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Balance Technology Extended (BTX) Explained

Posted by timothy on from the clicky-clicky dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "The folks over at TweakTown have just posted an article which talks about Balance Technology Extended (BTX) - Intel's upcoming new form factor which will replace the aging ATX form factor standard we've grown used to. BTX is meant to offer better cooling and quiet computing through its smart design."

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  1. Quiet PC's are a good thing by ePhil_One · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This sounds like a good initiative. I really hope it catches on and we can see even more mass market focus on quieter PC's. I've been thinking of buying pre-built systems just to get a quieter computer.

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  2. Blame the form factor... by schwep · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Heaven forbid Intel reduce the 100W portable heater to a lower wattage. Clearly only the case & motherboard are the only components not "smartly" designed.

  3. Hardware review sites are useless by Wesley+Felter · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Every article is split across 10 pages.

    Every page has 10 ads.

    And there isn't even any original content; the articles are just rehashed press releases or IDF presentations. OK, occasionally they run some stock benchmarks on some stock hardware (all the sites have to use the same benchmarks; they wouldn't want to break away from the herd).

    The /. editors should do us a favor and just link to the Intel propaganda; at least Intel can keep their servers up.