I have read several threads, and many people have focused on CPU and power supplies. I have put together the following core components which are all marketed as lower power. I am a home user with a FIOS 50/50 connection with three users (PCs, tablets, phones, etc.). I am planning on isolating the blue ray player, VOIP, and my son's XBOX so that they don't tie up the firewall unnecessarily. My thought is to leave those connected on the untrusted side (directly to the FIOS router). I'm looking to strike a balance between performance and power consumption, without impacting protection or performance. Any comments or suggestions is appreciated. [:)]
CPU: Intel I3-4130T
Intel Core i3-4130T Haswell Dual-Core 2.9GHz LGA 1150 35W Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4400 BX80646I34130T - Newegg.com
Motherboard: MSI H81M Eco LGA 1150
MSI H81M Eco LGA 1150 Intel H81 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Newegg.com
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Low Voltage DDR3 1600 8 GB (2x4GB)
G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR2 - Newegg.com
NIC: Intel EXPI9301CTBLK (this will be ETH1 and the onboard Intel NIC will be ETH0)
Intel EXPI9301CTBLK PCI-Express Network Adapter - Newegg.com
Cooler (Went for low decibel rating): GELID Solutions CC-SiberianP-01
GELID Solutions CC-SiberianP-01 Hydro Gelid SIBERIAN PRO CPU Cooler - Newegg.com
I am still looking for a case, power supply and hard drive. The consensus seems to be a traditional hard disk for longevity over an SSD.
Respectfully,
JP
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