Cheap AliExpress 1U Server with 10GbE ports - Ideal for PFSense! - BKHD Intel Atom C3558

In this video we take a look at a low cost 1U server from AliExpress based around the Intel Atom C3558 SoC and supports a pair of 10 GbE SFP+ ports making this an extremely good value way of building a 10 Gigabit capable router using the likes of PFSense, OPNSense, VyOS or OpenWRT.

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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
06:13 - Hardware Tour
13:12 - Teardown
14:05 - Safety Warning
17:40 - Motherboard Tour
24:25 - Included Fans
29:37 - First Power Up
32:10 - Looking at the BIOS
33:44 - Installing PFSense
40:10 - It's better than I ordered!
42:56 - Performance Testing Results
50:13 - Power Consumption
50:53 - Fan Replacement
58:52 - Conclusion

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