Mad_Max 15 Posted ... Hello Im planning to buy a mini Pc from either amazon or AliExpress, But Im not sure which to choose, especially after i heard about the 2.5 update is coming soon. I need the setup to be able to run a Full-time VPN with 100Mbps speed. These are the options that im thinking about: i5-5200u, 4gb ram 64ssd https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Qotom-Mini-PC-Core-i3-i5-i7-with-4-Gigabit-Ethernet-NIC-Pfsense-AES-NI-Fiewwall/32863060778.html?spm=2114.search0104.3.15.663d6ddeeAL5lq&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_2_10065_10068_10843_319_10059_10884_317_10887_10696_321_322_453_10084_454_10083_10103_10618_10304_10307_10820_10301_10821_537_536,searchweb201603_51,ppcSwitch_0&algo_expid=419ebf2f-0d74-4bee-b63a-47fe80a959e9-2&algo_pvid=419ebf2f-0d74-4bee-b63a-47fe80a959e9&transAbTest=ae803_5 Celeron J1900, 4gb ram, 16msata: https://www.amazon.com/Firewall-Micro-Appliance-Gigabit-Intel/dp/B01JHJGG5M/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=pfsense&qid=1555513641&s=gateway&sr=8-2 Which one is better? and do i need more ram or more storage? what does Ram and Storage help with? Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post
go558a83nk 362 Posted ... You don't need that much ram or storage for pfsense. You need a good CPU and good network card(s). The celeron j1900 is out due to lacking AES-NI which is very important for running openvpn. Both have intel network cards so you're good there. 1 Bennywaigo reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post
Mad_Max 15 Posted ... Thank you @go558a83nk for your reply. So, The i5-5200u is enough to run full time vpn with 100mbps speed? Quote Share this post Link to post
go558a83nk 362 Posted ... 3 hours ago, Mad_Max said: Thank you @go558a83nk for your reply. So, The i5-5200u is enough to run full time vpn with 100mbps speed? Yes, even the i3 should be plenty. Just be sure to enable cryptographic hardware here /system_advanced_misc.php and then select that hardware in your openvpn config you create. Then AES-NI plus whatever else is on the CPU is in use. 2 1 Mad_Max, Jesussob and Stan464 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post
Mad_Max 15 Posted ... Will do. Thank you so much. 1 1 gymoumma and Jesussob reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post