I Built a PC with a Disc Drive in 2024... 🤡

[@SmokinSilicon]

Do you still use a disc drive here in 2024? If so, what for?

[@klorslug]

I have 2 computers with disc drives. Use them for playing old PC games and ripping CDs to my music library.

[@wolfVFXmc]

Yeah I still collect Blu-Rays the quality is just better then streaming services

[@Enders]

I have a USB CD/DVD/BlueRay Reader/Writer disks drive I use to burn my albums after printing the artwork on them with a HP printer that prints on inkjet printable CDs. I use it for sampling old music I buy at stores still. I also use it to rips and burn music for my car's CD player and finally I still use it to read old CD-ROM PC games and any other CDs/DVDs I may have laying around. Its nice to use to explore old media with.

[@superstar64]

I work with old computers and software a lot, so I made it a point to use an old DVD drive when I built my PC.

[@RiCKY-zt3tl]

PS2/3 Isos for emulator I no longer have consoles and wanna play some exclusives

[@jacobmartin112]

I like the idea of keeping the Blu-ray drive alive

[@Mr.Stripes]

I have a DVD Drive

[@BitZapple]

yes ++

[@cobrah4444]

I have the exact same drive that he used

[@WartHawg8196]

Same dude. I have plans to make a all white themed pc with a 4080 super and a ryzen 7 7800x3d

[@MrNihilist74]

You ever take a blank blu ray disk and save a bunch of mp4 movies to it to play on your blu ray player? Then you would have a disk with a lot of movies on it that you could play on your blu ray player.

[@erickbelow8084]

Home theater pc, ripping my blurays for personal use. Physical media is better than streaming right now if you are a home theater enthusiast.

[@Darcvigilante]

Better visual and audio quality. No one can remove it from streaming either.

[@hayabusa5306]

@@Darcvigilante i wanna have all my media ready for the apocalypse. on a ps vita with all my games for on the go.

[@MrNihilist74]

You ever take a blank blu ray disk and save a bunch of mp4 movies to it to play on your blu ray player? Then you would have a disk with a lot of movies on it that you could play on your blu ray player.

[@FlyboyHelosim]

It's crazy that Blu-ray disc playback was never made native in most operating systems. I bought a Blu-ray drive for my laptop a while back and had to do a ton of research and downloads to get it to play a disc. Even then it's still picky about what discs it plays.

[@vulonkaaz]

the problem is DRMs MakeMKV should be able to decrypt most of them

[@wolfVFXmc]

@@vulonkaazmakemkv gonna work good with the drive he got (maybe international)

[@Darcvigilante]

DVDs are cheaper and most people still buy dvd over Blu-ray and 4k

[@recklesswhisper]

...and then the software you bought to make BD work kept upgrading so you had to keep spending money to keep the bastard working! I dropped it like a bad... you get it. ^..^~~

[@blue-spy-j4g]

That cable management is soo good!

[@ballinn0430]

No it isn't.

[@saintgtx]

@@ballinn0430 No shit, Sherlock. You figure that one out all by yourself? He was being sarcastic.

[@paullastnamehere3295]

@@saintgtx I think it was the extra o in soo that threw him off. 🤣🤣🤣

[@ballinn0430]

Classic "this is sarcasm" excuse

[@CooperTheHunter]

@@ballinn0430 Or you know maybe its the truth, and you made a mistake.

[@Keitosha]

This Blu-Ray drive is pretty good. Good choice on that. You can make this drive "UHD friendly" for backing up your HD/UHD Blu-ray collection. Highly recommended!

[@SianaGearz]

Bloody hell forgot the ATX IO shield, is it your first time building a PC? You know what would be interesting? Converting a laptop optical drive into a top loader, 3D printing a lid assembly, then cutting into the top of a modern case to fit it in. Need to disable or move the eject mechanism and need to move the endstop to detect the lid.

[@stephaneneron]

Personally, I don't like a PC with RGBs... it serves no purpose at all except cluttering the case.

[@neuronoc.7343]

Wait until you get RGB fans in the N200 case. It looks futuristic as hell, and in the cool 2000's way.

