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Your futuristic PC still follows a 1995 blueprint

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Your futuristic, intensely glowing high-end rig is tragically trapped in a structural standard from 1995. The strict ATX form factor dictates exactly where heavy screws, massive ports, and expansion slots sit on a motherboard. Created entirely to standardize boring beige office desktops, it forces modern components to adhere to arbitrary geometric rules.

Your futuristic PC still follows a 1995 blueprint
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