Need help deciding!

[kaiju_wars]

So I got a bunch of money for Christmas from my dad's side of the family, mostly gift cards, a little cash.  I'll list it here:

$50 cash

$300 Visa gift card

$20 Visa gift card

$20 Walmart gift card

$50 GameStop gift card

 

So I'm wondering what should I spend it on.

I thought of getting the Xbox One S, but I already have a fat Xbox and don't know if it's worth the money.  I thought maybe a PS4 since Ace Combat 7 will be exclusive to Sony's console.  Then I thought I could use the money to get games I've been wanting:

Call of Duty Infinite Warfare

Titanfall 2

Forza Horizons 3

Then I thought maybe I could use it to build yet another computer (not like I need one).  I also thought about buying a bunch of tech stuff with it.  Anyways, I don't know what to do.  Help?

 

Sorry if this is in the wrong sub-forum, please move if it is.

[Beef Boss]

Xbox one s get doom. Titan fall two and gears of war are the best games IMO

[Pcinacan]

30 minutes ago, BadluckBrian said:

Xbox one s

na 

you should get forza  horizon 3 its a very good game.

also new cpu

[samocamo123]

Get new PC in general. I would work on cpu first and then new gpu.

[Beef Boss]

Who needs a CPU Xbox doesn't need a CPU

[kaiju_wars]

5 minutes ago, BadluckBrian said:

Xbox one s get doom. Titan fall two and gears of war are the best games IMO

Hmm, I also already have Gears of War 4 and I'm not interested in DOOM.

3 minutes ago, Pcinacan said:

also new cpu

My CPU works fine.

2 minutes ago, samocamo123 said:

Get new PC in general. I would work on cpu first and then new gpu.

Again, my PC works fine.  Both my CPU and GPU still kick ass.

[Pcinacan]

27 minutes ago, BadluckBrian said:

Who needs a CPU Xbox doesn't need a CPU

ummm, when sould we tell him @samocamo123 it uses one?

 

25 minutes ago, kaiju_wars said:

Hmm, I also already have Gears of War 4 and I'm not interested in DOOM.

My CPU works fine.

Again, my PC works fine.  Both my CPU and GPU still kick ass.

 

haha play forza horizon 3 at max then comeback to me  

[samocamo123]

1 minute ago, Pcinacan said:

ummm, when sould we tell him @samocamo123 it uses one?

lol

[kaiju_wars]

25 minutes ago, Pcinacan said:

ummm, when sould we tell him @samocamo123 it uses one?

Technically it's an APU.  (I'm being facetious, I know it's a CPU with a GPU on the die)

But, just let him figure it out.

 

24 minutes ago, Pcinacan said:

haha play forza horizon 3 at max then comeback to me  

Actually, at the resolution I play at, I max most of the games I play... or at least high settings. 

[Beef Boss]

Maybe a new mouse or keyboard 

[kaiju_wars]

1 minute ago, BadluckBrian said:

Maybe a new mouse or keyboard 

I have a Logitech G602 and a nice mechanical keyboard with blue switches.  

[Pcinacan]

Just now, BadluckBrian said:

Maybe a new mouse or keyboard 

they both look just fine to me 

[Beef Boss]

2 minutes ago, Pcinacan said:

they both look just fine to me 

Hows the taste on them so far? Maybe buy some in-game goodies? 

[kaiju_wars]

On 12/31/2016 at 11:35 PM, BadluckBrian said:

Hows the taste on them so far? Maybe buy some in-game goodies? 

I like the keyboard and mouse just fine.

Not much for buying DLC.

[SteveGrabowski0]

If it was me, I'd upgrade your cpu/board/ram with your $300 VISA gift card. I'd really like to have fit an i5-6500 in, but the only way to do that would have been to buy a newegg gift card to apply to your purchase since it comes to like $302. AFAIK that's the only way to add a second payment method at newegg. I'm suggesting newegg since they don't charge sales tax to North Dakota.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($184.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $281.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-03 23:45 EST-0500

 

Then I'd spend $30 of that cash to buy Titanfall 2 for PC from Origin.

https://www.origin.com/usa/en-us/store/titanfall/titanfall-2/standard-edition

 

Then I'd use the Gamestop $50 gift card and some of the leftover cash to buy Forza Horizon 3 for PC.

