Intel Rangeley (Atom server) availability

[Rainmaker]

I've been told by someone in the know in the pfSense community to try to source Intel Rangeley C2558 or C2578 boards/chips rather than go forward with my plan to use an AMD Jaguar/kabini A1 setup for my new hardware firewall/router build.

I'm struggling to find prices though I have come across a couple of business suppliers who have them available. Can anyone shed any light on the availability and pricing of this kit in the UK? The guy I spoke to seemed to think they'd be comparable in price to the AMD kit, but better for pfSense compatibility.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Rainmaker]

I run pfsense on esxi on my 4 year old n36l microserver, and it's very happy. Low CPU usage even with squid on there.
Could be a useful workaround if esxi runs fine on the AMD setup.

Thanks.