cucker tarlson is a passive card a good idea

First of all: the video is about a badly configured passive mode in normal card. Heatsinks in these cards aren't optimized for passive cooling and, more importantly, the shroud greatly limits airflow.Palit's heatsink is less dense, larger, it protrudes around the PCB. Everything good so far.Problem?The worst case scenario for this card is hanging horizontally with the cooler facing down and case airflow parallel to the PCIe slot (front-back)... which is how almost all DIY desktops work.Somewhere in the middle there's a more common situation: a normal ATX layout as above, but with strong inflow from the floor.But here's the Catch 22: most people buy these cards aiming at very low noise. Will they pair it with strong case fans? :)Best case: heatsink fins aligned vertically in a tight case with bottom-up airflow - which is true for some niche mITX cases.Here's Ghost S1:In short: it's a very good card for a very tiny consumer group (with very niche PC) and extremely bad for the rest.