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For anyone else who, like myself, doesn't know what a BC-250 is:
AMD BC-250
A PS5 APU's second life as a budget Linux gaming PC
Originally built for crypto mining, these cut-down PS5 APUs were headed for the scrap heap. Then Linux driver support arrived — and everything changed. Now they're surprisingly capable mid-range gaming PCs with 16GB GDDR6 that double as local AI inference machines.
also if it sounds like its too good to be true, the biggest flaw the device has is that its idle power usage is high, so its a device you definitely want to shut off after youre done playing.
Also it's gotten hard to get, paid like 200 EUR plus import tax for mine, we're a bit too late here.
Yup! I paid $217 USD with shipping
I was looking 2 weeks ago when I was getting tired of waiting for Steam Machine updates. They were closer to $150-$175, so they are going to keep increasing.
Let me guess, it just came with the unit and you still had to buy a power supply, case, storage, other necessary accessories, and the end price gets you something much more than 200 EUR. Probably more like 400-500 EUR.
How far off am I?
Great shout out! That’s my plan, keep it under desk connected to my monitor or move it to the living room, but never left idle if not in use.
I’d also include…
The 40 CU unlock is a lottery, you could get a damaged unit and not be able to reach that many compute units.