Testseek.com have collected 21 expert reviews of the Cougar PowerX 550W and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Cougar PowerX 550W.
September 2013
(79%)
21 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Good price/performance ratio, Has no problem operating at high ambient, Fine ripple suppression, Good voltage regulation (excellent at 5V), Compact dimensions, Nice looks
Performance of the 3.3V rail on Advanced Transient Response Tests, Lower than 16 ms hold-up time, Found only one Japanese cap (The box has a reference to lots of them), Spotted some “intrusive” solder joints on its internals, The colored finish of the cas
After a quick look, the MSRP of the PowerX-550 looks rather high for a non-modular Bronze unit with a capacity of 550 W, but I was, after I finished all the tests and had the necessary data to make the performance-per-dollar chart, surprised to see the...
Published: 2013-02-21, Author: Michał , review by: pcfoster.pl
Wysoka sprawność, Stabilne napięcia, Cicha praca nawet w stresie, Wystarczająca długość kabli, Liczne zabezpieczenia, 3 lata gwarancji
Jeden japoński kondensator, Średnia jakość lutowań
Nowa jednostka firmy Cougar to połączenie nietypowego designu z dużą wydajnością. PSU oferuje wysoką sprawność potwierdzoną brązowym certyfikatem 80Plus, podwójną linię 12V oraz typowe zabezpieczenia (OCP, SCP, OVP, UVP, OPP, OTP). Co więcej na jego pokła...
excellent ripple suppression, very good voltage regulation, doesn't mind heavy crossloading in either direction, very good looking, shallow depth,
sleeve bearing fan makes me wonder about its potential lifetime, only one Japanese capacitor,
Though marred by some pretty obvious build quality issues, this here Cougar somehow manages to rise above and deliver some pretty impressive performance numbers. Ripple suppression was outstanding, regulation was well above average for any unit let alo...
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...
I love the color. I really do. When I first saw the box I said “No way…”, then I opened it and said “zomg”, pulled the unit out of the bubblewrap and said “YES!”. Why do I love it? I don't know, deal with it. The performance is solid for the MSRP of $6...
Published: 2013-01-13, Author: George , review by: hitechlegion.com
This is our first look at a Cougar PSU, and I can say that it definitely made an impression. I'm not just referring to the orange color scheme, either…which is actually much more of a reddish copper, and more palatable than one would initially think. Th...
Metallic red finish, great price, good performance
Paint finish easily scratches, only one Japanese capacitor
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Published: 2013-01-08, Author: Tony , review by: proclockers.com
One may say that 550 watts is not enough power to push anything. This can't be far enough from the truth. A good quality PSU like the Cougar PowerX 550 did a great job of handling out Intel 3930k with Nvidia GTX 560 Ti 448 with no problems. It was even te...
Starting with the build quality and design of the PowerX 550w we have a unit which is very clearly aimed at providing a low cost solution. That can be seen from the minimal packing inside the box, through the reasonably basic chassis to the components use...
