no idea of motherboard

[coldfreedom]

1: what brand mobo is the best?

2: how does mobo affect? does it increase performance? or jus for capatibility?

3: say i am getting

- phenom 9950 black edition

- 8gb ram ddr3 dominator 4 stick of 2gb

- two msi 9800gx2 (note: i get it jus for the sticker)

what motherboard is best for it?

4: which is higher performance? three gtx280 or two 4870 x2?

5: does server cpu have issues on regular use? like gaming, browsing ect..

6: does server cpu need special os? or anything?

7: if server cpu is superior than normal cpu.. why dont people get server cpu? or is it compatibility issues for regular use?

8: which is higher performance? two 9800gx2 or three gtx280?

 

[gotmaxpower]

1: what brand mobo is the best?

Most brands of motherboards are 'the best'. The ones you have to look out for is the ones which aren't good quality. Avoid those. Motherboard quality is also based off personal opinion, one person may have broken 3 Gigabyte motherboards and loved his DFI. However, someone else may have broken 3 DFI boards and loved his Gigabyte.

2: how does mobo affect? does it increase performance? or jus for capatibility?

The main thing you need on a motherboard is capability for your parts, for example - some older boards (P35) may not allow high end DDR3 RAM. However, some of the newer boards such as the P45 and the X38-48 will allow high end DDR3. Newer chipsets are also smaller, this means;

- Less power needed (but this is catch 22, the parts you will use for a high quality motherboard are top of the range).

- Less heat emitted, more 'overclockability'.

3: say i am getting

- phenom 9950 black edition

- 8gb ram ddr3 dominator 4 stick of 2gb

- two msi 9800gx2 (note: i get it jus for the sticker)

what motherboard is best for it?

You would have to check around. Make sure the motherboard you buy has the corresponding CPU socket to your CPU (in your case AM2+). Some more opinions;

- In this modern day and age - for a mid/high end gaming system - 8GB of RAM is complete overkill. I would reccomend 4GB maximum.

- The 9800GX2 is cheap, but has never been known as a performer compared to higher series cards. I'd opt out for SLi GTX260's, cheap and nice performance.

4: which is higher performance? three gtx280 or two 4870 x2?

I'm not quite sure on this one, not read many reviews on 4870x2 CF. But this is a question you can google.

5: does server cpu have issues on regular use? like gaming, browsing ect..

It works just like a normal CPU.

6: does server cpu need special os? or anything?

AFAIK, 'server CPU's' work everywhere.

7: if server cpu is superior than normal cpu.. why dont people get server cpu? or is it compatibility issues for regular use?

I'm unsure of that. Maybe because server CPU's are expensive.

8: which is higher performance? two 9800gx2 or three gtx280?

Tri SLi GTX280's.