Intel Mobile CPUs on LGA1150 socket?

[Herman Mcpootis]

Today, i'm gonna show you guys something that you may have never seen before...

... Okay fine, maybe some of you have seen it already(why didn't i make this thread sooner ). Saw this on taobao months ago but only picked up a 4870HQ after my 2670 v2+X79 combo started crapping out on me. So apparently, some guys in China have managed to adapt some BGA 1364 CPUS to fit the LGA 1150 socket, namely some Haswell and Crystal Well CPUs have been adapted. Prices start at ¥458 for a low-end i5 4200H(basically an i3) to ¥1159 for an i7 4980HQ.  

 

The CPU and what's included:

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Comes with some thermal paste(HY880), a Torx screwdriver for the screw, the CPU(duh...) and a metal nut if the motherboard can't install the CPU as-is.

 

Some Evidence:

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 with the cpu installed:

 

 

And the BIOS screen with the i7 4870HQ:

 

 

Specifications:

CPU: Intel Core i7 4870HQ 2.5Ghz

GPU: Gigabyte Gtx 980ti G1 Gaming(stock)

Ram: Geil Evo Potenza 2x8GB 2400Mhz(running at 1600Mhz)

Benchmarks:

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Cinebench R15:

 

Ryzen Blender:

 

3DMark Firestrike:

 

3DMark TimeSpy:

 

Unigine Heaven:

 

Unigine Valley:

 

Final Fantasy FV Benchmark:

 

 

 

Available CPUs:

Haswell:

i5-4200H

i5-4210H

i7-4700HQ

i7-4702HQ

i7-4710HQ

i7-4712HQ

i7-4720HQ

 

Crystal Well: 

i7-4750HQ*

i7-4760HQ(ES only) 

i7-4770HQ*

i7-4850HQ*

i7-4860HQ*

i7-4870HQ*

i7-4950HQ*

i7-4960HQ

i7-4980HQ

* retail and ES

 

 Seller's Website:

https://shop33776908.taobao.com/shop/view_shop.htm?spm=a1z09.2.0.0.67002e8dLn2Y1h&user_number_id=38452638

 

Note that as the CPU is 0.8mm taller than a normal LGA1150 CPU, you may need to use the metal nut that is included to raise the screw holding the Hold-Down plate to allow some motherboards to properly install the CPU. All Gigabyte motherboards WILL NOT ACCEPT CPUS with an Crystal Well CPUs so avoid those, all other motherboards should work just fine(don't quote me on that...). There's also no golden triangle on the CPU so double check if you installed it properly(it really only goes in one way due to the notches but eh ). 

@LinusTech just in case you're interested...

[Herman Mcpootis]

@Energycore @PCGuy_5960 @Crunchy Dragon mind if i add the link for the website selling the CPUs?

[LienusLateTips]

51 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

@Energycore @PCGuy_5960 @Crunchy Dragon mind if i add the link for the website selling the CPUs?

Can I mention?

 

Chinese site starts with T ends with O rhymes with "Faobao"

[Herman Mcpootis]

11 minutes ago, JDE said:

Can I mention?

 

Chinese site starts with T ends with O rhymes with "Faobao"

nvm i get what you mean now

Edited April 3, 2018 by herman mcpootis

[Darkman]

Patiently waiting for them to do desktop chips in laptop boards.

[TheRandomness]

Now this is amazing. I want one now

[PCGuy_5960]

13 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

@Energycore @PCGuy_5960 @Crunchy Dragon mind if i add the link for the website selling the CPUs?

You can add the link if you want

[Herman Mcpootis]

4 hours ago, TheRandomness said:

Now this is amazing. I want one now

the most expensive i7 they have is $184 USD, shipping's around $10 USD or so to Eageland and Canada. not the most expensive for a haswell i7

[linuxfanatic]

Picking up a 4760HQ Qualification Sample for my HTPC soon. Hopefully it will work on the Supox IB85MY-Q7 I bought from taobao a while ago.

 

Also @TheRandomness: I don't think this is a particularly special mod. Socket adapters like this have been done before for CPUs that have the same architecture but a different socket (478 to 775 adapter, for example).

[Cloudybay]

Do you have to do microcode injection to bios with pre-existing MSI z97 mobo?

[Herman Mcpootis]

12 minutes ago, Cloudybay said:

Do you have to do microcode injection to bios with pre-existing MSI z97 mobo?

shouldn't need one.

[yosarianilives]

I hate to necro, but does anyone know if this has been done for other gens as well? For example mobile sandy bridge on z77?

[Herman Mcpootis]

13 hours ago, yosarianilives said:

I hate to necro, but does anyone know if this has been done for other gens as well? For example mobile sandy bridge on z77?

haven't seen it for other generations, closest thing was a standard jetway motherboard with socket G2 for mobile CPUs.

[spaghett hands]

Hi, anyone knows what cooler would fit? (if intel stock doesnt)

[nbonner]

i wonder if anybody has ever put a xbox 360 cpu in a computer i tryed looing this up cause i have a xbox 360 and there realy was not much 

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

7 hours ago, spaghett hands said:

Hi, anyone knows what cooler would fit? (if intel stock doesnt)

It fits with any lga 115x compatible cooler.

[spaghett hands]

8 hours ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

It fits with any lga 115x compatible cooler.

Oh, ok. Does intel stock cooler work thoe?(asking cause of elevation)

[Herman Mcpootis]

On 11/14/2018 at 4:44 PM, spaghett hands said:

Oh, ok. Does intel stock cooler work thoe?(asking cause of elevation)

it should still be working, it's only slightly elevated.

[Lulquit]

i heard there are some Broadwell-mobile cpu like i7 5750hq. Could oc on z/h97 to get some place around 4ghz and have a same performance like i7 7700hq  could anyone confirm this?

[TheElectronicGeek1]

Linus had a video on this, 

Edit: wow i should read the date on posts.