Weekly News Recap, Building a Budget Druid Deck, Beta Key Giveaway
Patch 5.4.2 - Karazhan Cleanup
You might have noticed the addition of a new phase, "Karazhan Restoration" in the latest PTR build. It is unclear what that phase will be used for, but the regular version of Karazhan has seen some cleanup in 5.4.2. Most of the spiderwebs, skeletons, and overturned chairs have been removed. All other signs of abandonment and age remain untouched.
Blue Tweets
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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
New GPUs from AMD are on the way, so if you are only upgrading your GPU it might be worth it to wait a month or two.
The current SSD prices are stable, with most SSDs under $1 per gigabyte when on sale. RAM prices are remaining high.
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 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 VE228H 21.5-Inch Monitor - $126 | ASUS VS248H-P 24-Inch Monitor - $160 |
Keyboard | Kensington Pro Fit Media Keyboard - $18 | Cyborg V.5 - $45 |
Mouse | Logitech G400s - $45 | Razer Deathadder - $47 |
Speakers | Creative A220 2.1 Speaker System - $28 | Logitech Z313 Speaker System - $35 |
Component | Narwhal | Unicorn |
Monitor | Asus VE258Q 25-Inch Monitor - $213 | HP ZR2440W 24-inch - $333 |
Keyboard | Logitech G510s - $82 | CM Storm QuickFire XT - $95 |
Mouse | Logitech G500 - $62 | Razer Naga (Buttons on the Side) - $70 |
Speakers | Logitech Z323 2.1 Speaker System - $53 | Logitech Speaker System Z523 - $65 |
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.
Component | Puppy | Dolphin |
---|---|---|
Case | NZXT Source 210 - $35 | NZXT Source 210 - $35 |
Power Supply | Corsair CX500 - $50 | XFX Core Edition PRO 550W - $60 |
CPU | AMD FX-6300 - $119 | AMD FX-8320 - $160 |
Heatsink | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - $25 | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - $33 |
Motherboard | ASUS M5A97 R2.0 - $95 | ASUS M5A99FX PRO - $118 |
Memory | Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB 1333 - $40 | 8GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $80 |
Graphics Card | MSI 7790 OC - $100 | Gigabyte R9 270X or Gigabyte GTX 660 - $207 / $170 |
Hard Drive | Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB - $56 | Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB - $87 |
DVD | Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22 | Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22 |
Total | $542 | $765 - $802 |
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.
Component | Narwhal | Unicorn |
---|---|---|
Case | Cooler Master HAF 912 - $60 | Corsair Air 540 (Special Layout) - $150 |
Power Supply | Corsair 650TX V2 - $90 | Corsair 750HX - $110 |
CPU | Intel i5-4670K - $235 | Intel i7-4770K - $339 |
Heatsink | Thermaltake Frio - $56 | Noctua 6 NH-D14 - $78 |
Motherboard | ASUS Z87-A - $144 | ASUS Z87-PLUS - $160 |
Memory | 8GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $80 | 16GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $162 |
Graphics Card | XFX 7950 OR MSI N760 TF - $250 / $250 | Gigabyte R9 280X OR ASUS GTX 770 - $300 / $315 |
Hard Drive | Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $87 | Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $87 |
SSD | SAMSUNG 840 128GB (Review) - $120 OR Plextor 128 GB M5 Pro (Review) - $113 | Corsair Neutron GTX 120GB (Review) - $130 OR SAMSUNG 840 Pro 128GB (Review) - $132 |
DVD | Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22 | Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22 |
Total | $1137 - $1156 | $1521 - $1555 |
Blizzcon Cosplay Video
Blizzcon had some very nice cosplay this year!
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