Here's How Much It Would Cost To Build A PC Similar To The Xbox Series X
Matching the $800 console will be costly with new parts, but you can save if you buy used.
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When the Xbox Series X launched in November 2020 at what today sounds like a bargain price of $499.99, claims made the rounds online that $800 is all it'd take to build a PC to match it.
PCWorld put that to the test and came out at a total cost of $1,559, more than three times the original price of the console. Six years later, the Series X costs $799.99, and a matching PC still can't be built for that with new parts. Once you've added Windows and a controller, you're looking at a ballpark figure of $1,200. Even if you're only buying the main components used, you can expect to shell out roughly $730.
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