Hi,
decided to 'upgrade' the Fusion NB Waterblock on the Asus Striker II Extreme.
While many debate whether or not to watercool the NB altogether I decided to go for it with a better aftermarket solution.
I found and got the EK-NB S-MAX Acetal which is compatible.

Today, very excited I removed the mobo, and wanted to change the coolers.
mmm...I can't seem to get it off.

I already had removed the entire heatsink system once before to change the TIM everywhere.

the NB Fusion Block seems to be held in place only by 2 very tiny screws that are going into the heatpipe system.

I suspect they used thermal adhesive of some sort because it just doesn't move.

Before I break anything I wanted to ask here if anyone has done this before and has some tips/steps on how to remove this waterblock.

any help appreciated.

thanks