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Lenovo Thinkstation M710s cpu upgrade

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System Name Detox sleeper
Processor Intel i9-7980XE@4,5Ghz
Motherboard Asrock x299 Taichi XE (custom bios with ecc reg support, old microcode)
Cooling Custom water: Alphacool XT45 1080 + 9xArctic P12, EK-D5 pump combo, EK Velocity D-RGB block
Memory 8x16Gb Hynix DJR ECC REG 3200@4000
Video Card(s) Sapphire RX7900XT - NITRO+ Vapor-X 20GB
Storage Samsung PM9A1 1Tb + 2x PM981 512Gb + Kingston HyperX 480Gb + Samsung Evo 860 500Gb
Display(s) HP ZR30W (30" 2560x1600 10 bit)
Case Chieftec 1E0-500A-CT04 + AMD Sempron sticker
Audio Device(s) Genius Cavimanus
Power Supply Super Flower Leadex 750w Platinum
Mouse Logitech G400
Keyboard IBM Model M122 (boltmod, micro pro usbc)
Software Windows 11 Pro x64
I have this SFF PC from the trash. But is decided to upgrade it.
The stock cpu is a pentium G4560, 2c/4t feels slowish with win11 this is the first reason to upgrade
there was no ram so i put 2x8Gb 2666 HP brand
SSD is the cheapest Silicon power 512GB Sata, not a good one but works (but there is a free nvme slot for the future upgrade)
Video card is Dell RX6300 2GB LP
So this is a very frankenstein build but it is not mutant enough that is the second reason to upgrade the cpu.
I need this only for very light gaming (simcity4, minecraft, web games etc)

The optimal way is to get a i5 7400 or something but that is too simple and boring! (and that will be the last option if the other is failed)

The path i want to chose first is the aliexpress mobile cpu in a 1151 adapter.
9TH-10TH QTJ0 QTJ1 QTJ2 QQLT QQLS MODIFIED LAPTOP CPU TO LGA 1151 - AliExpress 30
There is the QTJ1, QTJ2 that is some early comet lake core, 8 and 6 core version. These works in the older 100/200 chipset, i have the B250 so i think is sould work.
I have CH341A writer.
I think i need to disable the ME first, and then inject the microcodes. The other mod will be resizable bar support, i think i can do it (i did it on my Dell T5810)

IMG_20250202_153221.jpg

Before i start modding i want to ask if anybody have an already modded bios for this lenovo?
 
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