[@advertentiegolf]

And it also draws unnecessary power which costs money

[@zdenekdolezal9646]

I agree. When I do something on PC I want to concentrate to what I am doing. Those lights next to me just distract and annoys me. I hate that stupid trend.

[@sonyx5332]

I'm looking to build my first ever PC also with a Blu-Ray disc drive and having a hard time finding some of the latest stuff without any damn RGB lights.

[@Steve.Cutler]

I buit pc's 20 years ago. I usually mounted the cpu on the motherboard before I installed it in the case.

[@KyleZiber]

Yeah I always installed all the PC components and then install the motherboard into the case last. Easier install

[@bryanobrien2726]

Sometimes the cases wouldn't even have a cutout for cooler mounting access so you'd have to mount all that stuff first . Putting the CPU in before is still a good idea .

[@agrisimfarming]

This guy is clearly a noob. Mounting the cpu, ram and m.2 AFTER installing the motherboard, forgetting the IO sheild, and the verge level of cable management.

[@dilligafzilla]

the worst thing he did there by far was installing psu the wrong way

[@galimirnund6543]

I have always had a disc drive in my builds. You can boot from them. Especially with older builds. I have a ASUS Prime B-460M with an i7. Building PC's is fun :)

[@Enders]

Love the simplicity and minimalism here. Its modest and cheap, a good way to show people that you don't need to blow thousands to have a working PC that can get things done. I'm sure for simple uses this is perfect. The disk drive is cool imo. There are lots of media that still begs to be used in the world that disk drive can do justice to... Also thats not a "hard drive" slot thats a floppy disk slot. lol

[@SmokinSilicon]

You can definitely put a floppy disk drive in there, but it’s marketed as a 3.5 HDD slot. Now that you mention it, I might actually put a floppy disk drive there

[@Enders]

@@SmokinSilicon Do it. I'm sure you could find some wildly interesting stuff laying around on floppy disks in this world.

[@muzicdominator524]

⁠@@SmokinSiliconyeah that slot can be used for hard drives, but in the past it was a space for floppy disk drives or more recently for SD card readers.

[@pwcorgi2000]

@@muzicdominator524 If I had a small bay like that, I'd use it for a usb/sd card reader purposes.

[@TomCee53]

Creative types made all kinds of devices for the drive bays, temperature and clock speed displays.

[@Lukiel666]

I have a DVD player. Not blue ray. It was about $20. Also an aftermarket sliding drawer in another 5 1/4" slot to keep my USB sticks etc. in.

[@mikey510]

i had a similar set up, I LOVE the little drawer. also had a usb hub in the floppy disk slot.

[@WeatherMan2005]

you can add drawers to your pc in that slot? if thats the case i need one or 2 now! lol

[@Lukiel666]

@@WeatherMan2005 Yes have several. Bought off Amazon about $20 Canadian. Or set of 3 $50. The right size for DVDs if you have any. I keep thermal paste and various cables as well as USBs all kinds of computer stuff in them. And notecards with passwords for my 30+ sites.

[@WeatherMan2005]

@@Lukiel666 what are they called btw? so i can find them

[@Lukiel666]

@@WeatherMan2005 "Black Desktop Computer/Mobile Blank Rack Drawer Tray and Storage Case/Box (5.25INCH) (Black)" Just copy pasted the description from Amazon Ca

[@stevesibaja3123]

Well done Sata DVD or Blu Ray Dual Layer Drive is recommended to connect to PC

[@stephaneneron]

4:35 The motherboard backplate was screaming "Don't forget me!!!!!!!!"

[@AnnihiIator]

nice to see the channel back, keep up the good work

[@KatalistProductionsKozzySasha]

Got a dvd drive in my newish PC to, I love cd's and have a huge DVD collection (Mostly older foreign movies that are not on streaming sites) so it is a must for me :)

[@tonycollazorappo]

I think the slot below the DVD drive is/was for a floppy drive. I'm old enough to remember those from way back in the day, LOL. The box looks like a case I would enjoy along with your DVD drive build. Good job buddy! 👍👍

[@herbertholland924]

I still have a Blu-ray Drive in my PC. I mostly use it to play my PS2, PS3 and XBOX games in emulators. I *can* make images of the discs and use them instead, but I have a lot of games and that would require a lot of storage. It's better to just keep them on Disc for now, and put them in the drive whenever I want to play them. I can also use it to watch movies that aren't on streaming services.

