Reddit reviews IC Chipset GPU CPU Thermal Heatsink Copper Pad Shim Size 20 x 20 x 1.2mm Pack of 20

I see that you left the midplate on the GPU.

Because of the way it is attached, you're not actually getting contact with the GPU die. This is evident by the fact that the thermal past didn't spread at all.

You need to get a copper shim to put in between. You're going to want ones that are 20mm x 20mm. To be safe, I'd go for one of the thicker options (20 x 20 x 1.2). Here are the ones I purchased. In the end the order should be:

GPU die -> thermal paste -> copper shim -> thermal paste -> cooler's plate

If you have any more questions, just ask. I more or less did the same thing last week (Kraken x61 + G12 bracket on my 980ti).

Well I got these shims . Also, I took off the foam block due to the backplate, the guy in the video I linked in original explains why he does that.

Unless you find a R5 1600(X) for a really good deal (e.g. R5 1500X for $100, R5 1600 for $138, R7 1700 for $196, etc), you'll be fine just waiting for the R5 2600. Technically you would also be fine with the R3 1200 and could choose to wait for the Ryzen 3000 series CPUs that are coming out next year.

I'm not sure about the motherboard though. Maybe you'll want to add some little heatsinks to the mosfets (maybe put a case fan on the vrms as well) to reduce the temps or just get a new motherboard altogether; the safer option that would also give you peace of mind would probably be the latter.

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    Heatsinks you can put on the vrms; they come with their own thermal tape:
    
    $5.88 Aluminum Heatsinks
    
    $20 Copper Heatsinks
    
    
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    Or $8 Copper Shims that can be used as copper heatsinks.
    
    Use with thermal tape or very viscous thermal paste like Ceramique 2.