It's a centrifugal fan, not an axial one.
It "blows" air out of the side in parallel with the fins on the heatsink. That's why there's a plastic cover over it, to maximise the airflow over the entire surface of the 'sink.
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Gay Fan Solution
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It's a centrifugal fan, not an axial one.
It "blows" air out of the side in parallel with the fins on the heatsink. That's why there's a plastic cover over it, to maximise the airflow over the entire surface of the 'sink.
I did exactly the same thing with an Akasa amber fan to an old AGP 6800LE. It had a copper heatsink and cowling so it was a perfect and extremely quiet solution, and reduced the cards temps by 15 degrees, even compared to the original fan being on full blast. The only difference is I was able to use cable ties 
I was also able to up the voltage and overclock it by about 50Mhz more thanks to the reduced temps
(Not bad when your talking about 350 to 400Mhz )
Anyway, well done! Now try O/C'ing it
Matthew
I was also able to up the voltage and overclock it by about 50Mhz more thanks to the reduced temps
(Not bad when your talking about 350 to 400Mhz )Anyway, well done! Now try O/C'ing it
Matthew
I'll rake out a picture but I had a graphics card with a passive heatsink once. I got some old isa card, ground off all the electronics off it, drilled vent holes and superglued a 120mm fan to it and put it in the slot next to my gfx card. Worked a treat but looked like doggy doo doo!