Is BTX Still A Proposal?

[chopin1810]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BTX_%28computers%29
Is it? I first heard about it around ten months ago, but according to the above article it was a BIG failure among computer experts. At first I thought it sounded cool (pun intended), since it was supposed to deal with heating issues more efficiently, but I read that it was an Intel only thing, which means that Microsoft would probably have some hand in it. The article said that it looks like it's just designed to cool Intel's "next generation" design of CPU... I don't know how "next generation" the physical design of CPUs can get, unless they are going back to a module type of CPU. Either way does anybody know if this is still being pushed?

[zacam87]

i think one class of the new dells have them... one of the optiplexes i beleive.....

[borromini]

Exactly because of the heat problems those top of the line Intels tend to generate . I think this is pretty much a dead standard - it could be resurrected in the future though; you never know.

I suppose, with the cooler CPUs even from Intel nowadays, the BTX standard will not be adopted quickly anyway. AMD's don't need it, and the newest Intels don't seem to either .

[Weedman]

Exactly because of the heat problems those top of the line Intels tend to generate . I think this is pretty much a dead standard - it could be resurrected in the future though; you never know.

I suppose, with the cooler CPUs even from Intel nowadays, the BTX standard will not be adopted quickly anyway. AMD's don't need it, and the newest Intels don't seem to either .

maybe amd will adopt it to ship dual core, dual-processor machine .

hell i would get one.

/weed

[chopin1810]

Figures. Wintel is always trying to change proven and long-standing industry standards to fit their own products better.
Perhaps there will be another standard developed that isn't just the result of Intel acting bratty.

[techieMoe]

Figures. Wintel is always trying to change proven and long-standing industry standards to fit their own products better.
Perhaps there will be another standard developed that isn't just the result of Intel acting bratty.

This is by no means confined to Wintel. Apple's new Intel-based computers use a new type of BIOS (EFI) that's incompatible with existing OSes that rely on BIOS.

[winter]

Figures. Wintel is always trying to change proven and long-standing industry standards to fit their own products better.
Perhaps there will be another standard developed that isn't just the result of Intel acting bratty.

Hate to break it to ye but intel developed the following standards: ATX
Yep its a intel incarnation along with agp

This is by no means confined to Wintel. Apple's new Intel-based computers use a new type of BIOS (EFI) that's incompatible with existing OSes that rely on BIOS.

Intel along with others including amd are trying to phase that standard in. Im hopefuly getting the new mac laptop which linux distros will soon support most lilkely(although i like mac OS x, i can only use certain programs in linux. To justify dual booting).

[techieMoe]

Intel along with others including amd are trying to phase that standard [EFI] in.

I imagine it had to happen some time. Much like ISA slots and vaccuum tubes, sometimes stuff just needs to be updated.

[SpaceSquad]

BTX is still just Intel whining about how hot they're chips get...without mentioning it. It's not entirely necessary, and I don't see the (full-blown)switch happening for another few years.

[chopin1810]

Agreed. I like AGP and ATX, however when these were created they were actually done for the good of the industry. An unbiased organization needs to come out with something so we can be sure that nobody is trying to sneak in cheesy layouts without us noticing.