Netgate VE 2440 vs Supermicro vs i3

[xman111]

Hey guys, i know this type of question gets asked a lot and I have read a bunch of posts, still trying to figure it out.  I have 75/10 internet and a full house of PC's, Smart TVs and OpenVPN.  What would be my best options for long term?

1. RCC-VE 2440 with 30gb mSATA for just under $600 CDN

2. Supermicro A1SRi-2758f  for about $725 CDN
       8 gb ram
       M350 Case
       60 gb SSD
       AC/DC power supply

3. Gigabyte H170N WiFi LGA1151  for about $650
       i3-6100 Processor
       16 GB ram
       Case
       60 gb SSD
       Dual Intel PCI Express Network Card

pretty sure everything supports AES instruction set.. Not sure what would be more future proof, want to be ready for 1GB fiber when it comes to our neighborhood.. Any help would be much appreciated.  The one thing I like about option 3 is I could use it as an HTPC if I ever get out of PFsense as it has HDMI, 4k, etc..  But it is also the most work putting everything together and order parts from different sources.  Don't care a ton about energy cost but space is important as we just sold our house and are moving into a half duplex.

I am also open  to any other suggestions.  Canadian prices suck and the dollar exchange is pretty bad right now.

[xman111]

nobody has any thoughts? want to order soon as we are moving.

[asterix]

Go for the i3. It will support 1GB WAN throughput and if need be can work as a good HTPC. Install KODI and it will fly.

[xman111]

one of the problems with the i3 is what case and motherboard?  I need a smaller case but I will need to fit my dual Intel PCIe card in it…

[Love.IT.Again]

Motherboard:  ASrock Z170M-ITX/AC
Case:  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129081

You need a low profile NIC bracket if your 2 port NIC is a regular size card.
With an additional $50, you can go with Skylake i5.

[xman111]

that case might fit the bill.  would you choose that motherboard over the Gigabyte?  do you have it running Pfsense?

[asterix]

I have found Asrock to be much better than Gigabyte

[xman111]

how much wan and OpenVPN could the RCC-VE 2440 handle?

[hda]

See:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PFSENSE/comments/3xqhqo/thinking_of_switching_to_pfsense/cy7evhu

[xman111]

thanks for that link, much appreciated.

ended up ordering:

1 x ($189.99) Intel Core i5-6400 6 MB Skylake Quad-Core 2.7 GHz LGA 1151 65W BX80662I56400 Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530 $189.99
1 x ($114.99) GIGABYTE GA-H170N-WIFI (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel H170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard $114.99
1 x ($74.99) Antec ISK 310-150 Black / Silver 0.8mm cold rolled steel Mini-ITX Desktop Computer Case 150W Power Supply $74.99
1 x ($61.99) G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2133 (PC4 17000) Intel Z170 Platform / Intel X99 Platform Desktop Memory Model F4-2133C15D-16GVR $61.99
Subtotal: $441.96
Tax: $0.00
Shipping and Handling: $9.89
Total Amount: $451.85

hope this is all compatible and works well.  Now I just have to find a low profile bracket for my Intel dual Gigabit card that i think i threw away as we were downsizing.

[xman111]

added an Intel 120gb SSD for a total of about $500 US, which is about $665 CDN.