The "$60 Gaming PC" – AMD BC-250 (2025)

	The "$60 Gaming PC" – AMD BC-250 (2025)(devquasar.com)
	371 points by networked 5 days ago \| 109 comments
	tl;dr: The AMD BC-250 is a repurposed crypto-mining board built from binned PS5 APUs (6 Zen 2 cores, 24 RDNA 2 CUs, 16GB GDDR6), now available on eBay for $70-$100 and capable of running games like Cyberpunk 2077 at playable framerates. Getting it working requires significant hacking: flashing a custom BIOS to reallocate unified memory for VRAM, modifying the server-style heatsink for proper cooling, and running an Arch-based Linux distro (Windows lacks proper drivers). The author provides a full how-to repo on GitHub, including 3D-printable case designs.
	HN Discussion: ↓The $60 price claim is outdated; real cost is now much higher with additional required components ~Personal experience confirms the build works but is hacky and jank •Alternative cheap gaming PC options like used Optiplexes are viable •Related PS5-derived hardware (AMD 4800S/4700S) offers similar repurposing opportunities •The board is poorly suited for local LLM applications due to limited VRAM and PCIe lanes