Advice With Kolink PSU

Nathan9505 · 2 Jul 2020 at 18:37

Okay so im buying a custom PC from Overclockers Uk. (before anyone says build myself, dont fancy it with screaming kids running around xD)
The PSU they use in a lot of them and that theyve selected for mine is a Kolink Classic Power 600W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply. Never heard of them before, From what i can gather theyre German built not chineese junk, But ive also got my concerns having never heard of them. The PC comes with 3 years warranty. So on one hand i doubt theyd use them if they had a lot ot issues as its just gonna cost them in time and money for fixing machines... Does anyone know of these and should it be safe enough to not kill my PC?... Id upgrade it to another but 1) Im maxed out on what i can spend and 2) like it seems like almost every PSU is out of stock atm the only others they have in like corsair are overly expensive any way more than i need. I did find a be quiet pure power 11 600w 80plus gold that i may be able to swing if itd really make a difference. or would the Kolink be fine? 0 experience with them, Ive found a couple of reviews on google that seem positive but 7 reviews isnt a lot of info...
Not sure if it really makes any difference but im going of a Ryzen 3700x with a 2070 SUPER.

Joxeon · 2 Jul 2020 at 18:45

Personally I would want to go with a decent gold unit with a 7-10 year warranty as a good quality psu will likely see you through 2-3 builds. Worth the investment imo.

foster grant · 2 Jul 2020 at 18:45

I personally wouldnt use a Kolink PSU, ask them to change it out

, I would go for something from SeaSonic or Superflower.

Nathan9505 · 2 Jul 2020 at 18:46

Joxeon said:
Personally I would want to go with a decent gold unit with a 7-10 year warranty as a good quality psu will likely see you through 2-3 builds. Worth the investment imo.

Would this one be safe for like a year or so? also would it be okay wattage wise?
2070 Super
3700x
2x8GB
512GB SSD
2TB HDD
ATX motherboard

Nathan9505 · 2 Jul 2020 at 18:46

foster grant said:
I personally wouldnt use a Kolink PSU, ask them to change it out

They dont have a lot in stock at the moment

let alone at a price point i can afford

chippy08 · 2 Jul 2020 at 18:47

Im sure pastymuncher will be along shortly to give his advice on kolink

Nathan9505 · 2 Jul 2020 at 18:48

chippy08 said:
Im sure pastymuncher will be along shortly to give his advice on kolink

Is that bad news I take it?

foster grant · 2 Jul 2020 at 18:48

Nathan9505 said:
They dont have a lot in stock at the moment let alone at a price point i can afford

Ok all I can say to you is dont go cheap on PSUs

Nathan9505 · 2 Jul 2020 at 18:52

foster grant said:
Ok all I can say to you is dont go cheap on PSUs

Would This be a better alternative?

SYSTEM POWER 9 700W 80 PLUS BRONZE POWER SUPPLY

chippy08 · 2 Jul 2020 at 18:54

Nathan9505 said:
Is that bad news I take it?

He will tell you straight if he thinks its crap you can search his posts on kolink psu. Why not build your self once kids are in bed. People still have issues with pre built computers from overclockers.

BUDFORCE · 2 Jul 2020 at 19:08

Never skimp on a power supply.

Gray2233 · 2 Jul 2020 at 19:15

Nathan9505 said:
Would This be a better alternative?
SYSTEM POWER 9 700W 80 PLUS BRONZE POWER SUPPLY

Spend the £20 extra on the following:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Phanteks AMP 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £96.95

Total: £96.95 (includes shipping: £0.00)

Seasonic internals and a 10 year warranty.

BUDFORCE · 2 Jul 2020 at 19:32

Gray2233 said:
Spend the £20 extra on the following:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Phanteks AMP 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £96.95

Total: £96.95 (includes shipping: £0.00)

Seasonic internals and a 10 year warranty.

No brainer.

