Kingwin LZ-1000 Modular Power Supply Review

Tis the season for holiday gift giving and what better gift for yout favorite PC enthusiast?  How about a hot new power supply from our friend sover at Kingwin?  The Kingwin Laser 1000W modular power supply has an attractive list of specifications and looks fantastic.  As the new flagship for Kingwin's Performance series power supplies the LZ-1000 is packed with all the bells and whistles.  Lets take a closer look right here at the Club!

Kingwin has been around since 1992 and the experience shows in the packaging.  The box features large pictures of the power supply and every critical piece of information you might need to make an informed purchase is present.  The only exception is a copy of the power rails.  This is usually a sticking point for me but Kingwin does go out of their way to describe the compliance and efficency testing done to the LZ-1000.  The Kingwin Lazer series can currently be found in 660W, 750W, 850W and 1000W.

The Lazer 1000W (LZ-1000) power supply is the latest generation of Kingwin's popular performance series taking its place along side the previous Mach 1 power supplies we loved around the labs just over a year back.  New for the LZ1000 is the switchable color scheme allowing you to choose between a blue lighing scheme, a white lighting scheme as seen above or no lighting at all.  Also new are the patented Crystal Cube Modular Plugs.  These plugs are completely modular and light up to help visualy insure a propper connection.  Lets take a closer look at the specs.

Features:

•   Model: LZ-1000
•   80 Plus Bronze certified
•   Special patented cable management system
•   Crystal cube modular conectors
•   LED connector indicators ensure correct installation
•   3 - Way LED switch: White LED / Blue LED / Off
•   Universal modular connector concept
•   More than 2,000 times On/Off test
•   Full range design from 100V~250V (Active PFC)
•   More than 87 % efficiency (At 230V, the average data in 20%, 50%, and 100% load)
•   Over power/under power/over voltage/short circuit protections
•   Stable +12V current
•   Comply with Intel ATX/BTX standard
•   Three PCI express connectors 6 pin
•   Three PCI express connectors 8 pin (6 +2 Pin)

Specifications:

The LZ-1000 box may be a bit shy on showing the DC output but the Kingwin website is not.  As you can see above the majority of the power is provided across six seperate +12 V rails.  This power supply is also rated 80 Plus Bronze and Kingwin claims the unit to be up to 87% efficient at 230V for the more common idle times.  The actual breakdown between the connectors is not identified online or in the manual though a quick search reveals the modular cables are believed to split the first three rails.  If the web can be believed this unit is actually made by Super Flower and it looks to use a combination of capacitors from Nippon Chemi-Con and CEC Holdings.

Our LZ-1000 came with the standard power cable, a set of thumb screws, an easy to read manual with full color images and a set of modular cables.

The included cables support: 8x +12V molex connections, 1x four pin floppy device, 8x 5-pin SATA devices, 3x 6-pin PCI Express devices, 3x 8-pin (6+2 pin) PCI Express devices, 2x 8-pin +12V power connectors and a 24-pin (20+4pin) mainboard connector.  The core cables are hardwired for the motherboard and the first PCI Express cards (Both 6 and 8 pin) while the remaining cables use the Crystal Cube Connectors.  All of the cables are sleeved in a black mesh with a blue highlight and feature heatshrinked ends.  The combination of PCI express cables makes the LZ-1000 compatable with Crcossfire, SLI and 3 Way SLI.