14 DAY TRIAL // Once upon a time, it was enough for a power supply to have at least 700W of power output, or 800-1000W, in order to qualify as high-end. EVGA’s new Supernova 1600 T2 definitely fits the mold, and then some, but it's the efficiency that seals the deal.
In a way, efficiency is more important than wattage and anything else when establishing the quality level of a power supply.
Mostly because higher levels are too expensive to bother applying to mid-range and low-end PSUs, so hardware makers toss enduring circuitry and other perks into the equation as well, for completeness' sake.
The EVGA Supernova 1600 T2 is a perfect example of this, as we're going to see in just a moment.
EVGA Supernova 1600 T2 is a modular 80 Plus Titanium model
80 Plus Titanium is the highest possible rung that power supply units can achieve in terms of energy efficiency.
To earn that label, a PSU has to possess an energy efficiency of 90% at 10% load, 92% at 20% load, 94% at 50% load, and 90% at 100% load. And that's just in 115V internal non-redundant tests.
In 230V internal redundant tests, which more closely reflect real life since these power lines are more widespread, the efficiency has to be of 90% at 10% load, 94% at 20% load, 96% at 50% load, and 91% at 100% load.
EVGA's Supernova 1600 T2 not only attains 96% on 230VAC but achieves it through a single 133.3A +12V rail design.
The rail design is important because multi +12V rails designs aren't flexible enough if you want to build a mighty PC and do some overclocking. Multiple rails limit the power that can be provided to CPUs and GPUs, while single 12V rail designs can split the energy as required. And with a cumulative 133.3A, there's a lot of power.
As for the cabling system, it’s modular as you might have expected. That means that you can connect only the wires you want to use. The box includes one 24-pin ATX, two 8-pin EPS, nine 6+2 pin PCIe, six additional 6-pin PCIe (the total PCIe power connector count is 15), sixteen SATA, six Molex, and two Berg cables.
Availability and pricing
The EVGA Supernova 1600 T2 80 Plus Titanium power supply has a price of $449.99 / €367 and is already up for sale online. It will easily handle any quad-SLI or CrossFire multi-GPU system, even those built on dual-socket motherboards.
