Review: Cougar CMX 700w Power Supply

Posted by Ed Smith

Monday, 17 October 2011 09:59

Article Index
Review: Cougar CMX 700w Power Supply
The Box, The Features, The PSU
Testing Procedures and Results
Dissection, Component Specs
Verdict and Conclusion

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Introduction

A while ago HEC very kindly sent me a stack of power supplies to review, we've already seen the excellent little Rasurbo 350w unit, and the much juicier Cougar SX 550w unit. Today we're looking at their Cougar CMX 700w unit. The CMX series is an older design than the SX, it uses the standard group regulated design for 12v/5v/3.3v rather than the SX's all-12v then DC-DC regulation setup.

What does that mean? Slightly lower efficiency, and it can't quite put out it's entire 700w rating on the 12v line. It manages 650w on the 12v though, so it's not far from it!

HEC power supplies are designed and built by HEC themselves, a rather refreshing change from the standard operation of designed by company X, manufactured by company X or maybe Y, and then sold by company Z. I like it.

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HEC has this to say about themselves on their website:

"Founded in 1979, HEC Group is today a leading global manufacturer and designer of PC Case, Power Supplies, Rackmount Chassis & Adapters, serving customers around the world.

In addition to our headquarters in Taiwan, HEC Group has a manufacturing facility in China and an established network of branch offices in USA, Germany, UK, Japan, China and Spain. This combination enables us to provide our customers with competitive manufacturing costs and the most efficient and immediate service worldwide.

Our world class engineering and design expertise, helps us deliver a total solution to first-tier system integrators. Today, our R&D team continues to evolve and refine our technologies, constantly improving performance levels, and simultaneously reducing manufacturing costs."

Next up, opening the box!