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Intel XTU says my CPU is 190°F, but when I measure the temp with an infared thermometer, it reads it as 116°F... Which do I trust? Intel XTU (RealTemp and CoreTemp say the same) or the infared thermometer?

I tried to set windows to use all 12 threads and overclock my Xeon X5650 on an Intel DX58SO motherboard to 3.2GHz at 1.35v and it stopped responding and it crashed give me the system_thread_exception_not_handled error code. When I say it stops responding, I mean I can't click things using the...

I recently purchased a Xeon X5650 and an Intel DX58S0 and ran a stress test. The CPU Stress Test pushed the cpu to a max of 75-77°C, and the memory stress test pushed the cpu to a max of 78-80°C. I have a Cooler Master Hyper T4 as a CPU cooler and two 120mm case fans, one front intake and one...

I recently built a custom desktop with an Intel DX58S0 motherboard and an Intel Xeon X5650 (Complete Specs) and I want to overclock the CPU because 2.6GHz is really low for a gaming build and it is bottlenecking my GPU. I have never overclocked before and would really like some help.

Nevermind, inside the manual it says it's optional

I recently purchased an Intel DX58SO motherboard, which comes with an annoying (it's rather loud compared to the rest of my build) 40mm fan that glows blue (goes against my color scheme) and is over the IOH Hub heatsink Do I need this fan? I really would prefer to remove this fan since it is...