Silent 120mm Fan??

Gentle Typhoon.

Akasa Apache or a Viper run slow under PWM.

Gelid Silent.

Noctua NF-P12

Sharkoon Silent Eagle 1000.

Always a compromise between noise and airflow though. The Gentle Typhoons have one of the least annoying noise signatures of any fan. The Apache/Viper are well regarded but will be noisy at top speed.
 
With 5 fans in case and a well designed case and decent cable management you shouldn't need that great airflow.

I can definitely recommend noctuas, they're pricey but also the most silent fans I've ever seen, don't push extreme amounts of air but it really is not needed unless you want to do extreme OCing and push your componenets to their max potential and squeeze every mhz.
 
Best fan I've tried is the san ace 9S1212L401 silent series fans. Marginally better than gentle typhoons - Seem to have slightly better airflow and make slightly less noise, and the noise of the san ace is a lower pitch. Both are excellent, and the scythe gentle typhoon costs just over half as much. Gentle typhoon makes a noticeable unobtrusive constant bearing sound (sounds like sliding your palm and fingers over a wooden surface) with a noise that's more high pitched than the san-ace on top. The san ace has just a lower piched noise.

If you're after 5 fans the gentle typhoons are probably the better bet (san aces are around £17-18 each iirc). Alternatively if on a real budget yate loons cost around £4 each.
 
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