A few quick i5 questions

[outsidetown]

Hi everyone,

I'm building a machine for my illustration work (I'm permanently locked to photoshop), and though everything else is sorted I'm still torn between 2 processors, the i5-2300 and the 2500k.

The rest of my build:

Mobo: Gigabyte Z68MA-D2H Intel Z68
RAM: 8GB Kingston HyperX Genesis
HDD: Samsung F3 1tb
DVD±RW: Sony Optiarc
PSU: OCZ ZS Series 550
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000

Possibly a Corsair 64G SSD, we'll see...

I'm not really into gaming (or overclocking, sorry!) and will be using the integrated graphics for the time being, possibly upgrading to a 550ti at some point. The machine will be used for photoshop, plus just bog standard browsing/downloading/music/movie watching.

Basically I'm wondering if a 2500k offers any real benefits over the 2300 for my purposes? I know it's only about £20 between them, but that's £20 towards something else

Also, am I alright sticking with the stock cooler, or should I upgrade?

 

[stulid]

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i5-2500-2400-2300_8.html#sect1

Hopefully some of the test results on that page help show the performance difference between a 2300 and a 2500 (non K) due to the 500MHz higher core speed.

The K versions have an unlocked multiplier to help overclock and also gain HD3000 intel graphics, the non K has HD2000