On 06/11/10 03:59, E.T wrote: > Tank you Sean, I'll try to respond to your message > > Indeed, a firewall is not a desktop. On the site openbsd.org is indicated > support for OpenBSD i386 processors Atom platform. But it is not clear > Atom1, Atom2, while the responses were made, are on Atom1. A firewall must > be 100% supported by the platform. It's a box of confidence, the error is > not allowed. Now you understand my question dear Sean? :).
http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq12.html#i386cpu (yes, its a new article) you are asking the wrong question. The CPU is not going to cause any issue, it will be the rest of the machine you should be wondering about. If you want low power consumption and low cost, I'd suggest a small PIII or Celeron based system, hard to beat for the price (usually, free!). IF the new, cool stuff has any real power savings, you are unlikely to ever recoup the initial cost over recycled hardware. Add an IDE to CF adapter and a CF for a disk (more savings that will probably never be recovered), you can make it even quieter and save a few more watts. You should be able to get to around 35W or less at idle (which is what the machine will be most of the time). Nick.
