Quick recomendation?: Optical Drives

[Valtiel]

Hello,

I'll be doing my first real system build soon, and I'm totally confused about which optical drives to get. Can someone recommend a good DVD/CD drive under $40 if possible? I plan on using the system for gaming.

System Specs:
Antec P182
Intel Q6600 kentsfield
Windows Vista Home Premium
2Gb G.Skill 800Mhz DDR2
eVGA 8800GTS 320Mb
Gigabyte P35 DS3R MotherBoard

 

[agentsmith957]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151133

 

[g-paw]

I have that Samsung and it's really pretty quiet. Lite-On also makes good drives but at least mine aren't as quiet as the Samsung

 

[african_leopard]

I have the LG GSAH22N. It's a pretty good drive...

 

[srtboy]

cdfreaks like the samsung 203b. here is their discussion on the drive.

http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=225577

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=27-151-153

 

[guanyu210379]

Go for Samsung for the moment. 203b and 183L are good options.

 

[systemlord]

Make sure that its a sata DVD drive, those ribbin cables are bad for air flow in your PC case. In a year you won't see IDE cables anymore.