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Btx
Biggles
<font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
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I think it's about time someone began dealing with the need to replace the aging ATX standard. It's time for a system that deals with the noise and heat level of modern computers properly. ATX was designed for far cooler computers.
I think it's about time someone began dealing with the need to replace the aging ATX standard. It's time for a system that deals with the noise and heat level of modern computers properly. ATX was designed for far cooler computers.
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I've known about this change for about a year now and a good one it will be, because it's legacy-free. The only thing I don't like is that the damn floppy still has a place on those boards... and I think it's Microsoft's fault - they still don't have managed to create any alternative way to install SATA RAID drivers on Windows platforms. :(
Edit: it still takes time to sell it to the masses, because BTX mobos aren't compatible with ATX cases and vice versa. Probably in mid 2005 it will rightfully take its place as a leading standard. And that's not far from Intel's 10,2GHz (apparently dual core) processor codenamed Nehalem and MRAM memory...
I think my next upgrade will probably be BTX, if it prooves able in the cooling and noise departments.
[B]Yeah I noticed the floppy drive. Annoying.
I think my next upgrade will probably be BTX, if it prooves able in the cooling and noise departments. [/B][/QUOTE] A BTX version of this product should be an answer to your prayers, if its price will drop fast enough: [url]http://www.nordichardware.com/reviews/cooling/2003/ZalmanTNN500A/[/url]
TNN stands for "Totally No Noise".
P.S. the date is wrong, that test was made November 19th 2003.
But it still doesn't solve the problem with all that heat.
When there's almost 35 celsius in shadow outside it also means that room temperature will be going over 25.
And cooling just transfers the heat from processor to air and with temperature already in these temperatures it means that room temperature tries to go to tropical levels.
So they should have instead thinked how to get more power without more heat.
[B]Yes, this new case standard will solve some problems!
But it still doesn't solve the problem with all that heat.
When there's almost 35 celsius in shadow outside it also means that room temperature will be going over 25.
And cooling just transfers the heat from processor to air and with temperature already in these temperatures it means that room temperature tries to go to tropical levels.
So they should have instead thinked how to get more power without more heat. [/B][/QUOTE] Of course BTX will be only a temporary solution made to buy some more time to develop cost-effective liquid cooling systems like the Prometeia Mach 2, which uses the evaporation of r134a refrigerant (the stuff that replaced freon).
Intel and other chip designers have other worries than the heat - they have to make their chips faster than the ones made by competitors and heat problems haven't really been an issue to be corrected for a very long time now.
[B]Of course BTX will be only a temporary solution made to buy some more time to develop cost-effective liquid cooling systems like the Prometeia Mach 2, which uses the evaporation of r134a refrigerant (the stuff that replaced freon).
Intel and other chip designers have other worries than the heat - they have to make their chips faster than the ones made by competitors and heat problems haven't really been an issue to be corrected for a very long time now. [/B][/QUOTE]
Vapochill! :D
And don't get me started on compressed refrigerant cycles in PC applications.
It's laughable....and damn loud :)
-R.
[B]Of course BTX will be only a temporary solution made to buy some more time to develop cost-effective liquid cooling systems like the Prometeia Mach 2, which uses the evaporation of r134a refrigerant (the stuff that replaced freon).[/B][/QUOTE]
That's also temporary solution, you can't destroy heat energy.
And processor makers will use these more efficient cooling solution as excuse to processors which produce even more heat. (and require more power)
[B]BTX Still leaves allot to be desired thermally. I've been looking over the intel spec for the past 2-3 weeks (you can snarf it off intel.com in PDF format). What they really need to do is take a more system-level approach to the Case and PSUs as well, making the system far more "flow through" friendly.[/B][/QUOTE]
I do have to agree there. While they have made some improvements, they still have a few too many hang overs from the past. Still keeping the power supply in a single contained unit and assuming that the exhaust fan must be in there, for example. Power supplys are capable of passively cooling.