Build it your way
You're not locked to
one parts list.
The B60 build works across a known set of components. Here's the exact build the guide validates — plus vetted swaps per category for budget or availability, and the honest tradeoff for each.
The recommended build
The tested reference — the exact configuration the guide walks end to end.
Tested reference build
A 32B-class local-AI workstation, ~15.5 tokens/sec, fully GPU-offloaded, air-gap capable.
- OCuLink AMD mini-PC — the host
- Intel Arc Pro B60 24GB — the GPU that hits the 32B target
- DEG1 open-air eGPU dock — runs the card off its own PSU
- 650W 80+ Gold, fully modular ATX PSU — powers the dock
- Short OCuLink cable (plus an M.2 adapter if your host has no native port)
Figure roughly $1,500–1,800 to build (June 2026), depending on host and GPU choice.
Swaps that make sense
One pick, one alternative, one tradeoff — per component.
Alternative: GMKtec K11 — same Ryzen chip and OCuLink port.
Must be OCuLink (PCIe 4.0 ×4). USB4-only mini-PCs can work, but they're slower and fussier — not recommended.
Alternatives: B50 16GB for a smaller budget and smaller models; B70 32GB for more headroom.
The B60 24GB is what hits the 32B target. The B70 is newer and not yet validated on the dock — treat it as experimental.
Why: open-air, and it takes your own ATX/SFX PSU.
Any OCuLink dock that presents the card behind a PCIe switch is in the same family — the DEG1 is the one the guide validates.
Alternative: any quality 650W 80+ Gold, fully modular unit.
Headroom over the card's draw and clean modular cabling matter more than the brand here.
If no native port: a matched M.2-to-OCuLink adapter kit.
Keep the run short. The link trains at PCIe Gen4 ×4 after bring-up (Gen3 ×4 is plenty — the weights live in VRAM).
However you build it, you own it
The parts list is yours to change — so is everything that runs on it.
A real Linux box, no lock-in
Boone on CampOS is the open-source CampOS suite + Boone on plain Ubuntu — it sits beside your computer, it doesn't cage it.
- It's Ubuntu underneath — open a terminal, install your own apps; ignore Boone entirely and you've still got a full Linux box
- Runs on standard GPUs — the stack isn't tied to the B60; that card is the value sweet spot, not a gate
- Your data and your model stay on the box — no telemetry, no phone-home; pull the network cable and it still answers
- Yours to keep and to change — open-source suite, no subscription to expire; modify it freely (we just can't support what you change)
Remote access and updates are opt-in, over your own private channel — never a backdoor, never required.
The guide is what de-risks it
Parts are the easy part. The guide covers the validated bring-up, the boot sequence, and the troubleshooting logs for the three problems that stop this build cold — the part nobody else documents.
Guide coming soon — get notified ↗$14.99 · Complete set $34.99