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CPU-Collector was opened in May of 2004.  I have collected various CPUs and processors since 1996.  In 2000, my collection had a little growth spurt.  At that time, I could fit most of my CPUs in a glass covered shadow box and a wooden cigar box.  Most CPU's have been purchased via eBay, various online sellers, friends, or other collectors. My collection growth slowed down during 2001 and 2002, but by the start of 2003 I started collecting again.  Toward the end of 2003 I decided I needed to start a database of all my CPUs and take photos of each of them.  That is when I decided to make this website.  Photos were hand taken with an ultra compact Cannon S400 4.0 Mega pixel camera in wide angle macro mode using a 1024x768 resolution (can go up to 2272x1704 if needed).  The highest resolution was too extreme for web photos and would require resizing.  This camera is more of a point and shoot camera and has a small lens due to it's small size.  The placement and lighting was done in a nonprofessional way using a white background and incandescent bulb.  Taking pictures takes a lot of time, so I didn't spend a ton of time on it.  Website construction was done in my own spare time during the month of December 2003.  At the opening of this site, I had about 567 CPUs in my collection.  I will add information to the database as I find it and get time.  This website features my CPU collection, my trade list, interactive forums, links to other collector sites, and various links to other great resources.

Please feel free to link to the main site http://www.cpu-collector.com in your website or home page.  If you would like to add your CPU collection or collecting website link to be included in the collectors database, please contact CPU-Collector.com.  If you know of any resources or links that are not in the resources database, feel free to submit them to CPU-Collector.com.  CPU-Collector.com would also appreciate any corrections to information on this site.

CPU-Collector.com appreciates any CPU donations to the collection from anyone who has defective processors, excess stock, spare chips, or left over engineering samples.  All donations will be noted in the comments for their respective records if requested by the donator.  CPU-Collector.com will compensate any and all shipping costs for donations if requested.  Contact CPU-Collector.com now to donate a CPU or two today!

CPU-Collector.com has a growing collection of CPUs, but there are still thousands of CPUs sought to be added.  CPU-Collector.com also has numerous duplicate CPUs up for trade.  If you are a collector and have a CPU that is not in my collection, and you find a CPU in my collection that is noted with the text “Trade Available” that you do not have, please contact CPU-Collector.com for a possible trade.  Trading among fellow CPU collectors is win-win activity in this hobby.  I also buy CPUs, so if you have any spare chips, defective processors, excess stock, or engineering samples for sale, please let me know.

Thanks to everyone in the CPU collecting community for keeping this hobby fun and interesting.  I hope you enjoy my web site and find it useful.  I want to send out a special thanks to Gennadiy for the great group buys and CPUs.