[SOLVED] is an optical drive necessary?

[MADLAD49]

starting my first pc build and wondering if I need and optical drive.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

No you don't need one. Most cases are now designed without them in mind.

 

[Deleted member 14196]

I never use optical anymore

 

[MADLAD49]

I never use optical anymore

in that case, how do I install windows 10 without one?

 

[USAFRet]

in that case, how do I install windows 10 without one?

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[Wolfshadw]

For the most part, the only reason to have an optical drive these days would be for actual media (audio CD, DVD/Blu-Ray movie). If you still use this type of media, then yeah. Otherwise, no. Not really.

-Wolf sends