added additional fan to the cooler - pic with previous motheboard
custom VRM cooler
Patience
Bought for a total of ~300€ with separately bought used components. Minus the case. I overpaid for that. Ye.
MODS: CPU is at 4.40GHz @ 1.12 Vcore - ran 1h of IBT@High with no crashes. Max temp. = 72°C (Completely unrealistic load) Under reasonable loads such as Cinebench R15 or AIDA64, max temp was 65°C, while cpu fan is completely silent. RX480 is bios flashed to RX580 and slightly under-clocked with a custom fan curve for better temps, Added case thermometer (see pic), I also made a custom VRM cooling solution (see pic), Made a simple switch to turn off top mounted fans for less noise and light.
BENCHMARKS: Cinebench R15 Multi-threaded:...................614 Cinebench R15 Single-threaded:...................158 3D Mark: Fire Strike.........................................11510
AUDIO Setup: USB OUT ---> 120dB DAC ---> TEAC A-R650 MKII ---> MB Quart QL SP 2 or AKG K271 MKII