I find that installing a PSU is actually about as easy as putting in new RAM, given that you know what you are doing. Unplug, screws out, PSU out, new PSU in, screws in, plug stuff in. You’re good to go. The 650 Blue is as easy as any other power supply to put in, so I feel safe in skipping the particulars. The 120mm intake fan pretty much covers the bottom of the PSU. I feel comforted knowing that a power machine like this has such a large fan. Power supplies can get very hot, but Antec has done a great job in making sure that this one is well cooled. The modular interface is extremely basic and the connectors can be used wherever you want. You can connect the modular PCI-E cable into any of these terminals as well as any of the Molex or SATA cables. Even the most novice builder would have no trouble with this thing.
Looking at its guts, you would think that this was a close relative to the Corsair 620HX. But compared side by side you would notice that even though this is a Seasonic built PSU, it is still very different. This PSU is closer to an Antec Truepower Trio 650W with chunkier components and a modular interface. Seasonic has build in a pair of aluminum panels which are used to transmit heat from the rectifiers to the primary heatsink. The primary cap is a single 85°C rated Nippon Chemi Con.
The blue glow from behind the fan is a set of three LEDs that were buried in the heatsinks. While this is great for those who are looking for the particular effect, if you want to pass on it you will have to look closer at the box to opt for the non-Blue version of the Neopower 650.
