In order to have your computer running with the big boys it take a deluxe enthusiast grade motherboard, dual or quad core cpu, sli/crossfire , don’t forget in order to run at peak performance you need a plethora of case fans and or a water cooling kit. All of these fancy fandangle extras suck the juice, so your little old 300W PSU just does cut it in the big boy’s world anymore. This is where the Kingwin ABT-1000MA1S 1000W Power Supply comes in; it has everything you would need to run the majority of your enthusiast grade extras. Not only does it come with serious horsepower it also sports some very nice LED’s and near complete modular design to keep your case free from excess clutter. Let’s get a closer look at this bad boy:

Price: $229.99

Closer Look:

The packaging for the Kingwin ABT-1000MA1S 1000W Power Supply is very similar to other Kingwin products. It is very well designed and includes all the important specs you would need. Usually I like a window on the package to see the products but heavier products can't have windows in there packaging because the weight of the product will disintegrate the packaging window.

The Kingwin ABT-1000MA1S 1000W Power Supply includes: 4-pin Peripheral Power Connector X 8, 4-pin Floppy Drive Connector X 1, 24-pin (20+4 pin) Main Connector X 1, 4-pin +12V Power Connector X 1, 8-pin + 12V Power Connector X 1, 6-pin PCI Express Connector X 2, 5-pin SATA Connector X 8, 8-pin (6+2 pin) PCI Express Connector X 2. There is also a manual and a heavy dusty power cable included:

The Kingwin ABT-1000MA1S 1000W Power Supply is a very nice looking power supply. It is not 100% modular like the CoolmaxUSA 950W modular we reviewed in the past but the only cables attached are the motherboard 20+4 pin and an 8 and 4 pin which are cables most motherboards will need. The fact that the only cables that aren’t modular are the ones mentioned previously makes this a tolerable con.

The modular design for the Kingwin ABT-1000MA1S 1000W Power Supply is very unique I personally have never seen a modular design done in this fashion. You actually have to plug the cables in and then tighten them down with a screw on ring. Once the cables are in place and you boot up all the modules with cables light up with bright blue LED’s.

 Let's check out the specs and features:

Features:

• Model: ABT-1000MA1S
• Special cable management system
• Comply with Intel ATX/BTX standard
• Two PCI express connectors (6 pin)
• Two PCI express connectors 8 pin (6 + 2 Pin)
• Eight SATA connectors
• One bottom blue led fan (150 x 150 mm)
• Support Intel Core Duo CPU & Core 2 Duo CPU
• Support AMD 64 CPU & 64x2 CPU
• Support High Performance Nvidia SLI GPU
• ATX 12V Ver.2.92
• AC Input 115 & 240V (Full Range Active PFC)
• Output gold-coated connector
• Output over / under voltage protection
• Output short protection
• Nickel-Plated
• Six 12V rails.
• Aircraft style modular connectors
• Built in auto fan-speed sensor
• 80 Plus™ Bronze Certified
• NVIDIA® SLI™-ready certified

• 4-pin Peripheral Power Connector X 8

• 4-pin Floppy Drive Connector X1

• 24-pin (20+4 pin) Main Connector X 1

•4-pin +12V Power Connector X 1

• 8-pin + 12V Power Connector X 1

• 6-pin PCI Express Connector X 2

• 5-pin SATA Connector X 8

• 8-pin (6+2 pin) PCI Express Connector X 2

Let's get into the testing:

For testing I will be doing load and idle voltages for both the Kingwin 1000W Power Supply and the Coolmax USA 950w PSU using internal sensors and monitoring them with Speed Fan. I will also be testing the idle voltages for both using the Coolmax USA LCD Power supply Tester.

Idle Speed Fan Test:

  Load Speed Fan Test:

LCD Tester Idle:

The motherboard sensors are a little out of whack as you can see from the +12v voltages. What we do get from this test is that the Kingwin voltages were easily within acceptable ranges to ensure a stable computer usage. Let's see the final verdict:

The Kingwin ABT-1000MA1S 1000W Power Supply is not your average power supply it is unique in its modular design and the addition of LED’s around the modular ports is a nice addition to the over all design. Another point I liked is that the PSU is not loud although I am pretty sure you would be using a bright LED PSU for an HTPC’s anytime soon it is always nice top have a quieter computer especially if you are in the same room with it when you are sleeping such as a dorm room or small apartment.

Would I recommend this PSU? Yes, I loved the Coolmax USA PSU and my Mushkin 800W PSU but the Kingwin PSU kicked them both to the curb and replaced both of them as my PSU of choice. The average user doesn’t need this much power but if you need a little less oomph without loosing the style you might want to look into one of the lower wattage Mach 1 series PSU’s from Kingwin.

Pro's:

• Modular
• Unique Modular Design
• Large Cooling Fan 
• Not Obnoxiously Loud
• Blue LED's
• Stable Power
• SLI Ready
• 80 Plus Efficiency
• Gold Coated Connectors

• Price, This is not a Good Budget PC Choice

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