Noise

I'm very happy with my HP and really havn't heard any bad things about them. Compaq on the other hand I would never buy again.

Also the noise is from my monitor I found out...

Let me be the first to say something bad about not just yours, but every HP i have come in contact with.

*begin rant*
HP computers, while affordable and great for the user who just picked up a mouse and thinks windows are something you open to let cool air out, are not great computers for people who are at thier computers for more than 5 minutes a day. Why? You ask. Because they are poorly made, proprietary pieces of scrap metal. Never have I seen an hp that would meet up to standards. They do not use standardized ATX form factor cases or mother boards. Replacing a component is like pulling teeth. God forbid your onboard sound or video goes out or becomes obsolete. Gotta buy a new computer. For me, it's either build the box (much cheaper anyway) or buy a dell.
*end rant*

yup... its very true....

most of the parts inside are cheap...

and i can't believe that they'll use normal heatsinks without thermopaste to cool P3 and P4 processors...

the chip would be fried.... and i've been wondering.... how come the motherboards that hp uses are sooooo damn small???