First OPNSense Build

[Perihelion_]

Hey There - I will be joining you all in the Home Networking rabbit hole soon.

I have some spare computer parts laying around and wish to build a OPNSense Router for my new fiber connection.

When installing and setting up OPNSense, is there a YouTube channel that would be best to follow or would the OPNSense documentation be best?
I am also umm and ahhing about getting an EdgeRouter X instead, purely for the sake of not spending $600. But I know this is a much better investment...

See attached is my proposed build.
Cheers guys!

EDIT: I have been told that the PSU is a little OP for this job, but I would need an ATX PSU that is roughly 350-400W right?

 

 

Edited December 21, 2022 by Perihelion_
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[Falcon1986]

1 hour ago, Perihelion_ said:

Hey There - I will be joining you all in the Home Networking rabbit hole soon.

I have some spare computer parts laying around and wish to build a OPNSense Router for my new fiber connection.

When installing and setting up OPNSense, is there a YouTube channel that would be best to follow or would the OPNSense documentation be best?
I am also umm and ahhing about getting an EdgeRouter X instead, purely for the sake of not spending $600. But I know this is a much better investment...

See attached is my proposed build.
Cheers guys!

EDIT: I have been told that the PSU is a little OP for this job, but I would need an ATX PSU that is roughly 350-400W right?

 

 

Let's just say I've "built" something for about the cost of your PSU alone using a refurbished HP thin client, used RAM and quad-port NIC. And pfSense runs quite comfortably.

 

You don't have to build from the ground up. Used power-efficient SFF PCs can get you pretty close, so that all you need to supply are a NIC and maybe a little more RAM/storage.