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Upgrade question - which components should i upgrade first?

Help a newbie!!!

A general question, if I am building or upgrading a bike, is it better to upgrade to higher grade STI levers, chainset or derailleurs first?
Or is it better to just get a full groupset at one specification?

I am building a 10speed touring/road + mild-off-road bike using a cyclo-cross frame. I cannot afford a full 105 spec, but if i were to go 105 or even Ultegra on one or two components which would be the best to spend my extra cash on? I will build using Ebay/new bits from wherever I can scrounge them...

I think I can use older NOS Ultegra/105 spec parts interchanged with new 10 speed Tiagra? In particular, 2nd hand 105 STIs are a lot cheaper than new Tiagra levers...
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