…other than the logical factors of dust and the damage it can cause to components.

t. Got a orange pi zero 3 running caseless for almost an year.

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    In college (2003ish), I ran a desktop PC without a case. Hell I ran the processor (450MHz P3) without a fan, just a passive heatsink. It ran fine.

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      Hell I ran the processor (450MHz P3) without a fan, just a passive heatsink.

      They still make passive heatsinks that work for modern CPUs, but they’re fuckin massive and not incredibly effective compared to just… putting a quiet fan on it.