ASRock BC-250: Building the Budget Steam Machine

Re:ASRock BC-250: Building the Budget Steam Machine by jauntywundrkind on Sunday August 02, 2026 @12:42AM (#49141170)

I would absolutely not buy assuming this. People used to work hard to get 70W at the socket idle. Things have gotten better, much better, but at the socket those sound like miracle numbers.

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Re:ASRock BC-250: Building the Budget Steam Machine by dannyw on Sunday August 02, 2026 @01:20AM (#49141355)

Those absolutely are miracle numbers and don’t seem remotely accurate. What does the wall report?

I remember people were saying this IDLES at like 80w wall, I’m sure it’s been optimised, but 35w at load is super unlikely

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