Corsair HX620W Power Supply

Rob Williams · 12-05-2006, 08:06 PM

Corsair knows their stuff when it comes to performance memory, but how about power supplies? Despite the fact that they are new to the PSU market, they prove that they are not newbies. After taking a look at their HX620W, we walk away impressed.

You can read the full review here, and discuss it here.

12-21-2007, 03:03 AM

Hey Robb its john here, i got a 650 corsair powersupply and plugged it all in same as any other powersupply but it wont even turn my computer over. How come? I have a P5N-E SLI motherboard dual core cpu. Thanks man hope to hear a reply on or even a reveiw on this psu.

Doomsday · 04-21-2009, 11:41 AM

nice review!(3 yrs late,lol!) well now i am definitley gonna go for the Corsair HX520. When i upgrade to a new GPU i.e! though i have heard some draw back bout Modular PSUs, 'The resistance of the modular interface reduces the performance of the power supply, because resistance causes voltages to drop.'

http://www.motherboards.org/articles...s/1488_11.html

now me confused!

Kougar · 04-21-2009, 07:01 PM

Your question is mostly a matter of preference. It's like audiophiles... they cannot stand listening to 256kps mp3s or even 320kbps mp3s in some cases, but for most people 320kbps is sufficient. In the case of power supplies, the same is true. It is BEST to have no breaks in the cable that modular connections impose as this does increase electrical resistence. But would this matter to the average person, not at all. It's a matter of being a purist... the benefits of modular cables are pretty large so my personal preference is a wash. But for a person that wants the absolute best, cleanest power they can give to their computer they would want a non-modular PSU. Just like an audiophile would want the best quality, lossless audio encoded file they could have for their music.

Doomsday · 04-22-2009, 10:32 AM

oh! well i am no purist or perfectionist type. Modular would be good, it will be much easier to do some cable management too!

12-05-2006, 08:06 PM	#1
Rob Williams Editor in Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 8,921	Corsair HX620W Power Supply Corsair knows their stuff when it comes to performance memory, but how about power supplies? Despite the fact that they are new to the PSU market, they prove that they are not newbies. After taking a look at their HX620W, we walk away impressed. You can read the full review here, and discuss it here. __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.20GHz, ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, OCZ 8GB PC2-6400, EVGA GTX 285 1024MB Seagate 500GB, 750GB & 1TB, Pioneer 22x ODD, Corsair 1000HX, Thermalright Ultra-120, CM Storm Sniper Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Ultrasone PRO 750, Gentoo Linux (KDE 4.3.2, 2.6.31 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter Profiles: Last.fm \| Xbox Live \| Steam

12-21-2007, 03:03 AM	#2
Belchinbeer Guest Poster Posts: n/a	xt650w corsair powersupply Hey Robb its john here, i got a 650 corsair powersupply and plugged it all in same as any other powersupply but it wont even turn my computer over. How come? I have a P5N-E SLI motherboard dual core cpu. Thanks man hope to hear a reply on or even a reveiw on this psu.

04-21-2009, 11:41 AM	#3
Doomsday Partition Master Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: KHI, PAK Posts: 351	nice review!(3 yrs late,lol!) well now i am definitley gonna go for the Corsair HX520. When i upgrade to a new GPU i.e! though i have heard some draw back bout Modular PSUs, 'The resistance of the modular interface reduces the performance of the power supply, because resistance causes voltages to drop.' http://www.motherboards.org/articles...s/1488_11.html now me confused! __________________ XFX 780i. E8400@ 3.0GHz. Corsair DHX DDR2 2GB-800MHz XFX GeForce 9600GT Cooler Master Centurion 590 + 5 120mm Blue LED fans Cooler Master 460W Extreme PSU Maxtor 250GB + Seagate 320GB + WD Caviar Green 640GB SAMSUNG 2333SW High Glossy Black 23" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor Razer DeathAdder + Razer Goliathus Alpha Gaming Mouse Mat Creative Inspire M4500 4.1 Speaker System 'But we never answered the question, why? Why are we as a people worth saving? We still commit murder because of greed, spite, jealousy. And we still visit all of our sins upon our children. We refuse to accept the responsibility for anything that we've done.' Commander Adama

04-21-2009, 07:01 PM	#4
Kougar Staff Writer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 1,497	Your question is mostly a matter of preference. It's like audiophiles... they cannot stand listening to 256kps mp3s or even 320kbps mp3s in some cases, but for most people 320kbps is sufficient. In the case of power supplies, the same is true. It is BEST to have no breaks in the cable that modular connections impose as this does increase electrical resistence. But would this matter to the average person, not at all. It's a matter of being a purist... the benefits of modular cables are pretty large so my personal preference is a wash. But for a person that wants the absolute best, cleanest power they can give to their computer they would want a non-modular PSU. Just like an audiophile would want the best quality, lossless audio encoded file they could have for their music. __________________ Core i7 920 @ 4.2GHz 1.40v (HT on) Gigabyte GA-X58-UD5 (F9e) 3 x 2GB OCZ Platinum 1600MHz 7-7-7-18 EVGA GTX 260 w/ D-Tek Fuzion 2 GFX ASUS Xonar DX \| Cooler Master UCP 1.1kW U2 UFO Cube Case \| Windows 7 RC1 x64 Swiftech Apogee GTZ + MCP655 Pump & Thermochill PA120.3 Radiator

04-22-2009, 10:32 AM	#5
Doomsday Partition Master Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: KHI, PAK Posts: 351	oh! well i am no purist or perfectionist type. Modular would be good, it will be much easier to do some cable management too! __________________ XFX 780i. E8400@ 3.0GHz. Corsair DHX DDR2 2GB-800MHz XFX GeForce 9600GT Cooler Master Centurion 590 + 5 120mm Blue LED fans Cooler Master 460W Extreme PSU Maxtor 250GB + Seagate 320GB + WD Caviar Green 640GB SAMSUNG 2333SW High Glossy Black 23" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor Razer DeathAdder + Razer Goliathus Alpha Gaming Mouse Mat Creative Inspire M4500 4.1 Speaker System 'But we never answered the question, why? Why are we as a people worth saving? We still commit murder because of greed, spite, jealousy. And we still visit all of our sins upon our children. We refuse to accept the responsibility for anything that we've done.' Commander Adama

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