will a cpu coller fit my gpu?

[wheato14]

I have a very loud graphics card but it does what i need it to in the technical aspects. I am wanting to quieten it down as it is a headache listening to it all the time.

So does any one know if a normal CPU cooler will fit. The card is a ATI Sappire HD 4850.

 

[SeraphX]

ideally, no not really

You could pick one of these up though which would do a perfectly adequate job for the money

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-047-AK&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=787

 

[Barry1987]

No, they will not.

Unless you glue it on - Pretty sure the screw holes are in totally different places.

 

[Zaphrod]

This guy put an Antec Kuhler 620 on a GTX 560, I imaging you could do the same for a 4850 but you will still need some small heatsinks for the memory.

 

[enigmo]

You could /possibly/ use something permanent like AS Alumina to attach the heatsink to the GPU, and judicious use of cable ties to add more support, but unless budget it a serious constraint dropping twenny quids on a proper 3rd party GPU cooler is a much, much better option. Even then, with the greater risk of burning out your card due to an incorrect fitting I wouldn't bother, and I'm used to bodging together fixes! Bear in mind most GPU coolers are designed to give airflow to not only the GPU but also VRAM and voltage regulators, and a stock CPU cooler wouldn't do this.
For a zero-budget solution, try airdusting/vacuuming your gfx cards fans and vents, and have a look at your case fans to see if you can redirect more airflow to the card to keep it cooler in the first place.