Case with access to internal DVD Writer

[stroba2]

Hi, I would be grateful for some help on selecting a case as although most seem to allow selection of a DVD-Writer, it's unclear from the case pictures whether it would be accessible from the front of the case (opening a case door would be fine).

The PC will fit in a desk cubby hole 510mm H x 225mm W x 600m D, and I assume I need to allow some air flow as well.

I'm looking for a casual gaming PC and was very tempted by the review Hydra-R60S-R which ticks all my boxes for specification. I then noticed that the USB slots were down the side which would make it too fiddly to access.

I already have a DVD-Writer so would plan to retrofit it in a 5.25 drive bay.

Are there any cases that would meet these needs?

Thank you.

 

[Martinr36]

Very few cases these days have bays for internal Writers/readers, your best bet if you need is to get an external/portable drive

 

[stroba2]

Thanks for the reply Martinr36. The configurator has an option for a DVD-Writer so it must go somewhere!
I know it's not common, but I don't want to buy a nice new PC and have an external device for something that I often use. I already have an external backup drive on top of the PC so 2 would be a pain.

 

[TonyCarter]

The only way to know whether the case supports an internal DVD/BR drive is to select the case and then the DVD/BR drive...and then select continue.

If it's not possible it will come up with a warning like this...

The smallest case that supports a 5.25" drive is the Fractal Pop Silent, but the front USB ports are on the top of the case.

Here's the link to the same config, but with the Fractal Pop Silent case. The build as a whole is probably not something anyone on here would recommend, as it's a low 1080p build with no headroom for upgrades, not very reliable cooler, old/basic motherboard, and basic & older spec PSU (which won't allow you to install a beefier GPU/CPU in the future).

Case
FRACTAL POP SILENT CASE TG (BLACK)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-5.0GHz/38MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B650-PLUS (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0)
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 5200MHz CL40 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB ASUS DUAL GEFORCE RTX 4060 OC V2 - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 2950MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CX SERIES™ CX-650 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 100 V3 Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
ASUS PCE-AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 (1201Mbps/5GHz, 574Mbps/2.4GHz + Bluetooth 5.2)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (6 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Price: £1,078.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/Wx73nxujTE/

 

[stroba2]

Thank you TonyCarter, that makes sense.