NVIDIA Geforce 7900: Replace Cooling

Hello,
I was wondering if it is possible to replace the factory mounted cooling by other cooling system and wether GF7 has the same components layout as the GF6 (you know the chips mounted in an arc on the board)
Thanks,

No i have not,
thats why i ask around so much :p. I'd really like to silence it all up so I can have a nap in front of the Comp.
Only stuff that rises questions to me is that i'll have to dismantle the factory installed fan on top of the gfx card (and a NB heatsink but heck...I can place a waterblock on top of the sink if it wont come of)
Greetings,
Planned Rig:
Case:
AC Ryan Casing Acrylic Black
MB:
Asus P5ND2-SLI Deluxe nForce4 SLI, RAID, GLAN
GFX:
PCI-e GeForce 7900GT Top 256MB
MEM:
PQI 2x1GB DDR2 SDRAM PC5400 CL4.0 Turbo
CPU:
Intel Pentium D 950 3.40GHz FSB800 4MB Box
PSU:
Yesico FL-550 (TMS-2) 550W OR silentMaxx Fanless Watercooled 500W
HDD:
Maxtor DiamondMax 11 400 GB
COOLING:
Probably Koolance RP-1000BK OR Else Cool Masters AQUAGATE
MOD:
SunBeam Chameleon Lighting

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