The LX600 definitely doesn't offer ground-breaking performance, but given its fair price, it manages to achieve a high performance-per-dollar score. Given its overall performance, which focuses on the +12V rail, the rail that matters the most, and its fully modular cabling design, very compact dimensions, and silent operation under normal operating conditions, I believe it to be a good alternative to Corsair's CX600M unit. The only downside is that you won't find it to be readily available in the US. Cougar is a German company, so its products are widely available in Europe, through such large online shops as Caseking.de and Overclockers.co.uk. However, at the time of review, I couldn't find the LX unit on Amazon or Newegg.

Cougar equipped this unit with a high quality fan that has a lifetime of up to 150,000 hours, and it is accompanied by a properly tuned profile that keeps noise output low. However, there are the poor cap choices in the secondary side, since the Teapo SC series has a lifetime of 1,000-3,000 hours depending on how big the cap is. Truth be told, though, you usually get Chinese caps in such budget units, which even makes Teapo SCs a better choice than is the norm. My strong objection is the cap choice in the APFC converter - it is a low quality CapXon cap rated at only 85 °C. HEC should use a quality Japanese cap or a good Teapo bulk cap with a 105 °C rating here instead. I would definitely prefer it if the fully modular cabling design or flat and all-black cables were sacrificed in order to equip this PSU with better caps, which are essential to all electronic devices, especially PSUs.

To wrap up, the LX600 is quiet and has a well-performing +12V rail. Its hold-up time is decent as well, and while it might not quite satisfy the ATX specification's requirements, a hold-up time of 17 ms or longer with a properly tuned Power Good signal is well nigh impossible to find in a Bronze-certified unit with such a price tag. A better cap choice, which would have increased its price, and the addition of Over Temperature Protection would hugely improve the LX600. However, the LX600 is still a decent PSU for anyone on a tight budget looking for some of those extras, like a fully modular cables, an HDB fan, and a silent operation along with a compact footprint. If you want higher efficiency and better caps, you will have to spend more - it really is as simple as that. Another interesting aspect of this unit is that it is supported by a 5-year warranty in the EU, which makes it much more appealing than its competition. In regions with 115VAC, though, including the US, the warranty is set at three years only.