https://www.pcgamer.com/watch-der8auer-rip-the-heatspreader-off-intels-dollar2999-xeon-w-3175x-cpu/ > Delidding processors is not for the faint of heart, or faint of wallet—one wrong move and you can kiss that shiny new CPU goodbye. It's fun to watch other people risk their hardware in such a manner, though, and it didn't take long for professional overclocker Der8auer to give Intel's beastly 28-core/56-thread Xeon W-3175X processor the delidding treatment. > The Xeon W-3175X is not an inexpensive part. Far from it—Intel's asking price is $2,999 per chip in 1,000-unit trays, which means the consumer cost is likely to be even higher. It's also the most expensive CPU Der8auer has ever delidded.