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) - $230DVD Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $25 Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $25 Total $1044/ $1021 $1733/ $1783
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