Cougar GEX X2 850W PSU Review

Epilogue

The GEX X2 850W achieves decent performance but doesn’t fare as well as the GEX X2 1000W in the respective category. I noticed the high deviation at 12V load regulation between the units mentioned above, which affects, to a degree, overall performance. Moreover, the GEX X2 850’s price is close to competing units, including the Thermaltake GF3 850W, but the latter achieves slightly lower overall performance and is noisier, too. A more extended warranty supports the GF3 850, ten years instead of seven, that Cougar provides to its X2 models. Still, you cannot call short any warranty exceeding five years!

It is always good to see more ATX v3.0 platforms from other OEMs than the usual ones. XHY has potential, and I would like to see more designs from this OEM. Moreover, it is an intelligent move from Cougar to utilize other OEMs and not stick to HEC, which is its mother company. HEC is highly experienced in budget and mid-end platforms but still cannot compete in high-end designs OEMs like Seasonic, CWT, and Great Wall.

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