Is this a good high end build?

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I'm building my first high end gaming pc, I'm looking to do a lot of video editing and I want to play games on the highest setting on a 27" 120HZ monitor.

Just wondering if this is a good build:
I will be pushing the CPU to its limits as well.

Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Extreme
CPU: i7 4770K
CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H100i
PSU: Corsair AX1200i Digital Modular Power Supply
RAM: Corsair Dominator Platnium 16GB
GPU: x2 Asus GeForce GTX 780 DirectCU II 3GB
HDD: x2 Western Digital Caviar Black 3TB
SSD: Samsung EVO 120GB (boot drive) Samsung EVO 500GB
Case: Coolermaster Cosmos II
Monitor: BenQ XL2720T

I'm probably going to end up getting 2 more BenQ monitors in a few months.

Can anyone give me general opinions on this build?
 
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Good build in terms of performance? Yes.
Good build in terms of price/performance? NO!

1. You don't need 1200W even with GTX 780 in SLI configuration. 800-850W is more than sufficient.
2. Dominator RAM is overpriced and frankly, does nothing more than showboating.
3. Two large 3TB drives are tough to manage. Takes forever to partition, to format, to back up, and if the drive dies, you lose near 3TB of data.
4. Cosmos II is a crazy expensive case.

Overall, it seems like you just chose the best parts irregardless of price and put them together. That is perfectly fine with me if price is not a concern for you.
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Good build in terms of performance? Yes.
Good build in terms of price/performance? NO!

1. You don't need 1200W even with GTX 780 in SLI configuration. 800-850W is more than sufficient.
2. Dominator RAM is overpriced and frankly, does nothing more than showboating.
3. Two large 3TB drives are tough to manage. Takes forever to partition, to format, to back up, and if the drive dies, you lose near 3TB of data.
4. Cosmos II is a crazy expensive case.

Overall, it seems like you just chose the best parts irregardless of price and put them together. That is perfectly fine with me if price is not a concern for you.
 
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Only reason why I am getting the 1200w is because the 750W is only like $150 less and I know Corsair makes quality stuff. The 1200w gives me extra space for more things in the future. The 3TB drives are for all my videos etc i make. And the Cosmos II is a sexy case.

So overall to you think BF4 etc will play perfect in multiplayer, 60 FPS steady on ultra?
 
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A SSHD is a mix between a SSD and a HDD. What it does is its controller will determine what files are commonly accessed and they will be cached. This improves access time for those files. So for example, if you boot up Windows 8 in a SSHD for the first time, it will be as fast as booting up using a HDD. But subsequent boot ups will be faster and faster. It won't be as fast as a SSD, but it will reach close to SSD speeds.
 
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Why not just get a SSD then?
 
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SSHDs are much cheaper for large drives but still are quite good at caching those pesky 4k reads.

So you can still use the drive for storing lots of data (e.g. Media) but smaller files and especially the ones that you use the most will be cached on its internal small SSD making it feel like an SSD.

If you can afford them SSHDs are better for your large drives than a slow (Normal) drive. Still, you should keep a proper 500gb SSD for your boot/main drive.
 
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So your saying get a large SSHD, but keep the 500GB SSD for boot and main?
 
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You do not need a 500GB SSD drive. SSHD is a compromise between a SSD and a HDD if you're on a budget and cannot manage a SSD yourself. It is not as good as a SSD. So it's a great drive for someone like your mom who may not be computer-literate. Or even yourself.

Obviously, if you can manage a SSD yourself, I would recommend a 120GB SSD + 1TB HDD.
 
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