Its no secret I have a soft spot for the Mach 1 series of power supplies.  Kingwin pulls out the stops to bring one of the most attractive high performance units to the market in every model they have put out.  Today we are looking at the new 800 Watt model (ABT-800MA1S) with even more power and compatibility.  Lets see if the newest Mach 1 might have a place in your next build.

     Looking at the fancy packaging you know that the Mach 1 is all about the looks.  With SLI support and 800 Watts to play with those looks are only the beginning.

     Kingwin offers the Mach 1 series in a variety of different power levels to meet your specific build.  As with any PC build you should always get enough power to grow with up front.  Nothing is harder on your system than running underpowered or worse; running uneven rails.  Kingwin also does a nice job of showing the many features and connections supported on the box.  Unfortunately the do not print the power distribution on the box.  Read on to see these numbers for your self.

     The Mach one design is definitely one of the more appealing designs on the market.  The critical power leads are the only cables not modular in design and the UV reactive plugs and socket covers hint at what's beneath.  I'll even admit that the sticker job isn't too bad. 

     Some of the other Mach 1 power supplies we have tested use a set of fans but here we have a single 140 mm fan lit by blue LEDs.  Moving to a single larger fan also greatly reduces noise levels.

     The Mach 1 uses a system of modular sockets keyed to the supported cables.  Surrounding the sockets are LED lit rings that power up when a socket is in use.

     And here we have the mysterious power distribution label.  On most ATX builds this will be the side facing out so it is nice to see the color scheme closely matches the nickel plated finish.

     The right side is home to a single sticker showing the new Smart Fan auto speed control settings.  Auto fan controls seem to be pretty hit or miss but the Mach one never seemed to get that loud even when under load.  The exhaust temperatures were kept at a pretty constant 98 C during idle as well.

     As a big fan of windowed cases I love to see a finish this clean and polished.  The back mesh looks nice as well.  Kingwin has not gone with a automatic voltage regulator in the Mach 1 possibly as a cost cutting measure.

     Lets take a look at what comes in the box.  Clockwise from the top left we have the modular cabling, the Mach 1 users Guide, a traditional power cable and the Mach 1.  A list of feature including the supported devices follows.

Features:

1. Special cable management system.
2. Comply with Intel ATX/BTX standard.
3. Four PCI express connectors.
4. Six SATA connectors.
5. One bottom blue led fan (140 x 140 mm).
6. Support EPS & Intel 945/955/975x chipset.
7. ATX 12V Ver.2.91
8. AC Input 115 & 230V.
9. Output gold-coated connector
10. Output over / under voltage protection.
11. Output short protection.
12. Over load protection.
13. Nickel-Plated.
14. Quad 12V rails.
15. Nvidia SLI certified.
16. Aircraft style modular connectors.
17. Built in auto fan-speed sensor.

     Kingwin has provided a respectable distribution of power across all of the rails.  With four different +12 V rails the Mach 1 should be comfortable in any supported build.  One thing that does stick out from the specifications is the 70% minimum efficiency.  I have to wonder if all the extra lighting brings things down a bit in the end.

     This Mach 1 model provides support for both 20 and 24 pin motherboards while also supporting the 4 and 8 pin EPS connections.  This versatility is carried over to the  4 PCI-E leads.  Each is able to support a 6 pin or the new 8 pin video cards.

Connections:

• 8 x 4-pin peripheral power connector
• 4-pin floppy drive connector
• 24-pin (20+4 pin) main connector
• 4-pin +12V power connector
• 8-pin + 12V power connector
• 2 x 6-pin PCI Express connector
• 6 x 5-pin S-ATA connector
• 2 x 8-pin (6+2 pin) PCI Express connector

Specifications: