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CD Drive
ASUS Silver IDE CD-ROM Drive Model CD-S520-A5 –
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827134010
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I can't imagine being without at least a CD burner, but you can get a dual layer DVD burner for only about $18 more than the drive you listed. I guess it's personal priorities though.
Also, what do you want out of your speakers? Cheap, but bearable? Awesome, but hopefully affordable? I just got the Logitech X-230 speakers a few days ago. They were around $35 on newegg, I think. It's a 2.1 system. So far, I like them, but I haven't really had the chance to play with them too much yet. I don't use them for gaming, so I can't really say how they'd do for that. I just stick to music and poker, mostly. Nice set for the money, though.