Internal Features:
Removing the cover by six little screws you can see what makes this power supply so powerful. The first thing we see is the bottom of a PCB, and since that is not going to tell us much, let's remove that by four more screws and by carefully disconnecting four cables. In the second picture here, you can see the PCB after it has been removed. There are some rather large components here, but for a 1000W power supply the size of the components does not surprise me.
 
Taking a look at the bottom portion of the unit's internals, we can see that it looks a bit more like your standard power supply. There are two 80mm fans, one intake, and one exhaust. These are on opposite sides of the power supply, so they should provide a good cross flow of air over the heatsink found in the middle.
As I was getting ready to reattach the cover, I noticed a piece of plastic on the cover. This is in the same area as that second PCB, so this would help ensure there are no shorts if the cover was to come into contact with the other components.
Installation:
Installation of the CoolMax CTG-1000 goes pretty much like every other power supply, so there is not much to it. However, you should be aware that it is bigger than the standard power supply. In the below left image you can see it next to an Ultra Products X2 550W unit. In the below right image you can see it installed in a standard size full tower case, the Thermaltake Shark. There is not much room between the cables and my hard drive chassis, which is close to the same size as an optical drive. Those with smaller cases may want to keep this in mind, as the CTG-1000 just might not fit!
 
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