The EVGA SuperNOVA P2 1000 W Power Supply Unit (PSU) has a standard ATX form factor and fits nicely in the Corsair 750 case. The PSU fan was installed facing the bottom cabinet air filter so that when the fan runs, cool air from outside the case would be blown through the power supply. Four screws supplied with the power supply were used to hold it in place. A metal ledge inside the cabinet also keeps the power supply in place. The hardest part about installing the power supply is figuring how to route cables between respective connectors between the supply and the motherboard. Figure 1 shows the EVGA SuperNOVA P2 1000 W PSU modular connectors.


Figure 1 Installed EVGA SuperNOVA P2 1000 W PSU

Figure 2 shows the pinout of the 24 pin connector. EVGA provides a header with pins 15 and 16 jumpered together so that the power supply can be turned on and tested without a motherboard. The manual refers to this as an EVGA PSU Tester (24-pin). I used the header to power up the supply before connecting it to anything. All the supply voltages checked out fine without a load so I installed the supply.


Figure 2 ATX 24 Pin Connector Pinout (Image source Wikipedia)

Figure 3 shows the cables kit. For this build, I’ve installed the following cables: 1 ATX 24, 2 EPS12V, 2 VGAs, 3 SATAs, and 1 Molex (peripheral cable) so far.


Figure 3 Installed EVGA SuperNOVA P2 1000 W PSU

Figure 4 shows an illustration of how the various components were connected to the power supply.


Figure 4 Blackbird15 Power Connection Diagram

Figure 5 shows the power supply cable routing in the rear of the case.


Figure 5 Power Supply Routing in Rear Case

Figure 6 shows a close up view the EVGA SuperNOVA P2 1000 W PSU installed in the case and some of the cable routing.


Figure 6 Installed EVGA SuperNOVA P2 1000 W PSU

Figure 7 shows the installation video of the EVGA SuperNOVA P2 1000 W PSU.


Figure 7 EVGA SuperNOVA P2 1000 W PSU Installation Video

After connecting the power supply cables, the case audio, USB, LEDs, and switches were installed.

References

• EVGA SuperNOVA P2 1000 W PSU
• ATX Motherboard Specification v2.2
• ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide, v2.01
• ATX, WTX, and Proprietary PSU Cable Connector Pinouts

Index

• X99 HPC Build 00: Introduction
• X99 HPC unboxing 01: Corsair Obsidian 750D
• X99 HPC unboxing 02: ASUS Rampage V Extreme
• X99 HPC unboxing 03: ASUS STRIX GTX 980 Video Card
• X99 HPC unboxing 04: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 1000 W PSU
• X99 HPC unboxing 05: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB memory kit
• X99 HPC unboxing 06: Samsung 850 Pro 512GB SSD
• X99 HPC unboxing 07: Intel core i7-5930k Haswell-E hex-core CPU
• X99 HPC unboxing 08: Pioneer BDR-2209 Blu-ray/DVD/CD Writer
• X99 HPC unboxing 09: WD RE 2 TB Enterprise Hard Drive
• X99 HPC unboxing 10: Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU cooler
• X99 HPC unboxing 11: Windows 8.1 64 bit operating system
• X99 HPC installation 12: Motherboard & processor
• X99 HPC installation 13: CPU Cooler
• X99 HPC installation 14: Graphics card
• X99 HPC installation 15: Power Supply Unit