S9SCL-F, 1U cse510-200B, Heatsink for $119 FS

[nthu9280]

Oh My! This thread quickly went off-topic and turned into a discussion on ECC vs non-ECC and flaring tempers. Like @svt3391 mentioned earlier in this thread, I have been looking for a low cost & power consumption unit for pfSense appliance that has enough additional capacity to run other services such as OpenVPN, snort etc. I'll probaly go down the pfsense VM path once I am done tinkering with my ESXi home lab setup.

 

[fractal]

Like @svt3391 mentioned earlier in this thread, I have been looking for a low cost & power consumption unit for pfSense appliance that has enough additional capacity to run other services such as OpenVPN, snort etc. I'll probaly go down the pfsense VM path once I am done tinkering with my ESXi home lab setup.

Going further off topic, I bought Supermicro SuperServer 5015A-EHF 1U Rack Server -1.66 GHz for a pfSense appliance. It should be able to handle VPN and Snort too if I wanted. A bit cheaper and lower power than the X9SCL based box. You can find them for that price regularly if you wait. Like the X9SCL, they are always available at a hefty price.

 

[asintado08]

I have a spare i5 2400 and non ecc rams. I want to buy this but the board doesn't support it.

 

[Zack Hehmann]

I have a spare i5 2400 and non ecc rams. I want to buy this but the board doesn't support it.

I just stumbled across this Core i5/i7 Ivy Bridge on Supermicro X9SCx server board! | Web Hosting Talk

 

[rjoancea]

So, trying to find a similar 1u for a pfsense build...not expecting it often to be peaking heavy load, how's the noise on this unit? Assuming a low power chip, will I be able to put this behind a door and not hear it?

 

[abstractalgebra]

I just stumbled across this Core i5/i7 Ivy Bridge on Supermicro X9SCx server board! | Web Hosting Talk

Agreed the key in that example is the CPU used which contains the memory controller.

 

[Zack Hehmann]

So, trying to find a similar 1u for a pfsense build...not expecting it often to be peaking heavy load, how's the noise on this unit? Assuming a low power chip, will I be able to put this behind a door and not hear it?

I have a similar version of the case. My has the blower fan in it instead of (2) 40mm fans. they could be louder. If I have my pfSense box turned on in my closet and the door shut, it's pretty quiet.

Here is a thread I started about a similar build.

 

[fractal]

The version with a blower instead of the dual 40's and without IPMI is about the same price if you prefer it : SUPERMICRO 1U - CSE 512-260B CHASSIS W/ SUPERMICRO MOTHERBOARD(X9SCL) . The seller appears to be accepting offers.

 

[rjoancea]

The version with a blower instead of the dual 40's and without IPMI is about the same price if you prefer it : SUPERMICRO 1U - CSE 512-260B CHASSIS W/ SUPERMICRO MOTHERBOARD(X9SCL) . The seller appears to be accepting offers.

Thanks for the link; with shipping, the ask is about the same vs. free ship on the other. Missing IPMI isn't the greatest, but put in an offer and will see if the seller is reasonable with it.