Nathan9505 · 2 Jul 2020 at 19:36

BUDFORCE said:
No brainer.

Would the be quiet not be good enough?

Gray2233 · 2 Jul 2020 at 19:44

Nathan9505 said:
Would the be quiet not be good enough?

The Phanteks AMP is a much better supply and as stated has a 10 year warranty vs the 3 of the Be Quiet.

The last thing you skimp on is your PSU, it's the most important part in your PC. If you can spend what is likely over a grand on a new rig you can afford another £20 on a substantially better PSU.

I'd also verify which motherboard they intend to use, OCUK have used low end (poor VRM) boards such as the Gigabyte B450 DS3H in some of their prebuilds.

You'd be better off giving us your maximum budget and getting a part list, OCUK will build whatever list you take to them for a fee.

Nathan9505 · 2 Jul 2020 at 19:57

Gray2233 said:
The Phanteks AMP is a much better supply and as stated has a 10 year warranty vs the 3 of the Be Quiet.

The last thing you skimp on is your PSU, it's the most important part in your PC. If you can spend what is likely over a grand on a new rig you can afford another £20 on a substantially better PSU.

I'd also verify which motherboard they intend to use, OCUK have used low end (poor VRM) boards such as the Gigabyte B450 DS3H in some of their prebuilds.

You'd be better off giving us your maximum budget and getting a part list, OCUK will build whatever list you take to them for a fee.

My max budet is £1450. If you can come up with a better part list with whats in stock thats fine by me

dont wanna go below a 2070 Super tho

Gray2233 · 2 Jul 2020 at 20:44

Nathan9505 said:
My max budet is £1450. If you can come up with a better part list with whats in stock thats fine by me dont wanna go below a 2070 Super tho

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Phanteks AMP 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £96.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Predator 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3333MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX433C16PB3K2/16)= £82.99
1 x Aerocool Aero One Mini Eclipse ARGB Micro- ATX Case - Black Tempered Glass= £49.99
1 x Inno3D GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Gaming OC 8192MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £479.99
1 x WD Blue SN550 1TB NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)= £134.99
1 x AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £299.99
1 x MSI B450M Mortar MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 mATX Motherboard= £99.95

Total: £1,244.85 (includes shipping: £0.00)

It could be worth going for a B550 if you feel you need the features, but there's not many options in stock right now.

You would need to install Windows 10 yourself, but that's very easily done with a USB stick.

If you feel you need more storage you can get a 2TB HDD for around £50 from OC.

I imagine the build fee will be around £100-150, but you'll need to contact OCUK customer support to get the exacts.

Nathan9505 · 3 Jul 2020 at 11:17

BUDFORCE said:
No brainer.

Saws sense mate. Gone for the Phanteks, offset the cost a bit by downgrading to a 1TB HDD, dont really need to i have a bunch of HDD's anyway XD

Vince · 3 Jul 2020 at 11:30

Depends what Kolink it is. I am not sure on the Classic Power line but do have a continuum 850 platinum that I have as a spare and is currently in use in the wifes machine after being removed from a miner. That PSU is actually a very decent unit. It doesn't hold a candle to the seasonic platinums in my other machines but it hasn't caused me any issues at all either.

Gray2233 · 3 Jul 2020 at 11:36

Vince said:
Depends what Kolink it is. I am not sure on the Classic Power line but do have a continuum 850 platinum that I have as a spare and is currently in use in the wifes machine after being removed from a miner. That PSU is actually a very decent unit. It doesn't hold a candle to the seasonic platinums in my other machines but it hasn't caused me any issues at all either.

The Continuum is a decent supply if you can get it on heavy discount, I'd have a problem buying a platinum rated unit that only has a 5 year warranty however. Even mid range Seasonic's and similar have 7-10 years minimum, I'd rather go with the company that has faith in it's product. The PSU in the OP's system would have been one of their cheapo bronze junk units, they're pretty common in prebuilds.