Hey, I hope this is the correct section for this.
With the recent Linux work around the old AMD/ASRock BC-250 mining boards, I’m trying to find some to mess around with as generic compute/desktop/gaming systems, however they seem to be around only in the US from what I can tell? Shipping cost + potential customs are less than ideal for that, so I was hoping if someone is aware of places in Europe that might have them or I could contact.
Thanks!
The boards are scattered around the US/Canada.
i got mine from a international canadian seller.
total cost came down to about 160 euro rounded off.
Why did i purchase? because nobody has one in the EU and i like to tinker with hardware that either has limitations or very high potential like the BC-250.
And yes, it has tons of potential within Linux environments.
it has the performance of a R5 2600 + and a mixed 6500XT / RX 6600 all on 1 chip.
Currently i don’t think these boards will ever reach EU on its own.
i am not selling mine. so you really have to think long and hard whether to get one overseas.
Hope this helped.
I actually ended up finding a seller in Germany and managed to acquire one with a failed BIOS flash for 30€ recently, which was an easy fix.
I honestly forgot I made this thread since then, hence no updates, but I see he still has some available on “Kleinanzeigen”.
How much did you pay to get the board ??
As I said, I paid 30€ + 5-6€ shipping or whatever it was within Germany.