Frost Gemming.

[xionkarl]

I've seen these threads and I'm still unsure if it's the right choice. I am unfamiliar with running sims. Here is my armory:

http://www.wowarmory.com/character-s...rrosh&cn=Moros

Which socket bonuses should I be going for? Should I be using 10 str + 10 crit over 20 str?

[Aimii]

Try using the relentless earthsiege meta, (21 agi, 3% crit damage) instead.
Change the stam/str in your chest to a str and the one in your boots to 10stats
For yellow, I believe it may be 6 str socket bonus is worth a str/crit, but not 100% sure on 4str bonus.
Put a str in the cloak, armory shows it ungemmed.

[xionkarl]

Try using the relentless earthsiege meta, (21 agi, 3% crit damage) instead.
Change the stam/str in your chest to a str and the one in your boots to 10stats
For yellow, I believe it may be 6 str socket bonus is worth a str/crit, but not 100% sure on 4str bonus.
Put a str in the cloak, armory shows it ungemmed.

Yeah just picked the cloak up tonight. This has been primarily an alt of mine, but he's getting a bit more geared, so now I'm interested in getting everything else right.

[Albert the fish]

if i remember correctly the general rule of thumb is, for every gem slot open you should have 3+ str in the socket bonus for it to be worth gemming a combined gem
thus 1 slot needs 3 str
2 slot need 6 str
3 slot needs 9 str

last i heard it was str/crit you wanted, but i also heard some rum-int that str/haste was better for frost as of 3.3.3

i don't know the math on that yet and my info may be outdated.

[Wingwraith]

It all depends on what your APE values are but, this is how it generally works...

Simplified generalized APE's:
Str ~3.0
Crit ~2.0

20 str gem = 20(3) = 60
10str/10crit = 10(3)+10(2) = 50

60 - 50 = 10 (this is the difference that must be overcome by the socket bonus)

10/3 = 3.3 (this is the socket bonus (strength) required to make gemming 10str/10crit better than 20str)

[Fonill]

I actually opted to go the str/haste route, gives rotation a smidgen more breathing room and parses seem to be nearly exactly the same if not more.