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shponglefan:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on May 14, 2020, 02:11:23 pm ---USB 3 kind of killed that argument. I've got an optical drive in an external enclosure.
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What enclosure do you use? I tried searching for one awhile back for my Blu-ray drive, and the only one available these days seems to be from Vantec (https://www.newegg.ca/vantec-nst-536s3-bk-enclosure/p/N82E16817392100). A number of reviews pointed to an inadequate power supply, so I held off buying it.

Howard_Casto:
It's just some no-name Chinese adaptor that came out when sata was new if that gives you an idea of how old it is. I can snap you a pic when I start my build and have to dig it out of storage. Honestly I'm going to see about getting a laptop dvdrw drive and getting a smaller enclosure that uses less power. Lugging an ancient 5.5 drive around is a pita.

I just took a quick search and with current prices it's better just to get an external drive:

https://www.newegg.ca/lg-model-gp60nb50-slim-dvd-burner/p/N82E16827136265

Here's a bluray writeable for $90

https://www.newegg.ca/p/105-005K-00003

I can't believe how much the prices have went up on enclosures. I think I paid $20 for mine bitd.

shponglefan:
Part of the reason I want to keep my existing drive is because I've been using it to rip my DVD and Blu-ray collections. I've looked into external Blu-ray drives, but apparently not all of them work properly for that purpose.

Osirus23:

--- Quote from: Grasshopper on May 15, 2020, 09:06:18 am ---Full size towers are a throwback to a previous era of computing. And if I’m honest with myself, the main reason I keep using one is nostalgia. It just feels more like a real computer than my laptop, tablet, and phone. But I have to admit, it’s a bit of a dinosaur. Even if you need/want a high end graphics card, there are more convenient form factors available.

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I need a decent sized case just to fit my hardware. My CPU cooler is about 5.5" cubed and my video card is a triple-slot behemoth. These components didn't used to be anywhere near this massive.

Howard_Casto:
Agreed. Unfortunately you need the space. I'll eventually be getting a better video card, which is why I went with a large-ish case.

Parts are coming in. I'm waiting on the motherboard, ram, case and fans. Just a little public service message for anyone that might be doing a similar build. That power supply that I linked at the top must have had the wrong pics on the website. It's actually a nicer power supply with black powder coating and all black wires. I thought it was kind of odd to have colored wires on a bronze rated power supply.

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