FSP Kingcraft 1000 Watt Power Supply

FSP's Company Profile:

"FOUNDED IN 1993, FSP GROUP, TAOYUAN, TAIWAN HAS RAPIDLY GROWN INTO BECOMING A GLOBAL POWER SUPPLIER, A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY LISTED IN TAIWAN EXCHANGE, SYMBOL :: 30.15.TW, WITH REVENUES EXCEEDING $350 MILLION USD.  AS ONE OF THE TOP-10 GLOBAL POWER SUPPLY COMPANIES WORLDWIDE, FSP GROUP IS THE LEADING VOLUME  SUPPLIER OF DESKTOP PC ATX POWER SUPPLY WITHIN THE ENTIRE ASIA REGION.  IN RECENT YEARS, FSP GROUP HAS EXPANDED ITS R&D AND MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES TO BECOMING ONE OF THE MAJOR POWER CONVERSION SUPPLIER OF ADAPTERS, INDUSTRIAL PCs, SERVERS, LCD MONITOR, AND LCD | PLASMA TV, PARTNERING WITH MANY STRATEGIC MANUFACTURERS."

Upon opening the box, you will find the users manual, a higher gauge power cable, four velcro style straps ,and four screws.  The manual is basic, but has enough information for the user to properly install this power supply.  The velcro style straps can be used to tie up unused cables, as this power supply is not modular.

Here are some of the main features and specifications from FSP's website:

The Power Supply:

The power supply features a glossy graphite colored chassis that has a reflective surface.  It looks great, but fingerprints may show up quite easily.  Note that FSP manufactures power supplies for other vendors, such as OCZ.  This model is almost identical to the OCZ ProXStream 1000 Watt that we've reviewed. 

Looking at the side of the power supply, there is an FSP label with their logo on it, the model number and a condensed specification list. Note that there are four +12v rails, each supplying up to 20 Amps, which is plenty of power for peripherals requiring lots of it, such as a quad core processor and/or a multi-gpu system setup.  FSP seems to build their PSU's in house so this power supply is manufactured by Fortron Source.

On the back (facing inside the computer case), there is a large grille for the fan to intake cool air.

The rear (outside of case) features an 80mm fan to cool off the entire power supply.  There is no on/off switch (which I personally do not like, because if these is a need to shut off the computer, you would have to pull the plug from the wall or the power supply itself instead), and an AC Power Input.  This power supply offers a full range power circuit and Active PFC, so there is no need for a 110v / 240v switch. 

The Cables:

-The blue sleeved cables are the PCI-Express power connectors.  Note that on the OCZ ProXStream 1000 Watt, these cables are colored red.

This power supply features the following cables:

-A 20/24-pin ATX power connector.

-A 4-pin CPU ATX Power Connector

-An 8-pin EPS 12v CPU Power Connector

-2x 6-pin and 2x  6+2-Pin PCI-Express Power Connectors.  Note that the OCZ ProXStream 1000 Watt features 4x 6-Pin PCI-e connectors and no 6+2 PCI-e connectors.

-6x Molex Power Connectors and 2x Floppy Power Connectors.

-6x Serial ATA Power Connectors.

Cooling:

Cooling is handled by a single 80mm fan in this power supply.  When the system is idle, this fan is a bit loud, making a constant whooshing sound. During testing, this fan stayed at the same speed throughout the tests and it can be heard over the test systems case, cpu, and gpu fans.  The fan speed did not seem to change at all.

Inside the Power Supply:

* Taking this power supply apart will void the warranty.

-Inside this power supply, there is a two PCB's sandwiched together, which makes it hard to get photos of the inside capacitors without taking most of the PSU apart. There is a large silver colored metal plate on top of two heatsinks, which are cooling off the voltage rectifiers.  The large transformer can be seen in the upper middle part of this picture, being covered with a thermal pad.

-There are two pontimeters on top of this PCB, perhaps they can be used to tweak rail voltages.

The fan inside is a Protechnic Electric fan; Model MGT8012UB-R25, with a maximum draw of 0.66Amps. The high maximum draw indicates that this fan can get quite loud.

Testing:

For this power supply, the test system consists of the following:

-Antec Nine Hundred Case

-Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Dual Core Processor @ 3.4 GHz

-ZeroTherm BTF90 Heatsink

-eVGA nForce 680i LT SLi Motherboard

-2GB (1GB x 2) of Mushkin XP2-8500 DDRII-1066 Memory

-320GB x 4 Western Digital 16MB Cache Hard Drives

-2x nVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS Video Cards @ 625MHz Core / 1000 MHz Memory

-Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 Digital Sound Card

-Sony 16x DVD-RAM / 18x Samsung DVD-RAM Drives

-4x 120MM fans, 1x 200mm fan

-2x CCFL Lights

(Multimeter Results)

*Voltages are at 'Max Load', running 3DMark06 CPU Test 1 and 2 / Deep Freeze HDR test, and read with a Multi-Meter.

*For additional / larger pictures of the FSP Kingcraft, Click Here

The results are excellent for this power supply, the voltages did not budge at all.  Everything ran fine during testing; the system was stable and performed the tests as expected.  During the tests, the fan speed stayed the same, which was a bit loud.  The sound can be quite bothersome if the rest of your systems fans are quiet.  Installation of the power supply was easy and there were no issues with the PSU fitting in the case as this PSU is the same size as lower wattage PSU's thanks to its sandwiched PCB design. There are plenty of power connectors to power most components found in a PC enthusiasts system.  Overall, the FSP Kingcraft 1000 Watt is an excellent performer and offers enough power to supply the most power hungry computer systems.

Pros +

-Excellent Power Delivery and Stability

-Two 6 Pin and Two 6+2-pin PCI-Express Power Connectors

-PSU is quite heavy

-ATi Crossfire certified

-2 Year Warranty

Cons -

-Cooling fan is a bit loud

Techaddicts.net would like to give this power supply a 9 out of 10 rating and the Techaddicts 'Recommended Product' Award.

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