Wanted something to replace a 10+ year old system that had 4GB of RAM and an SSD. Lag crept up on that machine years ago after updating from Windows 7 to 10 due to processor and possible memory constraints. Tasks like even opening Gmail in Chrome were taking too much time to complete. Upgraded to this machine. I cannot hear it at all with it sitting on the desk in front of me in a home with a forced air system and room with a large air purifier. I added a pair of 8GB DDR4-2400 SODIMM memory chips to take advantage of multichannel operation and a 1TB M.2 Samsung 860 SSD for good measure. Windows 10 flies. Websites load instantly. YouTube works flawlessly. The Office 2019 Suite opens in an instant. And it’s low power. Definitely worth the price of admission. This user is good computing wise for the foreseeable future.