what to do with my money?

Hey everyone

i currently have £160 and i have these options with what to do with it:

1) Buy some games i have always wanted, and some new ones (oblivion and crysis 2 for instance)

2) i dont have enough, but i have a good starting point to star building a great gaming PC for £700

i really want crysis and am so tempted to buy it, but then i blow any chance i have of building a gaming PC i have wanted for ages.

i dont come across money easily so if i do get my PC it will be unlikely i get crysis, killzone etc

but if i do build the PC i can play very high quality games and buy them cheaper

what would you do, can you give me some pros and cons for both?

much appreciated

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i love the idea of a high tech, future proof, 3D blu ray, super speedy surfing PC

but am afraid i may just ruin the chance of getting it by buying some games :S

I would buy some new games and some good old ones and play your way through those. The PC can wait for a while.

i just cant stand letting go of the chance to get a gaming PC

but CRYSIS 2

Do what you want? With that few money I would rather buy games than working on a system it takes even longer to get games for :S

The problem with a PC is the components are continuing to evolve, and if you want to stay on the cutting edge, you'll need to continue dumping money into it. Since you say you don't come across money too often, I would stick to the consoles.

I gave up on upgrading my PC long ago and put the money into PS3 games and haven't regretted it.

Although I think I'd hold off on Crysis for a bit, wait for the price to drop - you can probably find plenty of other older great games you've never played for a fraction of the cost.

I would go for the PC, it's so much more than just a gaming tool. Easily more useful and important than any console.

Go for the PC, you will thank yourself in the end I am almost sure of it!

Well I'm very impulsive so I'd blow it on new ans old games.

PC is for when I get my income tax refund ;)

It seems you're still a long way from your gaming pc price tag. You've got 160 & need around 700, so a difference of 540. If you don't come into money that often, how long are you going to have to wait to get the remaining funds together for the pc? I'd go for the games, but easy to say from my perspective...jnjreams76

i come across enough money to have the PC by the years end of around £750 taking away social money etc

so its not that bad a wait for a nice practical PC

[QUOTE="jnjreams76"]It seems you're still a long way from your gaming pc price tag. You've got 160 & need around 700, so a difference of 540. If you don't come into money that often, how long are you going to have to wait to get the remaining funds together for the pc? I'd go for the games, but easy to say from my perspective...mattamomo

i come across enough money to have the PC by the years end of around £750 taking away social money etc

so its not that bad a wait for a nice practical PC

Why don't you spend a little of your money on a game you really want, say Crysis 2 then put the rest by for your PC. I'd love a good gaming PC I just found out mine won't be able to run The Witcher, gutted :(

I'm not much of a PC person since always having to upgrade it is like buying a new game system in the long run. You should buy the games you want now.