With the new patch, OS X 10.7.3 will support Ivy Bridge on machines not manufactured by Apple.
While Apple only officially introduced the OS X operating system for its Mac products including laptops and desktops, hackers are increasingly perfecting to bring this OS to run on non-Apple machines. production since "Apple" started using Intel chips. In particular, including models using Intel Core i Ivy Bridge processor platform, even OS X 10.7.3 official version has not yet supported.
A toolkit of software called BridgeHelper 3.0 written by author nicknamed TonyMacx86 helped OS X 10.7.3 to run on 3rd generation Core i processors. This is not an alternative version for Intel's new chip support is officially from OS X, so there may be specific incompatibilities, according to Lilputing. However, until Apple officially introduced the new version, it was still the preferred tool for those who wanted to install a Hacintosh model running Ivy Bridge.
The 3rd generation Intel processor (22 nm structure) has some highlights compared to the 32 nm structure of Sandy Bridge line, which is 20% higher performance, 20% less power consumption. With greater power and efficiency in operation, Ivy Bridge also has a smaller size and improved graphics processing capabilities with integrated HD 2500 and HD4000 chips. Samples of HD 4000 chips are fast enough to handle 4K resolution video and moderately modern video games.