My $474 Xbox Series X PC. It challenges the Series X’s performance, stays under 85 Celsius, and was affordable. It took about 4 months to build, but I am very happy with the end result. Click the image or title for the full story and benchmarks.

CPU: Ryzen 5 5500 ($59 - Micro Center Open Box + $25 off coupon)

CPU Cooler: AMD Wraith (spray painted white)

MOBO: A320M PRO-VH ($29 - /r/hardwareswap)

SSD: Sata LEVEN 512GB SSD ($27 - Amazon)

RAM: 2x16GB DDR4 3200 CL16 ($38 - Ebay - was listed as 16GB of RAM)

GPU: Acer AERO RTX 3060 Ti ($225 + $15 shipping - /r/hardwareswap)

PSU: EVGA 600W ($31 - Amazon)

Case: SAMA IM01 ($65 - Newegg)

Total: $474, $490 with shipping. Add another $30 for the PSU cables, contact paper, and acrylic GPU backplate.