Cougar's CMD Digital Power Supply Sports a Built-In Case Fan Controller

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Not your average PSU

Show of hands, how many of you are rocking a Cougar brand power supply? Or Cougar brand anything? Now put your hands down if you don't live in the U.S. We suspect there aren't that many left in the air, and that's something the German company is hoping to change through intriguing product releases. Cougar's newest item up for grabs is its CMD Digital Power Supply, and it's unique in a few different ways.
The first is obvious -- it's a digital PSU, which puts it in select category. What that essentially means is there's a level of interaction, as you can not only monitor but control various aspects of the PSU through software. That includes all voltage levels.
A built-in fan controller is probably the most unique thing about the CMD. There are two 3-pin fan connectors integrated into the back of the PSU. It's intended for case fans, two of which you can monitor and control through Cougar's UIX software.
Above the fan ports is a port for the included TSR sensor. You can place it anywhere in your system for additional temp monitoring.

Fancy features aside, the CMD line is available in 500W and 600W models, both with single +12V rails (40A on the 500W, 49A on the 600W). These are modular units with three 4-pin peripheral connectors, 5 (500W) or 6 (600W) SATA connectors, two PCI-E 8 (6+2) pin connectors, a single 24 (20+4) pin main connectors, and a single 8 (4+4) pin CPU connector.
Cougar says the CMD Digital PSU line will be available next month. No word yet on price.
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