New build - helping a friend (trying to) - so need your help

AR15USR

I don't know about the boards, but if you do go with that case they have a version that has the power supply included:

http://www.mini-box.com/M350-Enclosure-WITH-PICOPSU-150-XT-and-150W-Adapter-KIT

Guest

I don't know about the boards, but if you do go with that case they have a version that has the power supply included:

http://www.mini-box.com/M350-Enclosure-WITH-PICOPSU-150-XT-and-150W-Adapter-KIT

Yes you are right, but I am thinking then together with the chosen CPU and Board it will be getting to hot inside
and termal problems will be there then in.

Dual Intel GbE LAN with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator Software

I would ask before buying if that can be turned out in the BIOS if it makes problems.

1 x Intel I219V (Gigabit LAN PHY 10/100/1000 Mb/s)

Is supported since version 2.3

1 x Realtek RTL8111H (PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s)

I don´t know anything about the supprt of this cards.

To be clear and talking clear text here it would better in my eyes to settle on another platform what is really
100% surely supported by pfSense and also running fine with more then the integrated WiFI solution that
is not supported in pfSense now (WiFi ac) and with to new chip sets. Only my opinion but truly and frankly!
A friend of me was assemble also a PC to run pfSense on it.

ASUS Q87T, mainboard ~120 € (BIOS update must be done to the latest available one)
CPU support
Intel Core i7 (Haswell), Intel Core i5 (Haswell), Intel Core i3 (Haswell),
Intel Pentium G (Haswell), Intel Celeron G (Haswell), Intel Xeon E3 v3 (Haswell)
Intel Core i3-4170 with AES-NI any cheap to get the hands on for ~110 € new and boxed with a cooler
(or refurbished and used for cheap and then with a new cooler too on top)
RAM support S0-DIMM DDR3-1600 max. 16 GB , 2 x 4 GB DDR3-1600MHz ~30 €
mSATA slot full lenght - "Crucial M500 SSD 120GB, mSATA 6Gb/s (CT120M500SSD3)" ~75 €
miniPCIe slot half length WiFi Atheros AR9280 new on eBay ~20 €
Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T4 bulk ~99 € refurbished on eBay
Noctua NH-L9i, CPU-Kühler ~30 €

You can easily choose other parts, but the board and the mSATA plus the WiFi card will
be well supported under pfSense and running fine. So there will be enough space to
adjust this with a viewing eyes on the budget, but it is 100% supported!!!!!

Together with your case and PSU you would be built a really pfSense bomb @3,7GHz
for the same or nearly the same price but also you gets the abillity to upgrade and update
this appliance according to newer standards (WiFI) or other NICs like a two port one or a
bigger storage drives (mSATA 240 GB or 480 GB), but with the focus not to take to much
electric power.

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So, case, ram, power supply -all sorted out. Now which motherboard I need to get for the Pentium G4400 3.3GHz 47W HD 530 3MB Dual Core CPU?

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Final component list:

motherboard
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/gigabyte-ga-z170n-wifi-intel-z170-socket-1151-ddr4-mini-itx-motherboard-mb-536-gi.html
GA-Z170N-WIFI Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Mini ITX Motherboard £109.99
£109.99

"GA-Z170N-WIFI Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Mini ITX Motherboard"

Key Features

Supports 6th Generation Intel Core Processor
Dual Channel DDR4, 2 DIMMs
Intel USB 3.0 with USB Type-C - the world's next Universal connector
11ac 867 Mbps dual band wireless connection + BLUETOOTH 4.2
PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 Connector with up to 32Gb/s Data Transfer (PCIe NVMe & SATA SSD support)
2 SATA Express Connectors for up to 16Gb/s Data Transfer
115dB SNR HD Audio with Built-in Rear Audio Amplifier
High Quality Audio Capacitors and Audio Noise Guard with LED Trace Path Lighting
Dual Intel GbE LAN with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator Software
APP Center Including EasyTune and Cloud Station Utilities
GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS Technology
Ethernet: LAN 2 x Intel GbE LAN chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)

8GB ram https://www.amazon.co.uk/HyperX-Memory-Module-Skylake-Compatible/dp/B00TY6A56U/ref=pd_sim_147_4?ie=UTF8&dpID=41Vkj6Q5vtL&dpSrc=sims&preST=AC_UL160_SR160%2C160&refRID=1ZHT6AXH35GQD7TNT6HT £29.80 single stick of 8GB RAM or 2 sticks of 4GB RAM?

