ASUS TUF Gaming B760M-BTF WiFi D4 has its Connectors on the Reverse Side of the Motherboard

[nomdeplume]

No no, hear me out, put the IO panel on the back of the board raising the board about 5 cm away from the case


I'm all for options in the market, why not right?, but I find this pretty dumb. for the sake of hiding cables - why? is it better to look at a bare pcb? you either fine with looking at it or can always go with a solid sidepanel - they're making something that will require a specific case and be more expensive to produce (both due to lower volumes and by needing to pass 2 times through the smt line to place the components on the back). A solution looking for a problem that isn't there, oh well.

Front page editor makes it a point to reward seeking out the most inane stories and giving them an air of officialdom. Everyone from the person at Asus greenlighting this through most of the commenters here know just how much better use of resources and time this entire debacle could've been. More than likely this typifies an offsite party (celebrity OC'er or the like) floating an idea when pressed to contribute authentic cutting edge survival tactic insights to a hip corporate groupthink session that spit out a turd like this after giving everyone accreditation. Or in use it works and looks great for the exact market they are aiming it at.

It's all in good fun.

 

[ir_cow]

Soooo Asus made a MB that won't fit any current cse eh? Might as well take out all the headers.

 

[donzafir]

How exactly are you supposed to connect anything there with the board screwed into the case? Am I missing something?

The case will have holes on the motherboard tray, like they have now for aftermarket cooler installation.

 

[-L3-]

All right, I read the discussion and it seems that overseas friends really don't know what is going on.
As someone involved (not asus but this MB structure ),share some:

（The following is translated by translation software. Although I often watch TECHPOWER web looking for pc news, my English level is not good.）

We've sent images to LinusTechTips before, and shown briefly in a video

Chassis does not support?? Don't worry.
Cases supporting these motherboards are already on sale, and motherboards of this structure have been on sale for several months.(In China)
Tthey're cheap, they look good, and the internal design is also good.(compare with cheaper cases that in Chinese market )

Can you see these cases outside of China?
not know. Economics, politics, logistics, network opinion, market feedback.........toooooooooo many factor.

U don't like it.
It's normal , everyone's preferences are different.
But some... Internet trolls( not sure is this a good translate ) always have a lot of reasons to say things they don't like worse than shXt. With misinterpretation and malice. We meet them all the time on the Internet.

Making the inside of the DIY PC look cleaner and wireline free , makes it easier to assemble. This is something we want to push forward.
I'm excited to try and push this thing forward . If you search DIY APE, more information. B660-R, YTX... we're trying, keep doing and we're very grateful to companies like Asus for help.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Yeah just another ghetto mod

 

[Mussels]

Well that's f*cking weird


Throw this in with the shift PSU, and it'll be time to drill some holes everywhere to make things work
Do i like the concept? kinda. Do i think it'll cause a lot of issues? yes.


It's E-waste. Forces you to buy their parts combined together, and without standard support you either use their stuff or bin it, when something fails.

 

[claes]

Looks like Lian-li, Cougar, Phanteks, Jonsbo, coolermaster and sama are on board. MSI and maxsun have boards as well. Thanks @-L3- for the info.

ASUS DIY-APE Revolution project is an attempt to improve PC cable management - VideoCardz.com

ASUS DIY-APE Revolution for Intel and AMD motherboards A ‘revolution’ in hiding power cables. ASUS DIY-APE Revolution project, Source: Bilibili The concept of moving power connectors to the other side of the motherboard is not new. Gigabyte have now launched its Stealth program that involves...

videocardz.com

MSI, Maxsun Make Back-Connector Motherboards Based on Asus's DIY-APE Standard

Hide all your motherboard cables behind your case.

www.tomshardware.com

 

[donzafir]

I just found out that Maingear and Gigabyte did this kind of thing already last year with their Gigabyte Project Stealth DIY Kit that includes a special motherboard, GPU (with PCIE power sockets on the bottom of the card) and case with coverings and holes for a very clean build. It has zero airflow flow.

 

[nomdeplume]

@TheLostSwede

Did a bit of research. For most practical purposes it appears this is stemming from long held requests to place 12V ATX connector on rear of board. To alleviate 180 degree bend occurring in close proximity to an equally sharp 90 degree one in back of case. Which they abdicated upon doing until it would look like a kneejerk reaction following the arrival of a certain octopus like cable resulting in class action suits.

Please contact your product issuing PR offices to assure full and immediate upon pre-release review samples are incoming of all incumbent parts and accessories!
Please take pains to mount a class leading Asus RTX 4xxx series card in build for duration of review!

 

[TheLostSwede]

I just found out that Maingear and Gigabyte did this kind of thing already last year with their Gigabyte Project Stealth DIY Kit that includes a special motherboard, GPU (with PCIE power sockets on the bottom of the card) and case with coverings and holes for a very clean build. It has zero airflow flow.

Did you not read the last sentence in the news post?