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Something was made wholly evident to me quite recently. In our not so long ago review of the XFX 8800 GTX XXX video card (probably the fastest video card on the planet right now), the power consumption levels had peaked at just a shade under 300 Watts. In fact, while I was performing the power consumption testing for that particular card, the entire system including the XXX had actually hit 300 Watts for about a second. Now if you consider that running two of these cards in SLI could draw ~450W Watts or more , a third XFX XXX for running physics, a huge honking RAID array, optical drives, fans, and an aggressively overclocked processor, it can be expected that your electrical bill is going to rise.

But not all of us have, can afford, or even want the greatest rig ever seen. Personally, I run with a AMD 4400+ dual core 64bit chip and a 7800GS AGP card (yes, AGP). It suits me quite well, as I am certain it would for most people. Simple and stable little systems like this don't need 700 hundred plus watts of unbridled power. What they do need is a steady stream of clean, reliable power. And that's why I'm anxious to start playing with the Corsair HX620W Modular Power Supply.

Undoubtedly, most every enthusiast out there is familiar with Corsair memory. In fact, it's a few slices of our Corsair TWIN2X1024-PC8500 memory that we use for motherboard reviews. This memory is great; we love using it for the low latencies and overclocking results it helps to provide. And speaking of Corsair, we've even had the opportunity to play around with the Corsair Nautilus 500 water cooling system. Very nice, and pretty quiet. 

As for power supplies, this would seem to be Corsairs first foray into the world of PC power delivery. Corsair is quite trusted for their products, and I hope the HX620W PSU doesn't disappoint.