Originally built as an enterprise crypto-mining blade, the AMD BC-250 boards became unprofitable surplus when the mining boom ended. They were destined for an industrial electronic grave—despite housing a slightly cut-down variant of the same AMD silicon inside a PS5.
Author: Nick
Nick
RH resident “e-waste” enthusiast and writer of silly esoterica. Since first discovering emulation in the late 90s, Nick has been a big fan of making consumer electronics do things they weren’t necessarily intended to do – mostly run Chrono Trigger. Fav Game: Chrono Trigger
A monster of a capable processor in a mini PC, but it’s hamstrung in the gaming department by the limited capabilities of the integrated Intel UHD Graphics. The machine’s limited graphical capabilities, but stacked CPU make it the perfect candidate to upgrade my decade-old HP Proxmox machine.
We’ve kinda reached a point in computing where a relatively inexpensive PC in a chassis the size of a ham sandwich can handle the workload for the vast majority of users out there.
I jumped at the opportunity to review the E1 when it came across my inbox, because I truly believe that the only way out from under the nonstop assault of subscription service hell, is to host your own files and media.
Nick takes a look at the Warlord W1 Mini PC from AceMagic to see if it’s up for flipping some virtual pinball (which is tougher than you might guess).
Instead of waiting on Valve’s Steam Machine, the AceMagic K1 Mini can become a powerful, affordable all-in-one entertainment box for less than half the price.
Nick field tests the Anbernic RG Rotate amidst the chaos of a 10 year old’s birthday party.
Seeing the budget favorite R36S on retail store shelves in Micro Center is very cool for fans of handheld emulation, but what exactly are they selling? Is it even real?
Has AISLPC done enough with the RG43V Pro to stand out from the likes of other recent budget releases like the R36MAX2? Let’s find out whether this new budget button-masher has the legs to stand out from the rest of the clone world.
Nick reviews the GameMT PSK5000. Is this latest handheld a real budget contender for PSP play, or just another gimmick handheld?