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Blizzcon 2014
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 - $160
KeyboardKensington Pro Fit Media Keyboard - $15Cyborg V.5 - $48
MouseLogitech G400s - $46Razer DeathAdder 2013 - $56
SpeakersCreative A220 2.1 Speaker System - $25Logitech Z313 Speaker System - $35
ComponentNarwhal Unicorn
MonitorDell P2414H Monitor - $220HP ZR2440W 24-inch - $310
KeyboardLogitech G510s - $80CM Storm QuickFire XT - $95
MouseLogitech G500s - $54Razer Naga (Buttons on the Side) - $64
SpeakersLogitech 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.
ComponentPuppy Dolphin
CaseNZXT Source 210 - $43NZXT Source 210 - $43
Power SupplyCorsair CX500 - $57EVGA 600B - $63
CPUAMD FX-6300 - $110AMD FX-8320 - $140
HeatsinkCooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - $33Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - $33
MotherboardASUS M5A97 R2.0 - $80ASUS M5A99FX PRO - $115
MemoryKingston HyperX Blu 4GB 1333 - $438GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $84
Graphics CardMSI R7 260X 2GB - $140Gigabyte R9 270 or GTX 660 - $230 / $190
Hard DriveWestern Digital Caviar Blue 500GB - $53Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB - $99
DVDAsus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22
Total$581$705 - $745


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) - $140
Power SupplySeasonic M12II 620 - $90Rosewill Fortress 750W - $130
CPUIntel i5-4670K - $220Intel i7-4770K - $310
HeatsinkCooler Master TPC 812 - $63Noctua 6 NH-D14 - $79
MotherboardASUS Z87-A - $140ASUS Z87-PLUS - $159
Memory8GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $8416GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $155
Graphics CardASUS GTX 760 OR Gigabyte R9 270X - $250XFX R9 280X OR MSI GTX 770 - $370 / $330
Hard DriveWestern Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $99Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $99
SSDSAMSUNG 840 EVO 128GB (Review) - $90
OR
Plextor 128 GB M5 Pro (Review) - $118
Corsair Neutron GTX 120GB (Review) - $130
OR
SAMSUNG 840 Pro 128GB (Review) - $115
DVDAsus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22
Total$1018 - $1148$1514 - $1594


Dark Legacy Comics #431
DLC #431 has been released.

This article was originally published in forum thread: Blizzcon 2014, Setup of the Month, Dark Legacy Comics #431 started by chaud View original post
Comments 84 Comments
  1. Tisane's Avatar
    Is it only me who feels like Blizzcon happened only a few weeks ago?
  1. mmoc8ac7fab871's Avatar
    a much better site for pc parts: http://www.logicalincrements.com/

    if you are only interested in WoW performance: http://www.logicalincrements.com/games/wow/
  1. Pua's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by UnifiedDivide View Post
    A cash cow that runs at a loss for them? Yeah, ok
    You think it runs at a loss for them? I strongly doubt it.

    Not only do they make significant ticket receipts from BlizzCon, they also get a number of other benefits from sponsorship, advertisements etc that don't immediately appear in any total.

    Unless you believe whatever they say...
  1. bluspacecow's Avatar
    Looks like they updated their Legal Documentation page for 2014.

    http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/legal/

    Has a 2014 copyright down the bottom.

    Also this pages lists :

    Battle.net End User License Agreement
    Battle.net Terms of Use
    BlizzCon 2013 Virtual Ticket <----------------------------- this links to the web page given

    Lastly the only mention on the page itself is the title and the copyright down the bottom which appears to be generic to any page in the legal documentation. The page itself doesn't appear to be updated for 2014.
  1. ShadeknightX's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Zell the Malefic View Post
    You think it runs at a loss for them? I strongly doubt it.

    Not only do they make significant ticket receipts from BlizzCon, they also get a number of other benefits from sponsorship, advertisements etc that don't immediately appear in any total.

    Unless you believe whatever they say...
    You are absolutely right...ya know lets not listen/trust/hear whatever a company says...a company that will have to live up to its standards, its legacy as game defining company on different genres.....and if that's not your kind of bs, they have to live up for the shareholders and how well it preforms and pleases to stay in the market....cause when it screws up big time it will sink so fast and they know it, and how they have to balance between creativity, income and quality...

    Instead lets listen trust some stark raving anonymous hater/fan-boy lunatics on some fan site stating opinions as facts.....more credible...sheesh...
  1. Nerraw's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Salech View Post
    Are you entirely sure on that or are they making money?, they might not have a huge profit on it but they most certainly are making money and probably a small profit on it with all those tickets they can sell.
    It's been confirmed that they lose money on the event some time ago.
  1. Crazozourus's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by kamuimac View Post
    or it might be all about WoD very close to its release if the realease will be in Decemeber
    Hahaha. That would be a blast.
  1. mmoc3eb006e951's Avatar
    I will never understand some of these setups. Buy 1500$ awesome computer - Leave shitty onboard sound and buy crap speakers?
  1. Crazozourus's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by eem5 View Post
    I am looking forward to WoD because it is difficult for them to shoe-horn in another troll raid this time. I am sure blizzard will find a way
    In an incredible twist, they will convert Zul'Aman and Zul'Gurub back in to the raid for new epic adventure.
  1. flaicher's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Bantokar View Post
    I will never understand some of these setups. Buy 1500$ awesome computer - Leave shitty onboard sound and buy crap speakers?
    Yep.. I don't understand 4770k + GTX 770 combo..
    I'd save $100 on the CPU and change to GTX 780 with that budget >.>
  1. roahn the warlock's Avatar
    Blizzcon? Lol for what? Titan? they scrapped that when they realized people would pay the price of a AAA to skip leveling.

