As one goal of this project is to be sort of universal, a different layout is not supposed to be a problem. Actually I did not use the specific 3D model of the motherboard I was supposed to put in the prototype.
Working with the dead mobo is a no go as I want to test how my custom coolers deal with the heat, so I need a heat source.
The best solution would be to find another socket 1155 motherboard so that I don't have to buy another CPU and/or RAM, but I am struggling with that till now.
The only 2nd hand 1155 motherboards I see are the ones with H61 chipset, and from what I see there is no option in their BIOS to change the CPU voltage.
To test properly my coolers I would indeed like to have the ability to raise the heat produced by adding some volts to the CPU
It looks like there are such old motherboards available on aliexpress, even the same one Asrock Z77 that died on me, but they are around $200 : /
I will go on anyway with other things left to do and keep an eye in the meanwhile if an interesting motherboard auction shows up.
