Specifications

EVGA rates this unit for up to 1600 W at ambient temperatures of up to 50°C, but we believe it to be capable of even more at less than Titanium efficiency. As such, we will push it at up to 1760 W under extreme ambient temperatures in our tests. The PSU's other features include a fully modular cabling design, compatibility with Intel's S6 and S7 sleep states, and a semi-passive mode.

A pretty strong 140mm fan with a double ball-bearing cools this monster down. A high-speed fan, you can't expect it to be silent, especially with a heavy load. However, this PSU won't produce any noise so long as it isn't properly stressed in semi-passive mode, and its cooling fan won't engage readily under normal operating temperatures. For those of you who feel safer with the fan constantly spinning, there is an option to deactivate semi-passive mode.

This PSU is huge, which makes sense since it is a real power factory. The same applies to its weight—it is heavy. Its price will probably also make your eyes water, but the warranty period will definitely put a smile on your face. EVGA seems to trust these Leadex-based units a lot or they wouldn't come with a 10-year warranty.

The +12V rail can deliver a ton of power, and the fact that this is a single +12V rail can make most advocates of multi-rail PSUs go crazy. But the trend these last years is leaning more toward single +12V PSUs, which isn't about to change. Contrary to the +12V rail, the minor rails aren't that strong, and the same applies to the 5VSB rail. Although the power these rails can deliver will generally suffice, we'd expect a power factory like the T2 1600 to sport a stronger 5VSB rail.

Cables & Connectors, Power Distribution

There are plenty of cables and connectors, enough to make use of the PSU's capacity without any problems. There are a total of 14 PCIe and two EPS connectors, and all of them are available at the same time. The PSU also has a ton of SATA connectors, a sufficient amount of peripheral connectors, and two Berg adapters.

The main ATX cable is a little short and should be 65 cm long. The EPS and PCIe cables are pretty long, and the distance between PCIe and SATA connectors is spot on. Unfortunately, such isn't the case with the 4-pin Molex connectors which are only 10 cm apart. EVGA should at least provide 13-15 cm between peripheral connectors since the components one might power with these aren't usually terribly close to one another.

Since this PSU features a single +12V rail, we do not have anything to comment on when it comes to its power distribution.