Reddit mentions of LG Internal UH12NS30 BD-ROM Blu-ray Optical Drive

> I want to play co op lego games with my nieces and nephews, I want to play split screen with my mates, then watch a bluray with my mrs of an evening

Lego with the little guys? Got it! Even checked to make sure they were local co-op.

http://store.steampowered.com/tag/en/LEGO/#p=0&tab=NewReleases

You'll probably have to go a bit outside your comfort zone for local co-op with friends, but that is also a dying feature for consoles too. However, if you're cool with some indie games... Gotta recommend Samurai Gunn specifically. That game is god damn amazing! You and your friends will fuckin' die laughing while you deflect bullets, cut off each others heads, jump up walls, get impaled on spikes, and crushed by big ass boxes.

http://store.steampowered.com/tag/en/Local%20Multiplayer/#p=0&tab=NewReleases

Blu-Ray? Got it!

http://www.amazon.com/LG-Internal-UH12NS30-Blu-ray-Optical/dp/B00DVTBM2W/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1464408621&sr=1-2&keywords=blu+ray+drive

> I want to do this on the big screen, in the living room, on my couch not alone at a desk in another room on a smaller screen

BAM! Use the controller you already have. Wireless from the couch, no problem. Just plug it in and go.

http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Xbox-Wireless-Adapter-Windows-one/dp/B00ZB7W4QU

Use an HDMI cable to plug that bad boy up to your TV, son!

http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-High-Speed-HDMI-Cable-Standard/dp/B014I8SSD0/ref=sr_1_3?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1464408385&sr=1-3&keywords=hdmi+cable

Need to use the mouse for a second while your on the couch? Shit, we got you!

http://controllercompanion.com/

And if that ain't enough, wireless keyboard and mouse is like $20.

> I want to swap games with my friends

Yeah, bro. Us too.

http://store.steampowered.com/promotion/familysharing

> I want to play offline

Got you fam.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3160-agcb-2555

> I want to buy discs

Then buy them. Amazon and Gamestop and every other big store sells discs too.

http://www.walmart.com/browse/video-games/pc-games/2636_1077504_1225011

http://www.target.com/c/pc-games-video/-/N-5xtfw

> I want to do all this quickly, easily and consistently and I don't want to spend a months wages, and more every 6 months, to do so

Building the computer is as simple as building a lego set. It takes a couple hours to initially set up, but it only needs done once. After that, it's just as easy as pressing the home button on your xbox to launch steam big picture and choose your favorite game to play.

PCs will be more than a console upfront. You will spend more than $300 on a PC, but not much more unless you want to. If you factor in the price of a couple games and a year of XBOX live or PSN, PC is already cheaper.

Plus, where are you going to find sales like this? http://www.gameois.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/steamos-sale.jpg

They happen damn near constantly on PC. New game you want isn't on sale? No worries. Green Man Gaming has a 20% off coupon every month that can be applied to any game they have. Save yourself $12 right there without even needing a sale.

You don't have to upgrade any more frequently than you want. The consoles are on 2012 tech. Games will stay with that as a baseline until new consoles come out.

All that said, look here for a parts breakdown with prices of various price ranges: https://www.reddit.com/r/PCMasterRace/wiki/builds

I'd recommend The Crusher as a baseline, then maybe asking over at /r/buildapc if you need help or want to make changes. I know you said you don't like PCMR, which is fine... The circlejerk gets old for us too... But there a ton of great communities on reddit for this. Maybe try /r/pcgaming as it's a bit more mature.

One thing I will say about PCMR is that they are most goddamn generous sub out there. Constantly giving away games, components, monitors, etc. and surprisingly helpful, but you do have to get past the kids and the circlejerk to see that.

If you do decide to look into, like I said, /r/buildapc is a great resource to start and you can also free to PM me if you'd like.

Have a good one, brother!

Blue Ray optical drive is 30$ + 60$ controller is still only 390$. Still 10$ cheaper than a ps4, and you don't have to pay monthly for multiplayer/online gaming. The steam machine also has better hardware. Steam machine wins in both affordability and specifications.

Link to an external blue ray player: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00DVTBM2W/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1409090791&sr=1-1

/u/spamsince /u/Cerelius_BT

So I have taken into consideration both of your suggestions, along with reconsidering my choice of case and storage, and used PC Part Picker to build a setup with the price I am happy with.


Part | Item | Price
---|---|----
CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO | $32.00
Motherboard | ASUS ATX DDR3 1800 Motherboards H170-PLUS D3 | $117.91
CPU | Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 | $242.99
Graphics Card | XFX Radeon RX 480 | $349.99
RAM | Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB Kit (2x8GB) | $87.99
PSU | FirePower Technology Firepower ZT Series 550W 80Plus Bronze | $77.81
HDD | 2 x WD Blue 2TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive | $95.50 each
OS Drive | Corsair Force Series LE SSD, SATA 6Gbps 480GB | $142.49
Case | Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-02 Mid Tower | $74.99
Optical Drive | LG Internal UH12NS30 BD-ROM | $56.99

Just want to run it by you guys to see if the parts are compatible.

Thanks again for all your help.

