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Reddit mentions of Qotom Q355G4 Latest 12v Bare Bone Mini Computer Router Core i5 5250u Mini PC Fanless Computer,pfsense, Firewall, Cent OS etc. (No RAM, No SSD, No Wi-Fi)
Sentiment score: 4
Reddit mentions: 5
We found 5 Reddit mentions of Qotom Q355G4 Latest 12v Bare Bone Mini Computer Router Core i5 5250u Mini PC Fanless Computer,pfsense, Firewall, Cent OS etc. (No RAM, No SSD, No Wi-Fi). Here are the top ones.
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- CPU:Intel Core i5-5200U Processor (3M Cache, up to 2.7 GHz, Broadwell)
- Barebone PC(NO RAM,NO SSD,NO WIFI,NO OS)
- Main Port: HD Video Port, 4 Gigabit LAN, 2 USB2.0, 2 USB3.0, COM, SIM card slot
- Perfect fit for a LAN or WAN router, firewall, proxy, WiFi access point, VPN appliance, DHCP Server, DNS Server, etc.
- NO OS For barebone pc
Features:
Specs:
| Height | 2.04724 Inches |
| Length | 7.36219 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Weight | 2.1605301676 Pounds |
| Width | 4.52755 Inches |
Do you already have that Qotom box? If not, I would recommend getting a different model that includes the AES-NI cpu support (like the QOTOM-Q355G4 ). I also have that J1900 version and run pfSense on it successfully but they recently announced that the 2.5 version will require AES-NI CPU support in a couple years.
QOTOM-Q355G4
You will have to get from one of the Chinese import sites but hits all the marks easily.
Edit: looks to be on Amazon
There are variants of those mini PCs that do support AES-NI. For example this one not only supports AES-NI, but has a far faster CPU then your original choice. If your VPN of choice is OpenVPN then raw CPU power is more important than AES-NI, but obviously both is best. Plus it has a 4 port Intel NIC built in.
Take a look at the Qotom Q355G4 in that price range. I just set one up to replace a Zotac CI323 and it's pretty awesome.
That sounds like way overkill, especially if you've got a decent GPU in there.
Do you know (even ballpark) what the power consumption is of your current setup?
Have you looked at something like this QOTOM box or similar? Maybe a used Netgate box?
I was looking at something like that for a long while, but eventually asked a friend to get me an HP mini-tower (though in person it ain't so mini); quad-core with AES-NI, 8GB RAM (not sure the max, but 4 slots), PCI-e quad-port Intel NIC (plus built-in Intel NIC). All for $140 + ~$50 for the QP NIC. Now I just have to get a small SSD or two for pfSense to run on :)
I think the PSU in that is ~250-300W, haven't set it up and run it as a pfSense box as yet, some infrastructure built-out is needed before I can really test it out.