Is Cougar VTX 500W good?

Daniel_418 · May 9, 2017

I wanted to know if this PSU was good or not, literally cannot find anything on it, i found it for just 56 euro and it fits my budget pretty much perfectly, I found a thread on here that says one of the cougar PSU's are tier 2, so my guess is they have a good history, but i could be wrong, Thanks.

MnMWizard · May 9, 2017

It's probably not going to explode or anything, but most of the PSUs from this list:
https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/search?q=psu&sort=new&restrict_sr=on&t=all
are better and possibly cheaper if you can find a deal for one that ships to where you live.

Daniel_418 · May 9, 2017

MnMWizard :

I would buy it online but honestly i'd rather not go through the hassle, not to mention i have 40 euros in real life right now that i can put towards it, as the store i found will let me do a deposit online and the rest of the 40 euros in cash. Any power supplies you can recommend from here at around 50-100 euro? (more on the ~80ish euro side) http://www.simarksupplies.com/Product.aspx/Category/C34-Power-Supplies

MnMWizard · May 9, 2017

Out of those it's a tough choice, but I'd probably say the Corsair 650W: http://www.simarksupplies.com/ShowProduct.aspx/Product/P17819-Corsair-650W-VS650/Category/C34-Power-Supplies
It's one of the lower quality units from Corsair, but since it's only a little higher and has more wattage and is from a more reputable brand, I'd pick it.

Daniel_418 · May 9, 2017

MnMWizard :

Good to know, i'll be sure to pick it up as soon as i get the money together, (probably somewhere next month) I just thought it wasn't really a good idea to get a VS series or CX series, especially considering they just re-brand them not manufacture them, Can't imagine it would go bad, better then my crappy Ez-Cool PSU i have now, hahaha

MnMWizard · May 9, 2017

Ya probably, what are the specs for the rest of your PC?

Daniel_418 · May 9, 2017

MnMWizard :

I just got a 750 ti 2gb, ddr3 1333mhz 8gb ram, h61m hvs asrock mobo, old 250gb hdd (getting a 250gb 840 evo soon) i3 2100 @ 3.1ghz, generic case and and a decent cheap aftermarket cpu cooler, no case fans, and the psu is ezcool 450w
-i'm also getting a gtx 1070 and an i5 3570 very soon tho

Daniel_418 · May 10, 2017

MnMWizard :

I can't help but think that PSU just isn't really worth the money, apparently it's made with low quality Chinese capacitors and fans, The be quiet system power 8 600w is like 5 euros more and i believe it's a tier 3 after some research and is high quality, probably going to go with that, after all i can upgrade down the road, i only need this thing to put up with an old i3 and a 750 ti for like a year

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