I need to build a small ASL firewall that uses little power & runs cool. I found a FlexATX board by Tyan that looks perfect. Now, I just need to decide on what CPU to get that will run the coolest. Speed doesn't matter, as any of the Pentium 4 or Celeron D's will work (I'd like to stick with at minimum the 256k L2 cache Celeron D's). Just want something cool & quiet...I'm open to other board/cpu recommendations as well!
You won't find anything capable running ASL 6 requiring less noisy (only moving part is the harddisk). The ASG 110/120 iitself is a VIA C3 Nehemia powered box containing a 2.5" harddisk that runs without making any sound at all. Power supplies for these pieces are specified for max. 60W. Haven't measured the real average power consumption, though, but I guess it should be somewhat around 15-20W.
Thanks for the info, I'm now thinking a Celeron D type setup as above isn't such a good idea due to noise/heat/power consumption
I'm now looking at the VIA EPIA PD-10000. Seem's like a very capable setup, but I've done some searching and can't find anyone running ASG/ASL 6.xxx on the PD-10000.
Any experience with this & how the PD handles Webadmin & general load?
