1. Get a usb extender and a fiber optic displayport extender.
2. Stick your computer in the garage, run the cables to whatever room and hook up your monitor and peripherals.
3. Enjoy as perfect silence and low heat generation as can be possibly be achieved. (Monitors generate heat and sometimes electrical noise, and mice and keyboards are what they are)
I know how to cool CPUs such that they can run under load for days and weeks and be relatively quiet.
The point is: the m series chips get you a crap ton of performance with utter silence. The m2 pro Mac minis — amazing. No fans whatsoever.
Some professionals have workloads that require more multi core perf (not to mention proper Linux support). And running those dead silent is trivial.