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You need a case, power supply, motherboard, processor, memory, some kind of graphics either a discreet GPU or onboard, a hard drive, an optical drive is still a good idea and an OS. Sound is built into all motherboards so a soundcard is not necessary unless you want higher quality sound than the motherboard offers.
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You need a case, power supply, motherboard, processor, memory, some kind of graphics either a discreet GPU or onboard, a hard drive, an optical drive is still a good idea and an OS. Sound is built into all motherboards so a soundcard is not necessary unless you want higher quality sound than the motherboard offers.
 
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Thank you and if you can, what is an optical drive?
 
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FYI, the mobo listed only has 3 audio jacks at the rear, so probably not the best (mic & 2 speaker channels (L) & (R) ). Depends on the OPs needs/budget whether it will be good enough. Also, what will the computer be used for and what kind of budget do you have?
 
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Well I am on a budget for a mobo for about 50 -78. I just need a mobo that has up to 16 gb that can take 1600 ram and has an am3 socket for my phenom ii x4 965 black edition cpu
 
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the optical drive is the one that reads optical media like CD's and DVD's.
Similar to a DVD or CD player.
 
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Is that included in the mobo or do I need to buy one?
 
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I found some and they look like one that I have from an old pc. Could I take that one and put it in or is it just stuck?
 
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Mostly for gaming, and aound 400-450 dollars
Well, I decided to use this mobo
http://www.amazon.com/ASRock-Motherboard-960GM-U3S3-FX/dp/B007RS70HO/ref=dp_return_1?ie=UTF8&n=541966&s=pc
A phenom ii x4 965 black edition cpu

A radeon sapphire 1 gb 7850 graphics card

8 GB of 1600 Ram from Kingston

This psu http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Watt-EPS%C2%A0-CX600/dp/B0092ML0OC/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1369098037&sr=1-1&keywords=600+psu

Windows 7 home premium 64 bit

I don't know if I should buy a fan for the cpu because some people complain that it sucks.
 
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the only problem with reusing an old optical drive is the have a certain life and it is most likely an ide interface which the newer mb do not support. You would end up buying an adapter for a piece of equipment that has limited life. Just get a new one.
 
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Go here for parts. At least if you are in the US. It shows you where the best prices are. Usually not Amazon.

http://pcpartpicker.com/
 
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