Core 2 Duo Fan Noise iMac......is it loud???

Hi all,
I'm currently a G5 iMac owner and besides other things im starting to get quite frustrated by the ramping fans, especially on CPU intense apps. Its almost ike a plane taking off.
I was just wondering if anyone could let me know what the noise of the core 2 duo imac is like, is it quiet, can you hardly notice the fans etc. It would be great if somebody has had a G5 iMac and could compare the two.
Thanks in Advance

My father has a 17" iMac G5 and it is definitely louder than my 20" iMac C2D, and that's when the machines are idle. There is noticeably more air coming from the top vents of the G5 than the C2D, and hotter air, too. Come to think of it, I've never heard the fans on my C2D reach full speed, not even once. The SuperDrive is the noisiest component in my C2D. Now, you really want to hear a plane taking off? Boot the G5 in target disk mode. Man oh man!

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