    It will suck, calling it now
  1. mmoc1376ef233f's Avatar
    So... First look at Titan anyone? I guess they won't set up a Blizzcon for only a SC2 expansion and I don't see them releasing anything else except for a new game... Like Titan. Well, I'm stoked for Blizzcon already
  1. Unholyground's Avatar
    People are still putting DVD drives in new PC's? lame haha. I just built mine and I never plan on wasting money to have a DVD drive when they are used for nothing important now, assuming you download everything and USB storage which most people do..
  1. Woa's Avatar
    Can someone tell me why mmo champion has a setup of the month? Everyone whos building a system can do that. Its called research. Anyone planning on building a pc will not come to mmo champion for advice if theyre smart. Its wasted space. Ive been building my own pcs for a good 16 years and i dont think this helps anyone. No one wants a puppy or a dolphin. Please stop, no one who is capable of building their own computer cares. Chaud person is not some amazing computer tech person. Anyone can look this stuff up and come to their own conclusion and probably save more money on their own. Please stop trying to be tomshardware. The only reason for posting that stuff is trying to make an extra buck off someone who clicks your link to buy something.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Unholyground View Post
    People are still putting DVD drives in new PC's? lame haha. I just built mine and I never plan on wasting money to have a DVD drive when they are used for nothing important now, assuming you download everything and USB storage which most people do..
    What? Last time i checked everything ever uses an install disc. But uh, have fun saving 20 dollars so you can only play games that alllow downloading.
  1. roahn the warlock's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Woa View Post
    Can someone tell me why mmo champion has a setup of the month? Everyone whos building a system can do that. Its called research. Anyone planning on building a pc will not come to mmo champion for advice if theyre smart. Its wasted space. Ive been building my own pcs for a good 16 years and i dont think this helps anyone. No one wants a puppy or a dolphin. Please stop, no one who is capable of building their own computer cares. Chaud person is not some amazing computer tech person. Anyone can look this stuff up and come to their own conclusion and probably save more money on their own. Please stop trying to be tomshardware. The only reason for posting that stuff is trying to make an extra buck off someone who clicks your link to buy something.

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    What? Last time i checked everything ever uses an install disc. But uh, have fun saving 20 dollars so you can only play games that alllow downloading.
    When's the last time you checked? 1999?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Woa View Post
    Can someone tell me why mmo champion has a setup of the month? Everyone whos building a system can do that. Its called research. Anyone planning on building a pc will not come to mmo champion for advice if theyre smart. Its wasted space. Ive been building my own pcs for a good 16 years and i dont think this helps anyone. No one wants a puppy or a dolphin. Please stop, no one who is capable of building their own computer cares. Chaud person is not some amazing computer tech person. Anyone can look this stuff up and come to their own conclusion and probably save more money on their own. Please stop trying to be tomshardware. The only reason for posting that stuff is trying to make an extra buck off someone who clicks your link to buy something.

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    What? Last time i checked everything ever uses an install disc. But uh, have fun saving 20 dollars so you can only play games that alllow downloading.
    Because blizzard has gone dead silent since they put out WoD pre order.
  1. Nerraw's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Unholyground View Post
    People are still putting DVD drives in new PC's? lame haha. I just built mine and I never plan on wasting money to have a DVD drive when they are used for nothing important now, assuming you download everything and USB storage which most people do..
    Some of us have old games and movies we like to enjoy from time to time.
  1. Unholyground's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Nerraw View Post
    Some of us have old games and movies we like to enjoy from time to time.
    That is what the internet is for, you can find anything and everything you need.
  1. cptaylor38's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by ShadeknightX View Post
    You are absolutely right...ya know lets not listen/trust/hear whatever a company says...a company that will have to live up to its standards, its legacy as game defining company on different genres.....and if that's not your kind of bs, they have to live up for the shareholders and how well it preforms and pleases to stay in the market....cause when it screws up big time it will sink so fast and they know it, and how they have to balance between creativity, income and quality...

    Instead lets listen trust some stark raving anonymous hater/fan-boy lunatics on some fan site stating opinions as facts.....more credible...sheesh...

    Their standards and their legacy?

    Where was that forum post from a year ago talking about never selling power-leveling?

    Or any post they've ever done about wanting to get content out faster?

    They've clearly always been completely honest and upfront.

    It's not like a multi-billion dollar company would have any reason to lie.

    I doubt a few lies here and there would disappoint shareholders as long as the money keeps rolling in.
  1. mmoc822b2ebabc's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Bantokar View Post
    I will never understand some of these setups. Buy 1500$ awesome computer - Leave shitty onboard sound and buy crap speakers?
    If you even consider about great sound you need to go with sound card not with already mobo sound something like asus ROG line bringing...
  1. Pua's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by ShadeknightX View Post
    You are absolutely right...ya know lets not listen/trust/hear whatever a company says...a company that will have to live up to its standards, its legacy as game defining company on different genres.....and if that's not your kind of bs, they have to live up for the shareholders and how well it preforms and pleases to stay in the market....cause when it screws up big time it will sink so fast and they know it, and how they have to balance between creativity, income and quality...

    Instead lets listen trust some stark raving anonymous hater/fan-boy lunatics on some fan site stating opinions as facts.....more credible...sheesh...
    /yawn.

    Have you nothing better to say than that?

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