To do this, ASUS has created a series of special components within this ecosystem, all compatible with each other, which allow all cables to be hidden. We start with a motherboard that has all the connectors on the back, hiding them from view (90% of the cables already go to the motherboard, so imagine), but of course to be able to use this motherboard you also need a special box which allows the wiring to be connected from behind.
And, in our experience, ASUS did it superbly. In our case, we tested the ASUS Z70-BTF WiFi, a high-performance motherboard for the Intel LGA1700 socket (for 13 and 14 generation Intel Core processors) which has nothing to envy of high-end models in terms of performance and connectivity, and it has the particularity that we have already told you about: all the connectors are on the back of the PCB.
This card, as well as the cases that are part of the ecosystem (at the moment there are already three models), allows you to hide practically all of the PC’s cabling. In our case we tested it with an ASUS GT302 ARGB, a high-performance white case that looks luxurious with the white aesthetic of the plate.
Above you can see most of the components that we used to test this ASUS BTF system, but among them there is one that is also essential when it comes to hiding cables: the graphics card. In this case the graphics card does not have the usual power connector which requires us to run a cable through the middle of the motherboard and which looks quite bad, but instead it has a connector conforming to the usual PCIe 5.0 to connect directly to the motherboard and get power from there.
Obviously the motherboard is also prepared for this and not only has that extra socket to power the graphics card, but it also has its power connectors (to which you have to connect the power cables) on the back side, well hidden so that they are not visible. In addition, ASUS has thought of everything and in addition to the new 12VHPWR up to 600W of the ATX 3.0 standard, it also has three “old-fashioned” 8-pin PCIe for other graphics models.
Logically, a PC cannot be assembled with just the motherboard, case and graphics card, but we will also need (at a minimum) the cooling system, processor, RAM, storage and power supply . And as we have already told you, it is not that it is a PC literally without cables but that they are hidden, but the truth is that it costs absolutely nothing to give the impression that it has no cables because ASUS engineers had thought of everything…
How to get an ASUS BTF system
You’re probably thinking: “ok, the “wireless” PC looks great from the front, but since all the connectors and cables are behind, the back will probably be a mess.” Well, we’ll give you a quick answer: not at all. In fact, as we mentioned a moment ago, ASUS engineers have thought of everything and designed the arrangement of connectors and spaces in the case in such a way that it is very easy to connect everything and put it together. keep well organized. Look at you.
Obviously, at the back there are cables and connectors, but everything is well channeled and organized so that it is not chaotic at all and, in fact, if at any point you need to replace, add or remove a cable, you can do this without having to disassemble anything. The truth is that the design is a 10.
The result? Well, as ASUS promised, a PC that has virtually no cables (at least not visible ones) and features a whole new clean aesthetic and, if you’ll allow us, in that white color, it’s also Magnificent.
Currently, ASUS already offers a good handful of BTF products (and it must be said that they are not too expensive, or at least their premium is not much compared to components in the same range), and we hope really that they will expand the range. catalog because we think this could be the future of PC hardware.
For now, the manufacturer already has alliances with other manufacturers like Silverstone or Thermaltake to implement this system in more and more products, and we are happy about it because as you may have already noticed, this We really liked it. Really.
