Packaging

The CB5-7KFSA-02-GP Type II BTX Cooler is sold in the box shown below, which features the familiar purple and white Cooler Master design.  Inside the box, the cooler just fits, and is not protected by any type of insert.  The only extra packing material is a clear plastic tray installed over the base of the cooler to protect the pre-installed thermal pad.

The Basics

The below left image shows a side view of the cooler, where you can see the distinctive BTX shape has a slightly lower profile than a typical Type I cooler.  There is a large aluminum base with a copper insert, a four pin fan lead coming from the 70x70x38 mm fan, and a black plastic shroud holding everything together.  The below right image shows the front of the fan with the Cooler Master logo on the hub.  The fan may be small in diameter (70mm), but at 38mm it is quite thick.  With a speed rating of 7000 RPM and an airflow rating of 68.39 CFM, it should be able to move plenty of air for cooling, despite its size.

The below left image shows the back side of the cooler, where you can get a good look at the thick aluminum base, and the equally beefy aluminum fins that rise into the path of the cooling fan's air flow.  The below right image provides an overview of the cooler's base, where you can see the raised copper insert that will make contact with your CPU.  Also visible in this image is that even though the BTX design lets you use 6 screws to hold the cooler to the motherboard/case, Cooler Master has only provided 4 screws, which are pre-installed.

The CB5-7KFSA-02-GP ships with a circular thermal pad shown in the images below, which I suspect may be scraped off after initial testing.  I generally don't like thermal pads due to poor thermal performance, and this one doesn't even seem big enough to cover the core or a typical LGA 775 processor.