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It seems the Blizzcon Virtual Ticket page recently had some updates to change the title and header to include 2014 rather than 2013. Assuming this change isn't an accident, it could mean that Blizzcon 2014 is definitely planned and we should hear an announcement about it very soon.
Just keep in mind that we haven't heard anything official yet, and this could indeed be an accident.
Blizzcon has been announced in February or March for the past few years.
Computers - Setup of the Month (by chaud)
Each month or every 2 months, depending on the hardware evolutions, the lovely chaud will work on a couple of hardware setups for those of you who are thinking of upgrading their computer!
This month
New GPUs from AMD are here, at least on paper. Finding any AMD GPUs is hard now, as is finding some of the Nvidia GPUs. Prices for many GPUs went up due to demand and the older GPUs being discontinued.
The current SSD prices are stable, with most SSDs under $1 per gigabyte when on sale.
The Haswell CPUs run a little bit on the warmer side. Depending on how much you want to overclock, you may need to spend a bit more for a better CPU cooler like the NH-D14.
Unless you are doing a lot of video rendering or something that is similarly multithreaded, you do not need the 4770K and should spend that money elsewhere.
Make sure to keep your AMD and Nvidia drivers up to date.
Don't hesitate to post any feedback in the comments of that news post, and don't forget to visit the Computer Forum for any extra questions! If you are interested in Folding@home, take a look in our team's thread.
Peripherals/Monitors
ComponentPuppy Dolphin MonitorASUS VS228H-P 22-Inch Monitor - $140ASUS VS248H-P 24-Inch Monitor - $160KeyboardKensington Pro Fit Media Keyboard - $15Cyborg V.5 - $48MouseLogitech G400s - $46Razer DeathAdder 2013 - $56SpeakersCreative A220 2.1 Speaker System - $25Logitech Z313 Speaker System - $35 ComponentNarwhal Unicorn MonitorDell P2414H Monitor - $220HP ZR2440W 24-inch - $310KeyboardLogitech G510s - $80CM Storm QuickFire XT - $95MouseLogitech G500s - $54Razer Naga (Buttons on the Side) - $64SpeakersLogitech Z323 2.1 Speaker System - $57Logitech Speaker System Z523 - $77
Puppy and Dolphin
All of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Puppy and Dolphin.
All of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Puppy and Dolphin.
ComponentPuppy Dolphin CaseNZXT Source 210 - $43NZXT Source 210 - $43Power SupplyCorsair CX500 - $57EVGA 600B - $63CPUAMD FX-6300 - $110AMD FX-8320 - $140HeatsinkCooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - $33Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - $33MotherboardASUS M5A97 R2.0 - $80ASUS M5A99FX PRO - $115MemoryKingston HyperX Blu 4GB 1333 - $438GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $84Graphics CardMSI R7 260X 2GB - $140Gigabyte R9 270 or GTX 660 - $230 / $190Hard DriveWestern Digital Caviar Blue 500GB - $53Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB - $99DVDAsus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22Total$581$705 - $745
Narwhal and Unicorn
All of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Narwhal and Unicorn.
All of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Narwhal and Unicorn.
ComponentNarwhal Unicorn CaseCooler Master HAF 912 - $50Corsair Air 540 (Special Layout) - $140Power SupplySeasonic M12II 620 - $90Rosewill Fortress 750W - $130CPUIntel i5-4670K - $220Intel i7-4770K - $310HeatsinkCooler Master TPC 812 - $63Noctua 6 NH-D14 - $79MotherboardASUS Z87-A - $140ASUS Z87-PLUS - $159Memory8GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $8416GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $155Graphics CardASUS GTX 760 OR Gigabyte R9 270X - $250XFX R9 280X OR MSI GTX 770 - $370 / $330Hard DriveWestern Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $99Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $99SSDSAMSUNG 840 EVO 128GB (Review) - $90
OR
Plextor 128 GB M5 Pro (Review) - $118Corsair Neutron GTX 120GB (Review) - $130
OR
SAMSUNG 840 Pro 128GB (Review) - $115DVDAsus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22Total$1018 - $1148$1514 - $1594
Dark Legacy Comics #431
DLC #431 has been released.
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