Optical Drive Confusion

[CHKR]

So i'm going to build a pc soon, i was wondering what brand of optical drive should i get, and please kindly consider using pc part picker to choose and post it so i can check it.

http://pcpartpicker.com

 

 

[BlackLivesMatter]

Well optical drive isn't necessesary, since there's almost no discs for computers anymore

[creationex]

1 minute ago, BlackLivesMatter said:

Well optical drive isn't necessesary, since there's almost no discs for computers anymore

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[CHKR]

2 minutes ago, BlackLivesMatter said:

Well optical drive isn't necessesary, since there's almost no discs for computers anymore

how about some game discs?

[MValuableP]

3 minutes ago, BlackLivesMatter said:

Well optical drive isn't necessesary, since there's almost no discs for computers anymore

There are plenty old school cool LEGO pc games he might want to play

[CHKR]

Just now, MValuableP said:

There are plenty old school cool LEGO pc games he might want to play

Really?

I mean like if I bought Overwatch in disc form

[BlackLivesMatter]

1 minute ago, CHILDISH_K1LL3R said:

Really?

I mean like if I bought Overwatch in disc form

I don't even think you can get Overwatch in disc form for pc, i think it's only on battle.net you can get it

[MValuableP]

1 minute ago, CHILDISH_K1LL3R said:

Really?

I mean like if I bought Overwatch in disc form

You're in a minority if you buy games in disc form. Steam is superior tbh

[CHKR]

Just now, BlackLivesMatter said:

I don't even think you can get Overwatch in disc form for pc, i think it's only on battle.net you can get it

I live in HK and there are stores that sell them, I know I could just buy digital versions, but I need 1 for school work

[BlackLivesMatter]

1 minute ago, MValuableP said:

Steam is superior tbh

Steam and other sites, like origin, battle.net and so on

[CHKR]

1 minute ago, MValuableP said:

You're in a minority if you buy games in disc form. Steam is superior tbh

I know. I do use Steam

[BlackLivesMatter]

1 minute ago, CHILDISH_K1LL3R said:

I live in HK and there are stores that sell them, I know I could just buy digital versions, but I need 1 for school work

Well in my opinion it's a waste to buy an optical drive, but do what you want if it's for a school project

[MValuableP]

Idk just get some cheap OD if you need it for school work

[ProjectBox153]

Just get any brand drive, I've never had any modern drives fail. Sure, they can get damaged, but that was in a computer somebody dropped. Just get anything that meets your needs and you can afford, if you need one.

[CHKR]

K thx

[samcool55]

If you don't care about blu-ray, get the cheapest one there is.

There's really nothing different between them performance wise so just get the cheapest one

I've been doing this for years and never had any issues.

[typographie]

1 hour ago, CHILDISH_K1LL3R said:

I live in HK and there are stores that sell them, I know I could just buy digital versions, but I need 1 for school work

Even though you can still buy certain PC games in boxes on store shelves today, those copies still have to be registered on Steam/Origin/Uplay/Battle.net. Those services are usually not optional for the products released on them, they are DRM and you have to go through them. That being the case, physical installation media seems redundant and I doubt installing from a disc is still required. It may not even be possible, those boxes might hold little more than a card with a key code printed on it.

 

If you need a CD/DVD reader/burner anyway, just get whatever LG/Samsung/Asus/whatever drive you can find cheapest. If you need Blu-ray support, that is quite a bit more expensive.

[WkdPaul]

Moved to Peripherals

[CHKR]

11 hours ago, wkdpaul said:

Moved to Peripherals

?

[it_dont_work]

13 hours ago, CHILDISH_K1LL3R said:

I live in HK and there are stores that sell them, I know I could just buy digital versions, but I need 1 for school work

Most games you buy will have a key and a disc with the game build on it if you get a retail copy. 9/10 you put the kley into your account (steam.origin/uplay etc) and it'll download a newer build of the game anyway. Day 1 patches are necessary buy oh so fucking annoying when that happens.

 

I still use an optical drive, but thts because I still have to burn cd's for clients and as a passthrough drive for a couple of vm's for legacvy software. If you want to buy one either look for a usb external drive (3.0 for bluray) or buy a bluray multi (dvd burner, bluray reader) from a reputable brand they're is rarely any quality difference with these devices, so look for one from ,song.lg,samsung,pioneer, asus, with my preference being lg as they usually look pretty slick and I haven't had an issue with an lg odd in 20 odd years.

 

Though most users decided to forgo a odd as it's very rarely used by most unless your watching a movie. bootable usb sticks took away the need for one for os installation and they seem to slowly becoming extinct out

[WkdPaul]

9 hours ago, CHILDISH_K1LL3R said:

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you posted in the wrong forum section, so I moved you thread.

[CHKR]

1 minute ago, wkdpaul said:

you posted in the wrong forum section, so I moved you thread.

Oh OKAY