Chris21010

B1gf00t
It was a turn off for me at first, but then I realized I could just put the Blu-ray drive in my wife's computer and buy a $20 external drive for installing windows. 

 
download Microsoft media creation tool and you can make a bootable windows 10 usb install drive. once on install window say you do not have a key and tell it you want to install pro. then after installed you go and grab the $29 copy of pro from Kinguin and register your windows, this is how i did it for this build.

MSim
More than one use for 5.25 bay.
Bluray drive (why spend more money on external one)
Card reader + fast charging USB port  (easier than having to plug in usb card reader all the time)
Fan controller  (lots of people don't trust mobo to control all the case fans)
mount a reservoir for liquid cooled system

Chris21010

MSim
More than one use for 5.25 bay.
Bluray drive (why spend more money on external one)
Card reader + fast charging USB port  (easier than having to plug in usb card reader all the time)
Fan controller  (lots of people don't trust mobo to control all the case fans)
mount a reservoir for liquid cooled system

every one of those excuses to have a 5.25 bay are simply put, outdated. the only reason 5.25 bay reservoirs exist is because people have useless 5.25 bays eating up their case space such that a proper res will not fit. this case has its own fan controler, moot point. card readers are cheaper and easier to use eternally, i plug mine into my keyboard's extra usb extension very handy. and for the last one, Blu-Ray drive, this isn't required unless you copy your own media. if you use it to watch movies with than it'll be better served in a HTPC, which this case is not.

sourmonkey
Why did people stop using CD burners when dvd burners came out ? The same reason why it's smarter to use usb thumb drives for backups and data transfer but wanna watch a dvd ? Every house should have a DVD player somewhere or most movies come with a digital copy or most people use streaming services

See the future is cloud storage ,data streaming , And media formats that don't damage if you drop it and it gets scuffed up !

Don't like the DG-8 series case cool that's your thing but I love mine the space keeps my rig cool I use liquid cooling.

I guess some people like to hold on to those 8 track tapes and mid towers with no features for liquid cooling but it has a 5.25 inch bay for all those nifty cd and dvd drives !

I may have a old 80 86 somewhere I can prob rip the 5.25 floppy disk drive out and mail it to ya with a copy of print shop pro on some floppies

Chris21010

MSim
More than one use for 5.25 bay.
Bluray drive (why spend more money on external one)
Card reader + fast charging USB port  (easier than having to plug in usb card reader all the time)
Fan controller  (lots of people don't trust mobo to control all the case fans)
mount a reservoir for liquid cooled system

every one of those excuses to have a 5.25 bay are simply put, outdated. the only reason 5.25 bay reservoirs exist is because people have useless 5.25 bays eating up their case space such that a proper res will not fit. this case has its own fan controler, moot point. card readers are cheaper and easier to use eternally, i plug mine into my keyboard's extra usb extension very handy. and for the last one, Blu-Ray drive, this isn't required unless you copy your own media. if you use it to watch movies with than it'll be better served in a HTPC, which this case is not.

MSim
The case was design to show off hardware. Just about every computer case is designed for "Gaming". If you can you put a full length video card in the case, that case is designed for "Gaming".
 This thread is about 5.25 bay, i agreed with OP.  If you don't care about 5.25 bays, why are you posting in this topic.
 

sourmonkey
This is why I fully support a forum for registered product owners cause those who don't own it shouldn't speak about it . It's the same if I drive a ford and go to Chevy forums talking about what's wrong with them and why I will not buy one .

I guess I can start a thread labeled no back up assist deal breaker and then rant to anyone who does own a Chevy that I have a liberal stance on why I got a right to voice my opinion on something that doesn't pertain to me

In done feeding this troll his views to me are null anyways I would only listen to fellow Evga dg-8 owners as they know what they are talking about when it comes to the product

MikeBGeyer
Not every one is moving to a smaller case. This thing has plenty of room for storage and cable management and a big plus for custom water loops and a lot of people are still sticking with 3 and 4 way SLI. Why this thing even has room to custom mod a 5.25 inch bay in it. Who really wants to have a library of optical disks taking up space when you can just download anything from the net. Must be the same people who have a large collection of 8 tracks, records and VHS tapes laying around. Pack Rats.

MikeBGeyer

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MikeBGeyer
Not every one is moving to a smaller case. This thing has plenty of room for storage and cable management and a big plus for custom water loops and a lot of people are still sticking with 3 and 4 way SLI. Why this thing even has room to custom mod a 5.25 inch bay in it. Who really wants to have a library of optical disks taking up space when you can just download anything from the net. Must be the same people who have a large collection of 8 tracks, records and VHS tapes laying around. Pack Rats.

Some of us have Blu rays that we watch on our PCs, simple as that really. Good thing I have the case I do (900D), don't really foresee my self ever HAVING to upgrade. Would of been nice to get this case as it is nice though.

I understand. Along with your 8 tracks and VHS you have a blue ray collection too. I watch every thing online in HD or 4K and don't have a thousand disks and 8 tracks and tapes laying around.The 900D is a nice case and was in consideration but I wanted another EVGA logo. My DG 86 is on its way and hope I don't have to upgrade for a long long time as well.