Hi guys. I have a slight dilemma. My brother was looking to builde a new PC and had asked about buying mine. (http://pcpartpicker.com/user/aod5112/saved/wCXPxr) He said he would give me $1000 for everything including monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc. I build this in the summer of '13 and it still plays everything fine. The only problem with it is the graphics card is pretty loud. Should I sell it and build another, or could he build something similar for $1000 including peripherals? If I do sell it, what would be a good upgrade for around $1500-$1700? Thanks
Sell it, and try something new I reckon. At least he's getting a nice rig out of the deal as well.
$1500 > http://pcpartpicker.com/user/deejeta/saved/WbQwrH xeon, gtx970, 27"ips monitor, nice case and psu
As for that noisy 7970, a good clean and a modified fan profile will make a world of difference.
Sell it, that way you both benefit from it.
$1600 > http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3FTw8d midway between your budget with reliable hardware.
-LinuxForYou
Both the builds posted above look decent. Just one's more for overclocking, and one is not.
And yeah, sell it if you want. It's not a terrible idea.