 

You'd end up with an $18.04 VISA gift card, a $20 VISA gift card, a $20 Walmart card, a much better balanced gaming PC, Titanfall 2 and Forza Horizon 3 for PC, and you wouldn't have to play that piece of crap COD Infinite Warfare. Of course this is assuming your Windows 10 is a retail copy you can use on a new motherboard.

[SteveGrabowski0]

I don't see any point in the XBox One S if you already have the original XBox One. The One S has a slight gpu overclock, but I don't think it's enough that you'd really notice it.

[kaiju_wars]

2 minutes ago, SteveGrabowski0 said:

If it was me, I'd upgrade your cpu/board/ram with your $300 VISA gift card. I'd really like to have fit an i5-6500 in, but the only way to do that would have been to buy a newegg gift card to apply to your purchase since it comes to like $302. AFAIK that's the only way to add a second payment method at newegg. I'm suggesting newegg since they don't charge sales tax to North Dakota.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($184.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $281.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-03 23:45 EST-0500

 

Then I'd spend $30 of that cash to buy Titanfall 2 for PC from Origin.

https://www.origin.com/usa/en-us/store/titanfall/titanfall-2/standard-edition

 

Then I'd use the Gamestop $50 gift card and some of the leftover cash to buy Forza Horizon 3 for PC.

 

You'd end up with an $18.04 VISA gift card, a $20 VISA gift card, a $20 Walmart card, a much better balanced gaming PC, Titanfall 2 and Forza Horizon 3 for PC, and you wouldn't have to play that piece of crap COD Infinite Warfare. Of course this is assuming your Windows 10 is a retail copy you can use on a new motherboard.

Again, my CPU is fine.

As for the piece of crap Infinite Warfare, it's fun.  I bought it already.  It's not a bad game, best CoD in awhile. 

Again, I don't need to upgrade my PC.  It's perfect as it is.  I'm happy with it.

[SteveGrabowski0]

1 minute ago, kaiju_wars said:

Again, my CPU is fine.

As for the piece of crap Infinite Warfare, it's fun.  I bought it already.  It's not a bad game, best CoD in awhile. 

Again, I don't need to upgrade my PC.  It's perfect as it is.  I'm happy with it.

Well you mentioned a new computer, so I went with it. I guess a PS4 Slim could make some sense if you're interested in their exclusives, though I'd wait for a decent sale since the system just went back up to $300 on January 1st. I'd probably use those $20 Visa and Walmart cards to buy Steam cards (or possibly Playstation cards if you go with a PS4) since those vouchers will just add money to your account. I'd definitely still buy Titanfall 2 for $30 from Origin if you want to play the PC version. If you do buy a PS4 Wal-Mart has had some crazy good deals on some of the best Playstation exclusives (eg The Last of Us, Uncharted Nathan Drake Collection, Bloodborne, God of War 3, Ratchet & Clank), though make sure to get them to price match the online price. 

[kaiju_wars]

2 minutes ago, SteveGrabowski0 said:

Well you mentioned a new computer, so I went with it. I guess a PS4 Slim could make some sense if you're interested in their exclusives, though I'd wait for a decent sale since the system just went back up to $300 on January 1st. I'd probably use those $20 Visa and Walmart cards to buy Steam cards (or possibly Playstation cards if you go with a PS4) since those vouchers will just add money to your account. I'd definitely still buy Titanfall 2 for $30 from Origin if you want to play the PC version. If you do buy a PS4 Wal-Mart has had some crazy good deals on some of the best Playstation exclusives (eg The Last of Us, Uncharted Nathan Drake Collection, Bloodborne, God of War 3, Ratchet & Clank), though make sure to get them to price match the online price. 

Yeah, a new computer, not upgrade my computer.  And that's for a cheap office build I need to build for my job.

Also, the only exclusive I'm interested on PS4 is Ace Combat 7.