This a good first PC? $2700

[MrGamingdwarf]

I do GFX/VFX for companies, and also game. I play Minecraft, Battlefield, and Arma 3. I will spend more for looks as I did below, but any feedback is greatly appreciated. Also I'm doing my own custom loop and adding some Corsair fans.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($244.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($163.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($163.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($100.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 680 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($596.13 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 680 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($596.13 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Gunmetal/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Gold 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Full (64-bit) ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2716.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-30 21:04 EDT-0400)

 

[spat55]

If you want to spend that much then that is awesome!! But I wouldn't go SLI as it does have problems, are you doing eyefinity? If you only have a 1080p monitor that is way overkill though. But that is very nice.

 

[Alex Perras]

Yeah man it all looks great, really jealous of you right now 😀
as spat55 said, sli does have some problems, but with nvidea it doesn't get that bad, soI would say go right at it my friend!