hardware question

I'm in the process of designing a server to colocate, that i will more than likely be building a little at a time until it is finished. I intend on running game servers on it, but not a huge quantity of them.

My questions are these:

*I've heard rumors that dual 1.0 or 1.1 ghz processor combos will run much better than a single, higher rated unit. Is this true? And what are the best options (cost vs quality) to look at in this respect? Also I've noticed that the motherboards for such a setup are quite expensive. I'm not trying to spend a fortune, can anyone share a suggestion for a good motherboard that supports this type of processing, and won't cost me an arm and a leg?

*In the event that a single processor becomes all I can afford, I had a few things I was pondering. I use a gigabyte p4 titan board in my PC, and I haven't had any real trouble with it. I notice a lot of companies use ASUS boards, but I assumed that was only because of thier price. Reccomendations on a mid level, or upper-mid-level CPU/mobo combo for this application?

Any other advice you've learned from experience in building a server would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your help, in advance.

 

 

 

 

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