- Joined
- Jun 11, 2015
- Messages
- 190
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte Z690 Aero G
- CPU
- i7-12700K
- Graphics
- RX 6800
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
I'm on a 4790K processor. I've waited this long to upgrade. So what's another 6 months? And to be honest, the 4790K isn't really holding me back. It does everything I need. It is perfectly capable with gaming (its not a bottleneck with a RX 5700 XT). The only thing that sucks is HandBrake compression. As fast as 11th gen CPUs are, they come with many downsides (price, heat and power consumption). At worst, if alder lake CPUs don't work, I'll enjoy a nice price cut on an 11th gen CPU.A feeling is not much to go by. "Alder Lake" is just vaporware at present, and we won't know if it can be made to run MacOS until after it actually launches, not to say that it will most certainly require new motherboards and probably new RAM (DDR5) if the rumors are to be believed.
And even if it can be made to run MacOS, it may have compatibility problems, and in that case do not expect any fix from Apple and the software vendors with the Apple Silicon transition.
I can certainly understand your reluctance with current hardware (especially if you do not already own same generation hardware) knowing that "Alder Lake" will launch this year (if Intel's claim can be believed), however.
Fingers crossed, though.