My custom M4800

[MELOCODI]

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 870 1TB
Original SSD --> Samsung EVO 870 512 GB 
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 --> MPE-AXE3000H Wi-Fi 6E
 

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

UPDATE 4#:
Replaced Wi-Fi module with a newer one

UPDATE 5#:
Replaced 860 EVO 512 GB with 870 EVO 1024 GB

UPDATE 6# WIP:
Waiting for new backlit Japanese keyboard to arrive + new palmrest with fingerprint sensor & NFC reader + i7 4980HQ
 

[Kitje]

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.

[MELOCODI]

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.

[ssj92]

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 

[MELOCODI]

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

[ssj92]

1 minute ago, MELOCODI said:

Aliexpress

Could you send me a link? 

[MELOCODI]

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

[MELOCODI]

My top priority goal is to get a mutant i7 4980HQ

[MELOCODI]

Some updates (p.s. I fucking hate this Beats logo shadow left from a previous owner)
 

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[MiRaGe]

Can you tell me where did you get this delta fan from? Perhaps you can send me a link? Is it 12V?

[MELOCODI]

2 hours ago, MiRaGe said:

Can you tell me where did you get this delta fan from? Perhaps you can send me a link? Is it 12V?

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/285018113824
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[MELOCODI]

I've managed to get a docking station, yay
 

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[Reciever]

I should have the 4980hq sitting around my house somewhere, worked in the M6800 but not the PC I originally wanted to work with (Alienware 17 R1) 

[MELOCODI]

On 8/30/2023 at 3:50 PM, Reciever said:

I should have the 4980hq sitting around my house somewhere, worked in the M6800 but not the PC I originally wanted to work with (Alienware 17 R1) 

I am still hunting for that CPU

[Reciever]

On 8/31/2023 at 3:16 PM, MELOCODI said:

I am still hunting for that CPU

Where are you located?

[kojack]

On 4/17/2023 at 4:39 PM, 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.

You using the T400 series Kingston?  I highly recommend them. I have around a dozen of them between 240 and 960gb. I have 2 in my workstation, one in my wife's notebook and one in my sons 2 notebooks. Plus a few extra.  Cheap as chips and plenty speedy for a sata.