Scott,
Thank you very much for that very informative and prompt reply! Below, you'll find the information that you've requested:
Intel Desktop Utilities v3.2.4 (I can't seem to find the newer version that you refer to at the moment). All temperatures that it reports do not produce any alarms. I've been using the software for a couple weeks now, and have been using SpeedFan for a couple of months now, and just installed HWMonitor earlier this morning.
Windows 8 Enterprise x64
Hyper-V feature installed
I use IE10, Google Chrome, Adobe Reader XI, Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight, HP Software for my all-in-one HP printer, Java 7 Update 21, Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013, Microsoft SkyDrive
Games I play are StarCraft II, Diablo III, Team Fortress 2
System components:
Board - Intel DX58SO2 on firmware SOX5820J.86A.0879.2011.0824.0021
Processor - Intel Core i7 940 @2.93 GHz
Memory - Patriot Viper II Sector 7, 6x DDR3 DIMMs being used (each DIMM has 4 GB @1067 MHz) = 24 GB
Case - Cooler Master Storm Sniper (1 front 200mm inlet fan, 1 side 200mm inlet fan, 1 top 200mm outlet fan, 1 back 120mm outlet fan)
HDD - 1x Western Digital WDC WD2002FAEX-007BA0, 1x WDC1001FALS-00J7B0, 1x WDC WD1002FAEX-0023A0
GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 560 SC (Have also tried using an AMD ATI Radeon card, and an EVGA 8800 GTS)
Sound Card - Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio using the PCIe x1 slot (Have also tried using a Sound Blaster Xtreme Gamer using the PCI slot)
Power Supply - OCZ OCZZ850M (Modular, 850W)
CPU Cooler - Thermaltake Frio Advanced CLP0596 (Compatible with Socket LGA 1366, Supports 230W, also tried using stock heat sink, fan, and thermal paste)
I'm not using RAID or any ODDs or SSDs
Installed on a Basic Disk, will soon be installing on a GPT disk and configuring BIOS to use UEFI
BIOS Changes:
Configuration -> Onboard Devices -> Audio = Disable, default is Enable
Configuration -> Onboard Devices -> 1394 = Disable, default is Enable
Configuration -> SATA Drives -> Hard Disk Pre-Delay = [5], default is [0]
Configuration -> Video -> Primary Video Adoptor = Ext PCIe Graphics (PEG), default is Auto
Security -> Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) -> FLR Capability = Enable, default is Disable
Power -> System Power Options -> Wake on LAN from S5 = Power On, default is Stay Off
Power -> System Power Options -> PCIe ASPM L0s = Enable, default is Disable
Power -> System Power Options -> PCIe ASPM L1 = Enable, default is Disable
Boot -> Boot Menu Type = Advanced, default is Normal
Boot -> Boot Device Priority = (can't recall the order), default is <Optical Drives><Floppy Drive><Hard Disk Drives><Ethernet>
Boot -> Boot to Optical Devices = Disable, default is Enable
Boot -> Boot to Network = Disable, default is Enable
Boot -> Boot to USB Devices First = Enable, default is Disable
Boot -> Boot Display Options -> On Screen Options -> POST Function Hotkeys Displayed -> Display F7 to Update BIOS = Enable, default is Disable
Boot -> Boot Display Options -> On Screen Options -> POST Function Hotkeys Displayed -> Display F10 to Enter Boot Menu = Enable, default is Disable
Boot -> Boot Display Options -> On Screen Options -> POST Function Hotkeys Displayed -> Display F12 for Network Boot = Enable, default is Disable
I'll get back to you if I notice these problems using default BIOS configuration
Also, the front, side and top fans are controlled with an auxiliary dial on the front of the case. When I do have the fans running at 100% (Pretty noisy), I do seem to be able to get farther along than not running the fans at all. However, my system does eventually end up freezing at some point even with all of those fans at 100%. I even turn my GPU fan up more than what is slated for its position in its heat/fan curve. I use EVGA's Precision X utility to control the GPU fan.
Note: Rear fan is always running and is not controlled via this auxiliary dial.
I didn't realize they made CPU fans that provide cooling for the motherboard and memory. Mine looks like the fan points directly out to the outlet fan for the rear of the case.
Note: the stock heat sink/fan just pushed air directly upwards from the CPU, so in my opinion, my new heat sink does a much better job of the stock heat sink. Also like I mentioned before, I don't overclock any of my components, so I'm not sure how I would need to provide cooling to my memory or motherboard. Also, my memory have heat sinks mounted on the top of each of the sticks.
I'll also try to remember to take a picture of the inside once I've got the case opened again to show you in case you think the CPU cooler is blocking airflow (Although once again I was having this same problem with the stock cooler that was less than half the height of this new cooler).