From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 27 01:53:08 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DAB47106566B for ; Wed, 27 Apr 2011 01:53:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vogelke@hcst.net) Received: from beta.hcst.com (beta.hcst.com [192.52.183.241]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A332C8FC0C for ; Wed, 27 Apr 2011 01:53:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from beta.hcst.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by beta.hcst.com (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5+lenny1) with ESMTP id p3R1efOw030198 for ; Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:40:41 -0400 Received: (from vogelke@localhost) by beta.hcst.com (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id p3R1efAg030197; Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:40:41 -0400 Received: by kev.msw.wpafb.af.mil (Postfix, from userid 32768) id 491CCB7EE; Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:39:47 -0400 (EDT) To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-reply-to: (message from Jaime Kikpole on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:04:34 -0400) Organization: Array Infotech X-Disclaimer: I don't speak for the USAF or Array Infotech. X-GPG-ID: 1024D/711752A0 2006-06-27 Karl Vogel X-GPG-Fingerprint: 56EB 6DBF 4224 C953 F417 CC99 4C7C 7D46 7117 52A0 References: Message-Id: <20110427013950.491CCB7EE@kev.msw.wpafb.af.mil> Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:39:47 -0400 (EDT) From: vogelke+unix@pobox.com (Karl Vogel) Subject: Re: Hardware suggestions X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: vogelke+unix@pobox.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 01:53:08 -0000 >> On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:04:34 -0400, >> Jaime Kikpole said: J> I'm looking for new hardware for my web filter (FreeBSD + dansguardian + J> squid). Have a look at the Ars Technica system guides for suggestions on rolling your own PC. They discuss three general-purpose systems with an eye towards good gaming performance: the Budget Box ($600-$800), the Hot Rod (slightly higher-end at $1400-1600), and the God Box for when you hit the lottery. They don't emphasize any one OS, so check against the FreeBSD hardware compatibility list. http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/guides/2011/03/ars-system-guide-march-2011-edition.ars/ -- Karl Vogel I don't speak for the USAF or my company We are reluctant to admit that we owe our liberties to men of a type that today we hate and fear - unruly men, disturbers of the peace, men who resent and denounce what Whitman called "the insolence of elected persons" - in a word, free men. --Gerald W. Johnson, American Freedom and the Press, 1958