bought the DvD collection, no dvd rom!

[Raydeus]

Re: bought the DvD collection, no dvd rom!

Mhurron was jk though, but I guess you gotta read more of his posts to get it; since it might be too much for a newcomer (and even Taskmage took it kinda seriously ).




About the DVD rom thing, it's usually the software that's Region coded, and even then most players let you make at least 3 region changes before making it permanent (and those changes are software based so they reset upon reinstall).

So, unless you are planing on tossing your Region 1 dvds and buy all UK then even that wont even matter.

Also, you can just disassemble your computer and put all the essencial parts in a small box.

-CPU, DVD/CD rom drives, Memory, videocard (if any), mouse, monitor (unless it's a CRT), etc. and take em with you for recycling so you can use em again on your newish rig.

That way you just gotta buy the big shipment costly parts like the casing, a new (not DIAF'd) motherboard, and keyboard which are fairly cheap anyway.

So in other words... buy the DVD ROM, they go as low as 12 bucks new.

[Murphie]

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People don't have a problem with the OP's lack of a DVD drive. They just don't understand the stubborn refusal to get one.

[Raydeus]

Re: bought the DvD collection, no dvd rom!

It's dangerous indeed, but then again the next debate in the OP's career will be when he wants to play as war/whm to 30 and be main healer; because he wants to be a PLD nurse.

Oh how I miss being a newbie.

[trickynicky42]

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When I was building it I had a budget, and I cut costs where ever I could (cheap power supply which later up and died due to plugging a flash drive into a USB slot... cheap mobo which later caught fire... yes, fire.... when putting in the new PSU... a fire which killed the cheap usb setup but did nothing else) But yeah, the ram, video card and processor are nice and have yet to fail me =p

The reason Im hesitant is everytime someone tells me the price of a computer part I get to the store only to find Ill be paying double what I was told. Its nothing against the advice of anyone here (and indeed, the overwhelming advice is to buy one, which Ill look into next paycheck). I just hate computers. Always something wrong with them.

As for job, I was thinking whm/bst as , from what ive read, both sound awefully appealling =p =p =p =p

[Feba]

Re: bought the DvD collection, no dvd rom!

To be frank, you have a bad understanding of building computers. PSU and motherboard should be the LAST things you cut costs on. You cut costs on CPUs, Graphics Card, RAM. The Case, PSU, and motherboard will most likely be the longest lasting parts of your computer, in that order.

If you hate computers, you should let someone else build them for you.

[Murphie]

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And as an aside, unless you're planning to solo, and you already have BST at 75 (which you don't, as a new player), WHM/BST isn't going to do you much good. It certainly isn't going to be very useful for party play.

[ItazuraNhomango]

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Hmm. It's not so much as being cheap or not with PSU and motherboard; it's about doing the research to make sure you get a board with good reviews and warranty service.

There are decent, reliable motherboards at almost any price range, but you do have to research and compromise a bit on features at times. (PSU I'm not so sure about; I'm pretty much stuck on Antec due to laziness. lol.)

[Pai Pai Master]

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The reason Im hesitant is everytime someone tells me the price of a computer part I get to the store only to find Ill be paying double what I was told. Its nothing against the advice of anyone here (and indeed, the overwhelming advice is to buy one, which Ill look into next paycheck). I just hate computers. Always something wrong with them.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135140

Reliably branded DVD-ROM drive. $19.99. If you want to some some money, you can find a cheaper one from a brand like LITEon for as low as $13.99.

[Aksannyi]

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People don't have a problem with the OP's lack of a DVD drive. They just don't understand the stubborn refusal to get one.

I'm going to put it this way, because I know where the OP is coming from.

My DVD Rom drive is broken. This computer is at least three years old, and in the course of another year, I will probably be getting a new one, complete with a working DVD drive. I see absolutely no reason to spend money - even if it IS only 30-40 bucks - on a computer that I don't plan to have long-term. You're right, it's not a lot of money, but I've got priorities, and $40 can easily be put into food, diapers, and gasoline. (Well, maybe not gas so much anymore.) My point is, on a machine that I've already invested plenty of my hard-earned money into, another $40 just doesn't seem worth it, especially when I *might* use my DVD drive ... um ... never.

