Gigabyte debuts a consumer motherboard which supports 256GB DDR5 in dual channel — but you may need to sell a kidney to buy the memory

Gigabyte Z890 AORUS motherboard.

• Gigabyte Z890 AORUS motherboard is capable of 256GB DDR5-7200 memory
• The motherboard requires two 128GB CQDIMM modules instead of four smaller sticks
• Optimized BIOS and motherboard design ensure stability at extreme memory frequencies

Gigabyte has introduced the Z890 AORUS Tachyon ICE CQDIMM Edition motherboard at CES 2026, targeting high-performance consumer applications.