Specification:

MSI Computer Corp. Z87I AC Motherboards

• CPU: LGA1150
• Supports 4th Generation Intel Core i7/ i5/ i3/ Pentium/ Celeron Processors
• Chipset: Intel Z87 Express
• Memory: 2x DDR3-3000(OC)/ 2800/ 2666/ 2600/ 2400/ 2200/ 2133/ 2000/ 1866/ 1600/ 1333/ 1066 DIMM Slots, Dual Channel, Non-ECC, Buffered, Max Capacity of 16GB
• Slots: 1x PCI-Express 3.0 x16 Slot, 1x Half-size Mini PCI-Express Slot
• Audio: Realtek ALC892 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
• Ports: 6x USB 3.0 Ports (4 rear, 2 via header), 4x USB 2.0 Ports (2 rear, 2 via header), 1x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Combo Port, 1x DVI-I Port, 1x HDMI Port, 1x DisplayPort, 1x Optical S/PDIF Out, 2x RJ45 LAN Ports, Audio I/O Jacks
• SATA: 4x SATA3 Ports, Support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10

Also considered

• SUPERMICRO MBD-X10SLQ-O Micro ATX Server Motherboard LGA 1150 Intel Q87 Express PCH (Lynx Point) Chipset DDR3 1600
• ASUS Q87T/CSM LGA 1150 Intel Q87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Thin Mini-ITX Intel Motherboard For AiO And Ultra Slim Systems

Intel Core i7-4770T

• Cores:4
• Threads: 8
• Clock: 2.5Ghz
• Max: 3.5Ghz
• Max TDP: 45W
• Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 4600

16GB DDR3 DRAM 2400MHz PC3 19200

• Intel XMP 1.3
• Corsair Prod Id: CMD16GX3M2A2400C10
• Corsair DOMINATOR Platinum Series
• 240 Pin
• Voltage: 1.65V

LSI MegaRAID SAS LSI9260-4i

• x8 lane PCI Express® 2.0
• 4 internal sas ports (1 Mini-SAS SFF8087)
• Operating Voltage: 3.3V
• Cache Memory: 512MB 800MHz DDR II SDRAM
• 6Gb/s per port
• Maximum ambient: 60°C

2x Samsung 840 EVO 1TB SSD

• SATA III
• Single Unit Version
• Solid State Drive
• Part: MZ-7TE1T0BW
• 2.5"
• Samsung’s Dynamic Thermal Guard Algorithm in 840 EVO’s firmware monitors the temperature of the SSD

HeatSync 2800HP - By A-Tech Fabrication

• 100% Made in the USA
• Environmental max: 30C (86F)
• Dimensions: 17-1/2" wide x 13" deep x 3" high (+ 3/8" with feet)
• Chipset Heatsync
• CPU Heatsync
• Ambient temp should be 30C max.
• The fluid in the pipe will boil at 40-50C
• If case is rotated 90 deg., it loses half cooling, and system may overheat.

Also considered

• This review

Mini-Box picoPSU-160-XT

• compact high efficiency DC-DC
• P4 power cable
• 4-pin Molex and SATA power connector
• Over 96% efficiency
• 24 pin ATX connector
• 12 volts DC input
• 160 watts output
• 8A @ 12V
• 8A @ 3.3V
• 8A @ 5V
• MTBF = 200,000 hours at 75C deg.

150 Watt 12 Volt AC Power Adapter

• 100-240 VAC input
• 12 Volts Output
• 12.5 Amps, 150 watts output
• 160 watt peak
• 4 pin mini-din jack connector
• Adapter cable for 150w DC converter included

Adapter Cable for 150w DC converter

Gentoo Linux

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• CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
• CFLAGS="-march=core-avx2 -O2 -pipe"
• MAKEOPTS="-j9"