New Hardware Selection Help
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Does Apu2c4 works without compromising speed while using openvpn with a connection speed of 50/10?
If your speed is 50/10 what do you expect to get out from that little small APU2C4?
Will it be too much for Apu2c4?
Depends even on your expecting? What do you think it must be delivering as OpenVPN speed?
I am also planning to use adblocker in it. Does it suffice?
If you mean pfBlockerNG DNSBL & TLD and subscribing then to all available lists it might be owning to low
RAM then. The you might be sorted better with a more strong CPU and much more RAM. -
Does Apu2c4 works without compromising speed while using openvpn with a connection speed of 50/10?
yes
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Guys what do you mean ? i am not at all understanding what you are trying to explain.
i want a device which doesnt compromise on Internet Speed when i am using Openvpn.
i also dont want to invest too much on Hardware. Hence i asked for help on deciding which Hardware to choose.i live in Germany. currently using 50/10 Telekom ISP. may upgrade in 6 Months to 1 year to 100/20.
Now i have never used pfsense. all i want to ask is APU2C4 better or i5 5250 Qotom Q355g4 is better in Terms of Performance and Electricity.
APU2C4 is 170€ at present. and Qotom Q355g4 is 290 including 4gb RAM and 64gb SSD.which one should i buy ? i may also run Squid depending on ist usefulness for me at home. As i said pfsense is new for me… i have to explore ist uses...
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You can do this with used desktop class hardware and try to find used intel gigabit nics from someone who is upgrading from 1gbps to 10gbps.
In the USA ebay is flooded with the type of equipment that could handle this job on the cheap for you.
I'd look for a 3ghz or better dual core or better that also supports AES-NI.
Probably a AMD-8150 based system or better with 4gb or more and a couple drop in intel server nics.
Yes - You can do it cheap, but the power requirements will be high.
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This processor could handle the task.
http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Bulldozer/AMD-FX-Series%20FX-4100.html
Used, they are about $30
Intel NICs that are netmap compatiblel will probably cost you $20 each.
Yeah - You can do it.
I'd drop in a small SSD, 16gb or better.
Nothing you need will be hard to find or expensive but it will not be system on chip, compact form factor, low power, air cooled etc. But it will be fast.
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Guys what do you mean ? i am not at all understanding what you are trying to explain.
I thought a simple "yes" was pretty clear: an APU2 will do 50Mbps VPN with no problem.
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The Qotom has more horse power, more ports and can be sorted with more RAM as the APU2C4.
For beginners it will be useful to follow between 8 - 10 of this in german written HowTo´s to start
with pfSense and the most of them must be only retyped one by one. Really nice if you are starting
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@BlueKobold:
The Qotom has more horse power, more ports and can be sorted with more RAM as the APU2C4.
Not that any of this actually matters for the task of firewalling a 50Mbps connection with a VPN. So, yes, spending 50% more will buy you more horsepower, burn more electrons, and cost 50% more.
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You can do this with used desktop class hardware and try to find used intel gigabit nics from someone who is upgrading from 1gbps to 10gbps.
In the USA ebay is flooded with the type of equipment that could handle this job on the cheap for you.
I'd look for a 3ghz or better dual core or better that also supports AES-NI.
Probably a AMD-8150 based system or better with 4gb or more and a couple drop in intel server nics.
Yes - You can do it cheap, but the power requirements will be high.
Hi, but this amd cpu has tdp from 95w? How much electricity does it consume?
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maxed out, 95w. Idling, much less. There are other dual core processors in the 45w and 65w range that will work.
Just get something from 2012 or later thats 64bit and supports AES-NI.
You have choices. New and very power efficient or older, fast and not as power efficient.
Something like this is pretty new, lower power, and very very fast. i3-7100
Buying from the netgate store is cool also. Might save you some headaches trying to build your own.
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I can go with APU2C4, but it has only 3 LAN ports. but i Need Minimum 4 LAN Ports.
Also i am not seeing any i3 7100U based Qotom Devices on Ali with Minimum 4 LAN Ports.
Can you Point me out and how much does they cost ? is it better to buy a bare bone Device and add RAM & SSD or buy a configured complete Set ?. then i am not sure which Company Parts are added and how they would perform compared to the better ones.
Upto 500 mbps connection Speed i can use APU2C4 , thats what i learnt from here. Is that true that AMD is better than Intel because AMD has more single clock core Speed ? -
Aliexpress isn't magic. If you want something very custom you need to build it from components.
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is it better to buy a bare bone Device and add RAM & SSD or buy a configured complete Set ?
If you will find something that is really matching to your needs take it, if not you are able to sort this with other
hardware you will be able to get for cheap or they are matching better to your needs.Get a small Intel i3 or Core i5 with dual or quad cpu cores likes you like or need it.
Intel
Core
i5-5200U Processor 3M Cache, up to 2.70 GHz = 5th generation Intel Core i5 CPU
QOTOM-Q355G4 2017DHL - shipping fee to Germany US $33.68 - time between 8-17 days - status: Available
This item is in stock an will be sold from the Qotom flagship store on aliexpress.com
They accept paypal, VISA and Master Card payment, if you prefer to order online they
are able to provide you an amazon link, but you must ask them before placing the order
because this will be not even able to realize, as I understood it!!!I would get it with 8 GB RAM and an Intel 60 GB mSATA.