What's next? Upgrading PC

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Hello, At the start of last year I bought a PC from with these specs:
MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail

Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050)

Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply

Sandisk Ultra SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA II Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDH-120G-G25)

Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D 500GB SATA 6GB/s 16MB Cache - OEM (0F13178)

Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU)

Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black

Akasa AK-CC4007EP01 Nero 3 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/2011/AMD AM2/AM2+/AM3/FM1)

OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM

I just wanted to know what people thought would be the next best thing to update and why.
Thanks Sam :)
 
I imagine the GPU will be next to upgrade, but depends how it's handling the games in your eyes. A beefier CPU cooler, get a nice overclock out of the 3570k.

Ah just noticed, a SATA III SSD would be a nice addition as well, leaving the SATA II as a games drive.
 
CPU cooler, spend £40-£70 on one and get that CPU over clocked. :).

Also the GPU, though that's upto you. If its not struggling stick with it, if it is swap it out for a 280x.
 
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