| Opt | Item | Link | # | Price | Notes |
| N | ROCKPro64 4GB Single Board Computer |  Pine64 Store |
1 | $79.99 | |
| N | 128GB eMMC Module | Pine64 Store |
1 | $54.95 | They offer 64, 32, and 16 gigabyte modules for cheaper |
| N | USB Adapter for eMMC Module | Pine64 Store |
1 | $4.99 | Only needed to program the eMMC for the first time |
| Y | Sony 64GB Micro SDXC Class 10 UHS-1 Memory Card | Amazon |
1 | $14.07 | Removable backup storage for onboard config |
| N | ROCKPro64 20mm Mid Profile Heatsink | Pine64 Store |
1 | $3.29 | The grapheme heatsink is insufficient and causes overheat-reboots |
| Y | Fan for ROCKPro64 20mm Mid Profile Heatsink | Pine64 Store |
1 | $2.99 | |
| Y | Pine64 Store |
1 | $3.99 | Needs modification, I don't know why | |
| Y | Pine64 Store |
1 | $1.99 | If you want to troubleshoot the board via serial | |
| N | LSISAS 9207-8i HBA | Amazon |
1 | $82.48 | Can be had cheaper used on eBay, just make sure to thoroughly test! |
| N | Copystars 7-bay Case | Amazon |
1 | $89.00 | |
| N | Kingwin Aluminum Four Bay Hot Swap Mobile Rack | Amazon |
2 | $79.99 | Look around, maybe cheaper elsewhere |
| N | 2-pack CableCreation Mini SAS 36Pin (SFF-8087) Male to 4 SATA 7Pin Female, 0.5M | Amazon |
1 | $13.99 | Or get the 5-pack and have extras |
| N | Molex to 5.5-2.1 barrel jack power cable | 1 | I had to build this | ||
| N | Right-angle RJ45 panel-mount pigtail | Aliexpress |
1 | $1.74 | 0.3m, 90degree to Up |
| Y | Right-angle HDMI panel-mount pigtail | Aliexpress |
1 | $3.58 | 60cm, Up; 30cm was too short |
| Y | Dual USB 2.0 panel-mount pigtail | Aliexpress |
1 | $3.61 | 30cm |
| Y | USB 3.0 panel-mount pigtail | Aliexpress |
1 | $3.39 | |
| Y | USB-C panel-mount pigtail | Aliexpress |
1 | $7.54 | 20cm is probably too short |
| Y | USB-C panel-mount pigtail | Aliexpress |
1 | $9.97 | 30cm is probably long enough |
Initial power characterization:
- Supply: 4.6W
- +Fan: 7.1W
- +1st enclosure: 9.5W
- +2nd enclosure: 12.3W
- +SBC: 16.5W
- +HBA: 26.2W
- +8 disks: 64.4W
- +spun down: 36.5W
- +stress -c6: 42.6W
- +SBCfan: 43.7W
Supply: 4.6W
Casefan: 2.5W
Enclosures: 5.2W for both
SBC
Quiescent: 4.2W Full CPU: 10.3W
SBCfan: 1.1W
HBA: 9.6W
Disks
Spinning: 38.3W Spun down: 10.4W