[Solved] Windows Server 2008 and/or 2008 R2 motherboards

Hi,

I'm a software Developer, and I wanted to get a new computer and put Windows 2008 (or possibly 2008 R2) in it. The computer will partly be used for development, and partly for a server for a test environment. I'm not looking for major speed, just low cost and good compatibility.

I was going to just buy any old computer, but then I was told that some motherboards have compatibility issues with Server 2008. Is this something I should be concerned about? If so, any processor/motherboard recomendations? I'm in a 3rd world country at the moment, so we are about 6 months + behind the U.S. I7 is just barely out here, I was going to go with an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 processor, or thereabouts.

It may be that I have nothing to worry about, and I'm going to hit some computer shops shortly and ask them what they recommend, but I thought that first I'd try to arm myself with the inside scoop from any of you guys that are willing to help

Jason

Thanks for the answer.

After doing more research yesterday, I realized that my question was a pretty ignorant one. But hey, I was ignorant when I asked it

I ended up getting an Intel I7 920 processor with 12 gigs of RAM. I'm planning to run several VM's for testing purposes on the box, so I needed more than 6. 12 seemed like overkill, but 6 wasn't enough, so I had to go with 12.

Anyways, thanks for the answer, and I think I'm good to go now. My computer is ready tomorrow, so I'll find out then.

Jason