[@racejay]

Hey @SmokinSilicon The power supply is wrongly mounted; the fan should be in the bottom instead..!

[@vijfsnippervijf]

O yeah, now that physical media come back for music and video playback, this is one of the best things to do!

[@martinstudios316]

That cable management though 💀

[@SmokinSilicon]

U like it

[@SmokinSilicon]

Tbf I did clean it up a bit off camera lol, but I really didn’t go too crazy with it since you can’t even see it

[@martinstudios316]

@@SmokinSilicon yea, There is that but if a I had to fix something with that initial cable layout. I would freak

[@snoogabean]

Mate had the zipties all chilling to the side of the table, unused.

[@SmokinSilicon]

@@snoogabean​​⁠zip ties are the last thing I’m going to use to manage cables. Velcro or twist ties make adjustments much more accessible and less risk of cutting cables.

[@TheSnoopyclone]

13:26 This was the same issue with dvds when dvd drives were first introduced to pcs back in the early days. To watch a dvd movie on pc, you needed codecs that could read the files. When you bought a dvd drive, you’d install the included software to watch the movie. Tho day, this shouldn’t be an issue as formats are adapted quickly once it’s announced and people have made it into part of the standard.

[@Zack_Wester]

Where did all the 5.25 drive go? Like I have looked at my local stores and nation wide online store and like none have one. Pre built, pre parts kit or just the case nothing.

[@wolvesaywe1155]

You will soon find out why you need your films TV series music and games on physical media........

[@jarman365]

Flash that drive and backup UHD movies!

[@neuronoc.7343]

I transplanted my modded cyberpower prebuilt's components into a cooler master that had a 5.25" drive bay and I've never been happier to see my PC looking like that.

[@Local_gremlin2009]

With a blank vase u can always paint it with acrylics. I painted my ps3 super slim on the disc cover and the ends and it looks great. If you use a thin layer it shouldn’t effect the cooling because that ps3 runs beautifully clean. I found it was best to seal it with clear gloss varnish sealant. FYI. Do not paint the vents if you’re worried about over heating and always paint with every component removed. It must be an empty shell when you paint.

[@sevenfacedsin]

Acquire Blu-Ray drive, disregard streaming subscriptions. The public library is loaded with Blu-Rays and DVDs... All free.

[@berniejo5307]

the nr200 is a great little case! I reused it for my current build and it fits all the hardware I want

[@JokaGaming2K10]

Imagine a RTX 4090 and an i9 14900KF build on the same case and cable managment💀

[@stevens1041]

Oven

[@WeatherMan2005]

would the 4090 even fit?

[@rnicoles9355]

you're not the only one... (my pcc has one, my dell laptop has one, i made my own external dvd drive)

[@NintendoGuysHoard]

1:14 YOO i have that in the 32 gig flavor

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

I demand TO HAVE 2 DVD ROM spaces. No clown icon needed. The ATX version supports 2 drives and ATX boards are cheaper, and have more room for stuff. TY for the case review. I have a lot of stuff burned to disk that has lasted 23 years and I still use. I have 1 M-DISK drive. Have not used and M-DISK, but it is the de facto standard for archiving.

[@takochiba9151]

My PC has a disk drive (mdisc). I am an amateur musician so I burn CDs of my tunes and give these to friends and family, I will print out labels with a QR code too for streaming. I also watch blurays, usually on the TV but sometimes I get kicked out of the living room by my partner and watch it in my home office instead. The other thing I use it for is second-hand games, CDs, or other media, especially curiosities. The prices for these are ridiculously good because there is not the same demand there once was - the only problem is storage space for your physical media collection! Huge amounts of very random stuff was published on CD and DVD prior to broadband being widely available so there are loads of interesting things to check out. I actually have another couple of these drives in storage, hopefully last me through to 2064.

[@generalawareness101]

I had to buy a new case for this 4090 (had a 1060 for over 6 years) and no cases have drive slots now that aren't niche one offs. Hard enough to find one with an actual reset button and/or HDD light. I hate the modern cases with a passion.