There is an LG drive with just as good reviews on Amazon (Used) for $35... Here

Notice: I was doing a rough price estimate for you on what I could get where I live. Prices listed are for example and my not be available in your location. I am not recommending any of these parts this is a quick and dirty price / parts example.


($50) Case: Same as listed in OP

($90) Motherboard: Same as listed in OP

($199) CPU: Same as listed in OP

($40) Heat Sink: Same as listed in OP

($80) SSD: Same as listed in OP

($99) OS Windows 10 Home: Same as listed in OP

($60) Power Supply 500W: Not listed in OP

($65) HDD 2TB: 2x that of OP ($13 upgrade)

($45) Blu-Ray drive: OP was DVD drive (about $25 upgrade)

($80) 16GB DDR4: Equivalent Size, Speed and Spec of OP not sure on Manufacturer

($350) GPU EVGA 4GB GTX 970: 2x video memory and faster clock than OP (GTX 960 4GB is about $230 and a GTX 960 2GB $200)

($8) Heat Sink Compound

($8) Sata Cables (drives were bare bones)

Total Cost as listed: $1174 or 1110 Euro
Total Cost Closest to OP PC (no upgrades): $986 or 932 Euro

The closest thing I could come to the exact build with 20 minutes searching yielded a PC that was only 157 Euro less than that of the OP PC. If you are more comfortable with buying a prebuilt it is not actually that bad of price and components.
Would it be able to play SC @ 4k with good fps probably not. Will it handle the game on medium to good settings at 1080 yes. Keep in mind that the current game is still not optimized and the player count in a map is also low, so we could see gains or losses in performance.

few edits: simple format changes
edit 2 side note: Nvidia Pascal is said to be around the corner with 10%+ gains. I am waiting myself to see what it offers before upgrading.

I personally wouldn't use AMD CPUs and just grab the i5-4690K. You want at least 8GB of RAM if you're building a gaming rig. The VRAM makes up for it a bit, but some games just need that 8GB. You don't need a Hybrid drive. They aren't that great and you have a SSD anyway. I would replace the storage options with a 250GB SSD + 1TB HDD. Having a liquid cooler CPU is fine but that seems expensive. The H100i is popular and you'll get the same results. What game do you plan on using 3 R9 290s? I would just get 2 GTX 970s and SLI them or just a GTX 980. You save money in the long run too since they have less power consumption, especially against 3 R9 290s. If you do get 2 GTX 970's or a 980 instead, switch up the power supply to maybe a 750-850W. You won't need the extra power. The optical drive is also really expensive. If you insist on getting a blu-ray optical, the LG is only $40.00 on Amazon.

I have this LG and never had an issue with it. Looks like Amazon no longer sells it but there's a newer version.

He said he used the PcGamer High end build guide with some changes. He swapped the 1080 to a 1070, the SSD's to a 1TB SSD, he changed the case to a MasterCase Maker 5 Mid-Tower and ordered everything form Amazon

So overall I'm guessing this is his build;

• CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K - $350
  
• GPU: GeForce GTX 1070 - $450
  
• Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus VIII Hero - $215
  
• Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 - $145
  
• SSD: 1TB Samsung 850 Evo 2.5-inch SATA - $317
  
• CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H100i v2 240mm AIO - $97
  
• Optical: LG UH12NS30 - $52
  
• PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2 80 Plus GOLD - $141
  
• Case: MasterCase Maker 5 Mid-Tower Case - $178
  
  Coming to a grand total of 1945$ add shipping to that and you're looking at pretty close to 2 grand.
  
  This build is fucking retarded though.
  
  First of all, you can actually buy a a goddamn prebuilt with almost the same specs for about 400$ cheaper. That HP is just the first one I found, there are dozens of other prebuilts ranging from about 400-100$ cheaper with no real performance loss.
  
  Yeah it's a prebuilt and has bloatware and all that shit, but in terms of performance it's actually pretty much equal to the authors build.
  
  Second, you could just go for a more reasonable part list.
  
  Swap the 6700k to an i5 6500 with the stock cooler and you'll cut 250$ from the price.
  
  Even an i5-6600k with a hyper 212 evo would cost you about 260$, saving almost 200$
  
  Swap the ridiculous motherboard to something decent for about 100-150$ and you're saving another 100$ right there.
  
  32 gigs of RAM is overkill, you could easily go for 16GB DDR4 2400, and save another 70$
  
  Dump the optical drive, who the hell watches BD movies on a PC anyways? If you really need a DVD drive they're like 20$
  
  Swap the ridiculously high end case to something like Fractal Design R5 and save another 50$. R5 is still an excellent and fairly high end case, you could easily go for a 50-80$ mid-tower and save 100$.
  
  I would also swap the 1TB SSD to a 256gb SSD and a 2TB mechanical drive which would be about 160-200$ saving him another 100$. but I can at least understand that someone wants the simplicity of just having a single drive.
  
  With a few simple changes he could save about 450-650$ without losing any performance whatsoever in gaming, and that's without hunting for cheaper prices from somewhere that's not Amazon.
  
  He said he paid about 100$ extra to buy everything from Amazon, so with an updated parts list and using PCpartpicker the price drops down to 1171$ so about 770$ cheaper than the authors build and with no real performance loss.