What is the difference in atx and btx form factors computer cases?

[Guest]

what is the difference in atx and btx form factors computer cases?

 

[amdfangirl]

Enhancements

* Low-profile - With the push for ever-smaller systems, a redesigned backplane that shaves inches off height requirements is a benefit to system integrators and enterprises who use rack mounts or blade servers.
* Thermal design - The BTX layout establishes a straighter path of airflow with fewer obstacles, resulting in better overall cooling capabilities. A distinct feature of BTX is the vertical mounting of the motherboard on the left-hand side. This results in the graphics card heatsink or fan facing upwards, rather than in the direction of the adjacent expansion card.
* Structural design - The BTX standard specifies different locations for hardware mounting points, thereby reducing latency between devices[citation needed] and also reduces the physical strain imposed on the motherboard by heat sinks, capacitors and other components dealing with electrical and thermal regulation. For example, the Northbridge and Southbridge chips are located near each other and to the hardware they control.

-Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BTX_%28form_factor%29

 

[JohnnyLucky]

Here is a link to an article that does a fairly good job of explaining the differences between atx and btx form factors:

http://www.techwarelabs.com/articles/other/btx/

The article also provides an explanation why the btx form factor is not as popular as the atx form factor.

 

[plasmastorm]

Long story short BTX is ATX but upside down and back to front.

ATX is the general standard , however Dell (the ikea of the computer world) regularly use BTX.