With memory in short supply, Gigabyte unveils high-capacity set-up that can support up to 256 GB of DDR5-7200 and is bound to cost the prettiest of pennies

A dramatically lit close up of computer memory/ RAM on a motherboard-style background.

As the memory supply crisis rages, is now really the time to tout a set up with 256 GB of DDR5-7200 RAM? Gigabyte seems to think so.

At CES 2026, Gigabyte introduced its Clocked Unbuffered Dual In-Line Memory Module (or CQDIMM), allowing for high-capacity memory PCs to run without the otherwise common compromises to stability and frequency. The tech was shown off, alongside BIOS tuning software, in a set-up built upon the CQDIMM Edition of the Z890 Aorus Tachyon ICE motherboard. Inside were two beefy sticks of 128 GB RAM, for a total 256 GB of DDR5-7200 memory—twice as much as the standard version.