Upgrade my system

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Hi folks

I currently run a rig I built back in 2007, which is an E2200 Core2Duo (with Tuniq Tower cooling), an OcUK GeForce 8800GTX (the 768mb card), 4GB of Corsair ram, a Creative X-Fi Xtreme Audio card (but it doesn't do optical out, annoyingly) and all on Vista. The motherboard is an Abit IP35-E motherboard. This all sits in an Antec 900 case.

As my hard drive is dying and needs to be replaced I'm thinking this is an opportunity to upgrade some bits.

I have 2 main reasons for upgrading; 1 - I want to run Football Manager 2012 on it, which is a processor-heavy game (so clearly an upgrade is needed there). 2 - If it runs quietly, then I'd look to get a Blu-ray drive in there and use it as a Blu-ray player (needs optical out for the sound though).

I run my PC through my TV (a 40" Samsung at 1080p) and don't need an OS (unless Windows 7 is really an improvement) or screen.

Budget is as cheap as I can get away with for a good upgrade, but no more than £400? I've been away from PC building since my last rig, so no idea what's decent anymore so recommend away!
 
I know nothing about processors anymore (other than Intel are still the best bang for buck?), so what is the overclocking ability like these days? Also, how relevant is my GPU for current games (lets say in terms of Witcher 2)?
 
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