Upgrade that will make the biggest impact?

Reficx

Reficx

Reficx

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Okay so I feel like upgrading my PC but I need advise on what will make the biggest difference in terms of performance.
I'm not a gamer, I game on my Xbox so I only really play small games if I do anyway. I create videos mostly, graphics, renders etc and will be doing a lot in the near future because of my course at university.

My current build is:

Intel i5 2500k @ 3.3Ghz
Asus P8H61
Corsair Vengeance 8GB
Nvidia Geforce GT520
Samsung 1TB HD

Think that's everything.
I was thinking of getting a SSD budget between say £50-200, not bothered too much how much I spend if how much I'm spending warrants it.

Like these ones:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-106-OC

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-077-OC

Or perhaps my graphics cards? But I don't game so I dunno.
 
Not sure what cooler I have, not home atm to check but it's probably just basic.
I was already thinking about getting extra cooling as it tends to crash recently if on for like 24 hours, I know that's a long time but I like to keep it on to download or so I can access it from university. So perhaps overclock, extra cooling and a ssd? Would the 2600k make a big difference? How much would it cost me to do that? Even if I just do this upgrade over a couple of months.
 
Apparently the 2600K is quicker when it comes to encoding etc.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/core_i5_2500k_and_core_i7_2600k_review,1.html

Personally I'd go for the overclock first (you'd have to get a decent cooler anyway to take advantage of both chips) and a decent SSD.

If you are still not impressed with performance by that point, then I'd go through the hassle of an i7.

To answer your question, overclock and SSD will be the best bang-for-buck.
 
What kind of cooling would I need? How much could I upgrade it to?
Someone I know overclocked to 4.5Ghz not sure if his is the same as mine though.
 
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