11.11.2011, 20:09
From what I know, the main differences are virtualization, do you know what clock speed the CPU will be running at though?
Also, you'd need to change the motherboard as well, you can't use Intel CPUs on motherboards which only support the AM3 socket, you'd need socket 1155 or 1156, but Ivy Bridge is also coming soon - I'm presuming that AMD processor has a while to go yet before it's no longer 'future proof', whereas I can't say the same for the sandy bridge range.
Also, you'd need to change the motherboard as well, you can't use Intel CPUs on motherboards which only support the AM3 socket, you'd need socket 1155 or 1156, but Ivy Bridge is also coming soon - I'm presuming that AMD processor has a while to go yet before it's no longer 'future proof', whereas I can't say the same for the sandy bridge range.