Quietest 1U Rack Server?

[Tom Brown]

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> I know noise is not normally a concern for rack mounted servers, but 
> my "data center" is in my small office and I would like to make it as 
> comfortable as possible.  As I don't require a lot of horsepower and 
> am running on a bit of a budget, I have been using PE1650s for all my 
> computing needs.  They are cheap and fairly quiet and so suite me 
> pretty well, but I would like to know if there are any other systems 
> on the market that make less noise.  My theory is that the higher 
> power Xeon processors generate more heat and therefor make more 
> noise.  Is that accurate?  What are your experiences with noisy vs. 
> quiet servers?  What server would you purchase if you had to live next 
> to it?

not sure what you rack(s) are like but i have seen this type of thing in 
a couple of offices where people and machines need to live side by side

http://www.acoustiproducts.com/en/quiet_rack_cabinets.asp?gclid=COma65GBrZECFQ3tlAodTTYdqw

they seem to work rather well