Any other items I need to make a PC?

SummonHydro

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I have the basic items for a PC build: CPU, motherboard, RAM, hard drive, case, power supply, optical drive, an OS, monitor, and a wireless network adapter. Are there anymore essential items I need to make a PC?
 

drumminandstuff93

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Well obviously a CPU cooler, but those come bundled with many of the consumer grade CPUs. Also, you need a graphics card, unless you're using the integrated graphics (assuming the parts you chose has that). An SSD is nice, but not essential.
 

fkr

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buy a quality mouse and keyboard and a nice mouse pad

these are often overlooked and really improve the experience

these are just examples
gaming pad
http://gaming.logitech.com/en-us/product/g440-hard-gaming-mouse-pad

mouse
http://gaming.logitech.com/en-us/product/g402-hyperion-fury-fps-gaming-mouse

i use an old g series mouse and will never look back. they click with affirmation and mine has a button to switch the scroll wheel from clicky (when you scroll the wheel it clicks) to infinite scrolling (no clicks and one wheel flick can go through 50 pages of a document, really usfule when programming and reading pdf's)

keyboard
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/vengeance-k60-performance-fps-mechanical-gaming-keyboard

this is a mechanical keyboard and it is louder but i barely have to touch the keys when typing and i type faster and with better precision
 

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My bad. I forget to mention I already have a graphics card. Thanks!