A:AnswerThis card is quiet even with fans on. I dont recommend "passive" idk why you would get a high performance card and want passive cooling? Thats like wanting to drive fast without any wind.... when idling, I recommend at least 30% fans just to keep air moving. You wont hear it.
A:AnswerThats a great case and it should but it will be super tight.
Even my full tower is feeling the size of this thing.
It is BIGGER than a EVGA ftw3.