ivy bridge or sandy bridge?

[MrEnglishTech]

ive been doing some research into prices and the different processes for each chipset and i really need some help making a final decision.

ivy bridge i5 3.4ghz quad core is the same (give or take) price wise as a quad core i5 3.1ghz sandy bridge.

i really want to go that step higher and upgrade to ivy bridge but is it a viable choice as of the next few weeks

im hoping in the release of mountain lion they will become native to osx?

 

[thelostswede]

Well, Ivy Bridge works and it will be supported officially in the next OS release.
As long as you have a means of creating a USB drive with the Bridgehelper installed, it's no different to install the OS as to a Sandy Bridge system.
Either which way, the rumour mill suggests that we should see a new OS version before the end of the month.

 

[Jamesbond007]

ive been doing some research into prices and the different processes for each chipset and i really need some help making a final decision.

ivy bridge i5 3.4ghz quad core is the same (give or take) price wise as a quad core i5 3.1ghz sandy bridge.

i really want to go that step higher and upgrade to ivy bridge but is it a viable choice as of the next few weeks

im hoping in the release of mountain lion they will become native to osx?

Wow, I really envy you! At my place the price difference between these two processors is at least US$50 (equivalent).

If so then you should go for the Ivy Bridge processor. It will be officially supported once Mountain Lion (OSX 10.8) is released later this month.

 

[MrEnglishTech]

really?! this is on amazon im looking

the sandybridge i5-2400 Quad Core-3.1ghz is £143.99
and the ivy bridge i5-3550 Quad Core is £158.98

these are basically the same right?

the links

sandybridge:http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004FA8NS2/?tag=tonymacx86-21

ivy bridge:http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007RUZJCK/?tag=tonymacx86-21