A Closer Look:

    After removing the contents from the box, you will see that the power supply is totally cable-less. Most other power supplies still have the main power trunk attached along with the 12v power. Not so on the CoolMax Green Power PSU: what you get is a square box free of any cables. The power supply case is done in a piano black finish which should show up nice inside a windowed case. On the bottom side of the power supply is a 120mm fan with a gold plated fan grill. This is the only fan inside the power supply.

CoolMax 600W	Specs	Honeycomb vent
Green Power/ Test stickers	Connections	120mm Fan

    The back panel that holds all the header connections for the components are color coded for easy identification, as well as keyed for plug orientation. The connections are broken up into 5 sections. The main motherboard power connection uses the 24 pin header and a separate 8 pin 12volt power connection; these plugs are blue.

   There are two SATA connectors which are 6 pins, but are separated into a 2 and 4 pin setup; these plugs are black. Next up is the 4 pin peripheral connectors and there is a set of three connectors here; these are also black.

   The last set of connections is the 6 pin PCI-E connector, and there are 2 connections here; these plugs are red. Just under all of the connections is a diagram which describes the layout of the connections and the locations.

Cables:

Power cord	Cable box	All the cables	Main power cable
SATA	6pin Split	12v Power	8 to 4 split
Molex cables	4pin plug	Floppy plug	2 PCI-E Cables

    The main power cable uses a 24 pin connector on each, with the one connector being a 20/24. Next up is the 8 pin 12v power cable: this cable uses an 8 pin plug on each end, but the one 8 pin plug can be split into 2 4 pin 12v plugs. This design keeps from having a second plug pigtailed on the end. For SATA, a set of two cables are supplied, each with 2 plugs for a total of 4 S-ATA hard drives.

   Next up are three sets of cables with the molex connections. A total of eight molex plugs are spread out over 3 cables: two set with 3 each and 1 set with just 2 plugs. The cables with 3 molexes each also have a floppy drive style plug pigtailed onto it. The last set of cables provided are a set of 2 PCI-E cables with a 6 pin plug on each end. With all that said, each of the cables are sleeved in black mesh that is secured with heat shrink tubing on each end.

Inside:

120mm T&T fan	Fan plug	Side view
Plug PCB	Other Side	Heatsinks

    After removing the four screws and peeling back the lid, it struck me that I didn't have to break the seal of a warranty sticker. By opening up the case, we get a closer look at the heat-sinks. The main thing I want to see is how well the plug connections are secured to the chassis of the power supply. Well, IMO it's a job well done on that issue.

   The connectors are soldered into a PCB, and this PCB is secured to the power supply chassis with five screws. I moved this board around with my fingers and it felt real solid. No need to worry about pushing on the connectors too hard and moving the circuit board. The heat-sinks are not very large on this unit, but with the 120mm fan blowing across them, the load temps hung around 38.6 c