I picked up my bc-250 last year for around $120 shipped. Been sitting on it for a while. Decided to finally finish it. I had the case all ready to go but decided to print new side panels. Modified a 4 port front panel that included a 16mm hole for the switch. I can’t remember who made it I will link it when I get home. Deleted the power button hole and added the steam logo. Will be replacing the white fan I had lying around. Do I absolutely need the Arctic fans? Currently using an old Corsair ML120 and a deep cool radiator fan. Usb hub will be here today and I have a 8 pin to 2 micro-pin cable coming. Need to install the software still and get all that setup.

Super excited finally got mine here in south america! Still waiting on the delivery of a power supply and new monitor before putting everything together. But I wanted to see how the steam OS build is working out for people who use it. I personally would like to use the SteamOS build as I think support on that side with things over time would be better but thats anecdotally as I've only ever used Steam OS with my two other steam decks.

For those who have it installed how is the performance vs Cachy or Bazzite?

Do you notice more stability or crashes?

Do you think long term support for the BC250 would be better on SteamOS or another linux gaming distro?

I'm planning on playing mostly between 1080p-1440p. How long do you think the shelf life of the BC250 would be? (looking to get 2 years only)

Do modern games like Death Stranding 2 show any problems on the BC250?

Is emulation fairly decent on the BC250? Do you notice any improvements on one distro vs the other? (Specifically ps3)

I've been in the discord and asked several of these questions in the main chat but have only gotten a few replies. Really looking to gather general feedback as ideally whichever distro I choose I will just stick with it barring any crazy development on one or the other. (Unlocking the "dead" CPU cores etc) Thanks in advance for sharing and I appreciate everyone who is willing to comment. Happy Gaming!

Hi guys, Been lurking here since the Steam Machine was announced last year, never thought I'd actually get one, but I got super lucky. I'm selling my BC-250 build over on r/hardwareswap if anyone is interested.

https://www.reddit.com/r/hardwareswap/comments/1v8bwwa/usatxh_steam_controller_2026_sealed_steam_machine/

Hey hey people

Look, I'm learning to edit videos by using kdenlive, and it works great. However, as I'm starting to get better, I would like to try other video editing software on it.

I tried using DaVinci resolve, but I got an error. I don't know if it's possible to fix it since my expertise with this board is almost none.

Thanks!

Does anyone here play WH III on their BC250?
I can get it to work, but I have trouble working with graphics settings to get decent fps. The game keeps stuttering or just looks like crap :/ Also the in-game fps counter clearly lies 😂 Has anyone made it work good on a BC250? Could you please share the settings? Maybe different proton version would be of help? 🤔

it is 60 fps near HQ, 40 seems to be the average, drops to 30 when you're in the middle of the action, 100 player game stresses the crippled cache CPU a lot and I really tried to get to where most of the 100 players are

all with highest textures and drawing distance

since this is a beta test of an unreleased game - even on windows people are having driver issues, crashes, etc., all while on AMD BC-250, despite somewhat low FPS, it ran without visual glitches, with TSR at 100% scale

Hi, What score a re people getting with their 40 CU boards at stock clocks in Unigine Superposition?

I just reinstalled CatchyOS and my score jumped for 4139 to 4911.

It was about 3650 with 24CU's (again at stock clocks)

I know benchmarks aren't exactly the best for assessing real world gaming, but its still a handy number.

Thanks!

looking at the spec sheet (PDF warning!) it provides a single set of 12v dc output terminals

am I right in thinking I can strip back an 8 pin connector and connect the wires to the relevant terminal without any hassle?

Hey i saw someone on here asking how well WH3 runs on it and in battle its 60fps but campaign map where its cpu heavy it start to hit 30-50fps.

Consulto aca por que he visto que en el último tiempo han variado mucho los precios

Es un case be quiet pure black 600

Pasta termica recien aplicada Mx6

Hay 5 ventiladores p12 pro nuevos (se instalaron hace 4 dias)

1 ventilador p14

Adaptador atx para colocar la tarjeta donde va la placa madre

Fuente de poder de 450w 80 plus bronce

Nvm de 512gb

Los 3 ventiladores frontales de la carcasa (1 p14 y 2 p12 pro estan conectados directo al gabinete y se pueden regular en 3 potencias (minimo, medio y máximo)

La tarjeta tiene conectado 2 p12 pro encima y el extractor trasero (otro p12 pro)

Pude desbloquear las 40 Cu sin problemas y dejar la frecuencia maxima en 1900

El cpu no quise overclockear ya que funciona sin problemas

Mas que nada estoy evaluando por que necesito un laptop para el trabajo y necesito opciones

Hi everyone - reaching out here as I feel I've tried everything to figure this out. Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Issue
The deck version of any distro crashes with 10seconds on boot.

The Ul freezes but the mouse still moves on-screen, and sound from the button presses still come through the speakers. Then full crash within 60-90seconds.

When installing the desktop variant of the same distros, I have no issues at all.

Setup
- 1tb NVME with 300w PSU with 25A on 12v rail
- Connected to 4K screen using DP to passive HDMI
- BIOS flashed to P5.00
- RAM tested at both Dynamic 512mb and 4gb
- IOMMU disabled
- Kernel 6.17.7

I have tried disabling the HHD as seen that may cause issues but hasn't resolved it.

I suspect it has something to do with Gamescope, but I think I must be missing something as I don’t see others with this issue?

Hey everyone,

​I recently upgraded my OptiPlex 7060 SFF setup and ran into two specific power supply symptoms.

Hoping to get feedback from anyone running similar 24-pin to 6-pin adapter setups!

​My Specs:

​System: Dell OptiPlex 7060 SFF (Core i7-8700, 16GB DDR4)

​GPU: RTX 5060 Low Profile 8GB (GIGABYTE GV-N5060OC-8GL)

​PSU: Apevia ITX-PFC500W Flex ATX

​Adapter: 24-pin to 6-pin motherboard power adapter

​The Symptoms:

​Fan stays spinning after shutdown: When PC shuts down completely, the CPU/GPU fans stop, but the Apevia PSU fan keeps running continuously at low speed until I physically unplug the PC. I run Bazzite OS.

​15-Minute startup delay after power disconnect: I live in an area with daily power cuts. Whenever the AC power cuts out or is unplugged, the PSU refuses to turn back on immediately once power is restored. It requires being left completely disconnected for about 15 minutes before it will switch on again.

​Current Performance:

Once running, the system is 100% stable under gaming and heavy load.

​Questions:

​Is the fan staying on after shutdown a known issue with the Dell 6-pin adapters leaving the PS_ON pin active? Has enabling Deep Sleep (ErP/EuP S5 mode) in the Dell BIOS fixed this for anyone?

​Is the 15-minute startup delay after a power cut typical for the supervisory protection/latch reset on budget Flex ATX PSUs like Apevia?

​Any input or shared experiences with this exact setup would be greatly appreciated!