This isn't a how-to guide. It just details all the computer crap I've bought over the years. You may ask, "Who cares what you bought?". To which I say, "Drink some piss and die. I do whatever I want on this site". Anyway you are interested because you wanna check out the prices from "back in the day". All the prices are Canadian and pre-tax.

1994
??/?? - Intel 486DX2/66, motherboard, Quantum 270MB IDE HDD ~$1000

1995
03/25 - P54GA motherboard, Intel P75, Seagate 854MB IDE, Epson Floppy Drive, Sejin Keyboard, HiCom 15" monitor, (2) x 8MB DRAM $2233
03/26 - 19" Mid-tower case w/230W PS $80, Logitech Mouseman 3-button $65, ATI Mach64 Xpression 2MB PCI $270
06/15 - Supra 28.8 ISA $170
09/17 - Epson Stylus Colour IIs $440 - Holy crap. Bad buy on that one
09/28 - Gigabyte GA586-AT $194
12/27 - APC BackUPS Pro 280 PnP $280

1996
02/05 - Iomega Zip Drive Parallel $270, Iomega 3-pack 100MB disks $65, Focus Keyboard w/Trackball $34
07/29 - Optiquest V775 17" monitor $951
08/21 - Creative Soundblaster 32 PnP OEM $195
11/08 - Matrox Millenium 4MB WRAM $350
11/26 - 32MB Samsung 10ns SDRAM $345

1997
01/04 - SupraExpress 33.6 ISA w/speakerphone $152
08/26 - FIC PA-2007 1MB Cache $145
10/28 - Acer 310s SCSI scanner $210, DB25M 50-pin SCSI cable $30
11/01 - Acer 75c 17" monitors $630 - for resale
11/02 - Intergraph Intense 3D 4MB PCI $300 - for resale
11/09 - Altec Lansing ACS45 $119 - for resale
11/18 - Acer K56Flex ISA $109
11/19 - Maxtor DiamondMax UDMA33 8.4GB HDD $555 - hah

1998
01/11 - Logitech MouseMan+ - $95 - damn, it wasn't even optical
03/26 - Panasonic CW-7502 4X8 SCSI CDR $479, 3-connector internal SCSI 50-pin cable $10
03/31 - Pioneer 32X DR-506S OEM SCSI CD-ROM $158
04/03 - 2-connector internal SCSI 68-pin cable $28, 50-pin M to 68-pin F SCSI adapter $12
07/24 - DCS Aureal Vortex PCI $25 - damn good buy
10/19 - ABIT BH6 $163, 32MB PC100 SDRAM $57, 64MB PC100 SDRAM $125, Panasonic Floppy Drive $25, (2) x case fans $2.50/each, Microsoft Intellimouse Scroll $32

1999
 

2000
03/10 - Brother HL-1030 laser $399 - replacement for defective Samsung QL-85G
06/17 - Intel Celeron 566 $175, ASUS S370 to Slot 1 convertor $23, GlobalWin VFP32 $25
06/23 - ASUS V6800 Pure 32MB DDR $289
10/11 - ECS P6BAT-A+ $92
10/27 - 128MB PC133 7.5ns SDRAM $103, 256MB Micron PC133 7.5ns SDRAM $268

