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By Mark Kyrnin, About.com Guide to PC Hardware / Reviews since 2002

Balanced Technology Extended

Tuesday September 7, 2004
Since 1995, the computer industry has developed computer components around a set of design specifications called ATX. While it has worked well for many years, the limitations of the format, specifically its thermal dissipation, have led Intel to develop a new form factor called Balanced Technology Extended or BTX. Find out what changes are in store for computers with the new form factor.

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