^^ Skud while I partially agree with you, I also think that a bling-bling cabinet is a one time thing, meaning that if he goes for Source 210 Elite right now, he probably won't be getting a Lexa S (or something else) say 1 year later. But things like RAM,HDD and Cooler can be added anytime. So if OP wishes for a good looking cabinet upfront I think he should buy it.
Totally agreed, this was what i thought. I could not go for another cabinet after my purchase, it's permanent, whereas adding coolers and rams is an optional upgrade which can be added afterwards too.
A cabinet will never give performance numbers except bling bling.
Especially at this case, he should look more into getting Good processor or mobo & mainly a PSU.
Already going for the best possible CPU and PSU at my budget
Not in agreement with you statement.
A Temp difference between a Good Air flow Cabinet and a poor quality one can go as high as 8-10 Deg. which is quite substantial.
I would say skip the Cabinet Upgrade for now though and Invest more in PSU.
520W may be good enough for now but As you got a BE CPU it will require more power when OCed + a Mid High range card in Future like 560 Ti or 6950 etc will push it to limits.
Always buy an overkill PSU imho.
I would say get a TX650 or Seasonic 620W version for total fullproof solution for any single gfx + CPU (Both OCed ) config.
Source 210 Elite is a good cabinet in terms of airflow, Lexa S was just for the eye candy.
Moreover, yes, we should buy an overkill PSU, but not by sacrificing other components. Whats the use of 650W supply when my PC cannot even cross 450W on 100% TDP load with processor clocked at 4.5 GHz and GPU overclocked to it's limits? I already changed the PSU to Seasonic S12II 520 to get a headroom for overclock, now i can't go any further. Still thanks for suggesting
I appreciate your replies
Ohh guys, EDIT - How's Corsair CX500v2 ?