2001
02/06 - MGE Ellipse 650S $214
03/07 - 128MB Micron PC133 7.5ns SDRAM $59
06/07 - 128MB Micron PC133 7.5ns SDRAM $42
06/15 - IBM 75GXP DTLA-307030 UDMA100 30GB HDD $128
06/25 - NEC NR-7700A 12X10X32 IDE CDRW $150
06/26 - Promise Ultra66 IDE controller $29
08/16 - AMD Athlon TBird 1.4Ghz $195, Giga-Byte GA-7DXR $205, 256MB Micron PC2100 DDR RAM $67, ThermalTake Volcano 5 HSF $16, Enermax EG465P-VE PS $120
09/04 - (2) x 256MB Crucial PC2100 DDR RAM $150
09/07 - GlobalWin WBK38 $35, Arctic Silver II $15
09/08 - IBM 60GXP IC35L020 UDMA100 20GB HDD $149
10/01 - Intel Wireless Base station, Keyboard, Mouse, Gamepad $99
10/02 - ATI All-In-Wonder Radeon 32MB AGP $150
10/20 - IBM 60GXP IC35L040 UDMA100 40GB HDD $179
11/09 - IBM 60GXP IC35L040 UDMA100 40GB HDD $179, Acer 52X CD-ROM drive $45
11/16 - ASUS V8200 T2 Pure 64MB DDR $325
12/16 - Dell D1626HT 21" Trinitron monitor $369 - went down to $299 a couple days after I bought
12/26 - AMD Athlon XP 1600+ 1.4Ghz $195, ECS K7S5A motherboard $89, 256MB Micron PC133 7.5ns SDRAM $55, ThermalTake Volcano 6cu HSF $20, 18" ATX case w/300W power supply $39, LGE DRD-8160B 16X/48X IDE DVD-ROM $89

2002
01/02 - Kodak DC215 Millenium camera $229
01/05 - Maxtor D740X-6L ATA133 40GB HDD $149
01/06 - Sandisk 128MB compact flash memory card $70 - after $60 in rebates
02/15 - Logitech Z560 4.1 speakers $199
04/04 - Creative Soundblaster Audigy OEM $99
04/13 - 512MB Crucial PC2100 DDR RAM $280
04/16 - Yamaha CRW2200UXVK 20X10X40X USB 2.0/1.1 CDRW $199
04/19 - Giga-Byte GA-7VRXP $189, Logitech optical mouse $18, (4) X Sunon 80mm case fans $4.95/each
05/17 - Hercules Game Theater XP $199 - returned this thing the next day
06/13 - AMD Athlon XP 2000+ 1.67Ghz $200
07/29 - Maxtor D740X-6L ATA133 40GB HDD $115
09/26 - Western Digital WD600BB ATA100 60GB HDD $139
09/28 - Enermax EG365P-VE PS $69
10/15 - Enermax EG465P-VE PS $105
12/15 - Logitech Momo Racing wheel/pedals $149
12/22 - HP PSC 750 multi-function $110 - after rebate

2003
01/03 - Zalman CNPS6000-AlCu $50
01/06 - Sapphire Radeon 9500 128MB $278 - modded and OC'd to 9700 Pro level
01/18 - Liteon LTD-166S 16X/48X DVD-ROM $62
02/11 - 17" ATX case $32
02/24 - Linksys BEFSR81 v2 router $112
03/31 - 17" ATX case $30, Arctic Silver 3 $19
05/17 - ASUS A7N8X Deluxe $184, AMD Athlon XP 2500+ 1.83Ghz $184
05/24 - X-Arcade two player joysticks $239
05/26 - Vantec Aeroflow $29, Zalman Fan Mate $10
06/14 - Zalman NB32J northbridge heatsink $11
07/23 - Seagate ST3120022A 120GB HDD $129 - for the XBox of course
08/11 - NEC 4X2X4X2.4X12X/16X10X32X ND1300A DVD±RW/CD-RW $199 - after $100 rebate
10/17 - Western Digital WD800JB ATA100 80GB HDD $109
12/01 - Antec P160 ATX Case w/extra 120mm intake $145

2004
03/22 - HP PSC 1210 multi-function $100 - after rebate
04/17 - ByteCC USB2.0/Firewire 3.5" enclosure $60, Zalman ZM-400B-APS 400W power supply $125
04/24 - (2) X Arctic Cooling VGA Silencer $19.98/each, Microsoft optical wheelmouse $12.98
05/29 - Creative Inspire T2900 speakers $52.98
07/03 - BenQ 1650S DVD-ROM $30, BenQ DW822A 8X4X12X4X2X12X/24X10X40X DVD±RW/CD-RW $74
07/16 - Western Digital WD2000JB ATA100 200GB HDD $150
07/17 - (2) x Thermaltake A1889-01 $34/each, ASUS A7N8X-X $90
07/22 - Benq FP931 LCD panel $670
08/06 - Logitech MX510 mouse $30
11/13 - Seagate ST3200822A 200GB HDD $140
12/04 - Seagate ST380011A 80GB HDD $70, ByteCC USB2.0 16-In-1 media reader $20
12/26 - Western Digital WD1600JB ATA100 160GB HDD $100

