Corsair, founded in 1994, will probably be familiar to most PC enthusiasts. Corsair products are now sold in over sixty countries worldwide, primarily through leading distributors and retailers. High performance memory, solid state drives, PC enclosures, power supplies and processor cooling solutions are just some of the products now offered under the Corsair name. The Corsair power supply range is extensive, from the budget orientated CX Builder Series to the high end AX Professional Series for the enthusiast with the GS, TX and HX series filling the gap. Corsair have been updating and improving their power supply range of late and this time around OCC will be putting the replacement for the HX1000 through its paces, the HX1050 1050W Professional Series power supply. The Corsair HX Professional Series power supplies are designed with the enthusiast and gamer in mind. The use of high quality components ensure stable, clean and reliable voltages that are essential for high end gaming machines with the added bonus of a modular design, realistic 50°C working temperature and a welcome 7 year warranty. Let's have a closer look and see how well it performs.