). Original configuration: i7-4800MQ AMD FirePro M5100 16 GB 1600 mHz Hynix 512 GB LiteOn IT LCS-512M6S SSD Dell 330W XM3C3 PSU My upgrades: AMD FirePro M5100 --> NVIDIA Quadro T1000 16 GB 1600 mHz Hynix --> 32 GB 1866 mHz G.Skill RipJaws (I will definitely overclock it at one point) DVD --> Samsung EVO 860 Original SSD --> Samsung EVO 870 I have replaced DVD with SATA caddy, so I have two SATA SSDs. I've placed LCS-512M6S in caddy and dropped in Samsung EVO 860 in a place of an old one. I have also replaced a dead battery with a 97 WH battery. I've dremeled out a small piece of frame to have access to BIOS chips without disassembly, this helped me remove Intel ME, almost completely + I have unlocked SPD write capabilities. UPDATE 1#: Replaced original SSD with Samsung EVO 870, 860 went into DVD ODD slot UPDATE 2#: JAPANESE KEYBOARD UPDATE 3#: Replaced default AVC CPU fan with a Delta fan 1 1 DELL Precision M4800 : Spoiler GPU: NVIDIA Quadro T1000 CPU: i7 4800MQ (Undervolted) RAM: 32 GB G.Skill RipJaws 1866 mHz (4 x 8 GB) Storage (SATA1): Samsung SSD 870 EVO 512 GB Storage (SATA2): Samsung SSD 860 EVO 512 GB Desktop : Spoiler GPU: ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1070 Ti (Custom heatsink mod) CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X MOBO: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS COOLER: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: 32 GB HyperX Predator 3733 mHz (OC, non-RGB, 4x8 GB) Storage (NVME): 2x 512 GB Samsung 970 EVO PLUS Storage (SATA): 2x Western Digital Caviar Green 1 TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitje Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 You did one hell of a good job getting it back together working. 🙂 You can bung in an mSATA for a third storage medium if you desired. Although mSATA has become a little harder to get but I have a Kingston 240GB in mine. Formerly Vaardu Dell Precision 7540 (Delta fans equipped), Dell Precision M4800, HP Zbook 15 G2 |Not in use: HP Elitebook 8470P, ThinkPad X131e, ThinkPad T61 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MELOCODI Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 48 minutes ago, Kitje said: You did one hell of a good job getting it back together working. 🙂 You can bung in an mSATA for a third storage medium if you desired. Although mSATA has become a little harder to get but I have a Kingston 240GB in mine. That's a great idea, I agree, hopefully I will manage to find LA-9772P motherboard one day, because it is a budget build, I think the best way is to find someone who has a broken laptop, so I can get it for cheap (to rock that 120 Hz GSYNC display). I also think about replacing fans with some Delta fans. 1 DELL Precision M4800 : Spoiler GPU: NVIDIA Quadro T1000 CPU: i7 4800MQ (Undervolted) RAM: 32 GB G.Skill RipJaws 1866 mHz (4 x 8 GB) Storage (SATA1): Samsung SSD 870 EVO 512 GB Storage (SATA2): Samsung SSD 860 EVO 512 GB Desktop : Spoiler GPU: ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1070 Ti (Custom heatsink mod) CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X MOBO: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS COOLER: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: 32 GB HyperX Predator 3733 mHz (OC, non-RGB, 4x8 GB) Storage (NVME): 2x 512 GB Samsung 970 EVO PLUS Storage (SATA): 2x Western Digital Caviar Green 1 TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssj92 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Where did you get the T1000? My friend bought a 1050Ti and it doesn't work for him. He ordered a P1000 now and hopefully that one works Alienware m18 : Intel Core i9 13900HX | nVidia GeForce RTX 4090 | K1675 | 2x1TB SSDs Alienware Area-51M : Intel Core i9-9900K @ 5.3Ghz | nVidia GeForce RTX 2080 | AX210 | Samsung 970 Evo+ Alienware X14 R1 : Intel Core i7 12700H 12th-Gen | nVidia GeForce RTX 3060 | AX411 | SK Hynix 2TB PCIe4 Alienware M18x R2 : Intel Core i7 3920XM @ 4.7Ghz | nVidia Quadro RTX 3000 | AX210 | Samsung 980 PRO Clevo X170SM-G: Intel Core i7 10700K @ Stock | nVidia GeForce RTX 2070S | AX210 | 256GB+2x512GB M14x (555m) | M14xR2 (650m) | M15x (980m) | M17xR3 (880m) | M18xR1 (880m SLI) | 18 R1 (RTX 3000) CS Studios YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CSStudiosYT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MELOCODI Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 23 minutes ago, ssj92 