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      Guest
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      I figure that this machine will be on 24/7 and it will be an "investment" to buy server grade hardware to avoid complications in the future?

      Supermicro C2758 Board  ~500 Euros
      Supermicro SYS-E300-8D ~800 Euros
      Supermicro SYS-E200-8D ~900 Euros

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        pfBasic Banned
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        Again totally personal choice but I think consumer will work fine for many years.

        My pfsense box was a lease SFF work station that is about 6 years old now and work fine.

        Many others on here are using much much older consumer grade hardware.

        Honestly pfsense is probably one of the most gentle applications you could use a computer for.

        It will almost never cycle power and will spend the majority of it's life at very reasonable temps.

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          Ashmodai6
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          After a lot of hesitation I ordered today what I think is close to the best bang for the buck

          Intel Pentium G4560, 2x 3.50 GHz
          Motherboard Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H
          SSD SanDisk X400 256 Go M.2 SATA 6 Gbit/s
          8 GB DDR4 2133 CL15 Crucial (2x4GB)
          Case Inter-Tech GM-6013
          Intel i350T4
          Antes psu 350W (I had it already)

          Total around 375 usd delivered and performance not far from a i3 7350k (around 20% less for around 70% cheaper)
          I personally don't need more than 100mb for openvpn

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            pfBasic Banned
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            @Ashmodai6:

            After a lot of hesitation I ordered today what I think is close to the best bang for the buck

            Intel Pentium G4560, 2x 3.50 GHz
            Motherboard Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H
            SSD SanDisk X400 256 Go M.2 SATA 6 Gbit/s
            8 GB DDR4 2133 CL15 Crucial (2x4GB)
            Case Inter-Tech GM-6013
            Intel i350T4
            Antes psu 350W (I had it already)

            Total around 375 usd delivered and performance not far from a i3 7350k (around 20% less for around 70% cheaper)
            I personally don't need more than 100mb for openvpn

            Solid build, it won't break a sweat @ 100Mbps and will do great with IDS/IPS! Enjoy.

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              mricecool
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              @Ashmodai6:

              After a lot of hesitation I ordered today what I think is close to the best bang for the buck

              Intel Pentium G4560, 2x 3.50 GHz
              Motherboard Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H
              SSD SanDisk X400 256 Go M.2 SATA 6 Gbit/s
              8 GB DDR4 2133 CL15 Crucial (2x4GB)
              Case Inter-Tech GM-6013
              Intel i350T4
              Antes psu 350W (I had it already)

              Total around 375 usd delivered and performance not far from a i3 7350k (around 20% less for around 70% cheaper)
              I personally don't need more than 100mb for openvpn

              That cpu seems like a good option to the i3 7250k.

              One thing that I noticed in the comparison (https://ark.intel.com/compare/97527,97143) is the ECC memory support. The i3 does not support it, but the G4560 does.

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                pfBasic Banned
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                I3 has hyoerthreading though

                Ecc is usually totally unnecessary in pfsense home use  unless your mono requires it

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                  mricecool
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                  @pfBasic:

                  I3 has hyoerthreading though

                  Ecc is usually totally unnecessary in pfsense home use  unless your mono requires it

                  Okey, good to know!

                  But both of them has hyper threading?

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                    pfBasic Banned
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                    I'm sorry you're right, I was thinking Celeron!

                    If you want max openvpn performance the extra 600MHz on the 7350k will show.

                    If you are ok with a compromise then the Pentium is an excellent choice.

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                      Ashmodai6
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                      @pfBasic:

                      @Ashmodai6:

                      After a lot of hesitation I ordered today what I think is close to the best bang for the buck

                      Intel Pentium G4560, 2x 3.50 GHz
                      Motherboard Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H
                      SSD SanDisk X400 256 Go M.2 SATA 6 Gbit/s
                      8 GB DDR4 2133 CL15 Crucial (2x4GB)
                      Case Inter-Tech GM-6013
                      Intel i350T4
                      Antes psu 350W (I had it already)

                      Total around 375 usd delivered and performance not far from a i3 7350k (around 20% less for around 70% cheaper)
                      I personally don't need more than 100mb for openvpn

                      Solid build, it won't break a sweat @ 100Mbps and will do great with IDS/IPS! Enjoy.

                      Actually my connection is 500/50 so I hope it will be able to cope with this even if seating :-)
                      I was saying that for the openvpn part I don't care that much about high speed since I only use it to go around geofencing and I don't need so much speed the :-)

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                        daveweinstein
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                        @mricecool:

                        I found this thread: https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=129393.0 talking about the same subject. And a few performance specs from gig net with openvpn. Just for reference.

                        I usually go for NC364T Quad-Port nics, but this build I'm going to try out the i340-t2 or i340-t4 to be redundant.

                        So this build got a little out of hand regarding price. Im currently looking at this setup. Please review:

                        CPU: i3-7350k, 180USD
                        Motherboard: Supermicro X11SSL-F Socket lga1151, 255USD
                        Case: Supermicro CSE-512L-260B Chassis with 260W power supply and some fans, 111USD
                        CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i, 50USD
                        Memory: Kingston ValueRAM Server Premier KVR24SE17S8/4MB 4GB, 75USD
                        HDD: KingFast F6 32GB 2.5" SATA SATA III MLC SSD, 25USD
                        Extra Quad nic: i350-T4, 45USD

                        180+255+111+50+75+25+45 = 741 USD

                        This will be a future proof router.

                        Any thoughts? =)

                        How about this thing?

                        Lanner NCA-1031

                        Desktop Fanless x86 Network Appliance with Intel® Apollo Lake Processors

                        Key features:

                        • Intel® Atom™ x7-E3950 or x5-E3930 (Codenamed Apollo Lake)

                        • 6x or 5x GbE RJ45, 2x USB 3.0 Ports, 1x RJ45 Console Port

                        • 2x Pairs of Gen3 Bypass (SKU A&B)

                        • 1x DDR3L Non-ECC SO-DIMM (Max. 8GB)

                        • 1x Mini-PCIe Socket (SKU B&C)

                        • Fanless Desktop Form Factor

                        It seems very polished and appliance-like, and the x7-3950 can definitely do the job, but I haven't been able to find a price or online supplier.

                        -dw

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