Advanced Technology Extended
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I have often wondered what ATX in ATX software stood for. I always just ignored it but upon further inspection I have discovered that the ATX stands for Advanced Technology Extended.
Advanced Technology eXtended. It is a formfactor and the successor to AT.
ATX stands for Advanced Technology (e)Xtended, a form factor (layout/design, in computer jargon) that places memory and cards (like video cards) perpendicular to the motherboard. This is the dominant form factor for desktop computers.
There are not really any advantages with a ATX over a Micro ATX just Micro ATX is smaller and ATX is larger
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flex ATX above that is the micro ATX
There are no similar form factors to ATX if you're talking about a slimline. Slimline form factors are NLX and LPX. The form factors to ATX are BTX, Micro-ATX, and Flex-ATX. There is no correlation between slimline and ATX.
Asus is simply a manufacturer that makes atx and non-atx motherboards. Whether a motherboard is ATX or not is specific to that single model.
Yes, if it is an ATX motherboard. The motherboard specifications should say specifically if it is ATX, mini ATX, BTX, ITX, etc. Most motherboards are ATX.
ATX is the form factor which Motherboards, Computer Cases and Graphics Cards use to standardise sizing. An ATX form-factor Motherboard will fit an ATX Case, and an ATX Graphics Card will fit in the case as well.
usually any motherboard that has a form factor above mini or micro atx (atx, extended atx, super atx) will have atleast 4 if not more expansion slots available by default and normally an atx (and possibly a extended atx) motherboard should fit in a full tower case (a super atx motherboard will more than likely need a super tower)
Baby ATx and ATx