LF: working T470/940MX motherboard + broken 8th gen / i7-8550U motherboard
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2024 12:23 pm
I want to see what happens if I take a T470 motherboard, desolder the CPU and solder an i7-8550U to it.
Assuming I have access to the BGA soldering equipment and a person who can do the job, I need the donor hardware.
I want the T470 board to have a 940MX, if possible. Such boards are not common, but they exist.
I want an i7-8550U. Some folks are selling loose BGA CPUs on AliExpress, but I have doubts these are legit/working.
Grabbing an existing board with a CPU and removing it - might be safer. If it's a defective motherboard - even better, since I assume the CPU is not likely to be defective, and I wouldn't have to feel guilty destroying a working board.
I want just the i7-8550U, but it can come from any 8th gen laptop, I guess.
This is a really ludicrous idea, I know. But if I don't try now, it's unlikely I ever will.
Gonna look for the stuff on eBay, but if anyone here has parts they would like off their hands, feel free to send offers (possibly via PM).
Assuming I have access to the BGA soldering equipment and a person who can do the job, I need the donor hardware.
I want the T470 board to have a 940MX, if possible. Such boards are not common, but they exist.
I want an i7-8550U. Some folks are selling loose BGA CPUs on AliExpress, but I have doubts these are legit/working.
Grabbing an existing board with a CPU and removing it - might be safer. If it's a defective motherboard - even better, since I assume the CPU is not likely to be defective, and I wouldn't have to feel guilty destroying a working board.
I want just the i7-8550U, but it can come from any 8th gen laptop, I guess.
This is a really ludicrous idea, I know. But if I don't try now, it's unlikely I ever will.
Gonna look for the stuff on eBay, but if anyone here has parts they would like off their hands, feel free to send offers (possibly via PM).