[@NipplesOfDestiny]

I still buy PC CD ROM games, I just got Civ 5 off ebay for 10 bucks. On steam it's like 30 bucks

[@mamix2]

I'm biting my nails while watching i/o shield laying down on the manual.😅

[@cydragon2.099]

there should've been more of a push to include PC games physically on Blu-Ray but companies being greedy on BR drives prevented that

[@bryanobrien2726]

PC games on CD and DVD came with single user access keys which basically killed any physical benefits beyond having the base game on disc instead of downloading it . The disc by itself was useless so why bother ? You can't sell it , you can't give it away , once it's installed you throw it in the closet , the fact that it was physical was trivial , at best you had a cool full color paper manual/user guide .

[@WeatherMan2005]

i have what appears to be basicly the same blu-ray drive in my pc. with the main difference being my pc is from 2017. its always nice to have the option to use discs though.

[@walterstarr1588]

My last build included a UHD blue ray drive so I can back up movies onUHD disks.

[@tobyzilla]

I've been slowly getting the parts to build a custom pc that is powerful with a dvd drive mainly so i can get and dump games onto my computer that aren't on steam

[@KyleZiber]

Never heard it called five point two five drive bay...lol. Always five and a quarter. Fun video. Keep them coming

[@FlyboyHelosim]

Sounds like something the U.S. military would say. Like five dot five six mike mike (5.56mm). LOL

[@MrNihilist74]

Has anyone ever burnt a Blu-ray disc with a bunch of mp4's on it to play on their Blu-ray player. It would be great to make a Blu-ray disc with a whole bunch of movies on it.

[@nevablowingbubbles1337]

My PC build also uses the N200 case. I followed a similar principal of doing a fairly budget build with a Blu-ray drive installed, but went team blue instead (i5 12600K with an MSI Pro-A B760M and an Arc A750). I do, however, vouch for the RX 6600/RX 6600 XT paired with a Ryzen 5 5500/5600/5600X for pure budget 1080p gaming. The case definitely is a lot easier to work with than some of the top-mount PSU designs of yesteryear. The rubber mounting system for the 2.5" drives is a bonus. And it does sport quite a generous amount of cooling provisions for an mATX form factor, especially when larger CPU coolers just shy under 160mm will fit (currently running a Noctua NH-U12A). The only other mATX case I can think of on a similar level that I would pick over this if available is the Sharkoon V1000 which (IMO) looks slightly better, more discrete PSU and storage drive cable management, and more cooling provisions (Sharkoon don't distribute in my region). However, I'm happy playing my older anime collection with my Blu-ray player in the N200. I get the fascination for RGB, however it's not for me. It doesn't improve the performance of a PC.

[@vylow_ii]

That is an awesome build!

[@Sly9192]

Plug the battery inn upside down so it can taken in fresh air outside of the case

[@thatgamerguy3057]

This video made me realize I don’t remember a game coming out on disc for pc since 2008 at least

[@Mane01mlp18]

the rx 6600 is a great card for the price, can handle 1440p on semi low settings on some games

[@LukeAndromedaNebular]

The PC case Nanoxia Deep Silver 5 has much more space and has 4x 5.25 slots and available in 2025. If the Deep Silver 5 has not enough space take a look at Deep Silver 6.

[@TheRomanianCrow]

Why tf was bro benchmarking stuff? Disk drives don't give performance or worsen it. Maybe consume more power

[@Composites83]

8:19 Well.. you youngsters think this is a hard drive slot..

[@Piff_TV]

Im at the point in life where i could care less bout the computer looking cool and all light up. I just want a good case that keeps my computer cool i have temp ocd. i just wish i had something more than a 1660. I got a pentium 7 10th gen is it even worth upgrading? or should i just buy a new computer?

[@andrewjenery1783]

A good idea, I did the same thing in 2022, because how else would you be able to run useful DVD software accumulated over the years.

[@NoCluYT]

It's good if you wanna rip blurays and keep them on a server or something like that.

[@jefftist9625]

Pretty sure my HAF Cool Master case has a CD-ROM slot if I ever wanted to put one in like you've done in this video. External drives are unfortunately the most in supply in the market but definitely would prefer internal when I'm able to upgrade my pc.

