Packaging and Accessories

The C1500 comes in a simple box with all the necessary information including the main PSU features and list of modular power cables on the sides, as well as more technical specifications, including the power output on the back of the box. There's also an efficiency graph, which according to NZXT, outperforms the 80 Plus Platinum standard. Apparently the PSU should even match the 80 Plus Titanium standard up to a load level of 50%.


Opening up the box reveals the PSU packaged in foam and a nice violet pouch with the power cables.


As you can see from the images, the list of included cables is quite extensive, so let's look at them a little bit closer.

Cables

Even considering this is a powerful 1500 W power supply, the connectivity options look great. With two 12V-2x6 cables we have sufficient connectivity to power up two high-end GPUs. Besides that, we also get six traditional PCIe power cables, each having one connector and no Y shaped headers, making the GPU connectivity options really versatile.

When it comes to the cables themselves, they have plenty of length. The cables delivering power to the CPU and GPUs are 16 AWG in diameter and the lower current handling peripheral cables are thinner at 18 AWG. While I personally might not be a huge fan of the nylon sleeving, this subjective nitpick is the only negative comment for the cabling of the NZXT C1500.

The cables have no inline capacitors for ripple/noise suppression.