I can't tell you how much of a relief it was to have finally have a computer with solid state everything, an insulated case, 120mm fans. Turned it on, silence. It's good for recording sound, it's good for anyone else who happens to be in the room.
Why sound? why not just a.. oh idk. disk access light? Maybe add other little leds for other stuff?
Meanwhile, I'm over here with every LED in my apartment that's not tied to an IR reciever taped over with black electrical tape. I don't mind fan noise at all, but the sea of twinkling LEDs that come from modern electronics drives me insane.