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| System Name | Diablo | Baal | Mephisto | Andariel |
|---|---|
| Processor | i5-3570K@4.4GHz | 2x Xeon X5675 | i7-4710MQ | i7-2640M |
| Motherboard | Asus Sabertooth Z77 | HP DL380 G6 | Dell Precision M4800 | Lenovo Thinkpad X220 Tablet |
| Cooling | Swiftech H220-X | Chassis cooled (6 fans + HS) | dual-fanned heatpipes | small-fanned heatpipe |
| Memory | 32GiB DDR3-1600 CL9 | 96GiB DDR3-1333 ECC RDIMM | 32GiB DDR3L-1866 CL11 | 8GiB DDR3L-1600 CL11 |
| Video Card(s) | Dual GTX 670 in SLI | Embedded ATi ES1000 | Quadro K2100M | Intel HD 3000 |
| Storage | many, many SSDs and HDDs.... |
| Display(s) | 1 Dell U3011 + 2x Dell U2410 | HP iLO2 KVMoIP | 3200x1800 Sharp IGZO | 1366x768 IPS with Wacom pen |
| Case | Corsair Obsidian 550D | HP DL380 G6 Chassis | Dell Precision M4800 | Lenovo Thinkpad X220 Tablet |
| Audio Device(s) | Auzentech X-Fi HomeTheater HD | None | On-board | On-board |
| Power Supply | Corsair AX850 | Dual 750W Redundant PSU (Delta) | Dell 330W+240W (Flextronics) | Lenovo 65W (Delta) |
| Mouse | Logitech G502, Logitech G700s, Logitech G500, Dell optical mouse (emergency backup) |
| Keyboard | 1985 IBM Model F 122-key, Ducky YOTT MX Black, Dell AT101W, 1994 IBM Model M, various integrated |
| Software | FAAAR too much to list |
The outer extension is carrying a very small amount of information (basically a few switches and signals for volume control). Stuff you can shove at incredibly low bit-rates, meaning much less bandwidth is needed, which makes it very resilient to interference.
A for the actual audio data, it is likely something similar to the old ROG Phoebus with the control pod running a simple extension of the analog cables - there just isn't any point in duplicating DACs for the tiny improvement it would make.
PS: I'm assuming what btarunr meant by controller was the actual audio controller IC, not the controller pod thing with the knob, which is the only thing that would make sense to have anything to do with PCIe.
