{"id":891037,"date":"2026-02-08T04:17:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T10:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/08\/modified-ps5-apu-board-turns-into-100-steam-machine-with-bazzite\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T04:17:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T10:17:25","slug":"modified-ps5-apu-board-turns-into-100-steam-machine-with-bazzite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/08\/modified-ps5-apu-board-turns-into-100-steam-machine-with-bazzite\/","title":{"rendered":"Modified PS5 APU board turns into ‘$100 Steam Machine’ with Bazzite"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ETA Prime has managed to get their hands on an ASRock BC-250, which features a cut-down PS5 APU. With some tweaks and by installing Bazzite on the system, the YouTuber has demoed how it can serve as a “$100 Steam Machine” alternative.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header><\/div>\n

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YouTuber ETA Prime has managed to get their hands on an ASRock BC-250 board and has shown off how it can become a cheap Steam Machine alternative if the motherboard can be bought cheaply. Of course, this isn’t the first time the board has been highlighted, as the first reports about it trace back to March 2022<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

As we reported back then, these boards were being sold by Asrock as a part of the company’s “cryptomining rig.” These motherboards basically feature a cut-down version of the PS5 APU, with fewer CPU cores and a scaled-back GPU. Even so, as YouTuber Budget-Builds Official recently showcased<\/a>, it packs a decent amount of gaming power. Now, ETA Prime has showcased what it can do with Bazzite installed.\n<\/p>\n

For context, ETA chose Bazzite<\/a>\u00a0instead of official SteamOS because of how relaxed the former is about hardware permissions. This eventually allowed the YouTuber to make necessary tweaks to convert it into the “$100 Steam Machine” alternative.\n<\/p>\n

Among the notable tweaks is VRAM allocation, and ETA Prime has allocated 8 GB out of the 16 GB of unified GDDR6 RAM to the GPU. The YouTuber has also undervolted<\/a>\u00a0and overclocked the GPU to 2,000 MHz from 1,500 MHz. This modification apparently delivers a 30% performance gain.\n<\/p>\n

Gaming performance overview<\/h2>\n

The gaming performance is quite decent for a $100 board. ETA tested five games, and here’s how the BC-250 handled them:<\/p>\n