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Looking for a small form factor PC to use as a router (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by p5f20w18k@lemmy.world to c/homelab@lemmy.ml

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I'm looking for a 1L type PC, with dual gigabit, or a single gigabit (or 2.5g) port and space to put in a PCI card with more ports on it.

Planning to use it as a router, not decided on which OS yet, probably OPNSense.

Any advice on what to buy? Don't want to spend more than 150GBP, don't mind buying second hand either.

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[–] Kullback@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the reply. Mine would need to sit in a garage and would be prone to ambient temperatures. I was thinking of using one of the USB ports to power a small laptop cooling pad/fan. Just not sure of the typical CPU temp on these. I do have a pi b3+ in the same area that runs about 47°c even with a small fan.