Introducing BTF: a simple, clear strategy to PC constructing that hides the cables

Even earlier than the rise of windowed aspect panels, cautious cable administration was a cornerstone of gaming PC constructing. It’s no good to clog up your major airflow pathway with a rat’s nest of unfastened cables. And with so many builders opting to place their prized parts on show, cable administration impacts the aesthetics of your PC as a lot as its primary performance. With all due respect to the cable combs, zip ties, and customized alternative cable kits of the world, we’d like to supply a greater means: hiding the cables and connectors completely. Our new ecosystem of BTF gaming motherboards, graphics playing cards, and PC circumstances from ROG and TUF Gaming make it simple to construct an ultra-tidy PC.

For as a lot as motherboards have modified over time, one factor has stayed the identical: every thing plugs in and connects to at least one aspect of the board. For our BTF motherboards (Again-to-The-Future — pun very a lot supposed) we’re reversing this decades-old paradigm. Elements connect to the entrance; cables plug into the again.

We expect that if you construct your first hidden-connector PC, you’ll be as impressed with the change as a lot as we have been. For one, it’s simply simpler to construct: because you’re working from the again aspect of the motherboard tray, you’re much less more likely to encounter obstructions and obstacles, and also you gained’t have to succeed in as far into the depths of your chassis to plug issues in. Cable administration can be a lot simpler that it’ll really feel like a revelation. And after you’re performed constructing your PC? You’ll benefit from the clear, completely organized look of your BTF construct each single day that you simply use your PC.

BTF vs. Superior BTF

Our ecosystem of BTF parts provides you loads of choices as you’re planning a hidden-connector construct. With the mixture of a BTF chassis and a BTF motherboard just like the TUF Gaming B760M-BTF WiFi D4, you possibly can tuck away all of the cables that join on to the motherboard, together with the cables that offer energy to your motherboard, join 2.5” SATA drives, hook up your case followers, and join your front-panel buttons and I/O.

But that’s not fairly all of the cables in a contemporary PC construct outfitted with a strong graphics card. GPUs typically require extra energy than the PCIe x16 slot can provide, in order that they require you to attach a PCIe energy cable. For customers that would favor to cover that wire, as nicely, we provide the Superior BTF strategy. Superior BTF motherboards embrace a graphics card high-power slot prepared to produce all the ability {that a} BTF graphics card wants. You’ll want a graphics card with a PCIe high-power connector with the intention to construct an Superior BTF PC.

Your high-end selection with hidden connectors: the ROG Maximus Z790 Hero BTF

We’re debuting two new BTF motherboards on your hidden-connector construct, beginning with the cutting-edge ROG Maximus Z790 Hero BTF. In aesthetics and specs, this premium board takes many cues from the ROG Maximus Z790 Darkish Hero. Just like the Darkish Hero, it bears shadowy tones, armored panels, and hulking VRM heatsinks. Polymo lighting on the I/O shroud units all of it off with the proper accent. This microstructural array of sunshine and shade options two layers of RGB lighting that work in tandem to show a luminous ROG design.

Regardless of the similarities between these two boards, they find yourself wanting strikingly totally different with the connectors and headers tucked out of sight. The armored parts of the ROG Maximus Z790 Hero BTF now lengthen all the best way to the underside of corners of the construct. The sides are cleaner and extra distinct. The Q-Code and Q-LED diagnostic options, which provide you with a fast and straightforward option to determine the reason for an issue throughout your construct course of, are a bit simpler to benefit from of their less-busy environment. For any builder who leans towards a less-is-more aesthetic, the ROG Maximus Z790 Hero BTF is a significant step ahead.

As considered one of our newest Z790 motherboards, the ROG Maximus Z790 Hero BTF boasts a cutting-edge characteristic set. A PCIe 5.0 x16 slot stands prepared for the perfect graphics of at the moment and tomorrow, and in keeping with it’s a graphics card high-power slot so to set up a BTF graphics card — extra on these in a second. Twin Thunderbolt 4 connectors on the rear panel stand able to assist next-generation peripherals at full velocity, and ROG SupremeFX audio paired with an ESS® ES9218 Quad-DAC for front-panel connections gives crisp, clear gaming audio it doesn’t matter what headset or audio system you plug into your PC. A USB 20Gbps connector provides you a high-bandwidth USB Kind-C port in your entrance panel.

