Druid Fire Cat Form, Avengers of Hyjal / Valor Points Rewards, Setup of the Month

Druid Fire Cat Form - Fandral's Flamescythe
The premade druids on PTRs are now equipped with Fandral's Flamescythe (Majordomo Staghelm Loot - Firelands Raid) and players had a chance to test a very interesting feature of this weapon: the druid automatically changes into a fire cat when in combat!



Patch 4.2 - Updated Valor Points Rewards
Valor Points rewarded were updated in the latest build of Patch 4.2, names have been moved around, item models have changed, and most importantly a couple of stats were changed. Among other things, Relic items now have a Prismatic gem slot instead of a Red one.

See the updated list below, now with item screenshots.

Level	Type	Spec	Slot	Name	Price
378	Thrown	Melee	Thrown	Morningstar Shard	700 x
378	Thrown	Melee	Thrown	Giantslicer	700 x
378	Thrown	Tank	Thrown	Deflecting Star	700 x
378	Wand	Spell DPS	Ranged	Trail of Embers	700 x
378	Wand	Spell Spirit	Ranged	Scorchvine Wand	700 x
378	Plate	Melee	Wrist	Gigantiform Bracers	1,250 x
378	Plate	Spell Spirit	Wrist	Bracers of Imperious Truths	1,250 x
378	Plate	Tank	Wrist	Bracers of Regal Force	1,250 x
378	Mail	Physical DPS	Wrist	Bracers of Forked Lightning	1,250 x
378	Mail	Spell Spirit	Wrist	Bracers of Misting Ash	1,250 x
378	Leather	Melee	Wrist	Flamebinder Bracers	1,250 x
378	Leather	Spell Spirit	Wrist	Smolderskull Bindings	1,250 x
378	Cloth	Spell DPS	Wrist	Emberflame Bracers	1,250 x
378	Cloth	Spell Spirit	Wrist	Firesoul Wristguards	1,250 x
378	Neck	Melee	Neck	Stoneheart Choker	1,250 x
378	Neck	Physical DPS	Neck	Necklace of Smoke Signals	1,250 x
378	Neck	Spell DPS	Neck	Amulet of Burning Brilliance	1,250 x
378	Neck	Spell Spirit	Neck	Firemind Pendant	1,250 x
378	Neck	Tank	Neck	Stoneheart Necklace	1,250 x
378	Finger	Melee	Finger	Serrated Brimstone Signet	1,250 x
378	Finger	Physical DPS	Finger	Splintered Brimstone Seal	1,250 x
378	Finger	Spell DPS	Finger	Crystalline Brimstone Ring	1,250 x
378	Finger	Spell Spirit	Finger	Soothing Brimstone Circle	1,250 x
378	Finger	Tank	Finger	Deflecting Brimstone Band	1,250 x
378	Relic	Melee	Relic	Relic of the Elemental Lords	1,250 x
378	Relic	Physical DPS	Relic	Covenant of the Flame	700 x
378	Relic	Spell DPS	Relic	Soulflame Vial	700 x
378	Relic	Spell Spirit	Relic	Singed Plume of Aviana	700 x
378	Relic	Tank	Relic	Deathclutch Figurine	700 x

Avengers of Hyjal - Updated Reputation Rewards
The Avengers of Hyjal reputation rewards now seem to be final and it's time for a recap! All the items now have screenshots and I also included prices and reputation requirements for each item.

Level	Type	Spec	Slot	Name	Faction	Reputation	Price
391	Finger	Melee	Finger	Obsidian Signet of the Avengers	Avengers of Hyjal	Exalted	500
391	Finger	Physical DPS	Finger	Viridian Signet of the Avengers	Avengers of Hyjal	Exalted	500
391	Finger	Spell DPS	Finger	Infernal Signet of the Avengers	Avengers of Hyjal	Exalted	500
391	Finger	Spell Spirit	Finger	Quicksilver Signet of the Avengers	Avengers of Hyjal	Exalted	500
391	Finger	Tank	Finger	Adamantine Signet of the Avengers	Avengers of Hyjal	Exalted	500
378	Trinket	Melee	Trinket	Essence of the Eternal Flame	Avengers of Hyjal	Revered	400
378	Trinket	Physical DPS	Trinket	Ancient Petrified Seed	Avengers of Hyjal	Revered	400
378	Trinket	Spell	Trinket	Rune of Zeth	Avengers of Hyjal	Revered	400
378	Trinket	Spell Spirit	Trinket	Fiery Quintessence	Avengers of Hyjal	Revered	400
378	Trinket	Tank	Trinket	Stay of Execution	Avengers of Hyjal	Revered	400
378	Plate	Melee	Waist	Cinch of the Flaming Ember	Avengers of Hyjal	Honored	300
378	Plate	Spell DPS	Waist	Belt of the Seven Seals	Avengers of Hyjal	Honored	300
378	Plate	Tank	Waist	Girdle of the Indomitable Flame	Avengers of Hyjal	Honored	300
378	Mail	Physical DPS	Waist	Firearrow Belt	Avengers of Hyjal	Honored	300
378	Mail	Spell DPS	Waist	Firemend Cinch	Avengers of Hyjal	Honored	300
378	Leather	Physical DPS	Waist	Flamebinding Girdle	Avengers of Hyjal	Honored	300
378	Leather	Spell DPS	Waist	Firescar Sash	Avengers of Hyjal	Honored	300
378	Cloth	Spell DPS	Waist	Embereye Belt	Avengers of Hyjal	Honored	300
378	Back	Melee	Back	Bladed Flamewrath Cloak	Avengers of Hyjal	Friendly	250
378	Back	Physical DPS	Back	Sleek Flamewrath Cloak	Avengers of Hyjal	Friendly	250
378	Back	Spell DPS	Back	Rippling Flamewrath Cloak	Avengers of Hyjal	Friendly	250
378	Back	Spell Spirit	Back	Flowing Flamewrath Cloak	Avengers of Hyjal	Friendly	250
378	Back	Tank	Back	Durable Flamewrath Cloak	Avengers of Hyjal	Friendly	250