Heck, though, if you want to spend the extra money to put a drive in a computer you A. don't plan to keep very often, and B. you don't even really need that drive for, then, hell, knock yourself out. In my own experience, though, and I suspect that the OP and I share similar plans, the DVD drive - internal or external - just isn't worth the money. $40 for a drive I would use only once, and on a soon-to-be-replaced machine is a total waste.

[Tekumel]

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I think Pai Pai hit the nail on the head without intending to...

I get to the store only to find Ill be paying double what I was told.

Newegg link

Newegg & similar sites (Pricewatch.com is a good one that links everywhere) will 99.99% of the time save you a TON of money over the monkeys at Best Buy et al. The ONLY electronics stores I find worth shopping at for the money is Fry's, and I think they're a west coast (maybe California) only thing?

If your friends that are telling you these prices are computer geeks, odds are they're finding them on sites like I mentioned.

[Feba]

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It won't go to waste if you use it in your new system

[trickynicky42]

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Aksannyi, I've read several of your posts one offering new players to join your server , youre a very helpful person! And thank you for elaborating on what I meant, its not alot of money... but with a wedding and a move across the world coming up, I dont see a point in helping my computer that will get left behind =p Heck, the reason i've started another mmo is its cheap entertainment that allows me to save more money as opposed to buying new games when I finish one, etc. =P

I think Ill come over to hades to join you Aksannyi!

Secondly, Im patching atm. I have a cable connection yet the patcher will take 10 hours to complete... is it installing the expansion files, as I downloaded the game from the URL on the friend pass?

[Murphie]

Re: bought the DvD collection, no dvd rom!

I'm going to put it this way, because I know where the OP is coming from.

My DVD Rom drive is broken. This computer is at least three years old, and in the course of another year, I will probably be getting a new one, complete with a working DVD drive. I see absolutely no reason to spend money - even if it IS only 30-40 bucks - on a computer that I don't plan to have long-term. You're right, it's not a lot of money, but I've got priorities, and $40 can easily be put into food, diapers, and gasoline. (Well, maybe not gas so much anymore.) My point is, on a machine that I've already invested plenty of my hard-earned money into, another $40 just doesn't seem worth it, especially when I *might* use my DVD drive ... um ... never.

Heck, though, if you want to spend the extra money to put a drive in a computer you A. don't plan to keep very often, and B. you don't even really need that drive for, then, hell, knock yourself out. In my own experience, though, and I suspect that the OP and I share similar plans, the DVD drive - internal or external - just isn't worth the money. $40 for a drive I would use only once, and on a soon-to-be-replaced machine is a total waste.

As I mentioned earlier in the thread (and Feba just above), there is no reason you can't transfer the new DVD drive to a new PC when you upgrade.

Also, as was linked above, we're talking about $20 or less. That is, quite frankly, not that much money.

edit: Of course (since I'm honestly not trying to be rude), that's all relative, and some folks may not want to make the necessary purchase, or worry about transferring parts from one PC to another later on. And that's cool. But to most of us, it just seems like the smartest/easiest thing to do, hence the confusion on our end.^^

[InuTrunks]

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You do know... that the friend pass... only has the game files for the orginal game.. that was released in 02 right? Let me clerify, what you just downloaded, and used your friend code (now it can't be used), is the BASE Game, no expansions, that was released in 02. So you're patching 5 years of files... for nothing. You won't be able to play (that is, unless you don't register any expansions), because you can't play on a computer with an expansion installed, that dosn't have the expansion installed on that computer.

15.99 DVD Rom Drive found via pricewatch I even went though the trouble of finding you this nice DVD-rom drive, it's cheap, and it'll work.

17.99 from a more trusted source (Newegg.com) Less time spent searching for this, then you are patching for the files for something that was mentioned here before that you can't use. I think this is why people are getting upset with you, because you arn't taking our advice, and you're doing your own thing anyway. I don't even know why I'm responding to this at 1:30 am when I need to be up in 4.5 hours. UCK.

[Feba]

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Hell, if you're feeling gutsy, you can probably get one off CL for 5-10$

If you won't spend that much, it's just laziness.