What are your must have PC accessories?

[lollollolhahaha]

(Taken off of my Reddit post to get a larger community)

I have been yearning for a new accessory to plug into a USB port or any other hole on my machine ;).

With all joking aside I am curios about what PC accessory you have to have plugged into your rig at all times whether it be for fun, for productivity or just to say its there. Let me hear it!

[Dioneyesos]

I have all charging/connection cables for mobile phones connected. Just so I can quickly charge or connect a phone or any other device using those ports. Other than that I have a charging dock for my controller, not really plugged in to the pc but it's on the desk and the controller is connected to the pc so I think it counts. I'm also using a studio mic because I once decided I was going to record videos, well that never happend. Just using it for discord and skype in the past. USB and audio port's in the monitor stand and keyboard are really nice for me as well. Don't have space to put my pc on the desk next to my monitors, I use those a lot now I think about it. Other than that, don't think I have anything really worth mentioning...

[Bananasplit_00]

Keyboard and mouse are the only ones that stay in permanently, but i also have a drawing tablet and a shity webcam that get used some. 

[PlayStation 2]

Besides the obvious, I guess my iPhone charger and the cables for my capture card.

[rickymohk]

A USB hub just because my tower is under the desk.

[dgsddfgdfhgs]

USB to micro SD adaptor , So I have 3x32gb usb sticks

charging cable....? never becoz of its slow charge

[Cryptonite]

Welp, I set up steam big picture (for couch gaming) as well as Kodi to launch through Big picture so that I can be in  bed and play games or watch movies / series / channels all with one controller so I have my controller connected at all times as well as my KB & mouse. aside from those I sometimes plug in a few extra controllers for games that support single pc co-op / vs

[Hiya!]

Aside from mouse and keyboard

1.HDD Docking bay because i have lots of 2.5 and 3.5 HDD for backup.

2.Bluetooth receiver so i can connect my BL devices

3.2 USB data cable for phone and Dac/amp.

 

Thats it.

 

[Quadriplegic]

Mouse, keyboard, some kind of audio device (either speakers or headphones)

[paddy-stone]

Main PC and Laptops

• USB 3.0 SSD/HDD docking station for 2.5 and 3.5" drives.
• USB 3.1Type C to M.2 caddy, for those times when you need something fast to take somewhere. Approx 320MB/s R/W speeds. I have a Crucial MX500 240GB M.2 SSD in there.
• USB 3.0 Hubs and extension cables where needed.
• Bluetooth dongle when needed.
• USB 3.1 type C cables.
• Oh yeah, and USB mouse and Keyb.

Server(s)

• Logitech USB dongle (unifying), for those times I need to access it with a physical keyb/mouse on my k750 keyb and el-cheapo wireless mouse, that are kept near the servers.

[191x7]

Let's see, I wouldn't call them "must have" but they surely help a lot:

- mouse pad under the keyboard

- mouse bungee

- bias lighting behind the monitor

- soft palm rest for the keyboard

- USB type-c male to male (for connecting my phone to my motherboard)

- USB soundcard (cause AMP/DAC-s are expensive)

- BM-700 microphone with a Behringer phantom power

- cable management systems for the cables behind my desk

- UPS (not using at this moment, but will add it back)

- second monitor

[Triventular]

I have usb cable that just dangles above my pc so i can either connect it to an action camera i use for streaming as a face cam or use it to connect my phone to my pc when i want to transfer files to and from 

[mr moose]

Just a HDD dock, sometimes an Audio interface.

[Lathlaer]

External SSD and headphone amp.

[minibois]

Keyboard and mouse are the easy answers, but I personally have a TKL board and like to plug in a numpad (to the left of my keyboard) for some macros.

My drawing tablet is also something I have plugged in permanently.

 

I am also a fan of game controllers, which means my Xbox One controller is always present too (wirlessly, with a USB adapter).

[Teddy07]

good keyboard, no cheap one.

[DumbAsshole32]

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[Linker]

4 hours ago, 191x7 said:

Let's see, I wouldn't call them "must have" but they surely help a lot:

 - mouse pad under the keyboard

- mouse bungee

- bias lighting behind the monitor

- soft palm rest for the keyboard

- USB type-c male to male (for connecting my phone to my motherboard)

- USB soundcard (cause AMP/DAC-s are expensive)

- BM-700 microphone with a Behringer phantom power

- cable management systems for the cables behind my desk

- UPS (not using at this moment, but will add it back)

- second monitor

I would use a mouse bungee, but I don't have a lot of desk room, and don't want to spend money on it.

Balling a bunch of wire and bread tying it together works pretty well for me though, but I have to adjust it once in a while.

[jiyeon]

I'm quite minimal in what accessories I have, the one accessory I have aside from my usual peripherals like keyboard, mouse, and mouse mat, is a mouse bungee since I'm using my Logitech G502 and awful lot nowadays.

[Guest]

Bluetooth earphones. Use my AirPods on weekdays, Sony’s at home.

[SteveGrabowski0]

Fleshlight

[SenKa]

Aside from the requisite keyboard/mouse...

 

Bluetooth Headphones

 

USB Type C cable (for phone charging)

 

Lightning cable (for powering Apple devices during repairs)

 

USB 3.0 > SATA caddy

 

XBox 360 Controller (For racing games)

 

 

[rice guru]

A dac and amp or a combo unit probably. I wouldn't consider it a must have for everybody but it's a must have for me if I wanna power my headphones

[Age of 9394]

Corsair MM1000. it have usb 3.0 port, wireless charger charge my phone and it is a mouse pad 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Keyboard with macro keys (desktop only)

Bluetooth dongle

Wireless mouse and dongle

Hard plastic mouse pad

Silicone spray for mouse pad

PTFE tape for extending life of mouse feet

Various USB flash drives (some with rescue software, others for transferring data)

USB 3.0 hubs 

Backup drives (lots of them)

USB 3.0 to SATA cables (for notebooks only)

Dragonfly Red USB DAC (for desktop but is currently temporarily in use on a notebook)

Small tool kit (notebooks only)

Screen cleaning fluid, brush, and microfiber cloths

Dust blowers (electric and canned air)

UPS (desktop only)

TV tuners (up to four channel capability; desktop only)

Color laser printer

Duplexing ADF scanner (automatic document feed that scans both sides at once)

Flatbed scanner

Six 24" monitors

JBL 5" studio monitors and matching 10" sub

Three HDMI splitters to also route inputs from first three monitors to TV HDMI inputs

Surge arrestor/power strip