Using the MAc Pro as a media server

I am thinking of buying a mac pro (currently have Imac which is noisy) and using it as a media server. Does it make a lot of noise or can it be run so that it is very quiet.... I plan to place it in the same room as the hifi and screen ie my living room? Any thoughs or examples happily recieved

I lost my decibel meter some years ago (probably in a box in a
closet somewhere ) so I can't tell you exactly but my MacPro
system is virtually silent. If I hold my ear to the case I can
hear my 3-drivve (MaxLine III Maxtor) raid occasionally accessing
but I personally cannot tell if the system is on or off without
looking at the power-light.

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