Xbox 360 converted into PC with an RTX 40-series GPU and X3D chip

Sometimes you want to keep the nostalgia of an old console, but want that console to be as fast as modern technology. Well, with a little bit of time on your hands and enough persistence, you too can build a PC inside an Xbox 360 shell.

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The above image is of a PC built within an Xbox 360 shell, and the system is nothing to roll your eyes at either as it features an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU, a GIGABYTE RTX 4060 Low Profile, 32GB of TeamGroup T-Create DDR5-6000 RAM, a 250W PSU, a 4TB Samsung 990 Pro SSD, and a cheap WiFi card from Amazon that also features Bluetooth. So, yes, it is possible to build a PC within the corpse of a dead console. But does it actually run games?

According to the builders, yes, it does, and quite competently as well, as the system has been heavily optimized with each of the parts being placed in specific locations for increased airflow, which, according to the builders, has maintained temperatures at optimal levels for stable performance. Anyone who is into PC parts would be raising an eyebrow at the PSU. Only 250W? For an RTX 4060 and 7800X3D? Not to mention the rest of the components within the system? Surely it's not possible? Right? Wrong.

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The builders of the system wrote in a Reddit comment, "The RTX 4060 and the 7800X3D are both shockingly efficient parts: A 4060 tops out around 120 watts, and at maximum load the 7800X3D draws just 78W! This leaves 50 watts of headroom, plenty for the remaining components, and is what excited me about making the project possible. A good PSU should have no problems operating at full load for its rated lifetime, and the 250W HDPLEX will happily supply up to 300W peak for limited durations."

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This is some great stuff, and if you were looking for a new project in PC building, this could be a really fun challenge.