Solo Twin Val'kyrs / Faction Champions, Karazhan Map, Setup of the Month, Daily Blink

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Mione - Solo Twin Val'kyr and Faction Champions
Mione had a busy week after the Solo kill of Yogg-Saron and decided to visit the Trial of the Crusader instance.

The Twin Val'kyrs are pretty fast to kill apparently but the Faction Champions are ... well ... longer ... much longer ... in fact, it took almost 2 hours to kill them. Congratulations to Mione, and good luck for the solo kill of the Lich King.

Karazhan Map in Patch 4.1
Patch 4.1 updated most of the TBC dungeon with new world maps but so far the dungeons with a lot of floors (Black Temple/Karazhan) were missing. The latest PTR build added Karazhan maps and you can now check out how the 17 floors look from above.

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 finally showing up, faster and more expensive than the current generation. Currently they are overpriced because they are new, look for price reductions over the next few weeks. New AMD CPUs are unlikely to surface before June or July.

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!

Peripherals/Monitors

Component	Puppy	Dolphin
Monitor	ASUS VW224U 22-Inch Widescreen - $157	ASUS VW246H 24-Inch Widescreen - $221
Keyboard	Microsoft Digital Media Keyboard 3000 - $25	Cyborg V.5 - $38
Mouse	Logitech MX518 - $29	Logitech G500 - $58
Speakers	Logitech S220 2.1 Speaker System - $25	Logitech Z313 Speaker System - $40
Component	Narwhal	Unicorn
Monitor	ASUS VE276Q 27-Inch - $300	Dell UltraSharp U2410 24-inch (IPS Panel) - $520
Keyboard	Logitech G110 - $65	Razer BlackWidow (Backlit)- $75 ($130)
Mouse	Razer Deathadder - $47	Razer Naga (Buttons on the Side) - $70
Speakers	Creative Inspire T3130 2.1 Speaker System - $45	Logitech Speaker System Z523 - $75

Puppy and Dolphin

Component	Puppy	Dolphin
Case	NZXT GAMMA Classic - $40	NZXT GAMMA Classic - $40
Power Supply	Corsair 650TX V2 - $80	Corsair 650TX V2 - $80
CPU	AMD Athlon II X4 640 AM3 - $100	AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition - $140
Heatsink	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - $27	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - $27
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-770T-USB3 AM3 - $85	GIGABYTE GA-890GPA-UD3H AM3 - $130
Memory	4GB PNY Optima DDR3 10600 - $33	4GB G.Skill Ripjaws F3 4GB 12800 DDR3 - $59
Graphics Card	XFX 5770 - $110	XFX 6850 or EVGA GTX 460 - $159 / $190
Hard Drive	Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB - $40	SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB - $60
DVD	Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $25	Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $25
Total	$540	$720 / $751

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 Centurion 5 II - $55	Cooler Master HAF932 - $140
Power Supply	Corsair 650TX V2 - $80	Corsair 750HX (7 Year Warranty) - $142
CPU	Intel i5-2500k - $233	Intel i7-2600k - $340
Heatsink	Thermaltake Frio - $48	Noctua 6 NH-D14 - $75
Motherboard	ASUS P8P67-M PRO - $173	ASUS SABERTOOTH P67 - $248
Memory	4GB G.Skill Ripjaws F3 4GB 12800 DDR3 - $59	8GB G.Skill DDR3 12800 - $100
Graphics Card	XFX 6950 1GB OR EVGA GTX 560 Ti- $283 / $260	XFX 6970 OR EVGA GTX 570 - $360 / $410
Hard Drive	Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $88	Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $88
SSD	None	OCZ Vertex 2 120 GB (Review) - $200 OR Corsair Force 120GB (Review) - $230
DVD	Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $25	Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $25
Total	$1044/ $1021	$1733/ $1783

The Daily Blink - Tiers of Sadness

[Bloodly]

I wish I was a DK

[WingsofLiberty]

oh god ... oppah dks

[Leatbabiez]

LOL love the daily blink!!!

[Wayton]

Congrats Mione you crazy bastard <3

and finally the Karazhan map

[Skyistheguy]

Can Rogues solo cool things yet? I haven't played since WOTLK, but I'm guessing no.

[Deleted]

Puppy and Dolphin?
Narwhal and Unicorn??
Wtf is this???

[Deleted]

Daily Blink wins again.

[Glasse]

I am seriously disapointed in seeing any razer products featured anywhere. It just shows that you don't really know what you're talking about.

[Sarahstrasza]

Whats with the music in the twin valk vid?

[dookieguy1039]

This is why Kara is one of the greatest raids ever. 17 floors of amazingness.

Epic raids like Kara/Ulduar/BT/SWP made this game great.

[Luminar]

I was not expecting anyone to solo Twin Valkyrs or Faction Champions.

Finally maps for Kara, I still get lost in that damn place.

Daily Blink: 1
Blizzard Art Design: 0

[Winterstrife]

As always Daily Blink is full of win.
I nearly fell off my chair when I saw this & the 'I Am Number Four' parody.

[orderschvank]

how the hell can you solo LK with valks?

not to mention the disease in P1

[Deleted]

You're sick man..

[MrT]

Why does chaud put 8Gb of DDR3 with i7? Do you need DDR3 to work ad DDR2? All i7 and good motherboards (3+ memory slots) must have x3 memory modules.

[Zylos]

why are the computer's named puppy, dolphin, narwhal, and unicorn? it seems pointless to name them anything at all much less the weird girly names....

[Jurwi]

I am seriously disapointed in seeing any razer products featured anywhere. It just shows that you don't really know what you're talking about.

Razer does make some quality mice and keyboards.

[Deleted]

thumbs up for the Pokémon music in the videos

[Xeones]

Am I wrong, or can I not remember any other shoulders larger than the hunter T1?