Cooler Master MasterWatt Maker series of power supplies... Opinions?

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Hello all,
I have heard that Cooler Master has come out with their most efficient power supply yet... The CM MasterWatt Maker 1200.

I am basically asking PSU experts (or knowledgeable users who don't have the badge yet) for their opinions on the unit. If anyone has additional information to contribute, please do so.

Thanks in advance to all that answer.
 
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Check the review on Tom's. Or the forum at Johnnyguru http://www.jonnyguru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13480 The Master WattMaker 1200 is kind of disappointing, especially when price is taken into consideration. The unit itself is beautiful; it has a beautiful exterior, and looks great. Evga's T2 line has a 10 year warranty vs CM's 7.

I checked some sites to see what verified purchases had to say, and found none. Unable to find a CM master wattmaker 1200 for sale in NA, at the moment anyhow. Nothing from CM's store, or Amazon, and listed as out of stock at Newegg and Neweggbusiness at least at the time of this posting.
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This review speaks very highly of it: http://www.kitguru.net/components/power-supplies/zardon/cooler-master-masterwatt-maker-1200-psu-review/

Good voltage regulation, great ripple suppression, quiet. There are quite a few things they didn't test like transient response and hold up time. So I'm curious to see what other reviews will turn up. However it looks like it is going to be very expensive. And going up against heavyweights like the EVGA Supernova T2 1600 and Corsair AX1500i it will have to beat them in price in order to be competitive.
 
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Thank you for the information!

I see that it's entire wattage capacity can be delivered on the 12V rails... I think that that will be a major selling point. It's pretty normal for high quality units to be able to deliver at least 75% of their wattage capacity over the 12V rails, but this is the first time I've seen it at 100%.

I like how there are different fan profiles that can be switched to and from via software. I also like the inclusion of the ability to set a custom fan curve. I think it would be great for all power supplies to include this feature in the near future.

I agree that it will probably be rather expensive. However, I'm not sure that this unit will be targeted at all enthusiasts looking for a 1200 watt power supply... I think it may only be aimed at those who simply enjoy over-the-top tech. They may simply be using this unit, which seems to have everything you could want in a 1200W power supply, to conduct an unspoken public survey on what features enthusiasts will really use. Kind of like how Intel used the boards for the 5xxx series of CPUs to iron out the bugs for when it came time for the 6xxx series. Of course, the applications are different between CPUs and power supplies, but it's the same basic concept.
 
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Check the review on Tom's. Or the forum at Johnnyguru http://www.jonnyguru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13480 The Master WattMaker 1200 is kind of disappointing, especially when price is taken into consideration. The unit itself is beautiful; it has a beautiful exterior, and looks great. Evga's T2 line has a 10 year warranty vs CM's 7.

I checked some sites to see what verified purchases had to say, and found none. Unable to find a CM master wattmaker 1200 for sale in NA, at the moment anyhow. Nothing from CM's store, or Amazon, and listed as out of stock at Newegg and Neweggbusiness at least at the time of this posting.
 
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I didn't see the Tom's review earlier. And it has the price, $450! There's no way they'll get to compete with the Ax1500i and Supernova T2 1600. Maybe they are making this for contracts with OEMs like Cyberpower. Their customer base might appreciate bluetooth PSUs.
 
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It's still an excellent product, and you're absolutely right re it's unique bluetooth interface, only one that offers that so far, that I'm aware of. Some others offer similar remote control/monitoring software, though not via bluetooth. TT's is, iirc, cloud based. Speaking of Thermaltake, their 1.5kw/1kw/850w variants of their latest Toughpower titanium series, also seem to use Enhance as their OEM, same with at least some of Silverstone's newer SFF/SFF(L?) P/T units. Interesting year for Enhance so far, it'd seem.
 
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And the new Gigabyte XP1200M that just came out was also Enhance. And also very mediocre for the price. And I love this line from the review on Tom's:

"Though Enhance is known for its solid implementations, the company isn't particularly innovative"

Shots fired.
 
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