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ASUS TUF Gaming 850W Gold vs Cougar GLE 1200W: Comparison

ASUS TUF Gaming 850W Gold and Cougar GLE 1200W separate most on wattage: ASUS TUF Gaming 850W Gold at 850 W, Cougar GLE 1200W at 1200 W, 29% in favour of Cougar GLE 1200W. They match on 7 other specifications, including 80 plus rating, form factor and eps 8-pin connectors.

Specs

Specification
ASUS TUF Gaming 850W Gold (850W/80+ Gold/Fully Modular/ATX 3.0/Military-Grade Components)
ASUS TUF Gaming 850W Gold
Cougar GLE 1200W (1200W/80+ Gold/ATX 3.1/Fully Modular/Compact 150mm)
Cougar GLE 1200W
BrandASUSCougar
Wattage850 W-29%1200 W
80 PLUS RatingGoldGold
ATX StandardATX 3.0ATX 3.1
Form FactorATXATX
+12V Rail Amperage70.8 A100 A
Connector Count1x 24/20-pin ATX, 2x EPS 4+4-pin, 1x PCIe 16-pin, 3x PCIe 8-pin, 5x SATA, 4x Peripheral1x 24-pin (20+4) ATX, 2x EPS 8-pin (4+4), 12x SATA, 4x Molex; 1x 12V-2x6 + 6x PCIe 6+2-pin, or 2x 12V-2x6 + 4x PCIe 6+2-pin depending on unit
EPS 8-pin Connectors22
SATA Connectors512
Molex Connectors44
Cable LengthsMB 610mm, CPU 650mm, PCIe 16-pin 675mm, SATA 400+120mm & 400+120+120mm, Peripheral 400+150+150+150mm12V-2x6 650mm
Length150 mm150 mm
ModularityFully ModularFully Modular
ProtectionsOPP, OVP, UVP, SCP, OCP, OTPOCP, OVP, SCP, OTP, OPP, UVP
ModelTUF-GAMING-850GGLE 1200
Dimensions150 x 150 x 86 mm150 x 150 x 86 mm
Source URLhttps://www.asus.com/us/motherboards-components/power-supply-units/tuf-gaming/tuf-gaming-850g/techspec/https://cougargaming.com/us/products/psus/gle-1000-1200/

Price comparison

RetailerASUS TUF Gaming 850W GoldCougar GLE 1200W
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Verdict

Cougar GLE 1200W

6.8 / 10 Expert Rating

Solid paper specs and a genuinely compact 1200W Gold ATX 3.1 unit, but Cougar has zero track record with us and several spec details (MTBF, exact connector counts, official warranty term) aren't consistently published yet.

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