With a VRM that includes 20+1+2 energy levels, every rated to deal with as much as 90 amps, the ROG Maximus Z790 Hero BTF is prepared for considered one of Intel’s top-shelf CPUs. Every energy stage is rated for as much as 90A of output, and so they present the cleanest doable energy supply to the processor, even underneath the very best hundreds.

The ROG Maximus Z790 Hero BTF’s ample M.2 assist provides you high-end choices for constructing out a speedy and spacious storage system. The onboard PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot allows you to set up one of many quickest drives in the marketplace, and 4 further PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots allow you to complement your storage even additional with further drives.

The ROG Maximus Z790 Hero BTF provides you high-end networking choices. WiFi 7 assist will allow you to entry the newest technology of wi-fi networking if you pair this motherboard with a WiFi 7 router. For individuals who favor wired connections, a high-bandwidth 2.5Gb Ethernet port awaits.

Lastly, the ROG Maximus Z790 Hero BTF provides considered one of our newest DIY-friendly improvements: the PCIe Slot Q-Launch Slim. With this mechanism, you gained’t must launch a fiddly latch and even press a button to launch your graphics card from the slot. Merely tilt the cardboard towards the latching mechanism to routinely unlock it from the PCIe slot, making upgrades and upkeep simpler than ever earlier than.

A BTF motherboard with daring white accents: the TUF Gaming Z790-BTF WiFi

As of late, many PC builders are leaning towards the fashionable, clear look of a white-themed construct. We already provide a lineup of white peripherals, screens, circumstances, graphics playing cards, AIO coolers, and extra, however now we’re able to throw a white-themed BTF motherboard into the combo. Meet the TUF Gaming Z790-BTF WiFi motherboard.

This board’s putting distinction between its premium black PCB and its white shrouds and heatsinks units it aside from the pack. The hidden connector design freed us to improve and increase the M.2 heatsink, guaranteeing nice cooling on your SSDs and a daring search for your construct. Even the ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna boasts a white end, ensuring that your construct has a cohesive look.

PC builders belief TUF Gaming motherboards to ship nice gaming options, a ruggedized aesthetic, and dependable efficiency. The TUF Gaming Z790-BTF WiFi expenses into the fray with an enhanced energy answer with 16+1+1 energy levels, a six-layer PCB, ProCool sockets, alloy chokes, and sturdy capacitors for secure energy supply — it’s greater than prepared on your 14th Gen Intel Core CPU. Just like the ROG Maximus Z790 Hero BTF, the TUF Gaming Z790-BTF WiFi is prepared on your Superior BTF construct with its graphics card high-power slot able to energy your BTF graphics card.

WiFi 7 assist preps you to benefit from the subsequent technology of wi-fi networking with a appropriate router, whereas an Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet port gives a high-speed wired connection. You’ll discover an onboard USB 20Gbps Kind-C port on the rear I/O panel able to ship blistering file switch speeds to your exterior storage, and a complete of 4 PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots allow you to set up a spacious and speedy storage array on your gaming library.

Two ASUS chassis choices on your BTF gaming PC construct

For essentially the most half, commonplace PC DIY parts will work with a BTF motherboard. You gained’t want specialised CPU coolers, energy provides, SSDs, or RAM. However you will have a appropriate chassis. Normal motherboard trays — at the very least, ones that haven’t been changed into Swiss cheese with a Dremel — gained’t allow you to entry the connectors on a BTF motherboard.

For out-of-the-box compatibility, we have now two choices for you. First, we have now the ROG Hyperion GR701 BTF Version. A particular version of our award-winning chassis, the ROG Hyperion GR701 BTF Version takes the unique’s premium characteristic set and provides motherboard tray cutouts completely positioned so that you can entry the connectors of your BTF motherboard. Like the unique, it boasts excellent cooling efficiency with its twin 420mm radiator assist, 4 140mm followers, and a built-in fan hub. It provides loads of elbow room for even the beefiest of graphics playing cards, and it aids your construct course of with a 34mm-deep cable administration chamber with a 46mm-wide routing channel.

To provide your TUF Gaming Z790-BTF WiFi an ideal dwelling, we’re debuting an all-new TUF Gaming chassis: the TUF Gaming GT302 ARGB. This dazzling white mid-tower chassis is prepared on your BTF motherboard, and it provides a bunch of cooling upgrades and modern options able to simplify your construct course of.

For nice out-of-the-box airflow, the TUF Gaming GT302 ARGB contains 4 140mm ARGB followers. We chosen exceptionally thick spinners — they’re 28mm thick — to make sure top-tier airflow and static stress. Since so many builders go for AIO liquid CPU coolers as of late, the GT302 includes a removable high panel that makes it simple to put in and clear the radiator.

