A similar Psu to Kolink Enclave 600W Gold

Tr4ck3r · 31 Jul 2020 at 14:48

Hello!
I am from Algeria and I wanted to adress this product that I found when I was trying to buy a power supply for my system because it has a garbage psu that is not even rated.
The attached image shows the package, and weirdly enough all the stats here are the same ones written in the Kolink Enclave one. Is Goldenfield an OEM for Kolink? And is it the same product under a different name? Because I want a Kolink Psu but cannot find any in my country. Please reply as soon as possible. Thank you!

Tr4ck3r · 31 Jul 2020 at 20:11

Anyone?

Tr4ck3r · 31 Jul 2020 at 22:48

mickyflinn said:
Can't find any reviews of goldenfield psu info on the web. Kolink is known as a cheap psu wouldn't put one I'm my system , there warranty is only 3 years .

Put a quality psu in your pc if you have decent components.

Is there any alternatives you could buy ?

Hello Sir!
My options are the following:

Cooler Master MWE 650 Watt Bronze = 115$
Cooler Master MWE 650 Watt Gold Modular = 150$
XFX 500 W Bronze = 80$
Thermaltake Litepower and Smart Rgb ( I think I should avoid these)
Golden Field ATX-600W Gold = 95$
RAIDMAX VORTEX 800W +80 GOLD = 132$
Cooler Master Mwe white 650W= 106$
Gigabyte B700H : Psu 700W 80+ Bronze = 115$
Thermaltake Smart BX1 RGB 550W = 115$
Cooler Master MasterWatt Lite 700 = 118$
RAIDMAX 535W BRONZE SEMI MODULAR = 83$
CORSAIR CV550 80PLUS BRONZE = 110$
FSP HYDRO PRO 600W - BRONZE = 110$
RAIDMAX 735W BRONZE THUNDER RGB = 118$
FSP RAIDER S550 550W 80PLUS SILVER = 120$

My system has:
Ryzen 3 3300X
Msi b450M A Pro Max
Gigabyte gtx 1660 super 6gb oc dual fans
8gb of ddr4 adata xpg d41 3000mhz
And a cheap psu 500w (i want to upgrade it)

Help me choose one pls! Thank you..

Tr4ck3r · 31 Jul 2020 at 23:31

mickyflinn said:
The Thermaltake Smart BX1 RGB 550W has some good reviews.

The Cooler MasterMWE 650 Watt GoldModular is good psu and is modular cables that's why it top budget.

Is cooler master mwe 650w bronze not good?
Otherwise i will just save more and go for CM gold one because i don t want any problems with psu in the future.
Thermaltake scares me i dunno why

Tr4ck3r · 1 Aug 2020 at 11:24

mickyflinn said:
Good enough for your needs but the thermaltake has some good reviews.

https://www.eteknix.com/thermaltake-smart-bx1-rgb-550w-power-supply-review/9/?amp=1

It's your choice.

Thank you for your reply!
Am just concerned about the quality that s all, and since am no expert in psus, i saw various reviews on amazon that say Cooler Master mwe 650w gold v2 fails after a short amount of time. For the thermaltake the one you sent is the only very positive and it seems sponsopred. What do you think?

Tr4ck3r · 1 Aug 2020 at 12:12

mickyflinn said:
It's up yo you really , save a little more and get a quality psu.

Why don't you post a link to the web page you use for your country and max budget.

Psu from your list
Raidalmax don't buy , fsp and goldenfield never heard of, xfx probably cheap version though the do some quality units.

Cooler master and thermaltake we discussed.

Google the others and check reviews.

The lack of reviews is what made me post this in the first place.
As I said I just don't want a Psu that can damage my components but still budget friendly. After CM MWE GOLD, all psus are expensive! which is a down for me.
I hope that Gold one from cooler master won't let me down. Fingers crossed!

Tr4ck3r · 1 Aug 2020 at 13:09

james.miller said:
I can tell you one thing, Golden field doesnt exist according to the 80Plus website. If that PSU had a legit certification, it would be on the website. Avoid.

Thank god I did not go for it. What do you recommend between Cm mwe 650w bronze v2 vs thermaltake bx1 550w? because they have the same price in my country.

Tr4ck3r · 1 Aug 2020 at 17:24

Gray2233 said:
The CM MWE 650w Bronze v2 is actually a very decent budget unit and as a bonus it has a 5 year warranty.

Out of those you listed that's the one I'd probably go for.

There s only 1 year warranty in my country because we buy from local buyers. Which is sad, some high quality psus have only a year or sometimes 3 months warranty!

Tr4ck3r · 1 Aug 2020 at 17:24

mickyflinn said:
If there the same price I would slightly lean to the cooler master.

I do like the fact that thermaltake has some Japanese capacitors.

Yes, they have the exact same price.

Tr4ck3r · 1 Aug 2020 at 18:22

mickyflinn said:
Don't you not have Amazon ?

Make your decision and order it otherwise you will over think it.

