I have thought briefly about going for a fully passive system. The display card is the hardest problem. Palit 1650 Kalmx seems to be the most powerful card but it is not available anywhere and, frankly, it is not powerful enough for me.My last fully passive build was in 2008 with a XFX 7600 GT Fatal1ty in some big ATX case - I like to see if I can put something (for today's standards) similar powerful together in SFF. The biggest challenge will probably be the GPU. Palit makes a passive cooled GTX1650 but it's more or less impossible to get - so I need to think about alternatives...
Then, I researched about using a 3rd party aftermarket cooler. Arctic Accelero S3 seems to be the most capable but it can only cool up to a 1060 level and will need an additional fan to cool a 1070/Ti.
So, I sure like to know what you end up with.
Oh nice ! What's this chassis ? Also, does the NH-P1 protrudes past the IO shield ?
The NH-P1 does protrude beyond the IO shield, the outermost fin by about 2mm and then those 6 heatpipe tips by yet another 8-9mm.it's the ZS-OC v1 open case. and I believe the P1 does not protrude past the IO shield.
Let me give you a 1000-word description.
Noctua maintains a list of cases on compatibility. This list looks updated as it includes Formd, SSUPD...etc relatively new brands. But somehow it lists Streacom's open benches BC1 and BC1 Mini as ''insufficient clearance''.