AMD BC-250: The $60-$100 PS5-Chip Gaming PC
Original: The "$60 Gaming PC" – AMD BC-250 (2025)
Why This Matters
Demonstrates how binned console silicon and secondary markets can enable ultra-budget PC gaming hardware.
The AMD BC-250, originally a crypto-mining board using binned PS5 APUs, is now available secondhand for $60–$100. It features a Zen 2 CPU, RDNA 2 GPU, and 16GB GDDR6, and can run Cyberpunk 2077 and GTA V at playable framerates with community driver patches and hardware modifications.
The AMD BC-250 is a single-board PC originally designed for rack-mount cryptocurrency mining, built by ASRock in 4U server chassis configurations holding 12 cards each. Its key feature is a repurposed PS5 APU — a binned or defective chip that failed console quality checks — giving it 6 Zen 2 cores (12 threads), an RDNA 2 GPU with 24 Compute Units (down from the PS5's 36), and 16GB of shared GDDR6 memory. There are no DDR4/DDR5 slots; storage is handled via an M.2 NVMe slot. Connectivity includes DisplayPort, USB 2.0/3.0, Ethernet, and an 8-pin PCIe power header.
As GPU mining declined, BC-250 units began circulating on secondary markets. As of November 2025, prices range from $60 (lucky finds on eBay) to $70–$100 on average. Community testing shows the board can run titles such as Cyberpunk 2077, GTA V, Counter-Strike 2, and Hitman 3 at playable framerates. Early driver instability has been largely addressed through community patches and updated drivers. Setup requires hardware modifications, firmware tweaks, Linux driver configuration, and custom cooling solutions — the board ships with a server-style finstack cooler, with 3D-printed case designs available via community repositories.