How loud are new towers?

[mindbend]

I'm considering either a DP 867 or the 17" iMac for home, but I'm a stickler for low noise levels as I'll be doing music production.

This thread proposes that the new towers are LOUD.
http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0209/03.duals.php

Does anyone have similar or different experiences?

Anything louder than the original G4 towers (450/500 range) is too loud in my book.

 

[Sogni]

What? What did you say? I can't hear you over my Athelon's fans...

We have the DP sittin on a table next to mine, and there are PCs all over - one under my desk, and two others beside the Mac... and I can't tell which one is which really... But the Mac seems to be quieter - donno what the noice leve is compared to a 450/500 tho...

What it is is this monster fan it has inside that looks to be easily replacable with a quiet one of the same size - just make sure it pushes a LOT of air...

But I make no gurantees and don't hold my word for it - I wouldn't want to try it myself...

 

[mindbend]

Hmmm, where have I seen that link before? Oh yeah, in my initial post!

 

[3mors]

Ehi Tormente, is Athlon, not Athelon.

=)