[Pc_Support] ViA C3 for IPCop? Yes/no?

[Bryan J. Smith]

I've noted NewEgg has been selling a nice 7" x 11" x 12" mini-tower
with the ultra low-power (sub-10W) Via C3 800MHz -- 165W PS and
CD/floppy included -- for $100:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833156171

My Pentium isn't cutting it for IPCop, especially not with the new
Snort rulesets and OpenVPN (forget enabling Squid), and I was
considering just using one of my existing S754/939 MIcroATX near-SFF
(9" x 11" x 14") or buying one of those $110 Socket-A SFF (7.5" x 8" x
12") units.  But those solutions would definitely eat up 2-3x as much
power -- e.g., even the older Duron Applebred is 50+W.  I'd rather go
with something lower power and very quiet (like the current Pentium
NLX solution I have).

I thought the C3 would be a good option, but then I saw this thread:
  http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1053648

I think the guy made a poor hard drive choice and other issues, but
then again, it could be the C3.  I'd like to enable Squid (and get it
off my main file server) on this unit, as well as Snort and OpenVPN.
Is anyone else using IPCop with a ViA C3?