Kingwin Stryker Fanless 500W

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Pros:

Silent, Highest efficiency rating on this level of unit, Supposedly can exceed its marketed rating.
Outstanding voltage stability, very good ripple suppression, fanless, well built, efficient.
Fanless unit meaning zero noise output, Delivered full power at over 50°C ambient, something crucial for a fanless unit, Very high efficiency, Tight voltage regulation at 12V, Very good ripple/noise suppression, Can be overclocked to 600W and still r

Cons:

Serious price premium for the pros, Modular cables are flat
Expensive.

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Last revision on April 22, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Silent, Highest efficiency rating on this level of unit, Supposedly can exceed its marketed rating
Outstanding voltage stability, very good ripple suppression, fanless, well built, efficient
Fanless unit meaning zero noise output, Delivered full power at over 50°C ambient, something crucial for a fanless unit, Very high efficiency, Tight voltage regulation at 12V, Very good ripple/noise suppression, Can be overclocked to 600W and still r

Reviewers Didn't Like

Serious price premium for the pros, Modular cables are flat
Expensive
High price, No MOV in the transient filtering stage, Small distance between the modular PCIe and SATA/Peripheral connectors, We would like to see close to 3% voltage regulation at 3.3V

Expert reviews and ratings

The Kingwin Stryker 500W is a very attractive unit. However, you’ll pay for it. It’s currently going for $160 at Newegg, Amazon, and CompUSA. Most other 500W units are in the $50-$60 range. Then again, none of those are 80PLUS Platinum and...

By ThinkComputers on October 02, 2011

Kingwin and Superflower are quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with. The platform on which this fanless unit is based is nothing short of excellent, and has been impressing me again and again. This fanless version is no different. I don't...

By JonnyGuru on September 05, 2011

Super Flower delivered another excellent Platinum platform and Kingwin did very well by adopting this excellent unit into their product offerings. Fans of quiet computing will definitely appreciate this extraordinary PSU not only for its totally...

By techPowerUp! on August 15, 2011

Fanless power supply units are paradoxically both innovative and conservative products. On one hand, they have to have the most advanced circuit design available at the moment to ensure highest efficiency possible because the less power is dissipated...

By X-bit Labs on April 08, 2012

We began this comparison review knowing that the Silverstone was outmatched by the Kingwin, and the tests went overwhelmingly to the favorite. Part of the reason for the one-sided outcome is that in a fanless power supply, the effect of efficiency on...

By SilentPC Review on October 07, 2011

The Stryker 500W Fanless is another very impressive power supply from Kingwin. It delivered excellent efficiency numbers and easily met the new 80 PLUS Platinum certification criteria. It also delivered very good voltage regulation with clean outputs...

By PCPer on September 02, 2011