Those familiar with overclocking will understand why it is important to use high-quality hardware components. While a typical computer system can often get away with an under rated power supply, generic memory and a low performance CPU cooler, those that are going to be overclocked certainly cannot make do with such average hardware. There are almost limitless options to choose from, should you venture into the land of after market computer parts. While there are quite a few good options out there to choose from, there are just as many that should be avoided.

There is a name that every overclocker will know and that is Corsair. For many years now Corsair has delivered the best overclocking hardware money can buy and their reputation is something they are very proud of. Initially Corsair was only known for their memory modules, which where geared strictly for performance. Today, Corsair offers a wide range of high-quality memory products from memory modules to flash drives. However, their product lines now extend well beyond just memory.

Back in the days of the early Pentium 4 and AthlonXP processors, overclocking was a lot more simplified in many ways. This was partly because power requirements were much lower and critical system components, such as the CPU and graphics card, generated significantly less heat. Computers these days require much more power and as a result operate at far greater temperatures, making overclocking a much trickier task than it once was. However, with the right combination of hardware, it is still very possible to achieve massive overclocking results.

Corsair knows all to well how vital the roll of various hardware components are in an overclocking situation. Since they are already the cream of the crop when it comes to memory modules, their next move was to solve the thermal issues overclocked systems encounter. They have done this to a certain degree with a number of water-cooling kits. The next step was to create a power supply that could match the might of their existing memory and cooling products. Well, that step has now been taken and the result is the Corsair CMPSU-620HX 620 watt power supply.