Could someone check this setup out? Are Realtek 8110SC crap?
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So . This will be a thread I'm sure a million have seen.
Right now I have a Pfbox consisting of an Old pc with a p4 2.5ghz , 640 mb rambus memory :P , 160 gb 7200 rpm , Has 2 Giga cards and works great.
Im trying to go green though and creating a purpose built box for the application based on this board;
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813153150Will this work for me ? Does it have the throughput abilities I need? Are those lans any good? I am unfamiliar with them
This looks Ideal for my application… Home network , 5 x-box 360's (Media Center Extender feature used a lot), 5 Laptops ,2 HTPC's, 2 Network Printers , 1 Mega HTPC which is loaded with tv tuners and stays 24/7 torrenting, tons of open connections, and I mean tons !
Dir-655 wireless N gigabit router running as a wap, DHCP and everything else turned off.Im trying to go green though and creating a purpose built box for the application based on this board;
Thanks in advance for your advice.
For those of you who dont like links,
JetWay J7F4K1G2ES-LF VIA NanoBGA C7 Processor @ FSB 400/800MHz Support 800 MHz to 2.0 GHz Core Clock and Low Voltage Edition Included VIA NanoBGA2 VIA CN700 Mini ITX Motherboard
Model
Brand JetWay
Model J7F4K1G2ES-LF
Combo Type Motherboard/CPU Combo
Bundle
CPU VIA NanoBGA C7 Processor @ FSB 400/800MHz
Support 800 MHz to 2.0 GHz Core Clock and Low Voltage Edition Included
With Cooler Yes
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type VIA NanoBGA2
CPU Type VIA C7
FSB 800/400MHz
Chipsets
North Bridge VIA CN700
South Bridge VIA VT8237RP
Memory
Number of Memory Slots 1×240pin
Memory Standard DDR2 533
Maximum Memory Supported 1GB
Expansion Slots
PCI Slots 1
Storage Devices
PATA 2 x Ultra DMA 133 / 100 / 66 IDE Devices Support
SATA 2 x SATA 1.5Gb/s
SATA RAID 0/1
Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset VIA UniChrome Pro
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC655
Audio Channels 6 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset Realtek 8110SC
LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
Second LAN Chipset Realtek 8110SC
Second LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
Max LAN Speed Dual 10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2 2
COM 1
Video Ports D-Sub
USB 1.1/2.0 4 x USB 2.0
Audio Ports 3 Ports
Onboard USB
Onboard USB 2 x High Speed USB Connectors @ 480 Mbit / s for 4 USB 2.0 Ports
Physical Spec
Form Factor Mini ITX -
Hey James,
You haven't said anything about the throughput and the amount of money you're willing to spend. A standard PC with mATX or M ITX board, Intel E7200 and 80+ power supply uses only about 35W (idle). How much power does you configuration pull on energy? Maybe it differences about 10W? On yearly base 10W would save you around € 15,- on energy costs (in the Netherlands, based on 330 days/24 hours in a year). Throughput, especially with Intel NIC's, is a lot better compared to the VIA board. You can also use Realtek 3911D NIC's. Lower costs, but also (a lot) less throughput and less stability. I don't know anything about running this Jetway mainboard with Pfsense, but reading the forum can tell you that Realtek isn't exacly a favourite…