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Chris Szewczyk

Gigabyte's new B650E motherboard supports plump graphics cards weighing up to 58 kg

Gigabyte B650E Aorus Pro X USB4 PCIe slot.

Anyone who's bought a high end graphics card over the last couple of years knows they are seriously chunky bits of kit. If they weren't used for gaming, they'd make pretty good blunt force murder weapons.

But in a sign that next-gen graphics cards are hitting the buffet, or in the gym getting bulked up prior to their next gen reveal, Benchlife shared a preview of the Gigabyte B650E Aorus Pro X USB4. It revealed the board's PCIe 5.0 slot has a rather shocking weight tolerance of up to 58 kg. That's 128 pounds!

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