Bruger man feks et ATXkabinet - og et high performance grafikkort, så slås man med varmeproblemer.. fordi komponenterne sidder på den "forkerte side af grafikkortet" - set med termiske øjne.
Dette problem er løst hvis man anvender BTX bundkort og BTX kabinetter. Varme stiger jo op - og derfor er det bedst at anvende BTX hvis man vil undgå Larmende blæsere på ens grafikkort.
Hvordan - jo man har ligesom spejlet kabinet og bundkort i forhold til ATX - og derved kommer man over det problem.. men generelt vil billder af kabinetter og bundkort nok fortælle mere end de ord jeg kan sætte på.
Background: What Distinguishes BTX From The ATX Form Factor?
The acronym BTX stands for Balanced Technology Extended, and includes various important enhancements to cases and hardware components among its specifications. The primary drivers behind the development of BTX include more efficient PC cooling (or better cooling performance, if you like) but also quietest possible operation.
BTX divides a PC case into zones, inside each of which only specific components may be situated. This helps ensure that the CPU socket always appears in the same zone, for example. Though ATX leaves lots of room for vendors to express their individuality, BTX requires those who adhere to this specification to follow zoning rules explicitly.
Visually, the biggest change that BTX entails involves a shuffling of motherboard components that's a mirror image of typical ATX arrangements. Expansion slots and the I/O panel change places. Among other things, this has the intentional effect of putting PCI Express graphics cards in the path of the CPU fan's air stream.
