Recommendations for PWM ITX case fans. Corsair SP120 Quiet Edition?

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It's an EVGA Hadron case and I need two case fans to maintain temps for casual gaming. The machine will be in the living room and rather than messing around with a fan controller, I thought PWM was the way to go.

The Corsair SP120 PWM Quiet Edition seemed to fit the bill but I read somewhere that the high static pressure makes them more suited for radiators and heatsinks. Does this mean they will be poor as case fans? Also would they better installed as intake or exhaust?

Thanks for all your input. If anyone has better suggestions for quiet, efficient PWM case fans, feel free to chime in. (I looked at Noctuas but they're a tad expensive and I'm not sure about their colour choices).
 
What motherboard do you have? Are you sure you have two additional PWM fan connections open? Going to use a PWM splitter?

Enermax 120mm PWM <15 dBA => http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835214028&cm_re=120mm-_-35-214-028-_-Product
Xigmatek 120mm PWM <20 dBAwith molex adapter =>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233045&cm_re=120mm-_-35-233-045-_-Product

...or SilenX 120mm non-PWM <15 dBA => http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835226043&cm_re=120mm-_-35-226-043-_-Product