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Darkmoon Faire Cross-Realm Zone
It looks like the Darkmoon Faire now has the Cross-Realm Zone feature turned on, resulting in many more people there when you visit now! You can take part in some discussion about it here.
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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
The current SSD prices are stable, with almost all SSDs under $1 per gigabyte when on sale. No new GPUs worth waiting for are expected before the third quarter this year. RAM prices have been increasing for the past few months, so if you were thinking about adding RAM anytime soon, now is the time.
The new Haswell CPUs from Intel are here and they offer a ~10% performance increase over the previous generation of CPUs in most applications. They run a little bit on the warmer side, so 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 or H90.
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
Component | Puppy | Dolphin |
---|---|---|
Monitor | Asus VS229H-P 21.5" LED IPS Monitor - $140 | ASUS VS248H-P 24-Inch Monitor - $170 |
Keyboard | Kensington Pro Fit Media Keyboard - $18 | Cyborg V.5 - $45 |
Mouse | Logitech G400 - $50 | Razer Deathadder - $45 |
Speakers | Creative A220 2.1 Speaker System - $30 | Logitech Z313 Speaker System - $39 |
Component | Narwhal | Unicorn |
Monitor | ASUS VE278Q 27-Inch - $266 | HP ZR2440W 24-inch (IPS Panel) - $381 |
Keyboard | Logitech G510 - $89 | Razer BlackWidow (Backlit)- $76 ($120) |
Mouse | Logitech G500 - $48 | Razer Naga (Buttons on the Side) - $60 |
Speakers | Logitech Z323 2.1 Speaker System - $54 | Logitech Speaker System Z523 - $75 |
Puppy and Dolphin
Mix and match anything but the CPU/Motherboard combo between Puppy and Dolphin. Pick one of the two CPU/Motherboard combos.
Mix and match anything but the CPU/Motherboard combo between Puppy and Dolphin. Pick one of the two CPU/Motherboard combos.
Component | Puppy | Dolphin |
---|---|---|
Case | NZXT Source 210 - $39 | NZXT Source 210 - $39 |
Power Supply | Corsair CX500 - $50 | XFX Core Edition PRO 550W - $61 |
CPU | AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition- $85 | AMD FX-6300 - $129 |
Heatsink | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - $25 | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - $33 |
Motherboard | GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3 AM3+ 970 - $99 | GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ 990FX - $123 |
Memory | Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB 1333 - $32 | 8GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $66 |
Graphics Card | ASUS 7770 - $99 | ASUS 7850 2 GB or ASUS GTX 660 2GB - $180 / $190 |
Hard Drive | Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB - $57 | Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB - $91 |
DVD | Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22 | Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22 |
Total | $508 | $744 - 754 |
Narwhal and Unicorn
All of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Narwhal and Unicorn. SSDs are always optional.
All of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Narwhal and Unicorn. SSDs are always optional.
Component | Narwhal | Unicorn |
---|---|---|
Case | Cooler Master HAF 912 - $55 | Cooler Master HAF 932 - $140 |
Power Supply | Corsair 650TX V2 - $87 | Corsair 750HX - $119 |
CPU | Intel i5-4670K - $250 | Intel i7-4770K - $350 |
Heatsink | Thermaltake Frio - $57 | Noctua 6 NH-D14 - $77 |
Motherboard | ASUS Z87-A - $150 | ASUS Z87-PLUS - $176 |
Memory | 8GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $71 | 16GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $120 |
Graphics Card | Gigabyte 7950 OR ASUS GTX 660 Ti - $320 / $280 | Gigabyte 7970 OR ASUS GTX 670 - $400 / $350 |
Hard Drive | Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $91 | Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $91 |
SSD | SAMSUNG 840 128GB (Review) - $95 OR Plextor 128 GB M5 Pro (Review) - $129 | Intel 335 180GB (Review) - $178 OR SAMSUNG 840 Pro 128GB (Review) - $133 |
DVD | Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22 | Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22 |
Total | $1063 - $1232 | $1540 - $1673 |
Blizzard News and Armored Bloodwing Giveaway
If you missed our mount giveaway, Curse is giving one more away! The instructions for entering are near the end of the video below. If you want to enter, please post on the video comments and not on MMO-Champion.
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