Yeah. In a home environment you should absolutely use desktop gear. I have 5 80mm and one 120mm PWM fans in my NAS and they are essentially silent as they can't be heard over the sound of the drives (which is essentially the noise floor for a NAS).
It is necessary to use good PWM fans though if concerned about noise as cheaper ones can "tick" annoyingly. Two brands I know to be good in this respect are Be Quiet! and Noctua. DC would in theory be better but most motherboards don't support it (would require an external controller and thermal sensors I think).
It is necessary to use good PWM fans though if concerned about noise as cheaper ones can "tick" annoyingly. Two brands I know to be good in this respect are Be Quiet! and Noctua. DC would in theory be better but most motherboards don't support it (would require an external controller and thermal sensors I think).