Quick asus maximus formula question

[mondocool]

If you want to watercool the NB, than just replace all the crap Asus has put on the board.

The mosfet cooling and the NB/SB cooling are seperate pieces, so it's easy to just remove the NB/SB cooler and replace that with waterblocks.

I did this last week and it works great

Heatsinks/heatpipes removed:


Current setup (Asetek waterchill NB block and Microcool Northpole SB cooler):

Was their a gunk of thermal compound under the nb and sb? Because my evga had a whole pile of gunk there, 2nd do you think the hr-05 thermalright nb cooler will mount and evercool sb cooler would work?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835109018
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835119080
If you do not know the answer to that question, would you show instructions how to remove the nb and sb, or is it quite easy to figure out?
-thanks
Also I remember seeing some alluminum and more copper did you take all that off too? And what for may I ask or was it part of the nb?