Pfsense Router Build (Intel i3-8300T + ASRock)

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[McgregorKLB]

Nice build! I did recently build a new pf-box using the G4560 chip. Running ESXi with the PCI-e Dual-NIC via vt-d. Works like a charm for a multi purpose box. Really enjoining your content!

[PSYCHOPATHiO]

I got the exact setup but with the asrock z270 and the i 7100 but using a picuPSU in a tiny case with the same cooler

[ofacesig]

I have 2 pico-psus. 120w unit for my pfsense box and a 160w FreeNAS. Zero issues.

[tomsimonis]

Thanks for the vid!
I'm looking into building a router running PfSense + OpenVPN.
Did you, by any chance, did a throughput test?
Thanks!

[darkphotographer]

my pf sence is build with a AMD Sempron 3850 with 4g ram, i think i pay 40 for cpu and 30 for the board new in 2014 i buy at the time to have it as second computer with linux or as nas but was wery slow, so i make it my pfsence router since the cpu have 25w tdp and the board had 3 psie

[eugnius]

For a 35W chip a 11$ Arctic Alpine 12 Passive heatsink is enough. I think even a 65W chip would run OK with it when it has an intake fan so close to it like in this build.

[khachaturian]

Hi, long time no see.

I just sold an SFF build based on the i3-8100t... Had a heck of a time trying to find stock. But a very impressive CPU. Was going to do Ryzen 2200GE, but Intel was far, far quicker to release their 35W parts to the market than AMD. AMD is saying that Ryzen GE ETA is two months, and only then, to be sold directly to manufacturers.

[huggi]

MikroTik has a switch that is inexpensive that has 2 10G SFP+ ports. I never used it but heard good things about it

[ScottieNiven]

What packages are you running that need the power? My pfSense router only has a C2D E4600 and hits around 50% load when pushing my 1Gbps link.

[Rickety]

My neighbor turned an old VCR he found at a flea market into a pfsense router and still hasnt maxed out its memory or cpu. Do you think an i9-9700K will be enough to handle a homemade wall-clock build?😂 I have 32G of ram and a video card for it, too 😂😂.

[revealsinsme]

I have an 80x20 connection with traffic shaping 20 devices snort on two interfaces, running on a n3050 celeron and the cpu averages around 45% use all time with a constant vpn interface as it has aes-ni. all for 6 watts passive cooled. yours a tad overkill but still nice ;).

[tonyeezi]

There seems to be a lot of videos just lately that show Pf Sense being installed on the sort of hardware normally reserved for a gaming rig, but Pf Sense doesn't need that sort of horsepower! I've just installed it on an old Nokia IP390 with a Celery 1.5GHz, 1GB of RAM and it will easily cater for a small to medium business use. A home user only thinks they need more processing power (for everything) but they are just wasting money.

For me the real skill is getting something to work on hardware that is classed as outdated and unusable by today's standards. A bit like driving a slow car fast around a track rather than driving a fast car slow.

Oh, total cost? Two IP390's for £5.00 ($6.00) the pair!

[Maisonier]

what? air is coming in through the top? and pulling down? that is all wrong ...

[tangoseal]

Nice build you should NEVER ever run a 24/7 high availability server of any kind without ECC memory. But that depends on the critical nature of your needs or not. The 8300t does support ECC all day long but you need a board that can support function.