OcUK Staff - What's the consensus on Kolink PSUs?

[Bishie]

I've noticed that many of the budget prebuilt PCs have a Kolink PSU, even systems that feature a GTX 1060. I'd wager that most members wouldn't recommend them, citing the usual alternatives such as EVGA, Seasonic, Super Flower etc.

I couldn't see OcUK using them if they weren't reliable, so what's the deal?

 

[Bishie]

We use Kolink heavily in our systems and they've proven to be more reliable than some of the Superflower, Corsair and BeQuiet models that we have used in the past and a lot more reliable than XFX that we used briefly last year.

I'm yet to experience anything that makes me doubt their quality and, since I know the guy who designs them and I know how much he knows about PSUs, I don't expect to either.

The reason why they are so competitively priced is because we've been able to cut out a couple of the middle men that usually take their cut on the more recognised retail brands.

I'm sure the higher tier PSUs are decent, but what about the entry level ones that are commonly included in budget prebuilts?

Cheers for the insight.