Quote Originally Posted by scole of TSBT View Post
Anyone running dual X5680 or X5690s in a T5500/T7500 or Z600/Z800? What are your temps like and what mods did you do? I figure at 130 watts, those are little tougher to keep cool compared to the 95 watt x5675/x5670/x5650 cpus. On my dual x5675 system, I ditched the aluminum heatsink on the main board CPU and put this one in http://www.ebay.com/itm/171183521047 and strapped a 92mm case fan to it. Plus I mounted 2 92mm fans in the back to pull air out and pulled the front cover off and have a small floor fan forcing air through it. May sound like a lot, but room stays warm with 3 systems in there.
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t5500 with 2x 5650s, 36gb ram, and a 750 ti. I did pretty much what you did. Pulled the passive, added a 92mm fan and my temps are amazing now. Wish i did it immediately after purchasing, I will next time.