Stat Priorities
Stat Ranking
It is worth noting that critical strike becomes slightly better in dungeons.
Stat Outline
Critical Strike: Death Knights best offensive stat, but one of the worst defensively, only beating mastery.
Haste: Increases attack speed and more importantly rune regeneration. The more haste you have, the better versatility becomes, but the more haste you have the smoother and quicker the spec will be.
Versatility: Quickly becomes your best stat, by giving you a lot of damage & healing done, while decreasing the damage you take.
Mastery (Mastery: Blood Shield): The Blood shield is very minimal and its therefore not worth picking up mastery at all.
Races
Pick whatever race you prefer, It will not change anything for you.
Enchants
Rings: Enchant Ring - Accord of Versatility
Weapons: Rune of the Fallen Crusader
Gems
Strength: 1x Leviathan's Eye of Strength
Versatility: Versatile Dark Opal
Consumables
Flask: Greater Flask of the Undertow
Food: Bil'Tong
Potions: Potion of Unbridled Fury (Damage), Superior Steelskin Potion (Physical Survivability)
Do not forget to use Abyssal Healing Potion!