Abit shows off small form factor PC, and specs

It presented a small form factor PC called Digi Dice. This is a little bit larger then the other little boxes around, as you can put one AGP and two PCI cards inside.

Shuttle's XPC is always limited to one PCI and one AGP slot, so Abit's box gives a bit more space for upgrading.

It also has space for two CD ROMs, records or DVDs, and so the unit is a little wider too.

It contains a cool looking LED display with all the information about your system including temperatures and fan speeds and with a big potentiometer you can actually overclock your system by just twisting a button.

There are a few hot keys that will automatically start media player or one touch button CD recording.

Abit showed off a working unit but there's likely to be some slight changes when the final version is released, with some curvy lines at the front.

As for the board, it will be 865G based, with support for GAT (game acceleration technology) - Abit's version of Intel's PAT.

The overclocking potential of this board should be quite good. Included in the box will be six in one card reader, two USB ports, Firewire, and speaker and microphone plugs.

This board also uses Max-like cooling and on the rear will have VGA out, keyboard and mouse sockets, five analogue audio IOs, SPDIF and Ethernet.

Prices aren't yet finalised but the box is likely to be widely available in September. µ