Indeed.  I have a geek friend that runs his popular blog from a server in his closet.  He lives in a very high-end luxury apartment... but when you walk in, all you notice is how loud that damn server is.  (I guess some people are not bothered by noise.  Lucky them.)<p>Anyway, if you need a loud server, you can afford a virtual server or a colo.  Otherwise, just get a nice quiet HTPC or something, and put it under the couch.  Nobody will ever know...