Legendary Staff Model Preview, Setup of the Month, MMO Report, Artworks

[Boubouille]

Dragonwrath - Tarecgosa's Rest Model Preview
We already know how the legendary staff will look, thanks to the official preview from Blizzard, but I had a couple of requests from people who wanted to see it in a higher resolution and on a character so I made you a nice video!

• Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa's Rest Questline Preview
• Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa's Rest Official Preview

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 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 the middle of June, performance is still unknown. The new Intel Z68 chipset that allows for SSD Caching and using both the integrated GPU and overclocking the CPU will be launched later this week, with stock showing up soon after. It will only show significant performance gains in video encoding, as SSD caching doesn't make a huge difference compared to actually using a SSD.

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 just 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!

Peripherals/Monitors

Component	Puppy	Dolphin
Monitor	ASUS VW224U 22-Inch Widescreen - $140	ASUS VW246H 24-Inch Widescreen - $199
Keyboard	Microsoft Digital Media Keyboard 3000 - $25	Cyborg V.5 - $38
Mouse	Logitech MX518 - $38	Logitech G500 - $55
Speakers	Logitech S220 2.1 Speaker System - $28	Logitech Z313 Speaker System - $40
Component	Narwhal	Unicorn
Monitor	ASUS VE276Q 27-Inch - $313	Dell UltraSharp U2410 24-inch (IPS Panel) - $520
Keyboard	Logitech G110 - $62	Razer BlackWidow (Backlit)- $75 ($120)
Mouse	Razer Deathadder - $46	Razer Naga (Buttons on the Side) - $69
Speakers	Creative Inspire T3130 2.1 Speaker System - $49	Logitech Speaker System Z523 - $70

Puppy and Dolphin

Component	Puppy	Dolphin
Case	NZXT GAMMA Classic - $35	NZXT GAMMA Classic - $35
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 - $122
Heatsink	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - $30	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - $30
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-770T-USB3 AM3 - $89	GIGABYTE GA-890GPA-UD3H AM3 - $130
Memory	4GB PNY Optima DDR3 10600 - $32	4GB G.Skill Ripjaws F3 4GB 12800 DDR3 - $62
Graphics Card	XFX 5770 - $105	XFX 6850 or EVGA GTX 460 - $152/ $180
Hard Drive	SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB - $61	SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB - $61
DVD	Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $25	Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $25
Total	$527	$697 / $725

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 - $160
Power Supply	Corsair 650TX V2 - $80	Corsair 750HX (7 Year Warranty) - $140
CPU	Intel i5-2500k - $225	Intel i7-2600k - $315
Heatsink	Thermaltake Frio - $58	Noctua 6 NH-D14 - $80
Motherboard	ASUS P8P67-M PRO - $150	ASUS P8P67 DELUXE - $258
Memory	4GB G.Skill Ripjaws F3 4GB 12800 DDR3 - $62	8GB G.Skill DDR3 12800 - $123
Graphics Card	XFX 6950 1GB OR MSI GTX 560 Ti- $235 / $260	XFX 6970 OR EVGA GTX 570 - $320 / $330
Hard Drive	Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $89	Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $89
SSD	OCZ Technology 120 GB Vertex 2 3.5-Inch (Last Gen) - $210 (Replacement Info)	Intel 320 Series 120 GB (Review) - $231 OR OCZ 120 GB Vertex 3 (Faster, more expensive) - $310
DVD	Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $25	Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $25
Total	$1169 / $1194	$1741 - $1830

The MMO Report
It's time for your weekly The MMO Report.

Blizzard Art Gallery Update
The Cataclysm Art Gallery has been updated with four pieces representing the Warcraft universe.

[Many]

Looks normal

[Deleted]

Model is rather disappointing when compared to the likes of the warglaives, in my opinion. It just doesn't strike me as anything special.

[mezmir]

Still looks stupid imo, ducktape some horns on it, omg now its uber powerful.... lol.

[Jasper Kazai]

The staff is way too short, in all forms, in my opinion. Staves need to be long. And I still prefer Stage 2 out of all of them.

[marrefar]

Meh, personally I don't like the warglaives, they look too big and wierd, this one got the right size and the epic looks Also, nice artwork ^^

[Alenoria]

those are some big horns though....

[dubbelbasse]

The staff looks alright. The horns are kinda cool, but it's still not much that's special about it.

[Viradiance]

Very nice staff. I'm liking it more and more with each preview.

[savvasp]

Awesome looking staff imo

[Deleted]

Model is rather disappointing when compared to the likes of the warglaives, in my opinion. It just doesn't strike me as anything special.

I feel the same, they should replace those horns with more blue shit flying around!

[Deleted]

I can't wait to face orangeshatter cleaves.

[Viradiance]

Boub is at 7,777 posts.


GET!

[Tatanke]

Still looks stupid imo, ducktape some horns on it, omg now its uber powerful.... lol.

An atom of uranium doesn't look too powerful untill it explodes either.

[Abstieg]

I like the staff, very nice looking.

And gratz Boub!

[Axaruz0]

Boub, like 2-3 months ago you posted another model for the staff

[Kaldriss]

always gonna be people qqing about it. well it doesnt look how I wanted it to look therefore its a plain generic crappy staff!

please...just keep that to yourself.

[psycho42]

Sweet looking staff!

[Punks]

Boub, like 2-3 months ago you posted another model for the staff

And?? It's been updated. Lol...Some people.

[Axaruz0]

And?? It's been updated. Lol...Some people.

Just wanna let other people see that model :P
Looks better than new model