What to upgrade first?

[samuraiweasel]

Hello everyone, this is my rig now, and since im on a limited budget, i need to upgrade bit by bit, and i would like some advice on what to upgrade first for maximum effect.

Q6600 g0 @ 3.0
GTS250
8gb DDR2

Upgrades available
GTS560 Ti
i5 (quad) + mobo +ram (would need to save up a bit more)
SSD ~ 250GB


What would i see the most difference first

I mostly play WOT and do InDesign/Photoshop (uni)

thanks in advance

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Budget??

What model of CM PSU do you own??

[samuraiweasel]

Its a 500 watt, CM RS500 PCAR D3

ive seen the 560Ti on the evga b stock site for £80 and the 460 for £82 here
ssd i was thinking Samsung 840 lots of deals floating around ~£120
the i5 and mobo and ram would be the expensive upgrade which is why i was asking which was the best upgrade to do first, basically one a month/ save up for the set. i was looking to get an ITX mobo though (to eventualy fit in a silverstone FT03. but budget is roughly £300 ish for cpu mobo and ram.

[kalniel]

SSD would be the biggest single improvement, for the most number of things. If you were a heavy gamer then it would be slightly different.

[samuraiweasel]

Like I said, I pretty much play only WoT right now and on high settings I'm getting around 35-40 fps, though it does drop to 25 once in a while for a second or so.
I guess the ssd would be the most noticeable upgrade, visible across the board...
I hope prices drop a bit more by payday

[WuMyster]

Id say get the SSD first.

[AETAaAS]

If you are going to get the Samsung SSD, don't forget to claim on the cashback. You get a minimum 15 quid back, but remember offer ends on the 28th. I'm a new member so I cannot post links but if you Google "Samsung SSD Cashback", you should be able to find the official page.

[samuraiweasel]

Thanks, ill keep that in mind.