You need an optical drive to install software. I haven’t found a need to burn any Blu-ray discs to date, but Blu-ray burners are cheap. So, I got a Blu-ray burner.
ASUS Blu-ray Burner
I bought the ASUS BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS 12X Blu-ray Internal Burner Drive with Disc Encryption – Black – Retail Box. It does Blu-ray stuff. It does DVD stuff. It does CD stuff. Basically, it spins a plastic disc that has some kind of foil in between and shoots lasers at it. Anything that shoots lasers is awesome. I like awesome.
| Month | Part | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corsair Obsidian 550D | $124.99 |
| 2 | Asus Sabertooth Z87 | $209.99 |
| 2 | Corsair Hydro Series H60 | $54.99 |
| 3 | Corsair HX750 Power Supply | $84.99 |
| 4 | Intel Core i7-4770 | $294.99 |
| 4 | Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1866 MHz | $144.89 |
| 4 | Western Digital Black 1 TB Hard Drive (x2) | $149.98 |
| 4 | Windows 8.1 Pro | $119.99 |
| 5 | ASUS GeForce GTX760 | $239.99 |
| 5 | Samsung 840 EVO 500GB SSD | $299.99 |
| 5 | ASUS BW-12B1ST Blu-ray Burner Drive | $39.99 |
| Total | $1,764.78 |
Talk to me, Goose.