Building the ultimate freedom/privacy machine (Maxxed out, modded & hardened ThinkPad T480)

ybceo:

Intel i5-8250u (I ordered an i7-8650u motherboard, it should arrive fairly soon) → 4 cores, 8 threads 64 GB DDR4 RAM (snatched 2x32GB sticks from a guy who has selling them at around 50% below market price)

The i7-8650U only supports up to 32 GB of DDR4 RAM @ 2400 Mhz:

Intel

Intel® Core™ i7-8650U Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.20 GHz) - Product...

Intel® Core™ i7-8650U Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.20 GHz) quick reference with specifications, features, and technologies.