** KOLINK CORE RGB 80+ POWER SUPPLIES NOW AVAILABLE **

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Available for order today, we have the new Kolink Core RGB 80+ Power Supply units in 500W, 600W and 700W versions. These come with an ARGB side panel featuring serveral modes and effects, which can also be connected to a 3-Pin 5V compatible ARGB motherboard such as Asus Aura. In addition, the cables have been changed to flat black versions. There's also a reusuable alternative design sticker that can be added to the ARGB side plate if you prefer.

Stock is available for order today!


Kolink Core RGB Series 500W 80 Plus Certified RGB Power Supply @ £39.95 inc VAT



80 Plus certified 500 Watt PSU, ARGB side panel, LED effects adjust by built button or standard 3-pin connector, alternate stickers for adjusting RGB design, colourful packaging



Only £39.95 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW



Kolink Core RGB Series 600W 80 Plus Certified RGB Power Supply @ £44.99 inc VAT



80 Plus certified 600 Watt PSU, ARGB side panel, LED effects adjust by built button or standard 3-pin connector, alternate stickers for adjusting RGB design, Flat black cables



Only £44.99 inc VAT.

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Kolink Core RGB Series 700W 80 Plus Certified RGB Power Supply @ £49.99 inc VAT



80 Plus certified 700 Watt PSU, ARGB side panel, LED effects adjust by built button or standard 3-pin connector, alternate stickers for adjusting RGB design, flat black cables



Only £49.99 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW
 
It's sad that people are excited by RGB these days. Forget the RGB, all it's done is bump the prices up. They still only have the basic 80+ rating so not even bronze. In these days of increased efficiency it's a rating that shouldn't even exist in my opinion. They also still have weak 12v rails so everybody needs to ignore the headline 500/600/700w and pay attention to the 12v rail output. The 500w only has 396w on the 12v rail and a recommendation not to exceed 400w total power 24/7. The 600w only has 480w on it's 12v rail and a recommendation not to exceed 500w total power 24/7. The 700w only has 576w on it's 12v rail and a recommendation not to exceed 600w total power 24/7. They seem to be the same poor quality Core series psu's with cheap and nasty internals with added RGB. Why would you add RGB to a psu series that has no right to be anywhere near a gaming pc apart from to lure people in who don't know any better? That's a terrible practice.
 
Gimpymoo said:
Not on budget cases most of the time.

This is a budget PSU which will be going in a budget case.
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Will it though? People will see 500/600/700w psu with RGB at what appears to be a bargain price, look no further and buy it. Next they stick it in their gaming computer and wonder why it doesn't work. Sadly people still see the psu as a place to save money so this does happen all too often. RGB psu's are aimed at gamers. Why would anyone stick a RGB psu in a office or general purpose pc? There is nothing in the description to say they are not suitable for high end pc's. In fact the description is highly misleading as it states, "The Kolink Core series are a range of high quality power supplies that offer great value for money" when in fact they are anything but high quality. AtaRo on here took a Core series psu and load tested it and took the cover off to show the innards and it had very low quality internals and the 3.3v and 5v rails went out of spec from 50% load onwards. It only hit 80% efficiency at 20% load as well. At it's full combined load of 500w it was pulling 656w at the wall giving a efficiency of 74%. These psu's are garbage and like Chaos666 says, if you are really tight on the budget you shouldn't be wasting money on a RGB psu but looking for one that at least has some quality to it. Presumeably they have the same 2 year warranty that the non-RGB version has which says a lot about the quality, or lack of.
 
pastymuncher said:
Will it though? People will see 500/600/700w psu with RGB at what appears to be a bargain price, look no further and buy it. Next they stick it in their gaming computer and wonder why it doesn't work. Sadly people still see the psu as a place to save money so this does happen all too often. RGB psu's are aimed at gamers. Why would anyone stick a RGB psu in a office or general purpose pc? There is nothing in the description to say they are not suitable for high end pc's. In fact the description is highly misleading as it states, "The Kolink Core series are a range of high quality power supplies that offer great value for money" when in fact they are anything but high quality. AtaRo on here took a Core series psu and load tested it and took the cover off to show the innards and it had very low quality internals and the 3.3v and 5v rails went out of spec from 50% load onwards. It only hit 80% efficiency at 20% load as well. At it's full combined load of 500w it was pulling 656w at the wall giving a efficiency of 74%. These psu's are garbage and like Chaos666 says, if you are really tight on the budget you shouldn't be wasting money on a RGB psu but looking for one that at least has some quality to it. Presumeably they have the same 2 year warranty that the non-RGB version has which says a lot about the quality, or lack of.
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box shot says 2 year warranty... also if you collect cardboard boxes one of the features is ....
  • colourful packaging :D
 
Spend the extra £10-20 on a Bitfenix Formula Gold if you're on a budget and buying from OCUK, they're vastly superior power supplies in literally every possible way.
 
Chaos666 said:
will people trust the brand though...
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I have used a lot of them (Kolink Core 400W and 500W) without any issues, maybe about 20 or 30. For mid-range builds, like a Ryzen 2600/RX570 type machine.

Though realistically I wouldn't trust a Kolink Core to safely or reliably deliver anything close to its rated wattage, but the same would be true of say a Corsair VS, Aerocool Integrator, or other low-tier branded supplies.

They're reasonable for what they are, decent low-end supplies that aren't a fire hazard.

Unlike brands like CIT or similar which are close in price to basic Kolink Core but way inferior.
 
Terrorfirmer said:
Though realistically I wouldn't trust a Kolink Core to safely or reliably deliver anything close to its rated wattage, but the same would be true of say a Corsair VS, Aerocool Integrator, or other low-tier branded supplies.
They're reasonable for what they are, decent low-end supplies that aren't a fire hazard.
Unlike brands like CIT or similar which are close in price to basic Kolink Core but way inferior.
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I agree.. but i actually used Aerocool Integrator 700W for some higher end builds (3700x 2070super) and all of them are fine
 
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