Lastly, we gave the GT302 a compelling stability of dimension and part compatibility. As a mid-size tower, it doesn’t demand as a lot desk area as does the ROG Hyperion BTF. But it will possibly nonetheless comfortably accommodate ATX motherboards and high-end graphics playing cards with substantial cooling options, together with the mighty TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4090.

BTF graphics playing cards prepared to hitch the social gathering

Let’s take a second to speak graphics playing cards. You need to use a conventional graphics card or a BTF graphics card for a BTF motherboard — their PCIe 5.0 x16 slots are prepared for no matter GPU you care to put in. However a regular graphics card would require its ordinary energy cable to be related within the ordinary place — and that cable might stick out like a sore thumb in your hidden connector construct.

That’s why we’ve developed two BTF graphics playing cards: the ROG Strix GeForce RTX™ 4090 BTF Version and the TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER BTF White Version. Slightly than utilizing conventional 16-pin exterior energy connectors, these playing cards have a PCIe high-power connector on the underside for energy transmission, a mechanism not not like what we use in our GPU servers. (Word that whilst you don’t want a BTF graphics card when utilizing a BTF motherboard, if you buy a BTF graphics card you will have to put in it in a BTF motherboard.)

Past the aesthetic attraction of a hidden connector construct, the PCIe high-power connector provides just a few benefits. For one, you gained’t have to fret about whether or not your case has sufficient horizontal area to maintain your GPU energy cable from urgent in opposition to the aspect panel. Second, it serves as an extra attachment level to the motherboard, so it aids within the combat in opposition to GPU sag. And because it slots into place proper as you’re putting in the graphics card, it utterly obviates the secondary step of connecting an influence cable — together with the follow-up worries about whether or not you’ve firmly and utterly inserted that connector.

Because the PCIe high-power connector can ship 600W, we’re ready to make use of it for essentially the most highly effective graphics card in our lineup — and that’s precisely what we did. Say whats up to the ROG Strix GeForce RTX™ 4090 BTF Version. We didn’t reinvent the wheel for this beastly GPU. It provides the identical ultra-competitive efficiency, 24GB of GDDR6X, NVIDIA RTX 40 Sequence AI-accelerated options, highly effective and quiet cooling answer, and diecast shroud because the ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 that you simply already know and love. Nevertheless it appears to be like higher than ever with out a 16-pin exterior energy connector hanging off the aspect.

On your white-themed hidden connector construct, we provide the TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti BTF. White. As soon as once more, it retains the efficiency, cooling, and pristine type of the unique TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti. However with its PCIe high-power connector, it’s an excellent selection on your BTF construct, and it includes a snowy white type that completely enhances the TUF Gaming Z790-BTF WiFi and TUF Gaming GT302.

Many extra BTF chassis choices from the BTF Alliance

As proud as we’re of the appear and feel of the ROG Hyperion BTF and TUF Gaming GT302, we all know that builders wish to have a full menu of choices as they’re choosing out a chassis for his or her subsequent PC. That’s why we’ve partnered with lots of the greatest names within the PC case trade to create the BTF Alliance. By means of this partnership, you’ll have your selection from a variety of PC circumstances which are absolutely appropriate with our BTF motherboards.

You’ll begin to see these chassis choices launch within the first quarter of 2024. Aerocool, be quiet!, Cooler Grasp, Corsair, Inwin, Lian Li, Phanteks, Silverstone, and Thermaltake all have BTF chassis designs within the works. Search for their bulletins within the weeks to return.

The brand new commonplace for showcase builds

The acquainted everything-faces-one-way design of motherboards has served us nicely for many years. Nevertheless it’s time for a brand new strategy. For too lengthy, gaming PC builders have resorted to each trick within the e book to maintain their cables neat and tidy. It’s time to cover these cables completely.

With the ROG Maximus Z790 Hero BTF and TUF Gaming Z790-BTF WiFi motherboards, you’ve two high-performance hidden connector choices able to simplify your constructing course of and depart you with a clear, professional-looking PC. The ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 BTF and TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti provide complementary type and excellent gaming efficiency, whereas the ROG Hyperion BTF and TUF Gaming GT302 present the compatibility you want in two distinct colorways.

For extra data on the pricing and availability of those merchandise, please contact your native ASUS consultant.