3 weeks or so into using this new G5 PSU I started noticing a weird noise coming from my case and it would get louder when I moved my mouse. I did some research, found a few tips and the one that made the most sense was to turn off "USB Selective Suspend setting" in advanced power settings. Which did not seem to effect anything... After a while, it just kept making this really high pitch crackling sound at all times. I called EVGA support and found out that you only have 14 days to return a power supply and I was about a week over that. I really just wanted to return it and get something different. Anything to avoid having to deal with reinstalling a power supply again.

The EVGA tech provided me a complimentary advanced RMA because I purchased the PSU directly from EVGA, it was really nice to be provided this service for free and I was grateful. The replacement was quiet right out of the box, I tried messing with the mouse to see if it would trigger anything and it gave me some hope that I got a better one. But I was not convinced yet, so I ran 3DMark Time Spy to get some load on the PSU. On the first run, I could hear a slight clicking sound again. Now when I move my mouse, it makes that high pitch sound that a dot matrix printer has, except not quite as loud. After a few more 3DMark tests, the sound is here to stay and it's louder than the previous one. Also, my overclock's went unstable... I had to pull everything back to near stock.

These sounds started once I started messing with the power supply, that's the only thing that has changed on this computer within the last 3 months. My Seasonic X-1250 does not have this issue, the Seasonic Focus+ 750w didn't have this issue, and a Seasonic Focus+ 850w didn't have this issue. The annoying high pitch sound started as soon as I installed this EVGA power supply. When I advised the second EVGA tech about this issue, he was very adamant that my in house electrical is providing poor or dirty power delivery and that the Seasonic units must have some kind of built in feature to accommodate the dirty power. But he had no problem following the notes from the original tech and processing the return... At this point i'm not sure if i'm going to get to return this power supply for a return... I'm also not sure if i'm going to get charged a 15% restocking fee if it does happen. I wanted to know if there was any way for me to get a different model power supply, just not another G5. According to the last tech, I will need to wait until Monday to hear back on what can be done.

I wouldn't fall for the excuse "house electrical is providing poor or dirty power delivery", not when 3 other power supplies have no issues. 
 
Still waiting on G5 to be fully tested by sites like Tom's Hardware, TPU and johnnyguru. See how they compare G5 build quality to older G2/G3 units.

I hope you are able to resolve this Rainstryke. I had something like this years ago, with a different brand PSU. I know it can be irritating. GL!

I would push the ticket up to management (if you haven't already). 
 
Don't forget to write a G5 review on sites like Newegg and Amazon.
 
 
 
 

*resolved yet or not ?  ....

I was issued a refund of $119 when the original payment was $132.79 with no explanation of the decision that was made, just a payment refund notice from paypal. Pretty disappointed with the resolution on this one, well since... there isn't one and I was penalized on my return. I don't even know how or why they came to the decision of reducing my return.

Probably refunded the MSRP value but no sales tax.

Looks like you might of been charged 10% restocking fee.
$132.79
-10%
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$119.51
 
Messed up for a company to charge you restocking fee, when the product you sent back was defective. Glad i buy most of my hardware shipped and sold by Amazon.