[@crabbypaddy5549]

yes to disc drive...its always good to have many options.

[@unnamed715]

Is this guy trolling?? First he forgets to install the IO shield, then he downplays cable management because "you won't see it anyway." Dude, it's not just for aesthetic. It's for _airflow_ too! 🤦‍♂

[@mark902]

i have a pioneer dvd drive, and a sony cd in my pc. i rip cds. i don't stream. i still buy cds. i had built a new pc in an nzxt h200 in 2019, but i hate having an external cd drive hanging off a usb port. plus that h200 was trash. like a tin can. so i put everything into my old lian li case that has two 5.25 drive slots. with the fancy metal flap covers i bought separately way back when i got the case.

[@maxhand1562]

My main rig still has a Blu-ray drive even though I don't use it much. I can't find my portable optical drive those few times I need it, so it works out fine. I also have this very case with a build in it that I plan to sell, but I might keep the case and put the works in another one instead.

[@lucianoramirez6111]

movie discs are plug and play. for game discs for playstation you need to search for an emulator. playstation emulator whatever generation your disc is. install that emulator on your pc and youre all set.

[@DaRush-The_Soviet_Gamer]

By the way Do PS3 Blu ray games read on PC BD-ROM drives? I know Ps1/Ps2, CD/DVD roms read just fine, but I have never tried PS3 emulation yet. I know XBOX and NINTENDO made it a real pain in the ass to read their disks on a PC, but Sony never has in the past. I am just wondering, do I just YO-HO HO PS3 games from the pirates, or is getting the physical PS3 BD-ROMS worth it if I am planning on using Emulators only without real console hardware. Are the disks encrypted and unreadable (XBOX STYLE), or do they read out of the box like PS1/PS2 disks...

[@samanthagriffinv2.08]

Use VLC dawg

[@EastAngliaUK]

can Media Player Classic play BD disc? will have to try it as also found a bd rw drive in one of my desktops because mpc does play back rips in hdr fine

[@1.11-q3l]

Storage information for military is on the optical and magnetic disks.

[@axe863]

Optical drives are coming back but not for consumers anytime soon. 200TB per disc

[@BigDrewski1000]

Got this exact same ram and while it might be only 3200Mhz, I've found it to be solid stuff. 🙂

[@harrisonmccabe290]

can you play physical PC games with that disk drive?

[@brantley827]

Finally some more pc content can’t wait

[@TomCee53]

I didn’t see you use heat sink compound. I’m also aghast that you didn’t use anti static mats or straps. Maybe newer parts are less static sensitive, but there’s a reason the parts come in static bags. 😮 Edit: only a couple of hours from power on to running windows. I’m impressed.

[@JessicaFEREM]

my desktop has a DVD drive still in it. I do have a USB blu-ray drive though in case I need it. I don't ever use it, but it's nice to have nonetheless

[@pepsienjoyer17]

I wish pc had a disc drive.. the sales would literally destroy consoles to the point of extinction for people that prefer consoles just to have physical media

[@trollingtime1234]

my pc which was custom built also has a dvd drive lol.

[@stuCameraman1]

Nice video mate... I literally bought a Samsung USB bluray writer today boxing day 2024 for under £80. My main purpose is for storage of 34 Hi8 analogue camcorder tapes from the 1990's. I saw in a few online discussions that blurays will outlast hdd or ssd's in terms of heat, cold and water damage. I'll share my archiving process - - - 1st a Hi8 (not Video8) camcorder Hi8 has S-vhs split chroma and luminancce output, analogue out to HDMI adapter /cable £17, signal is upscaled to 720p I guess that's a bonus as it will not introduce compression blocking to a analogue signal... if I decide to do that in premiere pro later that will cause blocking 🤔, hdmi then plugs to my Átomos Ninja Blade monitor/recorder, records to a internal ssd, I recorded to apple prores LT 422 (422 color space), then remove the SSD and plug it to a sata to Usb3 cable to my pc, I use adobe premiere pro 2020 to trim, color correct, brighten, then finally add noise reduction with Neat video, export video to prores422LT, next I will do tests exporting from premiere pro to bluray spec 720p (4x3) or use MULTIavchd (free software) to convert and burn to bluray with very basic 1 click play menus, skip points ect. The 25GB and 50GB blank bluray discs are compatible with almost all bluray players. The 100GB are less compatible with BR players and PlayStation, I'll also use the bluray drive to back up my ps3 games and play them on my pc, maybe ps4 games to, also watch bluray movies less compression (better quality) than watching steaming movies👍🏼 hope that helps someone😎

