New Slade, so far so good.

Machine arrived today - so far working like a charm. The wait was longer that I'd like and I'm still downloading everything so I'll give updated impressions later but it's fast as hell. My Microsoft account didn't seem to sync my desktop/settings right and I'm not sure why but that was probably a user error or Microsoft issue. I designed this thing to be top quality but quiet and price efficient. Here's the specs and pics as well as a final timeline. Note one of my monitors isn't working because the graphics card only has one HDMI port - I've ordered an adapter from Amazon to take care of that.

Back - http://imgur.com/NHZxcYE

Inside - http://imgur.com/93bklFG

Setup - http://imgur.com/pHYLtCm

Chassis Model: Corsair Carbide Quiet 400Q
Processor: Intel Core i7 6700 3.4GHz (Codename Skylake) (Quad Core) (Not Overclockable)
Motherboard: ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING (Intel Z170 Chipset) (Up to 5x PCI-E Devices)
System Memory: 16GB DDR4 2666MHz Corsair Dominator Platinum DHX (Extreme-Performance)
Power Supply: 750W EVGA SuperNOVA
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (500GB Samsung 850 EVO)
Internet Access: Wireless PCI-E ASUS PCE-AC56 (Supports 802.11ac)
Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (EVGA ACX 2.0) (VR Ready)
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: High-Performance Copper Heat Pipe Cooler
Chassis Fans: Corsair Airflow Performance Edition (Up to 6 Fans)
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-Bit Edition)
Speakers: Logitech 2 Piece (Black Edition) Amplified Speaker Set
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)

Sub-Total: $1,842.00

Ordered - 7/19
Stage 1 - 7/19
Stage 2 - 7/27
Stage 3 - 7/27
Stage 4 - 7/31
Stage 5 - 7/31
Stage 6 - 8/1
Stage 7 - 8/10
Shipped - 8/12
Arrived - 8/15 (California)

Edited by ShadowXOR - 15 Aug 2016 at 2:28pm

Congrats

here quote my post here and copy the code for the images and insert them in your original post up there

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hey buddy how loud are those corsair fans on the case?

So far my only complain is the fan noise. Not even how loud it is, but it seems to constantly fluctuate, it almost sounds like a howling wind. I don't mind white noise if it's the same pitch but the constant fluctuation in noise is distracting. There's a BIOS update available for my video card that tweaks the fan speed. If that doesn't fix it I'm going to contact DS support.

Originally posted by Richieboy67 Well it fluctuates as needed to save power. You should be able to adjust it. It is your gpu card? GTX 1080?

GTX 1060. I've had lots of PCs, never heard of them constantly fluctuating fan speed second to second. We're talking up, down, up, down, up, down. Not turning up or down occasionally, but constantly.

There are some panels I can take off on the Slade that would give it more air but I'm going to try the firmware update for the video card first. Still need to play around with it but sure hope I can resolve it.

Great looking PC, the fluctuating can be set to a fixed speed. Our team can help with this and the community.

Well I flashed the video card to enable the 0dB mode and I went into the motherboard BIOS and had the mother board run an auto-optimization on the fans. It took the minimum CPU fan speed from 60% to 20% and the minimum chassis fan speeds from 60% to 35%.

Now it sounds great, a nice low hum I generally can't hear!

Edited by ShadowXOR - 16 Aug 2016 at 9:45pm

Still makes some weird noises of the fans going up and down when under load, not sure why.