= 2014 August =

Buying from MSY.

||<rowbgcolor="lightblue"> '''Item''' || '''$''' ||
|| ASRock H97M Pro4 ?                         || 107 ? ||
|| Intel Core i5 4460 3.2GHz 6MB              || 201 ||
|| Seagate 3.5" Barracuda 1TB                 ||  63 ||
|| Patriot Signature 8GB Kit (4Gx2) DDR3 1333 ||  86 ||
|| Samsung SATA 22x Black DVD RW              ||  18 ||
|| Microsoft MS Windows 8.1                   || 107 ||
|| Thermaltake Versa H21 w/ 500W PSU          ||  75 ||
|| Gigabyte GTX 750 OC 1GB (refurb)           || 135 ||
|| Keyboard                                   ||  ?? ||
|| Mouse                                      ||  ?? ||
|| '''Total'''                                || 792 + ? ||


= 2017 March =

|| CPU  || i5-7600 || 295 (no need for K-type, saved 25 bucks here) ||
|| Mobo || Asus Prime B250M-PLUS || 130 (Intel 250-series chipsets here: https://www.asus.com/au/Product-Compare/?products=gNhvO4h2fvL8Ta7h,6wivDUUjHMyY6P17,6AjeY3jaBKoj95dr,gSmimS1NEpfHjwax&b=0) ||
|| RAM  || 16gb of DDR4 2400MHz or whatever, eg. Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8gb kit || 158 (subtract 20 bucks if you go down to 2133MHz) ||
|| SSD  || Samsung 960 EVO M.2 250G || 180 (there are cheaper options around 120-140 if you want) ||
|| Case || Antec P183 reused || free ||
|| PSU  || Corsair RMx something || 150 ||
|| OS   || Windows 10 Home/Pro || 129/189 ||
|| TOTAL || - || 1043-ish ||