The MONTECH BETA 2 850W PSU arrived sealed in plastic, good protection against natural elements. To box itself is pretty aesthetic for bronze-rated PSU – fully printed packaging unlike those of the SAMA and ENERMAX units we’ve reviewed that had very minimal printing. Nevertheless, it sure looks fancy looking at the packaging alone.
The PSU is protected by bubble wrap. The PSU comes with a power cord, our sample included an EU plug, a bag of screws, cable ties, and a user guide.
Cables
Having a non-modular cable design, the BETA 2 can be challenging to manage but it does look aesthetic with its embossed cable design.
The 12V-2x6 connector on the BETA 2 850W is rated for 450W, same with the SAMA B850 PSU.
The MONTECH BETA 2 850W ATX 3.1 power supply unit comes with the following cables:
1x 24Pin Motherboard ATX (mm)
1x 8Pin + 8Pin (4+4Pin) EPS (mm)
1x 16Pin PCIe 5.1 12V-2x6 (mm)
2x 8Pin + 8Pin (6+2Pin) PCIe (mm)
2x 3xSATA (mm)
1x 4xMOLEX (mm)
1x 8Pin + 8Pin (4+4Pin) EPS (mm)
1x 16Pin PCIe 5.1 12V-2x6 (mm)
2x 8Pin + 8Pin (6+2Pin) PCIe (mm)
2x 3xSATA (mm)
1x 4xMOLEX (mm)
Similar to the SAMA B850, the BETA 2 850W utilises a single EPS cable in a pigtail configuration, providing dual 8-pin (4+4) connectors from one cable. This allows compatibility with motherboards requiring two 8-pin CPU power inputs, though both connectors share the same cable run.
For graphics support, the BETA 2 850W includes two PCIe cables, each configured in a dual 6+2-pin pigtail layout. This effectively provides up to four 8-pin PCIe connectors, offering broader compatibility with high-power graphics cards alongside the native 12V-2x6 connector.
