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Here's the lovely Thermalright box...it's nothing fancy, but it does what a box is supposed to do.
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Here's the SK-7 cooler. It's not a skived-fin design like the Aero 7+ or X-Dream SE, but the fins are very thin (which is good) and seem quite sturdy.
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The base is partially reflective; that is, I can see myself in it, but it looks more like I'm in the House of Mirrors as opposed to my lapped D-Tek waterblock, so it still has imperfections. The SK-7 has SLIGHT machining marks on it (which, due to the quality of the macro on my camera, I am unable to show), but it's certainly nothing major. Still, an impressive job, unlike several other manufacturers whose coolers come with rough bases. This is definitely one of the better finishes I've seen on a CPU cooler.
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Here are the included accessories. The SK-7, like most other Thermalright heatsinks (sans the AX-7), uses fan clips to hold fans in place. The 3 sets of fan clips support 2 thicknesses of 60 and 80mm fans. To be honest, I'm not sure why anyone would use a 60mm fan with this cooler, but the option is there if you want it. One of the advantages of the clip system is that it takes about 5 seconds to install a new fan, no tools are required, and it supports multiple sizes of fans (this advantage is more evident on the SLK-900 though, since you can install an 80mm fan if a 92mm one is not handy). However, on the bad side, this will make installing nonstandard equipment such as Thermaltake's Ducting Mod, a blower-style fan, or a 120mm funnel very difficult; you would need to somehow modify the cooler to achieve this.
Also note the included thermal goop, which will find a home in the neighboring trash can (not pictured) since we'll be using AS3 for this review  (I would have used Shin Etsu G-751, but it's such a pain to apply, and I don't have time to let it cure either.)
Let's move on to the testing!
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