more advice needed for rig

my budget is 2500 but i would like to get down to maybe 2200 if possible. i been browsing this site weekly and drooling over rigs but each rig i make is always 2500 or so. which is fine, but i think maybe im buying upgrades etc on things i may not need. my goal for the computer will be mostly gaming (LoL, MMOs, and FPS games), watching movies, youtube, and hopefully streaming. I should also mention i am computer illiterate and dont understand alot of the technical stuff. my reasoning is "cost more must mean better". 

here is a rig i made off some other user's suggestions. i currently have a digital storm comp from 2010 which runs great. it is a i7 2800 and never had an issue except when the power supply died a few months back. i plan to give this rig to my stepson though as his current machine is on it's last leg. it is a 7 yr old comp and it is time we let it rest in peace.

first question is the motherboard. do i need the gryphon z87? i want to make sure i have stuff that will last me awhile as i usually keep rigs for a long time as u can tell from above. i dont do alot of upgrading. i usually just buy a new rig altogether. I currently have the haf x cooler case and i love it so i chose that again. anyways let me know. i could probably lower the SSD drive to 180 as right now i only have an 80 SSD intel so 256 may be much more than i would need. the SSD will be just for games while the 2nd drive be for movies and the like.

is that power supply a good one? should i upgrade it? i never had a Radiator Liquid CPU for my cooling device. worth it? not worth it? i also upgraded the fans to 6 fans. again that might be overkill i dunno. i dont want the rig to ever be close to getting hot. i think i upgraded the fans on my current rig when i bought it back in 2010.

the gtx 770 a solid card? i use a ati radeon 5870 now and it's be great. last question...should i stick with windows 7 or go with windows 8? i think i read somewhere windows 8 was having issues? anyways sorry for all the questions. i usually spend several weeks getting people's opinions and reading other posts before i finally buy. here is the rig. let me know what i can change.

Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 4770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS Gryphon Z87 (Intel Z87 Chipset) (Features Thermal Radar) (MATX)
System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (256GB Solid State (By: Samsung) (Model: 840 Pro Series)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2GB (Includes PhysX)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Corsair H100i 240mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (Extreme-Performance Edition)
H20 Tube Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Upgrade All Fans to Corsair Airflow 120mm Performance Edition (Up to 6 Fans)
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz
Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 8 (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Large)
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty


Edited by Godhand456 - 08 Aug 2013 at 7:30am

Originally posted by fstcvc Looking at your requirements, here's a build that hits your $2.2k budget... 2. ASUS Z87-C - Since you mentioned you don't really upgrade/plan on upgrading, I switched you to the Z87-C as it's equally good as the others but doesn't allow SLI of the 770. Switch back to the Gryphon if this is something you want.

The Gryphon also has a 5-year vs 3-year warranty. This maybe why he selected it.

Originally posted by fstcvc 5. Windows 8 - Better choice going into the future. MS DX11.1 is better suited for Win8 than Win7. Arwen mentioned this advantage on another post (Thanks Arwen, for this little nugget of knowledge!).

EDIT: Some features of DirectX 11.1 will not be supported on Windows 7. I had said it wouldn't be supported at all and that was incorrect. I believe that DirectX 12 will not be supported on Windows 7.

Edited by danjw1 - 08 Aug 2013 at 10:41am

Glad to help out and show what options are available. In the end, the choice is yours but at least you know what's out there.

That's the trouble with sales... They sneak up on you. But if you always waited for a sale and/or the next best thing, you'd probably never actually purchase anything...

Keep upgradability in mind. I have had my system for almost 5 years and just added a new video card recently to keep it up to date as least as far as gaming.