Two wild custom rigs
Flying Phoenix’s showcase build pairs a 9850X3D CPU with a 5080 GPU and 32GB RAM — hitting 200–400+ FPS in competitive games and 120+ FPS at 1440p in AAA titles, ideal for streaming and multitasking. (x.com) And someone stuffed a full Windows PC into an original Xbox Series X shell (i7‑12700, RTX 5060, 32GB, 1TB NVMe) and reported 100–140 FPS in modern titles, ~250 FPS in CS2, and temps under 75°C. (x.com)
Flying Phoenix’s online configurator lists the “Phoenix”/“Phoenix Plus” models with AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D or higher paired to Nvidia RTX 5080/5090 options, with starting prices shown around $5,699.99 for certain configurations. (flyingphoenixpcs.com) The product pages spell out upgrade paths — 32GB or 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB–4TB NVMe boot drive options, 360mm AIO CPU coolers on high‑end SKUs and even 1200W Lian Li power supplies on flagship builds. (flyingphoenixpcs.com) Flying Phoenix operates from Phoenix, Arizona, lists a storefront at 401 E Watkins St, and publishes build videos and shorts on their YouTube and social channels demonstrating parts and assembly. (flyingphoenixpcs.com) The Xbox Series X‑shell project used Intel’s NUC 12 Extreme PCIe compute element as the motherboard substitute — hosting a Core i7‑12700, SODIMM DDR4 modules and a 1TB NVMe drive — specifically because the compute card’s ~4.75‑inch thickness fit where a mini‑ITX board would not. (tomshardware.com) To shoehorn discrete graphics and power the modder fitted a low‑profile GeForce RTX 5060 and a 600W Flex‑ATX PSU, fabricated custom 3D‑printed mounting brackets, retained the original disc drive, and cut a bespoke rear I/O plate for USB, display output and mains. (videocardz.com) Tech outlets including TechSpot, Tom’s Hardware and VideoCardz framed the conversion as a proof‑of‑concept for console‑sized PC builds and noted the project in the context of ongoing discussion about Microsoft’s Project Helix hardware goals. (techspot.com)
