As part of the CES 2024 exhibition, the Taiwanese manufacturer Asus presented several video cards, motherboards and cases based on the new Back to Future concept. These are hardware components that dispense with visible connecting cables and thus ensure a particularly neat PC system. What is especially interesting is that Asus decided not to limit itself to its engineering department and attracted XPG, Corsair, Thermaltake, Lian Li and a dozen other brands to cooperate, which will also produce hardware in the BTF format. Thus, a potential system builder will not be limited to Asus components alone, but will be able to assemble a PC from the components he needs.


The goal of the Back to Future series components is to get rid of unnecessary wires, giving the case a more pleasant and neat look. This is especially true for expensive components with ARGB lighting and complex synchronization, which do not cause any delight if there are chaotic cable noodles hanging around. For example, BTF motherboards have the 24-pin connector and main power connectors on the back of the PCB, so all cables can be routed to the rear. And Asus BTF video cards are equipped with an additional proprietary connector for supplying power directly from the board.

Despite the specifics of the series, Back to Future components are created not only for solvent enthusiasts, but also for ordinary gamers. Thus, at the start of the series, a modification of the GeForce RTX 4070 video card was presented, which, according to NVIDIA logic, belongs to the middle level. A little later, it was accompanied by modifications of the RTX 4090 and GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super performed by ROG Strix and TUF. In order not to complicate the process, Asus decided to use components that were released in other series, rather than reinvent the bike.