A YouTuber managed to revive the defective APU chip of a PS5, which was later sold with a motherboard and successfully transformed into a functional gaming PC.
Jon Bringus, also recognized by the moniker Bringus Studios on YouTube, is an expert in creating unique gaming setups. After successfully converting an OG Xbox dev kit into a functional PC, he has now turned his attention to the latest hardware – the PlayStation 5.
Modern game consoles share many similarities with PCs. The key distinction is that in gaming PCs, the graphics card and CPU are typically separate components. On the other hand, consoles have a different setup where the GPU and CPU are integrated on a single chip, commonly known as an APU.
During the production process, AMD discovered that certain PS5 APUs had functional CPUs but malfunctioning GPUs. In order to salvage the situation, AMD made the decision to still attach these defective APUs to a motherboard and put them up for sale.
According to Bringus in his video, the end product appears to be a mini-ITX motherboard with a peculiar heatsink arrangement. However, it is essentially a downsized PS5 that lacks a graphics chip.
Despite facing some challenges, this motherboard lacks M.2 SSD slots and can only accommodate the pre-installed 16 GB of RAM, unlike the PS5. Additional RAM modules cannot be added.
Despite the non-functional embedded GPU on this motherboard, Bringus had to add his own graphics card. After careful consideration, he decided on the AMD Radeon 6950 XT, which just managed to fit in the compact mini-ITX case he had selected for the build.
The ultimate objective of the project was to construct a living room gaming PC that could surpass Bringus’ beloved Steam Deck in performance. Needless to say, this goal was more than met.
Bringus is simply one of numerous YouTubers who find joy in repurposing or repairing outdated or broken electronics.
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