[@FunkyStudios]

I LOVE OPTICAL MEDIA CHARLIE, I LOVE OPTICAL MEEEEEDIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAA

[@SpartaRemixFan1]

I also have build one with a disc drive not to long ago as my new main pc

[@RandommBoyo]

Nahh screw that clown emoji in the title. Physical media is NOT dying in this hoouse

[@SethYoung-1890]

Roller Coaster Tycoon is the best pc game ever

[@billstarr5395]

You forgot the IO bezel plate.

[@marinusV5]

I also build a pc this year with a blu-ray drive

[@tugb0at01]

buys case with cable management, pulls a verge.

[@Lebensmude1455]

would you like more computer with those cables

[@damianranda1937]

If your pc build doesn’t have a built-in coffee coaster, what are you even doing with your life? 💀

[@Jeff-fo3ck]

I need a disc drive because I live in Japan... Nuff said 😂

[@TheMadRRConductor]

I have a dvd/cd drive, and i use mine to burn some software such as dvd or cd copies of rescuezilla for example. Also old games plus on virtualbox can pass the host dvd/cd drive to the virtual machine too.

[@ItsNova816]

As long as I'm able to buy 1TB worth of blu-ray discs for $10, i'll keep using optical.

[@NatalieUwUOwO]

What connector is the blu ray drive?

[@Darcvigilante]

Likely Sata

[@DarkLightO1]

Double life Choose your character Player 1 : Jacob R Player 2 : Smokinsilicon

[@aclockworkmolten-orange7330]

I still have many CD/ DVD games from old pc, so my new gaming PC need to have a optical drive. I prefer sometimes console gaming just for the availability of physical games

[@stely_official]

That .PUP file from either the disc drive or the disc itself can be used in an emulator to run the ps3 software, and definitely legally burned copies of your ps3 library

[@mikey510]

I use an optical drive to rip my BluRay collection.

[@1.11-q3l]

Clowns, optical disk is the best device for the storage more than hen 40 years.SSD are USB device are bad.

[@tobyzilla]

I agree because I want to play games like unreal turniment 99 and sonic r but those games aren't on steam so the only other ways is ether getting said games from a sketchy website or getting a physical copy and dumping the game files onto my own computer whare I can play the game without a disc

[@Darcvigilante]

Not really. Discs are very slow to read vs ssd. I love physical media but I also like fast load times.

[@tobyzilla]

@@Darcvigilante there's a thang called patience

[@ZaberfangX]

Need one the pay for a blu-ray software if I remember this days of age to decrypt it to play it.

[@Darcvigilante]

VLC will play Blu-ray and 4k with the right codecs and encryption keys with mkv

[@ZaberfangX]

@@Darcvigilante yup

[@memimodeee2]

It's Ironic that the ram brand is "Silicon Power"

[@baljeet3122]

It was a good idea 😁

[@rainbowpcdash]

I use a portable DVD player for my Windows PC

[@blackmuel]

one of my favorite cases

[@TheMicro4]

Do you have a Plex server? If yes you will need a Blu-ray drive…

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

when the pc boots you need to have a monitor connected first

[@Darcvigilante]

Why? Should post and run without it.

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

@@Darcvigilante what I mean is the monitor should be connected so you could see what the heck the pc was doing

[@snoogabean]

AMD CPU's usually come with cookers. I've seen some listings on Amazon without them, but usually you get one. I don't think intel includes a cooler anymore.

[@FlyboyHelosim]

Cookers. LOL

[@RusRus72]

I think Intel still includes them. At least their updated version and only on their lower end of their processors.

[@Maknorr-v8w]

Look I have collected many music cd in my life okay

[@NoCluYT]

You should rip them. You never know what might happen to the originals.

[@cooper1095]

optical media pc? Bringus has left the chat