Power Supply Kolink SFX-350

Phuncz

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I wasn't familiar with them either, it seems to be a budget brand mainly distributed in Germany:

Kolink SFX-250 80 Plus Bronze Netzteil - 250 Watt - € 35,-
Kolink SFX-350 80 Plus Bronze Netzteil - 350 Watt - € 40,-
Kolink SFX-450 80 Plus Bronze Netzteil - 450 Watt - € 45,-

Over here, quality brands that are locally distributed, the only one I can think of is BeQuiet: http://www.bequiet.com/en/powersupply
The Sharkoon PSU I have is also well-regarded but to put it in Tony Ou's words: they are riding on the back of Silverstone's design improvements (on the OEM's design). Generally Sharkoon isn't regarded as a quality brand though.
 
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jeshikat

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Some internal pics here: http://www.jonnyguru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13639

And it's a Sirfa/High Power unit, so that means they have at least 4 different SFX/SFX-L platforms:
  • Entry level 250-450W SFX one used in the Kolink, Chieftec, and the SilverStone ST30SF v2 and ST45SF v3
  • High-end SFX in the upcoming SX500-G and SX650-G
  • Mid-range SFX-L in the SX500-LG and several other units
  • High-end SFX-L in the SX700-LPT
 
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adisega

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At the jonnyguru link, they say "the results of the Chieftec are little bit worse as from the Kolink".
I have the Chieftec they are talking about, the SFX-350BS, and it is great. Cheap yet efficient, quiet yet cool, stable (no problems whatsoever for the past few years). It's currently powering an i3-6100 on a Gigabyte GA-B150N Phoenix, 16GB RAM, 500GB M.2 Samsung, and an EVGA 1060 3GB. During maxed out FULL HD gaming (Witcher 3, Call of Duty Black Ops 3, GTA V so far) the system draws 130-150W from the wall. As you can read on the russian review linked from jonnyguru, in this range the PSU is above 90% efficiency and as quiet as a mouse. What more could I ask for? And as I have accidentally found out a few day ago, there seems to be a more powerfull version, too:
http://www.chieftec.eu/en/psus/smart-series/sfx-450bs.html

Anyway, if Chieftec's results are a little bit worse than Kolink's, I see no reason not to buy the Kolink PSU... for the right hardware, obviously.
 

veryrarium

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So Kolink recently released a 350W SFX unit that's 230V only, review here: http://www.tweakpc.de/hardware/tests/netzteile/kolink_sfx-350/s01.php

I'm not familiar with Kolink, are they considered a reputable brand in Europe?

I've always understood Kolink as a Taiwanese heatsink company responsible for OEM manufacturing of Noctua products, but I don't know if these SFX units are by the same company or by a different company with the same name. Noctua's U9 tower cooler for instance was originally sold by Kolink.

ETA: Here is a Kolink reference on the Noctua site:
http://noctua.at/en/rascom-kolink
 

jeshikat

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Kolink.hu is the site for these power supplies and it looks to be some kind of house brand for Caseking.

So I'm not sure what the relationship is to Kolink.com.tw if any.
 

adisega

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I have just ordered one, because I have found an answer to my question: What more could I ask for? BLACK PAINT :D
Yeah. I'm that shallow :) I want to have fun with the black and white twins :p
Ok, maybe not simultaneously, but I can reuse the black enclosure in case one of them dies :)