# Here’s how much it would cost to build a PC similar to the Xbox Series X

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/heres-how-much-it-would-cost-to-build-a-pc-similar-to-the-xbox-series-x/
- Published: 2026-10-26T16:45:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T17:03:43+00:00
- Original publisher: Engadget
- Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2294342/how-much-build-pc-similar-xbox-series-x/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Gaming, TV

## Key points

- A comparable new-parts PC costs about $1,200 with Windows and a controller.
- Used components could bring the parts cost to around $730.
- Current resale prices make $800 a more realistic used-parts estimate.

## Summary

Building a PC with performance comparable to an Xbox Series X still costs more than buying the console, though the gap has narrowed since the console launched in 2020. A new-parts build is estimated at about $1,200 once Windows and an Xbox controller are included, compared with the Series X’s current $799.99 price.

The estimate uses an older AMD AM4 platform and a graphics card in the Series X’s performance range; new components bring the parts total to about $1,012. Buying key components second-hand could bring that to around $730 using past marketplace averages, but current asking prices make roughly $800 more realistic, or over $900 with Windows and a controller. Rising memory costs also affect the budget: a 32GB DDR4 kit that cost about $48 a year earlier was around $200 in July.

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