Power Mac G5 duel 2.7 firmware / bootrom version 5.2.4f1 ?? is this latest?

I was looking to see if Apple had updated the firmware version for my 2.7 because it has always been a little noisy. The fans kick up whenever you have the computer launch a big app like photoshop or garageband. It then winds down quickly and is pretty quiet. It has always done this. I looked at all the firmware versions for Power Mac G5's and could not find the one that my mac says it's running under system profiler. It says version 5.2.4f1 The one I have seen to download is 5.1.2f2. Is this a more recent firmware the number suggests that it is not and why is it that I can't even find the version I have. My computer is fine otherwise and I don't want to do anything that may damage it with the wrong firmware bu tif there is one that addresses the issue i would like to install it.
ANy help is appreciated.

Thanks! I figured it was the case. It would be ok to slow down the processors because I am going to be using it connected to my HD tv for dvd watching ,itunes, and so on. So most of those things don't need the speed. And if I want to play games a little fan noise won't be noticed when I turn the speed to full.
Good tip. Even though I new about that option, I forgot that that would reduce the fan noise. With the ATI Radeon 800xt and their Ati Displays control panel you can scale the macs resolution to fit the hdtv perfectly without over scanning using the dvi connection. It's awesome.

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              Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
              Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
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          PCI Revision ID: 0x0041
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          PCI Revision ID: 0x0041
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          Bus Number: 0x35
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          PCI Revision ID: 0x0002
          PCI Vendor ID: 0x1033
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          Wireless Channel: 3
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          Active Location: Yes
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            Internal Modem:
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              IPv4:
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              IPv6:
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              Proxies:
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                  ExcludeSimpleHostnames: 0
                  FTP Passive Mode: 1
                  Auto Discovery Enabled: 0
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                  ACSP Enabled: 0
                  Display Terminal Window: 0
                  Redial Count: 1
                  Redial Enabled: 1
                  Redial Interval: 5
                  Use Terminal Script: 0
                  Dial On Demand: 0
                  Disconnect On Fast User Switch: 1
                  Disconnect On Idle: 1
                  Disconnect On Idle Timer: 600
                  Disconnect On Logout: 1
                  Disconnect On Sleep: 1
                  Idle Reminder: 0
                  Idle Reminder Time: 1800
                  IPCP Compression VJ: 1
                  LCP Echo Enabled: 1
                  LCP Echo Failure: 4
                  LCP Echo Interval: 10
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              IPv6:
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              AppleTalk:
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              Proxies:
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                  FTP Passive Mode: 1
                  Gopher Proxy Enabled: 0
                  HTTP Proxy Enabled: 0
                  HTTPS Proxy Enabled: 0
                  RTSP Proxy Enabled: 0
                  SOCKS Proxy Enabled: 0
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              Hardware (MAC) Address: 00:0a:95:ff:fe:9c:64:40
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              IPv6:
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                  Proxy Configuration Method: 2
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                  FTP Passive Mode: 1
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              Hardware (MAC) Address: 00:0d:93:ef:b8:69
              IPv4:
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              IPv6:
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              AppleTalk:
                  Configuration Method: Node
              Proxies:
                  Proxy Configuration Method: 2
                  ExcludeSimpleHostnames: 0
                  FTP Passive Mode: 1
                  Auto Discovery Enabled: 0
              IEEE80211:
                  AllowNetCreation: 1
                  JoinMode: Automatic
                  MAC Address: 00:0d:93:ef:b8:69
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          Modem Model: Dash2
          Interface Type: USB
          Modulation: V.92
          SKU Name: UCJ
          Hardware Version: 1.0F
          Firmware Version: APPLE VERSION 2.6.6
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