Quiet PSU suggestions

I am upgrading in the near future (see my sig) and wanted to make a quiet system that could also do some moderate overclocking (I'd be happy with 10-20%).
However, after lurking here for a while, it appears that the Antec 380W PSU with only 18A on 12V may not be up to the job. So I am looking for an alternative that would also be quiet.
The Enermax 465 and Aspire 500 seem to be popular choices, but how quiet are they? They have manual fan controllers, but can you really run them at low fan speeds?
Are there any other PSUs that would be quieter without significantly upping the cost? I looked at the Thermaltake Silent Purepower 480 but it only has 18A on 12V, and also at the Enermax Noisetaker series but they have dual 12V rails.
Thanks.

The Tagan 480 is the most quiet PSU i've ever used and i've used quite a few silent PSUs so far. The build quality is excellent and if you do some reading on other forums you'll find many people who agree. I own the 365W Enermax and it's significantly noiser in comparison (to my ears). According to reviews the Enermax is around 40dba and the Tagan peaks at 28dba (5dba = double the noise). I bought myself one after i realised how quiet it was when i built a pc for my friend. It's a really nice PSU.  
BTW, game lag has nothing to do with the PSU. It's most likely your internet connection or hard drive.
Some general figures (correct me if i'm wrong):
In terms of amps on the 12v line:
1. PC Power and Cooling Turbo-Cool 510 (34a)
1. Enermax, OCZ (33a)
2. Tagan, Vantec (28a)
3. Seasonic (25a)
4. Antec (22a)
5. QTechnology, Zalman (18a)
6. SilentX (17a)
In terms of noise levels:
1. Tagan (using this now), Zalman (according to another user)
2. QTechnlogy, Seasonic, SilentX (I've tried the QTechnology and Seasonic)
3. OCZ (I read it's noiser than the Tagan even though they're the same inside)
4. Antec True Blue (from reviews)
5. Enermax (i've used the 365W version)
6. Vantec (very noisy according to reviews and boards)  
* Don't know the exact noise levels of the Turbo-Cool but with a 40cfm outtake fan it should be on the bottom of the list in terms of noise.
Hope that helps!  

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