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      schredder
      last edited by schredder

      Hi.
      I'm new to pfsense.
      After I got sick with commercial home routers,I've been looking for something different.
      I love gaming. Ping issues are a real pain and overall ability to control and maximize connection are in high demand.

      I plunged in to pfsense about a month ago.
      Building my rig from spare old parts.
      Used i3 with 4 gigs and sata ssd which were laying around. Added micropower supply and 12V power supply and saw the magic happen...
      Enjoying my rig - it died. Probably because of the power supply arrangement.

      Decided to buy new, dedicated hardware.
      I used J4005N D2P from Gigabyte. It has an integrated ,dual core celeron cpu.
      Which is ,for my opinion is a good sweet spot in terms of price,power consumption and performance. Added the static cooling and I got a winner.
      Added M2 SSD. also from gigabyte but anything would fit here. It's an overkill, I know, I just like the small footprint.and its relatively cheap.
      A full size ATX power supply is used.
      Picked a semi modular gold rated PSU for efficiency and low temps.
      Added pcie gigabit NIC.
      Added LCD for data and fun. Utilizing LCDProc.
      Fixed everything on a plate and covered with engraved plate I made in my homemade CNC.
      Im delighted with the results.
      Attached picturs.
      Regards
      Nir

      https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jPlSlCeUy9psnHYCIVn4s-fnripltjcc

      https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-8G7_ujsgiy51LqwQCuVcCLIfXuo4dYf

      https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-24Kp4dT7Je-t4t5LgQC1aFlEobwU4Ce

      https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-5EGt6o2ecCukC2bBtvs41W4aNSTsDW8

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      • JeGrJ
        JeGr LAYER 8 Moderator
        last edited by

        Just a hint: no one can see your google drive links.

        Don't forget to upvote ๐Ÿ‘ those who kindly offered their time and brainpower to help you!

        If you're interested, I'm available to discuss details of German-speaking paid support (for companies) if needed.

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          schredder
          last edited by

          Sorry for the broken links.

          Corrected.

          I'm good with computers. but not so with my cell... ๐Ÿค”

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          • JeGrJ
            JeGr LAYER 8 Moderator
            last edited by

            No problem ๐Ÿ˜‰
            I like that casing though! ๐Ÿ˜„

            Don't forget to upvote ๐Ÿ‘ those who kindly offered their time and brainpower to help you!

            If you're interested, I'm available to discuss details of German-speaking paid support (for companies) if needed.

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