The Golden King 500W is without any doubt another exceptional PSU from Super Flower. Its efficiency throughout the whole load range is outstanding and I am pretty sure that users who hate noisy PSUs will love it. I also liked the fact that it comes with a quality texture coating and the two-way thermal control switch, something that was not the case with its sibling, the Kingwin AP-550, which I reviewed some weeks ago. Apparently a non-modular design is the only way to significantly cut production cost, in order to be able to provide a high performance Platinum unit to the budget oriented user.
Personally I don't mind a less expensive, non modular unit, which does not compromise on performance. Nevertheless many users out there prefer modular cabling due to its enhanced usability and almost trouble free installation. For those, the other members of the Golden King family may be more suitable since they offer higher capacities along with modular design. For the rest that don't mind fixed cables and need a low capacity, but highly efficient PSU, with no bells and whistles, the Golden King 500W is the ideal choice.

To sum up, I think that we are on the right track since lately the price of many Platinum PSUs started to fall, part of which is caused by heavy competition. When you see PSUs like the one reviewed today, offering exceptional performance, hybrid fan operation, quality finish and all of this at a price tag of 115 bucks then you have to reward it with one or two awards, even if it misses modular cables.