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m1abram

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Any suggestions on my pfsense build? Will need this box to support 1Gbs between 2 LANs and would like to achieve as close to 100Mbps IPSEC. While keeping power consumption as low as possible :)

SUPERMICRO CSE-510-200B Black 1U Rackmount Server Case

SUPERMICRO MBD-X9SCM-F-O LGA 1155 Intel C204 Micro ATX Intel Xeon E3 Server Motherboard

Intel Core i3-2120T Sandy Bridge 2.6GHz LGA 1155 35W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I32120T

Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) ECC Unbuffered Server Memory Model KVR1333D3E9SK2/8G - Yes I know overkill probably on RAM but it is fairly cheap!

Kingston SSDNow S50 Series SS050S2/32G 2.5" 32GB SATA II Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Intel EXPI9402PTBLK 10/ 100/ 1000Mbps PCI-Express Two Gigabit Copper Server Connections - OEM

Case Parts:
SUPERMICRO SNK-P0046P CPU Heatsink for Xeon Processor X3400 / L3400 Series
SUPERMICRO RSC-RR1U-E8 1U PCI-E x8 Slot to PCI-E Slot Riser Card
SUPERMICRO MCP-220-00044-0N 1x3.5" to 2x2.5" HD Converter Bracket For 5015A Series Barebone - OEM

Am I missing anything?

Here is a link to my newegg wishlist.
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=26216088
 
id save the 8$ and just double side tape the hdd in :)

I've read alot of reviews on that drive, they seam to fail lots, you sure you don't want to just use a laptop drive like a 5400rpm ?
 
dashpuppy said:
id save the 8$ and just double side tape the hdd in :)

I've read alot of reviews on that drive, they seam to fail lots, you sure you don't want to just use a laptop drive like a 5400rpm ?
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I am open to drive options but would prefer SSD for both speed and low power usage.
 
The PFSense forums have steered me away from using an SSD due to the lack of OS support for drive wear leveling. If I recall correctly, some of the more expensive drives have this feature at the hardware level and should be ok, but the cheaper ones do not and will most likely encounter failures at some point. The likelihood of said failure increases enormously if you plan on running SQUID or other packages that write to the disk frequently. .
 
USF-Nealio said:
The PFSense forums have steered me away from using an SSD due to the lack of OS support for drive wear leveling. If I recall correctly, some of the more expensive drives have this feature at the hardware level and should be ok, but the cheaper ones do not and will most likely encounter failures at some point. The likelihood of said failure increases enormously if you plan on running SQUID or other packages that write to the disk frequently. .
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was kinda why i said a 2.5" laptop drive would be best..
 
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