How to make your PC quiet

The Register has a guide to quietening your PC, something which wouldn't normally be a big deal except that PCs are starting to show up in parts of the house like the living room where a whirring fan and loud spinning hard drive might actually prove to be a distration while you're watching back-to-back episodes of Elimidate. Or you could just be one of those people who is easily annoyed by a noisy PC — and you certainly aren't alone.