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The Cougar PowerX 550W power supply obviously is a product designed to entice users into upgrading from a cheap unit of unknown (and, usually, extremely poor) quality to one of acceptable quality and performance standards. Considering that the MSRP of the power supply is just $69.99 and that the actual retail price usually is quite lower than the MSRP, the PowerX 550W might actually be a very good deal for casual users and gamers on a very tight budget. On the other hand however, the saying "you get what you pay for" fits perfectly in this case...
With some stand out styling and a low price point the PowerX 550w PSU looks to offer bronze level efficiency for those looking to build a gaming system, possibly with multiple low-mid range GPUs.
Today I have Cougar's 550W PowerX power supply on the bench. The PowerX is a 550W power supply with a unique orange coloured chassis, 80PLUS Bronze certification, and a price tag that's well within reach of all potential buyers.
Cougar's budget level power supply looks amazing and performs well for such a low cost unit. Let's dive in and take a close look at it now
Cougar aren't exactly the first brand name you think of when we mention power supplies. Cougar have made a name for themselves with some uniquely styled cases and fans at affordable price points but their involvement in the power supply market is certainly something relatively new. Cougar's Power X 550W power supply that we have with us today is one of these brand new power supplies from Cougar. Like a lot of companies selling power supplies Cougar are not actively involved in producing these power supplies as they are produced by HEC/Compucase. That said Cougar are one of the few brands that I know of who actually bring HEC/Compucase OEM power supplies to market (most use Seasonic, FSP, etc) so I am very interested to have a look at this power supply, so without any further ado let us do exactly that!
Der Name COUGAR dürfte den Meisten noch nicht sehr geläufig sein. Der Grund dafür dürfte sein, dass sich die Marke COUGAR erst seit Kurzem von der Firma HEC COMPUCASE auf den Markt gebracht wurde. HEC wurde 1979 gegründet und ist heute eine der führenden Firmen in der Entwicklung und Herstellung von PC-Gehäusen, Netzteilen und Industriegehäusen. Mit Cougar hat HEC nun auch Netzteile/PC-Gehäuse herausgebracht, die im Consumerbereich ihren Platz finden dürften. Besonders natürlich auch für diejenigen, die optisch etwas Schönes haben wollen. In unserem Bericht haben wir das COUGAR Power 550Watt unter die Lupe genommen.
We take our first look at a Cougar power supply and find out they've got what it takes to compete with the leaders in the power supply market.
My first real introduction to Cougar was with the review of their PowerX power supply a little over a month ago. The PowerX was a great 80PLUS Bronze power supply that offered good performance and quiet operation for those not wanting to break the bank on the price tag. Anxious to see what Cougar had to offer in the higher end market, today I have their GX-S power supply on the bench. The GX-S series offers a trio of 80PLUS Gold certified models for those who don't necessarily need the extremely high wattages offered by Cougar's other 80PLUS Gold series, the GX series.
Cougar has released a power supply series with the 80 Plus Gold certification, called GX-S, with 400 W, 500 W, and 600 W models. They have two +12 V rails and don't come with a modular cabling system. Let's see if the 500 W version, also known as "CGR G2-500," is worth buying.
Mit der GX-Serie will Cougar den Anschluss an Enermax und Seasonic wahren, die
erst vor kurzem neue High-End Modelle auf den Markt gebracht haben. In unserem
ersten Netzteiltest seit Jahren klären wir anhand des 600 Watt starken Cougar
GX G600, in wie fern dieses hoch gesteckte Ziel am Ende des Tages erreicht
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