No amazon sadly. I ll order the bronze CM tomorrow. As you said am already overthinking xd. I Just don't want a psu that may hurt my components.

Tr4ck3r · 1 Aug 2020 at 22:21

EsaT said:
FSP is one of the big OEMs in power supplies.
And also propably only actual manufacturer in that list.

Primary is really wrong place for that quality capacitor. (as in single)
That bulk capacitor doesn't get stressed much and failures are rare.
And even if it decides to go kaboom, that only shuts down secondary and outputs.
It's filtering capacitors in secondary which are more important, because failure of those makes ripple go up and output turn to AC with DC offset.
And those looked lot like standard second tier Teapos.

Also that PSU was old low end already decade ago.
In fact that group regulation was low end already 15 years ago.

So it is better to take the shot for cooler master one?

Tr4ck3r · 2 Aug 2020 at 00:02

EsaT said:
That's list sucks more than vacuum and is like from some old junk dumping ground.
Nearly all of those would have been outdated low end already decade ago.

At least Coolermaster MWE Gold is modern DC-DC design with modern efficiency.
Though capacitors are definitely from cheaper bag and there are few other cost cuts.

Though you could easily go for good quality 450W PSU.
Power draw of your components stays below 200W.

So the bronze one is not reliable at all?

Tr4ck3r · 2 Aug 2020 at 11:30

Gray2233 said:
It's fine.

It's also DC-DC design, see here:

https://www.coolermaster.com/uk/en-gb/catalog/power-supplies/mwe-series/mwe-650-bronze-v2/

This is a decent rule of thumb reference also:

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psucultists-psu-tier-list/

I can't say I agree with it entirely but it'll generally steer you in the right direction if you're unsure.

I can buy the gold mwe but Am afraid because i iound too many negative reviews on amazon.

Tr4ck3r · 2 Aug 2020 at 20:32

mickyflinn said:
Have you decided yet ?

Are there any other psu you could choose, ir save up a bit more.

A decent 400w would run your system

Use a psu calculator.

I ordered Cm Mwe 650w Gold.
No 400w psus available in all my country.
Oh by the way, my friend bought that Golden Field Psu and It was DAO.

Tr4ck3r · 2 Aug 2020 at 22:32

Gray2233 said:
PSU calculators are mostly utter garbage, they they tend to wildly overestimate requirements.

I'm sure what the OP ordered will be fine, but honestly the Bronze V2 would have been fine too.

People often go by efficiency rating but that's not always the full picture, you can technically have a better quality bronze unit than gold, one which is safer to use and has better warranty to boot. In the grand scheme of things you need to take all components in a case by case basis, all companies release crap at some point and all a 'Gold' rating really does is measure efficiency.

I don't think you've made a bad decision by any means, I'm sure the PSU you bought will be just fine, but don't get too caught up in labels in the future.

I definitely understand how am going to pick psus in the future. The reason that made me lean towards the gold one is the fully modular design, at least i can have a better cable management and improved airflow.

mickyflinn said:
Make sure you report back and let us how it's going, good luck.

Roger. Thank you!

Tr4ck3r · 2 Aug 2020 at 22:47

Gray2233 said:
You've bought a very nice PSU all things considered, and I wasn't calling you out or saying you had done wrong in what you chose. I just wanted you and others that may read this thread to understand some things, the hardware world is a little confusing at times after all.
Be sure to let us know how things go!

I totally understand you sir!
Many thanks for your time and precious advices! As you saw the list of available psus had no good bronze rated one beside the CM.
Also, all of them have no warranties or 1 year warranty max. Even the one I ordered, which normally has a 5 year warranty, has one year only. Kinda sad..
Third world countries suffer in hardware.

Tr4ck3r · 2 Aug 2020 at 23:15

Gray2233 said:
It's rough for you but I'm glad you're in a position to actually buy such things.

Do you not have friends or family in other countries where you could buy stuff and have them ship it to you? That way you'd get the warranty and better services.

Corona virus paralysed everything for us. If we make it safely through this pandemic, things will get better hopefully.

Tr4ck3r · 2 Aug 2020 at 23:45

Gray2233 said:
I hope so!

I'm glad you got your hardware and I hope you enjoy your gaming!

Appreciate your words! Thank you a lot gentleman

Tr4ck3r · 6 Aug 2020 at 20:31

UPDATE:
My friend bought the GOLDENFIELD ATX-600W GOLD (the one that I talked about in this post). When he installed it, smokes came out of his pc, it fried his hard drives and pc fans ( luckily his cpu, gpu, and motherboard are ok). He switched back to his older psu.
Anyways, no one buys this psu if found anywhere.

Tr4ck3r · 8 Aug 2020 at 10:07

mickyflinn said:
He's should have talked to you first, before he got Golden FRIED.

Was his system working when he put his old psu back in ?

I told him but he did not listen because of the price tag. Yes, his pc started working after reinstalling his old psu. But for a strange reason, he reinstalled the Golden Psu and he is using it right now at his own risk.