Passive cooling means absolute silence when gaming or watching movies, from your video card anyhow. XFX has priced the 8600 GT Fatal1ty well, at right around $150 online making this a great card for the price. The XFX 8600 GT Fatal1ty will play all the latest games, including upcoming DirectX 10 titles so you can be ready to game now and in the future. This would make an awesome media center video card.