Monday, April 5th 2021

Cougar Rolls Out VTE X2 ARGB Power Supply Series

Cougar today rolled out the VTE X2 ARGB line of mid-range power supplies targeted at e-Sports gaming PC builds, particularly those who value a lot of RGB bling in their PCs. This PSU is characterized by a 120 mm addressable RGB LED-illuminated fan, and an ARGB-illuminated Cougar logo along one of the sides (the other having the power distribution and regulatory stickers). The PSU features an internal ARGB controller, and a button near the AC receptacle lets you cycle between presets. You can also sync the PSU to your build's lighting through a 3-pin ARGB connector.

The Cougar VTE X2 ARGB comes in 550 W, 650 W, and 750 W capacities, and offers fixed cabling. Under the hood, you get a single +12 V rail design with 80 Plus Bronze efficiency, up to 99% power factor, Japanese standby capacitors, DC-to-DC switching, and most common electrical protections. All three models come with one 4+4 pin EPS connector. The 550 W and 650 W models include two 6+2 pin PCIe power connectors, while the 750 W model comes with four. The 550 W model comes with five SATA power connectors, while the others have eight. The company didn't reveal pricing.
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9 Comments on Cougar Rolls Out VTE X2 ARGB Power Supply Series

#1
Caring1
Chuck some RGB in a basic model and suddenly it's mid range now. :kookoo:
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#2
DeathtoGnomes
Caring1Chuck some RGB in a basic model and suddenly it's mid range now. :kookoo:
hey now be nice :p , that RGB adds at least $25 to the base price tag!

#sayNO2RGB
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#3
ixi
"VTE X2 ARGB line of mid-range power supplies targeted at e-Sports gaming PC builds"

Because of words RGB and e-sports gaming it will cost around 80euro.... how about - no!
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Mussels
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These are gunna be great at helping me sell 4000 series intels with GT 770's as esports gaming systems
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#5
LTUGamer
PSU is set of capacitors, transformers, coils, controllers, diodes and other electronics. There is no way how it could be "designed for esports". Oh wait, they added RGB fan...

In Europe midrage non moldular 600W PSUs (80+ Bronze, DC-DC, such as Chieftec Proton or SilentiumPC Vero L2) cost about 50 - 60 euro. It they will ask more it wouldn't be worth to buy it.
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#6
jboydgolfer
i dont know about how others install their PSU's, but in all but one of the cases i have owned, the PSU fan (if installed properly) should point down , towards the PSU fan filter.....which begs the question, who is that RGB fan for??? spiders? mice? :wtf:
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Mussels
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jboydgolferi dont know about how others install their PSU's, but in all but one of the cases i have owned, the PSU fan (if installed properly) should point down , towards the PSU fan filter.....which begs the question, who is that RGB fan for??? spiders? mice? :wtf:
you.... you've never seen a case with the PSU at the top?
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#8
Caring1
jboydgolferi dont know about how others install their PSU's, but in all but one of the cases i have owned, the PSU fan (if installed properly) should point down , towards the PSU fan filter.....which begs the question, who is that RGB fan for??? spiders? mice? :wtf:
I know right.
I've seen some iTX cases that are a total fail in that they have the PSU fan directly over the CPU cooler fighting for the same air, and the cases are solid cubes with little airflow. :slap:
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Mussels
Freshwater Moderator
Caring1I know right.
I've seen some iTX cases that are a total fail in that they have the PSU fan directly over the CPU cooler fighting for the same air, and the cases are solid cubes with little airflow. :slap:
because... the ATX standard has the PSU fan as the primary exhaust?
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