2005
03/22 - (2) x Samsung 512MB PC3200 $56/each
04/04 - Linksys WRT54GS $105
07/04 - ASUS A8N-E $150, AMD Athlon64 3000+ $190
07/08 - Sapphire Radeon X800XL PCI-E 256MB $355
07/14 - Vantec Stealth 120mm case fan $19
11/17 - Western Digital WD1600JS SATA-II 160GB HDD $106

2006
02/13 - LG GSA-4167B DVD±RW/CD-RW $47
03/16 - Seagate 7200.9 SATA-II 300GB HDD $130
04/29 - Seagate 7200.9 ATA-100 300GB HDD $110
06/05 - Plextor ConvertX PX-TV402U $180
06/26 - Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150 $99
07/20 - Hauppauge WinTV PVR-500 $169
08/24 - Vantec NexStar 3 hard drive enclosure $39
12/27 - Dell E228WFP LCD panel $299

2007
01/24 - ASUS P5B $148, Seagate 7200.9 SATA-II 80GB HDD $53, BFG 7900GS OC $180
01/27 - nGear SATA/IDE controller $29
02/10 - Kingston 2GB PC26400LL $258
02/24 - Vantec NexStar 3 SATA hard drive enclosure $49
03/29 - Seagate 7200.10 ATA-100 320GB HDD $99
07/14 - Corsair 1GB (2 x 512MB) PC3200 $59
08/31 - Compaq Presario F565CA $450
11/22 - OCZ 2GB Platinum XTC Rev. 2 PC2-6400 $25 - after $35 rebate

2008
04/02 - Corsair VX450 power supply $55 - after $15 rebate, Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro $22

2009
03/30 - Western Digital Passport Essentials 320GB 2.5" USB HDD $140, eVGA GeForce 8400GS 512MB PCI video card $76
04/24 - Samsung SH-S223F DVD±RW/CD-RW $28
09/02 - Seagate 7200.11 SATA 1.5TB HDD $129
12/24 - Hitach Deskstar SATA 2TB HDD $139 - after $30 rebate

2010
03/26 - Western Digital Green SATA 500GB HDD $58, D-Link DGS-1005D 5-port switch $37
07/19 - Verbatim 320GB 2.5" USB HDD $72
11/22 - D-Link DGS-1008D 8-port switch $45
12/25 - Zotac GF-9300-G-E $70, Seagate SATA 500GB HDD $35, OCZ Vertex 2 SATA 60GB SSD $80, Kingston 2GB PC26400 $38, Apex MI-100 ITX $43

2011
04/15 - ASUS P5G41-M LE/CSM $58
05/11 - Patriot Xporter XT Rage 16GB $26
05/12 - Transcend Jetflash 300 16GB $15
07/08 - LG BH12LS35 12X Blu-ray $80
08/16 - Seagate 7200.12 SATA 500GB HDD $40
10/17 - LiteOn IHAS124 DVD±RW/CD-RW $26

2012
01/27 - Trendnet TEG-S80G 8-port switch $30
03/08 - Seagate Expansion 2TB 3.5" USB HDD $90
04/13 - Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo $30
04/26 - Giga-Byte GeForce GTX 550 Ti Windforce $95 - after $20 rebate
05/24 - Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB HDD $80

2013
05/29 - Corsair CX430 power supply $25 - after $20 rebate, Patriot Xporter Supersonic Xpress 8GB $9, Zalman Z9 case $40
06/08 - Western Digital Black SATA 750GB HDD $58

2014
02/15 - Kingston V300 120GB SSD $86
05/15 - (2) x Seagate ST4000VN000 4TB HDD $175/each
08/20 - Samsung EVO 250GB SSD $147
08/22 - Giga-Byte GeForce GTX 750 Ti OC $140 - after $20 rebate
09/28 - Intel DN2820FYKH0 NUC $142, Kingston 2GB DDR3L $24
10/12 - Samsung S27D390H $230

