GIGABYTE Pushes Boundaries with Space-Tech Motherboards and Tri-Mode 5K Monitors @ Computex 2026

Peter Donnell 2 weeks agoLast Updated: June 3, 2026

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Computex 2026: The eTeknix team is here at Computex 2026 in Taipei, Taiwan, bringing you coverage of the latest, greatest, and next-generation of PC hardware, components, gaming tech, and much more! While we’re currently on the show floor taking many pictures and having meetings, we will endeavour to update our live gallery throughout the day, which you can check out here!

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We’ve just stopped by the GIGABYTE booth to escape the intense, near-47-degree heat on the second day of the show. While the weather outside is punishing, the tech inside the air-conditioned halls is incredibly cool. GIGABYTE is celebrating its 40th anniversary in style this year, and while we are treated to a massive array of production-ready gear, it is an absolute monster of a prototype that immediately captured our attention.

Walking onto the GIGABYTE stand, the first thing that caught our eye was the AORUS INFINITY NEXT motherboard. This extreme proof-of-concept design introduces what they are calling space-tech engineering to the consumer market. The board features advanced 3D metal-printed components across the front, back, and sides, including an intricate AI Gyroid M.2 heatsink structure that increases the cooling surface area by up to 44%. Engineered to support upcoming flagship processors like the AMD Ryzen 9950X3D, GIGABYTE has outfitted this motherboard with a staggering 64-phase power delivery system arranged in a 16 by 4 Quad OptiMOS configuration. This data center-class delivery setup can handle a jaw-dropping 5,120 amps of total current. It is an absolute showcase of heavy-duty engineering, offering a robust and sturdy feel that normal manufacturing methods simply cannot replicate. However, the design comes with an incredibly unique structural compromise. Because the 3D-printed metal cooling components and massive vapor chambers occupy so much physical real estate, there is actually no room left on the board to install a traditional, full-sized discrete graphics card. While there is a visual extension on the display unit that looks like a card slot, a standard consumer GPU will not fit. Given the astronomical production costs, this particular variant will likely never see a standard retail release. It stands purely as a brilliant design exercise showing where extreme enthusiast hardware could head in the future.

Bringing things back down to reality, we looked at the products you will actually be able to buy. GIGABYTE is significantly expanding its lifestyle-focused AERO Wood series, striking a beautiful balance between modern design and organic styling. After years of the market being completely dominated by aggressive RGB lighting and unnecessary LCD screens, this clean aesthetic is a massive breath of fresh air.
The ecosystem is already kicking off with the AERO 1000W PG5 Dark Wood and Light Wood power supplies. GIGABYTE is currently using the show floor to gather consumer feedback on matching white Light Wood and black Dark Wood versions of the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 graphics cards. The integration of the natural grain texture onto the premium shroud layout looks phenomenal, and we would absolutely love to see these move quickly from the showcase directly into production for the wider gaming market.

Display technology is a massive growth area right now, and alongside their premium WOLED gaming panels, GIGABYTE unveiled a truly fascinating evolutionary step in the mini LED space. The AORUS ELITE FM275K16P is a 27-inch 5K premium gaming monitor that introduces a unique “Tri-Mode” functionality, allowing hardware enthusiasts to seamlessly switch between different resolutions and native refresh rates depending on their immediate workload. In its native 5K resolution, the panel delivers crisp, Retina-level clarity at 165Hz, which can be overclocked up to 180Hz for professional creative work and high-end productivity. If you want to pivot to high-performance gaming, you can drop the resolution down to UHD 4K to unlock a faster 220Hz refresh rate. For ultra-competitive, fast-paced esports titles, the monitor can step down once more to QHD 1440p, pushing the refresh rate all the way to an extreme 330Hz. Backed by 2,304 local dimming zones, an HDR 1000 certification, and 99% DCI-P3 color reproduction, this glossy display successfully ticks every single box for both work and play. GIGABYTE is putting together an incredibly strong hardware portfolio for the rest of the year, and this multi-mode display is definitely one to keep an eye on.

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