replace the radeon 8500 hs/fan with a duron 800 heatsink/fan?

calvink

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the amd duron 800 heatsink is all aluminum with a footprint slightly larger, but is quite a bit taller. i am not worried about the asethics. will it take away the heat sufficently? and can i still plug it into the power onboard?

my guess is no on the plugging in... i think the current 8500 fan is 5v and the cpu fan is 12v. there is a nearby power source on the mobo.

i'd prefer not to spend 10 bux on a new vga hs/fan.