Joined on 09/08/01
Rosewill RCX-Z1 HS. Solid Value!
Pros: 1) Low Price (less than a pair of movie tickets...:) 2) Large Fan & Cooling Surface 3) Easy Mounting 4) Wide Clearance at Base 5) Fan Controller Option 6) Fan Mounted Wire Guard (that actually works!) 7) Pre-Applied Thermal Paste for Convenience
Cons: 1) Pre-Applied Thermal Paste is OEM Quality 2) Three (3) Pin Fan Connector, not Four (4) pin
Overall Review: I'm running this HSF on an AMD Phenom II x3 740BE at 3.0ghz and 95 watts. My mainboard is a Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 with all the RAM banks populated. With the low grade OEM paste and high ambient room temperatures I am getting 36c Idle and 48c Load temps. This is pretty good, especially after running a toaster oven cpu (6400+ x2 Windsor ) for quite a while. If I had used Arctic Silver I'm positive my temps would be even lower, but I am very happy with the temps as they stand. An important consideration for me was base clearance because my Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 mainboard has tall capacitors near the cpu socket. The Rosewill RCX-Z1 design leaves a lot of room around the socket and easily clears my capacitors and memory banks. I am very pleased with the performance of this heatsink and fan. I can highly recommend this device to anyone needing a low cost, moderately performing heatsink for a 95 watt TDP chip. Of course, if you don't know what you're doing, no device will help...:)
Lasted Six Months Before Keys Wouldn't Register
Pros: Loved the price point, at the time. Loved the highly visible keys. Loved the automatic recognition from Win10. The back-lighting made low-light gaming and productivity possible. The mechanical feel was good.
Cons: It lasted six months of daily, but gentle use and then keys started failing to register. So typing "The brown fox jumped over the tall fence" would register as "Te rwn fox jumed over the tll fene". Obviously, this is unacceptable. Given the country of origin, I wasn't expecting it to last many years. However, I did expect it to last longer than six months. It was not worth the cost of return shipping and it was past this retailer's 30 day free returns window.
Overall Review: I cannot recommend this company's keyboards based on my experiences. I certainly would not purchase this keyboard again.
Alien Isolation [Download Code] - PC - K4play
Pros: Very fast code delivery. Incredibly responsive customer service! Love the game. This retailer is fantastic and I intend to purchase from them again!
Cons: There was an issue with the delivered code, which the retailer immediately corrected upon notice.
Overall Review: I really must commend this retailer's customer service! After experiencing an issue, I contacted K4play and they not only resolved the situation immediately, but, added in a bonus for the trouble. I have no hesitation recommending this marketplace retailer. They have won me over as a customer!
Fallout 4 [Online Game Code]
Pros: Very fast delivery and flawless activation. At the time of my purchase , the sale price made it the best value for Fallout 4 anywhere.
Cons: I have no regrets with the purchase, or the game.
G.SKILL 64GB microSDXC Flash Card Model FF-TSDXC64GA-U1
Pros: 1, Great Value (Price Per GB) 2, Speed & Throughput (Within Expected Parameters) 3, Reliability (No Glitching, Bad sectors, Failed Reads, etc) 3, SD Adapter Included 4, Quality Brand (GSkill Products Have Never Failed Me)
Cons: It didn't unbox itself.
Overall Review: I've only owned this mSDXC module for a short time, so take that into consideration. Purchased for a Win81 x86 Tablet; where it has remained since initial testing in a camera and a phone. I've been very pleased with it so far. The price per gigabyte really can't be matched at the time of this review. GSkill is a solid brand in my experience; I always run their DIMMs in my PCs.
GIGABYTE GM-M5050
Pros: 1) Brand Quality 2) Price Point 3) Wire Length 4) Firm & Audible Click
Cons: 1) Feels Like A 3/4 Size Mouse, Due To The Deep Curves 2) Firm & Audible Click
Overall Review: Gigabyte makes high quality PC products and this mouse is no exception. I appreciate the look and operation of the GIGABYTE GM-M5050 Glossy Black Wheeled USB Wired Optical Curvey Mouse. In fact, my only complaint is that the deep ergonomic curves on the sides actually make the mouse feel and handle more like a 3/4 size mouse, which is unfortunate. My rating is 5 Stars - 1 Star (for an effectively reduced size format) = 4 Stars
K4play offers great value and great service
I purchased an item at a great price from K4play. Unfortunately, there was an issue, but K4play immediately corrected the problem. They went beyond my expectations to ensure I got a working product _and_ they gave me a bonus for the inconvenience! Really amazing customer care. I will definitely do business with K4play again. I absolutely recommend them as a quality marketplace vendor!