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ASRock has a Bitcoin mine using discarded chips for use in the PlayStation 5

Some European retailers have released a mining system from ASRock, built on hybrid AMD BC-250 processors. AMD does not include these products in its assortment. There is an assumption that these are chips that, for one reason or another, were not suitable for the PlayStation 5 console.

ASRock is one of the companies that voluntarily launches mining equipment, but does not want its brand associated with this industry. The manufacturer's main business is related to computer components, including motherboards for AMD Ryzen and Radeon graphics cards, as well as enterprise solutions and products for data centers. Mining has not been singled out as an independent business, and such products are not accompanied by official announcements, so informants or retailers become sources.

Insider Komachi drew attention to ASRock's mining system, built on 12 AMD BC-250 chips. They are presumably based on the Ariel/Oberon chips used in Sony PlayStation 5 consoles. This isn't the first time AMD has sold console hardware that hasn't passed QA - the company previously released the AMD 4700S platform on chips that were originally intended for Xbox Series X consoles.

The technical characteristics of the mining system do not specify a separate central processor, so it can be assumed that its functions will be transferred to the accelerators themselves. The system includes 12 AMD BC-250 chips, costs €13,499 and offers a total transfer rate of 610 Mhash/s. This means that each card performs at around 50 Mhash/s and generates around $2 per day. Estimated at $999 per APU, it would take between 440 and 530 days for the system to pay.

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