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be quiet! Pure Power 12 850W vs Cougar GLE 1200W: Comparison

be quiet! Pure Power 12 850W and Cougar GLE 1200W differ on connector count: be quiet! Pure Power 12 850W at 1x 24-pin ATX, 1x EPS 4+4, 1x EPS 8-pin, 1x 12V-2x6, 3x PCIe 6+2-pin, 6x SATA, 1x Molex, Cougar GLE 1200W at 1x 20+4-pin ATX, 2x EPS 4+4-pin, 12x SATA, PCIe 8-pin and 12V-2x6 cables included (retailer listings differ on exact PCIe/12V-2x6 counts for this SKU, see note below). They match on 4 other specifications, including 80 plus rating, atx standard and form factor.

Specs

Specification
be quiet! Pure Power 12 850W (850W/80+ Gold/Fully Modular/Established Brand Value)
be quiet! Pure Power 12 850W
Cougar GLE 1200W (1200W/80+ Gold/ATX 3.1/Fully Modular/Compact 150mm)
Cougar GLE 1200W
Brandbe quiet!Cougar
Wattage850 W-29%1200
80 PLUS RatingGoldGold
ATX StandardATX 3.1ATX 3.1
Form FactorATXATX
Connector Count1x 24-pin ATX, 1x EPS 4+4, 1x EPS 8-pin, 1x 12V-2x6, 3x PCIe 6+2-pin, 6x SATA, 1x Molex1x 20+4-pin ATX, 2x EPS 4+4-pin, 12x SATA, PCIe 8-pin and 12V-2x6 cables included (retailer listings differ on exact PCIe/12V-2x6 counts for this SKU, see note below)
Fan Size120 mm135
Fan Model / Bearing120mm rifle bearing, 4-pole motor135mm Hydro Dynamic Bearing (HDB) fan with integrated stabilizing ring
Length160 mm150
ColourBlackBlack
ModularityNon-ModularFully Modular
ProtectionsOTP, OCP, OPP, SCP, OVP, UVP, SIPOCP, OVP, SCP, OTP, OPP, UVP
ModelPure Power 12 850WGLE 1200

Price comparison

Retailerbe quiet! Pure Power 12 850WCougar GLE 1200W
Consumercarts listing

$94.99

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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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