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Physical Hardware

Basic Components

This is a Mini PC purchased from AliExpress to act as a router/firewall. It only provides expansion through USB ports and focuses more on power efficiency than raw performance. This allows it to run without any fan for cooling.

Processor

AMDIntel RyzenPentium 5 3600XN4200 - ThisProvides processorexcellent wasmix purchasedbetween toperformance replaceand aefficiency muchusing weakeronly Ryzen 3. Using the same socket (AM4) it provides the benefits of Zen 2 architecture at very reasonable price.6W.

  • 3.8GHzbase,4.4GHzboost
  • 6-cores
    • Cores / 12-threadsThreads 4 / 4
    Base Frequency1.1 GHz
    Burst Frequency2.5 GHz
    Cache2MB L2 Cache
    TDP6W

    Motherboard

    Asrock B450M

    SteelLegend-SmallformfactormATXboardthatbeingreusedfromaprototypingmATXboarditisverylimitedinexpansion.
    Form isFactor Proprietary
    CPU Soldered project.Intel BeingPentium anN4200
    Chipset unknown
    Memory 1x
      DDR3
    • CPUSODIMM
      • AMD AM4 Socket
    • Chipset
      • AMD Promontory B450
    • Memory
      • 4x DDR4 DIMM socketssocket supporting up to 648 GB of system memory
    Video1x HDMI
    Networking4x Intel i211AT 1GbE
    PCIn/a
    Storage
    • 1x mSATA
    • 1x SATA
    USB
    • 4x USB 2.0 (Type-A)
    • 2x USB 3.0 (Type-A)

    Memory

  • Video
    • Slot 1
         		Timetec Hynix IC 8GB DDR3L 1866MHz (1x8GB)
     
    • 2Rx8 Dual channelRank
    • CAS memoryLatency architecture13
    • 1.35V

    Case

    n/a

    Storage

    SATA1
         		Dogfish 128GB mSATA SSD
    SATA2
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    • 1x HDMI128GB 1.4
    • 1x DisplayPort 1.2
  • LAN
    • 1x Realtek RTL8111H 1GbE LAN
  • PCI
    • 1x PCIe 3.0 x16
    • 1x PCIe 2.0 x16
    • 1x PCIe 2.0 x1
  • Storage
    • 1x M.2 PCIe x4/x2
    • 1x M.2 SATA x4/x2
    • 4x SATA3
  • USB
    • 1x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Type-C)
    • 1x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Type-A)
    • 4x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Type-A)
    • 2x USB 2.0

Memory

  • 32GB CORSAIR Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 (4x8GB)

    • timing 16-18-18-35
    • CAS Latency 16
    • voltage 1.2V

Case

Fractal Design - Define Mini C (Blackout) - A fantastic case with an attractive minimalistic design that in a mATX form factor.

  • Features
    • Sound dampening panels
    • Excellent build quality

Storage

  • 1x 256GB NVMe SSD
  • 2x 512GB CrucialmSATA SSD
  • 1x 512GB60GB SATA SSD (Samsung EVO)

Cooling

Power Supply

EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G2 550W

  • Features
    • Fully modular

UPS

n/a

Add-On Cards

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