Intel DQ77KB Recipe with Links

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I posted this similarly a few weeks ago but my build has underwent some changes and I thought i'd post a new one with links showing how it is as of right now. This build, all purchased between Amazon Prime and Newegg which had a final price tag of approximately $340 with tax and shipping included. So far is very high speed. So without further ado:

Motherboard - For this I chose the Intel DQ77KB which provided me with LGA-1155 socket supporting a wide range of CPU's at 65W TDP and under, 2 PCIe mini-card slots, an embedded TPM, dual 1Gb NIC's, one PCIe 4x slot and 2 dual DDR SODIMM slot supporting DDR3-1333L and DD3-1600L memory. It is also a thin Mini-ITX motherboard utilizing and external PSU.
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-DQ77KB-Mini-ITX-BLKDQ77KB-1-Pack/dp/B00GJ5H0XK?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00
http://ark.intel.com/products/59046/Intel-Desktop-Board-DQ77KB

CPU - I went with the Celeron 1610 Dual Core CPU which is rated at 55W TDP. It offers high performance for this pfsense application
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Celeron-2-60GHz-Processor-BX80637G1610/dp/B00B4BJYVU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459733809&sr=8-1&keywords=celeron+1610
http://ark.intel.com/products/71072/Intel-Celeron-Processor-G1610-2M-Cache-2_60-GHz

RAM - I chose a single stick of 8Gb Kingston DDR3-1600L SODIMM for this build but I will probably acquire a second one soon giving me a total of 16Gb.
http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Technology-1600MHz-PC3-12800-KVR16LS11/dp/B00CQ35HBQ?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00
http://www.kingston.com/dataSheets/KVR16S11_8.pdf

CPU Cooler - Initially, I was using a fancy copper base Dynatron low profile cooler but I changed to a case that offered a thicker foot print so I switched over to the cooler that came with the CPU since it offers more cooling fin surface area.

PSU - As mentioned above, this motherboard utilizes an external power source which freed up space inside the box and reduced heat buildup inside the case.
http://www.amazon.com/Adapter-Charger-adapter-notebook-charger/dp/B004G6QHV0?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00

Case - Initially I selected a 1U server box but quickly found myself in a situation of not being able to cool the board effectively without adding quite a bit of noise so I got back on the web and found this one. Needless to say it is so much better than the server box. it also has an internal 90W PSU card that is powered by an external 19V power adapter. This is a great feature for using boards that require a 24 pin main power connection and a 4 pin CPU power connection since it provides both. For my build, it was not needed but I left the PSU board in there for future builds. One feature that made this case awesome was the included VESA mount which I used to attach the unit to the wall next to my Smart Rack. The VESA mount is included so the case can be attached to the back of a computer screen.
http://www.amazon.com/Antec-ISK110-VESA-Mini-ITX-Case/dp/B0064LWISQ/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1459738291&sr=8-14&keywords=mini-itx+case
http://store.antec.com/isk-series/isk110-vesa.html#

SSD - Lastly, what would a great build be without a solid storage device so I replaced the standard SSD with this guy and it is worlds different. By the way, I'm still waiting for this to arrive but when it come in, it will be a nice replacement for the currently installed SSD.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-850-mSATA-2-Inch-MZ-M5E120BW/dp/B00TGIVQ4G/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1459738043&sr=1-4&keywords=samsung+msata
http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/memory-storage/all-products

Well folks, questions and comments are always welcome. If you think i have should have dome something different, I appreciate the feedback as well since I can incorporate it into future builds.

Please see the photo's for details.

MODS, please delete my previous posting titled "My New PFSense Build".
https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=108819.0

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MODS, please delete my previous posting titled "My New PFSense Build".

You should do it by your self.

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@BlueKobold:

MODS, please delete my previous posting titled "My New PFSense Build".

You should do it by your self.

I tried but it said permission was denied.

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I have two of these as pfsense routers, one in a fanless case another in an oddball box with quad nic. Decent board, but has some quirks with expansion cards that piss me off.

Kinda sad this form factor didn't take off, intel never made updated versions for newer cpus and barely supported it.

Its been almost 4 years and this is still the only thin-itx model with 2 intel nics onboard.

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I tried but it said permission was denied.

Sorry, I was not knowing that.

Its been almost 4 years and this is still the only thin-itx model with 2 intel nics onboard.

But with the CPU cooler this would be not really thin or am I wrong with this? This one is also nice, thin,
mini-ITX but not cheap as the Intel DQ77KB, but it supports UDIMM modules and will be also really flat.
It supports the following CPUs and RAM modules: Gigabyte GA-6LISL
Supports Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 V3 & V4 product families
Supports 4th gen Intel Core i3, Pentium and Celeron processors*
_2 x DIMM slots supports unbuffered ECC UDIMM modules
Supports single rank and dual rank UDIMM modules
Up to 16GB - 1333/1600/(1866*) MHz

*Supported by Intel Xeon E3-1200 V4 processors only_

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I've actually seen a few h87 and q87 based thin mini itx boards on the market. I like the idea of thin mini-itx but as soon as you put a fan cpu cooler on it, it looses the THIN description. Other than that, I do enjoy the external PSU capability of the thin mini