2015
07/01 - Corsair RM550 power supply $130, ASUS GeForce GTX 970 Strix $400 - after $10 rebate
08/27 - Corsair Gaming K70 RGB Brown keyboard $179, Silicon Power Mobile X20 32GB OTG USB flash drive $18
10/31 - Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB HDD $99

2016
04/28 - Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum RGB $79

2018
07/29 - LG 27UD59P-B.AUS $350

2019
02/08 - AMD Ryzen 2700X $428, Gigabyte X470 Aorus Gaming 7 Wifi $326, Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 $320, Corsair RM750x power supply $135, Fractal Design Define R6 USB-C Black – TG $230
02/12 - Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500GB SSD $190
02/13 - ASUS GeForce RTX 2070 Strix Overclocked $737
02/16 - Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 $112
04/26 - Patriot 8GB DDR3-1600 $40
10/04 - Razer Core X eGPU $536
11/05 - Logitech G502 Hero $55
11/28 - Corsair MX500 1TB SSD $130

2020
03/18 - Samsung 860 QVO 2TB SSD $240
04/08 - MSI GT 710 1GB $60
05/01 - Seagate Backup Plus 10TB HDD $240
10/13 - Corsair MX500 1TB SSD $119
11/23 - Corsair MX500 1TB SSD $121

2021
02/06 - LG 32UN650-W $550
03/25 - AMD Ryzen 5600X $420, MSI MAG B550M Mortar Wifi $219, Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3600 $120, Samsung 980 Pro 1TB SSD $260, Fractal Design Focus G Mini $50, Noctua NF-F12 $23
03/26 - Corsair RM750x power supply $160
07/02 - Seagate Portable 5TB HDD $130
08/04 - Corsair RM550x power supply $90

2022
02/26 - Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3600 $90
03/16 - Western Digital SN850 2TB SSD $400
03/31 - Corsair RM850x power supply $160, MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GAMING X TRIO 12G $1570 - after $30 rebate
07/27 - AMD Ryzen 5700X $290
08/22 - Noctua NH-D15 $110
10/11 - Corsair MX500 2TB SSD $179
11/04 - MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk $220, Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 $120, DeepCool GAMMAXX GT $35, Western Digital SN770 1TB SSD $131
11/17 - Western Digital Easystore 14TB HDD $280
11/25 - Western Digital SN570 1TB SSD $85
12/11 - Corsair MX500 512GB SSD $58

2023
03/18 - Crucial X6 500GB SSD $59
03/23 - Crucial P3 2TB SSD $135
03/28 - Western Digital Red Pro 16TB HDD $310
04/10 - Corsair MX500 1TB SSD $72
06/03 - Micron 2400 2TB SSD $203
06/05 - Western Digital SN850x 4TB SSD $410
07/08 - AMD Ryzen 5900X $370
07/11 - Samsung 980 Pro 2TB SSD $140
08/13 - Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro Wireless $175
08/17 - Noctua NH-D15 $110
08/26 - Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR4-3600 $155
09/21 - Samsung 980 500GB SSD $25
12/16 - Timetec 8GB DDR3L-1600 $14

2024
02/16 - Dell Alienware AW3225QF QD-OLED panel $1255 - after $145 rebate
03/06 - XFX Radeon RX 7900 GRE $750
03/18 - AMD Ryzen 5700X3D $242
07/16 - Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR4-3600 $170
11/15 - ThermalTake View 270 Plus TG $100
12/22 - Western Digital SN850x 4TB SSD $365

2025
03/03 - Netac NV7000-t 4TB SSD $284
03/18 - MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 3X $1250
03/19 - Corsair RM850x power supply $180
07/08 - AMD Ryzen 5900XT $340

Closing crap
There's a gang of stuff missing from this list that I lost the receipts for. I'm pretty sure I didn't go though 99 without buying anything. There was an Orchid Righteous 3D in 96 and a couple Diamond Monster 3D II's in 98 I think. Can't forget the (8) 1MB SIMMS at $50/each in 94 or 95. And there's some stuff that had fallen off a truck somewhere which I got the occasional good deal on.

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