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AMD Aims At New Standard for Motherboards

Posted by Zonk on from the little-quite-different dept.

alexwcovington writes "CBC reports that AMD is launching DTX, a new motherboard layout about the size of micro-ATX. Their goal is to provide a small, energy efficient board that's compatible with as much hardware as possible. In the DTX, they're hoping to produce a new standard for desktops, and somewhat reverse the decline in consumer interest. From the article: 'Most desktops still have motherboards that operate using a standard laid out in 1995 by Intel called ATX, which stands for Advanced Technology Extended. ATX was designed to allow everything from memory cards to mouse ports to have a standardized spot alongside the central processing unit on a typical desktop motherboard. While there have been other standards since, ATX remains the most common standard for desktops, though its design is not suited for smaller, more energy-efficient desktops, AMD said.' Ars Technica has further details on the board."

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  1. Might be just me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    But this topic is worthless without pics.

    1. Re:Might be just me by n1hilist · · Score: 5, Informative

      http://www.bit-tech.net/news_images/amd_announces_ dtx_for_small_form_factor/article_img.jpg

  2. so, which of these advantages does it have? by jimstapleton · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I couldn't find any of these... But I could be missing something

    (1) Does it provide something that is not encompassed by one of MicroATX, MiniITX or ATX
    (2) Does combine advantages of any of the above listed form factors?

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  3. 6 posts and still no soviet russia line by 140Mandak262Jamuna · · Score: 5, Funny

    Am very disappointed. There is no "in soviet russia the motherboard .... you" post.

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    1. Re:6 posts and still no soviet russia line by VGPowerlord · · Score: 5, Funny

      In soviet russia the motherboard POSTs you!

      Happy now?

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    2. Re:6 posts and still no soviet russia line by serialdogma · · Score: 5, Funny

      In soviet russia the motherboard is very disappointed in you.

  4. Re:hmm BTX style? by archen · · Score: 5, Informative

    Cases are part of the problem. Intel realized this and that's part of what BTX is about, and I have to say the design really makes sense. Move air in a reasonable fashion through the case for more effective cooling. Current CPU cooling is totally asinine in the way you smash air directly against the heatsink to spill the hot air out in random directions throughout the case. It wasn't a problem back in the 486 days when you consider the microscopic fan size, but now it's truly beyond help.

    I'm not sure who this thing is really targeted at. BTX at least was focused on replacing ATX as a better alternative. AMD admits that it wants to drive up desktop sales because laptops are now dominating computer purchasing more. They then cite that desktops are more upgradeable than laptops. Then it says the DTX will have ONE pcie slot. What is DTX trying to accomplish? A platform trying to capture the Mac Mini market I'm guessing (however big that is).

  5. I'd rather have a laptop standard board by amigabill · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I don't see much point in yet another desktop standard. We've laready got a number of good standards there. ATX, MicroATX, BTX, Mini-ITX, Nano-ITX, etc...

    What I'd really love to see is a motherboard standard for the laptop. Let me choose the motherboard, the CPU, and other features on it, and let me choose the shell, and let me choose the screen to put into the shell with this chosen motherboard. Why is thre no LTX?

    That'd be wicked cool.