turkey3_scratch :
Snow Silent has been something I've been considering purchasing. Most people don't end up with a loud G2, though, because their hardware demands much less than what their PSU is capable of (since a lot of people buy overkill).
I agree, but a fair number of them do. My son only needed a 750 for twin 970s but on the day he was buying the G2 1000 was cheaper than the G2 850 that he planned on. Thought process was the 1000 would be quieter than the 850 since it was a lower % of rated load. I have installed other G2s that are quieter, I have a B2 that is quieter. I have met 3 folks on overclock.net with the same issue.
Some would define dead silent as not being able to hear the PSU fan over everything else ... to my eyes, or should I say ears, a machine can only be classified as dead silent if when you close your eyes, you cant tell if the system is on of off. A whisper in a quiet library is about 30 dbA.... that's not dead silent... as evidenced by the stares you get when you do it. But as this noise is generally projected away from you, it is often not bothersome and might not be audible.
OTOH as the fan noise comes out with the exhaust air directly outside the case, it doesn't benefit from being muffled as does the fan noise form your typical non-blower style GPU cooler. Let's compare the noise from the Snow and the G2 assuming we got one with no fan issue.
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Seasonic/Snow_Silent-750/10.html
The G2 750 is
2.04 times as loud as the Snow Silent
Seasonic Snow Silent 750 = 29.65 dbA
EVGA G2 750 = 39.93 dbA
The G2 1000 is
1.47 times as loud as the Snow Silent
Seasonic Snow Silent 1050 = 35.82 dbA
EVGA G2 1000 = 41.29 dbA
Now let's compare it to the other components
In my son's box, the air cooled MSI 970s produce 0 dbA at idle and only 30 dbA under load .. so again, even with a brand new, no issue G2 750, that makes the G2 two times as loud as the GPU.
https://tpucdn.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_970_Gaming/images/fannoise_load.gif