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.

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

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?

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

Nathan9505 · 2 Jul 2020 at 19:36

BUDFORCE said:
No brainer.

Would the be quiet not be good enough?

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

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