Yeah but even then its not really economical. He can pick up a used (no warranty, may have been OC'd/abused, who knows) I7 970 for around $350-400, which will give a decent boost: 920 - 5011 970 - 8527 However, for $319 brand new with warranty he can get an even faster 4770, once you add in the price of a new motherboard…