I couldn't pick all the good guides I got during the contest and I figured I could do one last update with all the guides from people who didn't win but still did a good job. If you have some free time, I strongly suggest the Guides Submission - Rare and Guides Submission - Uncommon forums to check out all the submissions.
It was ridiculously hard to pick winners for the contest and I hated every second of it. Refusing good guides just because there was something slightly better or because it didn't match the few criteria I had is like resurrecting a gnome in a raid, it really really sucks but you know you have to do it anyway. I'll probably switch to a voting system for the next contest and hope that people won't try to cheat it too much.
Also, I will (finally) send the prizes to the winner today, the reason why I delayed them for so long is mostly to make sure that none of the guide was stolen from another player/website. I figured that waiting 10 days to make sure that nobody come and claims one of the guide was the best thing to do, it didn't happen, enjoy your prizes! (It's also too late to do it now, don't waste your time trying to steal a prize with that)
General
- Warcraft: Lore Guide
- How To: Keybind
- How to Gain the Undying Love of Your Healer - WIP
- Post Crowd Control, Interrupts, and your group.
- Gear Shopping List
Technical
- Multi-Core Cpu Architecture and WoW / Lag and Graphical tweaks
- Persephone's Guide to Making Raid Videos
- Deciphering Macros
Classes
- Practical Priest's Guide to Leap of Faith
- Binkenstein's Elemental Shaman Guide: 4.0.3
- How to successfully use Mind Control as a form of Crown Control
Professions & Gold Farming
- Auction Grinding 101 - An In Depth Breakdown Of The Auction House
- Money via Maelstrom Crystal
- Archaeology Guide - Tips From the Trenches
- Farming for fun, profit, and beating down the bots!
- Tol Barad Mining and Herbalism Guide
Miscellaneous
- "Wolverine was already taken" - a guide on naming your character.
- Nomnom: The Gnome’s Guide to Visiting The Most Beautiful Alliance Cities!
- Yarr!! A guide on how to look like a bombastic Pirate in World of Warcraft
- Your Very Own Mini Jouster
PvP
Thanks again to everyone who took the time to submit a guide, and thanks to WoWTCGLoot.com for providing the shiny prizes.
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Computers - Setup of the Month (by chaud)
chaud's setup of the month is one week early this month because of the release of the new CPUs, it's a pretty good time to upgrade and I guess a lot of people will be interested in the article. (The next one might be in 2 months instead of one now that the big wave of upgrades is done)
Read if you plan to upgrade - New CPUs and GPUs are not coming anytime soon, so now is a good time to buy. New SSDs are coming later in Q1 that might be of interest if you are not ready to buy just yet.
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!
Peripherals/Monitors
Component | Puppy | Dolphin |
---|---|---|
Monitor | ASUS VW224U 22-Inch Widescreen - $150 | ASUS VW246H 24-Inch Widescreen - $221 |
Keyboard | Microsoft Digital Media Keyboard 3000 - $25 | Cyborg V.5 - $37 |
Mouse | Logitech MX518 - $35 | Logitech G500 - $50 |
Speakers | Logitech S220 2.1 Speaker System - $23 | Logitech Z313 Speaker System - $40 |
Component | Narwhal | Unicorn |
Monitor | Dell E2311H 23-inch LED-backlit Widescreen - $332 | Dell UltraSharp U2410 24-inch (IPS Panel) - $556 |
Keyboard | Logitech G110 - $66 | Razer BlackWidow (Backlit)- $70 |
Mouse | Razer Deathadder - $47 | Razer Naga (Buttons on the Side) - $71 |
Speakers | Creative Inspire T3130 2.1 Speaker System - $50 | Logitech Speaker System Z523 - $84 |
Puppy and Dolphin
Component | Puppy | Dolphin |
---|---|---|
Case | NZXT GAMMA Classic - $40 | NZXT GAMMA Classic - $40 |
Power Supply | OCZ ModXStream Pro 500W - $65 | Corsair 650TX - $80 |
CPU | AMD Athlon II X4 635 AM3 - $99 | AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition - $150 |
Heatsink | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - $28 | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - $28 |
Motherboard | GIGABYTE GA-770T-USB3 AM3 - $93 | GIGABYTE GA-890GPA-UD3H AM3 - $135 |
Memory | 4GB PNY Optima DDR3 10600 - $35 | 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws F3 4GB 12800 DDR3 - $75 |
Graphics Card | XFX 5770 - $145 | XFX 6850 or EVGA GTX 460 - $190 / $229 |
Hard Drive | Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB - $44 | SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB - $60 |
DVD | Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22 | Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22 |
Total | $571 | $780 / $819 |
Narwhal and Unicorn
Component | Narwhal | Unicorn |
---|---|---|
Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 II - $54 | Cooler Master HAF932 - $137 |
Power Supply | Corsair 650TX - $80 | Corsair 750HX (7 Year Warranty) - $130 |
CPU | Intel i5-2500k - $233 | Intel i7-2600k - $330 |
Heatsink | Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme - $59 | Noctua 6 NH-D14 - $85 |
Motherboard | ASUS 1155 P67 P8P67 Pro - $201 | ASUS 1155 P67 P8P67 Deluxe - $248 |
Memory | 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws F3 4GB 12800 DDR3 - $75 | 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws F3 4GB 12800 DDR3 - $75 |
Graphics Card | XFX 6870 OR EVGA GTX 470- $240 | XFX 6970 - $380 OR EVGA GTX 570 - $370 |
Hard Drive | Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $98 | Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $98 |
SSD | None | OCZ Vertex 2 120 GB (Review) - $223 OR Corsair Force 120GB (Review) - $230 |
DVD | Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22 | Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22 |
Total | $1062 | $1723 |
Reminder - Curse is still recruiting!
Curse is still recruiting and you should definitely apply if you think you have the skills required to join the company! A few positions are now filled but we're still looking for skilled people for the jobs below.
- Senior Accounting Manager
- Client and Web Services Developer
- Linux System Administrator
- PHP Web Developer
- Python Web Developer
- .NET Web Developer
Comics
Nerfnow.com has an interesting (or depressing?) comic on MMORPGs last week!
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