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 SSDs are here, faster and more expensive than the current generation. Look for small price drops over the next few months as the last gen is put on sale. New AMD CPUs will be here in August or later, performance is still unknown.

Make sure to keep your AMD and Nvidia drivers up to date. If you experience problems after updating, roll back to the recommended Nvidia Drivers.

New to building your own computer? ArsTechnica recently released a nice guide for new builders (Part 2 and Part 3). They don't talk about it specifically, but Artic Silver 5 is standard for thermal compound, avoid using what came with your heatsink. Usually it is easier to connect the case headers when the motherboard is not in the case, provided the wires are long enough. She does mention a five hour build time, two hours seems more likely.

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!

Component	Puppy	Dolphin
Monitor	ASUS VW224U 22-Inch Widescreen - $130	ASUS VW246H 24-Inch Widescreen - $202
Keyboard	Microsoft Digital Media Keyboard 3000 - $25	Cyborg V.5 - $38
Mouse	Logitech MX518 - $45	Logitech G500 - $54
Speakers	Logitech S220 2.1 Speaker System - $23	Logitech Z313 Speaker System - $40
Component	Narwhal	Unicorn
Monitor	ASUS VE276Q 27-Inch - $306	Dell UltraSharp U2410 24-inch (IPS Panel) - $499
Keyboard	Logitech G110 - $65	Razer BlackWidow (Backlit)- $74 ($110)
Mouse	Razer Deathadder - $45	Razer Naga (Buttons on the Side) - $69
Speakers	Creative Inspire T3130 2.1 Speaker System - $50	Logitech Speaker System Z523 - $70

Component	Puppy	Dolphin
Case	NZXT GAMMA Classic - $36	NZXT GAMMA Classic - $36
Power Supply	Corsair Builder Series CX V2 500 - $60	Corsair 650TX V2 - $80
CPU	AMD Athlon II X4 640 AM3 - $100	AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition - $112
Heatsink	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - $30	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - $30
Motherboard	ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO AM3 - AMD 880G - $110	Asus AM3+ 880G M5A88-V EVO - $127
Memory	4GB PNY Optima DDR3 10600 - $42	4GB G.Skill Ripjaws F3 4GB 12800 DDR3 - $62
Graphics Card	XFX 6770 - $130	XFX 6850 or EVGA GTX 460 - $145/ $170
Hard Drive	SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB - $61	SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB - $61
DVD	Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $26	Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $26
Total	$595	$679 / $704

Component	Narwhal	Unicorn
Case	Cooler Master HAF 912 - $60	Cooler Master HAF932 - $155
Power Supply	Corsair 650TX V2 - $80	Corsair 750HX (7 Year Warranty) - $130
CPU	Intel i5-2500k - $224	Intel i7-2600k - $336
Heatsink	Thermaltake Frio - $58	Noctua 6 NH-D14 - $80
Motherboard	ASUS P8P67-M PRO - $147	ASUS Z68 P8Z68-V PRO - $210
Memory	4GB G.Skill Ripjaws F3 4GB 12800 DDR3 - $62	8GB G.Skill DDR3 12800 - $106
Graphics Card	XFX 6950 1GB OR EVGA GTX 560 Ti- $245 / $225	XFX 6970 OR EVGA GTX 570 - $320 / $330
Hard Drive	Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $90	Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $90
SSD	Crucial 128 GB m4 (Review) - $250 OR OCZ 120 GB Agility 3 (Review) - $210	Intel 510 Series 120 GB (Review) - $285 OR OCZ 120 GB Vertex 3 (Review) - $270
DVD	Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $26	Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $26
Total	$972 - $1298	$1663 - $1748