Metal 3D printed heatsinks on motherboards, more wood, infinity cooling extends down the RTX line, oh my.
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On the motherboard side of things, one of the first things it showed off is the X870 Aorus Infinity, sporting a unique two-DIMM design with the socket rotated 90 degrees and the two DRAM slots running above it. This design allows for ultra-high DDR5 performance, reaching a blazing 11,400 MT/s with a low CL24 rating. The E-ATX board has several buttons for overclocking and looks like a virtual twin to their overclocking board, the X870 Tachyon Duo X Ice. Pricing and availability were not mentioned (for any item) at the event.
(Image credit: Gigabyte) (Image credit: Gigabyte) (Image credit: Gigabyte) (Image credit: Gigabyte) The real star of the motherboards is the X870 Infinity Next. This halo board has a unique appearance thanks to the advanced 3D metal printing technology used to design the heatsinks, which resemble the pores of lava rock (or even a sponge) more than traditional metal blocks. The rocket thruster-grade thermal materials boast up to 44% greater cooling surface area than traditional designs.
It’s not all about the looks and cooling, though. This board is built like no other, offering 64 power phases using newly designed MOSFETs with Quad OptiMOS technology MOSFETs supporting up to 5,120A total current (so 80A each), almost double that of the next highest motherboard. Additional details are scarce, but this has to be one of the freshest, coolest-looking designs I’ve ever seen on a motherboard. This board is not cheap to produce, over $3,000, so it will only be in the hands of a few fortunate souls when it moves to mass production. Sadly, we haven't seen the board in person yet, and we’ll add better photos of this beast later once we see it at their booth.
The next motherboard they showed off was the X870E Aero X3D Dark Wood. As the name suggests, it’s an Aero X3D Wood, but with a darker-colored synthetic wood material for an elegant look and a real wood feel. Gigabyte also expanded the Stealth series (back-connector) motherboards with the world’s first gaming B850 MicroATX boards: the B850M Aorus Stealth and the Stealth Ice (white). Shrinking the boards down lets you get that stealthy, clean look in a smaller chassis, and if we’re lucky, they should cost less since they are based on the B850 chipset and are smaller. ALBM – Infinity GPUs
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(Image credit: Gigabyte) (Image credit: Gigabyte) (Image credit: Gigabyte) Last but not least, the Infinity cooling architecture found on the flagship Aorus RTX 5090 Infinity video card expands down the product stack. It is now available in RTX 5080, 5070 Ti, and 5070 flavors, keeping the same Windforce Hyperburst cooling design (said to deliver much more airflow than standard hollow-out and non-hollow-out cards), a hidden power connector, and a unique appearance compared to most that are simply cuboid. If you’re a fan of the wood look on the Aero boards, Gigabyte has you covered, also showing off the Aorus RTX 5080 Infinity Wood that takes the Infinity design and adds walnut ‘wood’ accents to match motherboards.
Gigabyte had a lot to show off at Computex 2026. While there was a new AI ecosystem, most of it was for consumers like us, which is nice to see compared to the AI-laden showcases at recent trade shows.
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