Armored Druid Forms, Scarlet Halls Video, MoP Quest Voiceovers, Setup of the Month

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Armored Druid Forms Preview
In Mists of Pandaria Druids will get the Incarnation talent, which allows them to change into an armored version of the form for their spec. The images below show the different colors of the armored forms.

Armored Bear Forms

Armored Cat Forms







Armored Moonkin Forms



Armored Forms

Heroic Scarlet Halls Video Preview
The last beta patch enabled many of the Heroic difficulty level instances, including Scarlet Halls, which is a combination of the old Armory and Library wings of the Scarlet Monastery.

Mists of Pandaria Quest Voiceovers
Blizzard added a lot of voice acting for questlines so far and the latest patch added even more! Here are a few samples of what to expect while leveling.

Shokai Questline




White Tiger Temple Event




Bold Karasshi Questline

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
Hard drive prices are slowly declining, but are still above the pre-flood prices, so now is still a good time to buy a SSD. The current SSD prices are still moving downward, with sales bringing the cost to under $1 per gigabyte. A few sales are even nearing 50 cents per gigabyte, so look for something on sale!

If you are building today and don't go for the upper range of overclocking (past ~4.5Ghz) then you are better off buying Ivy Bridge. If you want to go for the maximum overclocks or have to save money, the 2500k is $25 cheaper. Unless you are doing a lot of video encoding or something that is similarly multithreaded, you do not need the 3770K 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	Acer V223W EJBD 22-Inch Widescreen - $146	ASUS VW246H 24-Inch Widescreen - $190
Keyboard	Microsoft Digital Media Keyboard 3000 - $25	Cyborg V.5 - $46
Mouse	Logitech G400 - $41	Razer Deathadder - $44
Speakers	Logitech S220 2.1 Speaker System - $23	Logitech Z313 Speaker System - $40
Component	Narwhal	Unicorn
Monitor	ASUS VE276Q 27-Inch - $267	HP ZR2440W 24-inch (IPS Panel) - $375
Keyboard	Logitech G110 - $61	Razer BlackWidow (Backlit)- $72 ($114)
Mouse	Logitech G500 - $58	Razer Naga (Buttons on the Side) - $74
Speakers	Logitech Z323 2.1 Speaker System - $54	Logitech Speaker System Z523 - $82

Puppy and Dolphin
Overclocked Puppy will outperform Dolphin when multiple threads are in use (Not WoW) and come close in most other cases.
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 between Dolphin and Narwhal.

Component	Puppy	Dolphin
Case	NZXT GAMMA Classic - $36	NZXT GAMMA Classic - $36
Power Supply	Corsair CX500 V2 - $57	OCZ ZS Series 650W - $70
CPU	AMD Phenom II X4 960T Black Edition- $142	Intel i3-2100 - $110
Heatsink	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - $26	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - $29
Motherboard	ASUS M5A97 AM3+ 970 - $102	Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H - $129
Memory	4GB PNY Optima DDR3 10600 - $25	8GB G.Skill DDR3 12800 - $56
Graphics Card	Gigabyte GTX 550 Ti - $120	XFX 6870 or EVGA GTX 560 - $140 / $155
Hard Drive	Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB - $65	Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB - $115
DVD	Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22	Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22
Total	$595	$715

Narwhal and Unicorn
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 - $60	Cooler Master HAF932 - $130
Power Supply	Corsair 650TX V2 - $90	Corsair 750HX - $135
CPU	Intel i5-3570K - $240	Intel i7-3770K - $388
Heatsink	Thermaltake Frio - $59	Noctua 6 NH-D14 - $83
Motherboard	ASUS P8Z77-V LK - $152	ASUS P8Z77-V - $190
Memory	8GB G.Skill DDR3 12800 - $56	8GB G.Skill DDR3 12800 - $56
Graphics Card	MSI 7850 Twin Frozr - $260	Sapphire 7970 OC OR EVGA GTX 670 FTW - $480 / $420
Hard Drive	Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $115	Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $115
SSD	Crucial 128 GB m4 (Review) - $114 OR Corsair Force Series GT 120 GB - $130	SAMSUNG 830 128GB (Review) - $145 OR OCZ 120 GB Vertex 3 (Review) - $105
DVD	Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22	Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22
Total	$1054 - $1184	$1539 - $1744

[scadouche]

cool stuff

[Bitmad]

eh boomies look awful.

[Neotrailer]

So ugly with amours

[Ltsmash]

eh boomies look awful.

gotta have something to complain about. right?

[Yourcatdead]

Armors look awful. Please make it optional.

[Korgoth]

Moonkins need to be removed from the game, such a terrible eyesore or a complete joke.

[darkthunder]

Voiceovers for quests... any chance they looked at SWTOR, when deciding on this?

[JBNagis]

boomies always looks awful.

[Eskobar]

I don't even have a druid, but damn those Bears look awesome. Too bad it's a short time talent and not a minor glyph

[proteen]

ahaha my druid is going to be legitttt

[Eargyllann]

So if your smart and shop around for the best price. You can get the 3770k for $350

[rugaru]

i feel so bad for balance druids. this armor makes the moonkin model look even worse...

[The Ogdru Jahad]

Lol looks like I'll be going back to my druid this expansion, peace out Shaman and DK, you will be missed. Just wish those forms were permanent...

[Aranc]

dont forget that they did a lot of voice overs in diablo 3 aswell

[Pannekaker]

It is optional, you don't HAVE to take the talent.

Armors look awful. Please make it optional.

[nikkobiscardi]

is it me or do the horde models look better than the alliance?

[maldias]

Tyreal, now in tiger flavor.

[Kaleredar]

New change in 5.0: balance druids under the effect of Incarnation will no longer be effected by a rogue's cheap shot ability.

*cough*

Anyway, the new bear and cat armor looks pretty snazzy.

[Yourcatdead]

It is optional, you don't HAVE to take the talent.

Ah didn't know. Thanks for the info.