The PSC is based on four boards that can hold up to two dual-core processors each. The AMD version supports Opteron 200 processors up to 64 GB of system memory; the Intel version Pentium 4 or Pentium D chips and up to 32 GB. Given its performance capability the desktop cluster comes in a fairly small package - the case measures 14 inches wide by 12.6 inches tall and 26.7 inches deep.

The boards come with four dedicated 350 watt power supplies and are interconnected via PCI-Express backplane and have two Gigabit Ethernet ports each for eternal connectivity. Up to four SATA hard drives can be installed. While power consumption should be expected to be substantial, Tyan promises that the system remains somewhat "quiet" at about 47 dB - which can be compared to the noise level generated by some performance case fans.