6th Gen Pentium G4400 3.3GHz 47W HD 530 3MB Dual Core CPU
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Pentium-Dual-Core-G4400-Processor/dp/B015VPX05A/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1461686680&sr=1-1&keywords=Pentium+G4400 £53.97

first try with a 80 GB spinner or if that is too noisy then the 120 GB SSD.

Power supply then as I like the wattage & company
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Be-Quiet-300W-Power-Supply/dp/B00DBHMJRQ/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1461349788&sr=1-2&keywords=350w+psu £35.77
Be Quiet L8 300W Pure Power Supply Unit

case https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thermaltake-Core-Mini-Cube-Case/dp/B00MJSV9Y2/ref=pd_cp_147_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=WZT6TZF0946JACBGP13T £35.49

Kingston 120GB hyper X -already bought for £30

£295.02

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Anyone can help me please? :)

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No one can help me? :'(

edwardwong

Why don't you consider the Supermicro C2758 ITX motherboard? onboard 4 x Intel LAN, and the processing power is definitely higher compared with G4400 (under multithreaded environment), less heat, less power consumption, solid for mission critical applications as well as you can build it in a small form factor. If you don't do something like HAVP, you can get a even cheaper C2558 and do the job.

Realtek 8111 series chip is working under pfSense 2.3, but as I saw in other forum, the default stock firmware /driver coming along with FreeBSD is no good, you probably will see at most 700Mbps throughput by using this chip.

Or if you insist on using Pentium G4400 or something similar, better look for server mobo like Asrock E3C236D2I.

Waqar.UK

@edwardwong:

Why don't you consider the Supermicro C2758 ITX motherboard? onboard 4 x Intel LAN, and the processing power is definitely higher compared with G4400 (under multithreaded environment), less heat, less power consumption, solid for mission critical applications as well as you can build it in a small form factor. If you don't do something like HAVP, you can get a even cheaper C2558 and do the job.

Realtek 8111 series chip is working under pfSense 2.3, but as I saw in other forum, the default stock firmware /driver coming along with FreeBSD is no good, you probably will see at most 700Mbps throughput by using this chip.

Or if you insist on using Pentium G4400 or something similar, better look for server mobo like Asrock E3C236D2I.

Supermicro C2758
&
ASRock Intel Xeon E3 E3C236D2I Mini ITX Server Motherboard
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/asrock-e3c236d2i-intel-c236-s1151-ddr4-sata3-6gbps-m2-(pcie-sata)-dual-intel-gbe-lan-mgmt-lan-usb-30 both far too expensive
but
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/gigabyte-ga-z170n-wifi-intel-z170-socket-1151-ddr4-mini-itx-motherboard-mb-536-gi.html a viable solution? As I have chosen the cpu, case, power supply but can I use a single stick of 8GB ram? Or do I have to use 2 by 4GB RAM sticks?

edwardwong

Using 2x4GB dual channel probably a better idea.

BTW, what is the system requirement? Pentium G4400 is also not a very powerful processor, going for embedded one would be a better idea since you can save space, and reduce heat….

Waqar.UK

@edwardwong:

Using 2x4GB dual channel probably a better idea.

BTW, what is the system requirement? Pentium G4400 is also not a very powerful processor, going for embedded one would be a better idea since you can save space, and reduce heat….

I am posting for a friend who will is very close to getting a job abroad where gigabit Internet is common.

So which embedded one is recommended?