said: Where did you get the T1000? My friend bought a 1050Ti and it doesn't work for him. He ordered a P1000 now and hopefully that one works Aliexpress DELL Precision M4800 : Spoiler GPU: NVIDIA Quadro T1000 CPU: i7 4800MQ (Undervolted) RAM: 32 GB G.Skill RipJaws 1866 mHz (4 x 8 GB) Storage (SATA1): Samsung SSD 870 EVO 512 GB Storage (SATA2): Samsung SSD 860 EVO 512 GB Desktop : Spoiler GPU: ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1070 Ti (Custom heatsink mod) CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X MOBO: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS COOLER: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: 32 GB HyperX Predator 3733 mHz (OC, non-RGB, 4x8 GB) Storage (NVME): 2x 512 GB Samsung 970 EVO PLUS Storage (SATA): 2x Western Digital Caviar Green 1 TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssj92 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 1 minute ago, MELOCODI said: Aliexpress Could you send me a link? Alienware m18 : Intel Core i9 13900HX | nVidia GeForce RTX 4090 | K1675 | 2x1TB SSDs Alienware Area-51M : Intel Core i9-9900K @ 5.3Ghz | nVidia GeForce RTX 2080 | AX210 | Samsung 970 Evo+ Alienware X14 R1 : Intel Core i7 12700H 12th-Gen | nVidia GeForce RTX 3060 | AX411 | SK Hynix 2TB PCIe4 Alienware M18x R2 : Intel Core i7 3920XM @ 4.7Ghz | nVidia Quadro RTX 3000 | AX210 | Samsung 980 PRO Clevo X170SM-G: Intel Core i7 10700K @ Stock | nVidia GeForce RTX 2070S | AX210 | 256GB+2x512GB M14x (555m) | M14xR2 (650m) | M15x (980m) | M17xR3 (880m) | M18xR1 (880m SLI) | 18 R1 (RTX 3000) CS Studios YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CSStudiosYT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MELOCODI Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 4 minutes ago, ssj92 said: Could you send me a link? https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003366309487.html There it is, it is not available right now on a page, but you can ask the seller, that's how I got it 1 DELL Precision M4800 : Spoiler GPU: NVIDIA Quadro T1000 CPU: i7 4800MQ (Undervolted) RAM: 32 GB G.Skill RipJaws 1866 mHz (4 x 8 GB) Storage (SATA1): Samsung SSD 870 EVO 512 GB Storage (SATA2): Samsung SSD 860 EVO 512 GB Desktop : Spoiler GPU: ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1070 Ti (Custom heatsink mod) CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X MOBO: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS COOLER: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: 32 GB HyperX Predator 3733 mHz (OC, non-RGB, 4x8 GB) Storage (NVME): 2x 512 GB Samsung 970 EVO PLUS Storage (SATA): 2x Western Digital Caviar Green 1 TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MELOCODI Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 My top priority goal is to get a mutant i7 4980HQ DELL Precision M4800 : Spoiler GPU: NVIDIA Quadro T1000 CPU: i7 4800MQ (Undervolted) RAM: 32 GB G.Skill RipJaws 1866 mHz (4 x 8 GB) Storage (SATA1): Samsung SSD 870 EVO 512 GB Storage (SATA2): Samsung SSD 860 EVO 512 GB Desktop : Spoiler GPU: ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1070 Ti (Custom heatsink mod) CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X MOBO: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS COOLER: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: 32 GB HyperX Predator 3733 mHz (OC, non-RGB, 4x8 GB) Storage (NVME): 2x 512 GB Samsung 970 EVO PLUS Storage (SATA): 2x Western Digital Caviar Green 1 TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MELOCODI Posted May 19 Author Share Posted May 19 Some updates (p.s. I fucking hate this Beats logo shadow left from a previous owner) Spoiler 1 DELL Precision M4800 : Spoiler GPU: NVIDIA Quadro T1000 CPU: i7 4800MQ (Undervolted) RAM: 32 GB G.Skill RipJaws 1866 mHz (4 x 8 GB) Storage (SATA1): Samsung SSD 870 EVO 512 GB Storage (SATA2): Samsung SSD 860 EVO 512 GB Desktop : Spoiler GPU: ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1070 Ti (Custom heatsink mod) CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X MOBO: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS COOLER: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: 32 GB HyperX Predator 3733 mHz (OC, non-RGB, 4x8 GB) Storage (NVME): 2x 512 GB Samsung 970 EVO PLUS Storage (SATA): 2x Western Digital Caviar Green 1 TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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