- GIGABYTE is releasing four AMD AM4 motherboards in 2026 to support budget-friendly builds with DDR4 memory.
- The move follows a market trend in which manufacturers like ASUS and ASRock are extending the life of older sockets to offer cheaper hardware options.
- The new lineup consists of two compact Mini-ITX boards and two Micro-ATX versions.
Following industry trends, GIGABYTE has just announced the release of four new motherboards in 2026 that use the AMD AM4 socket and enable DDR4 RAM. Just a few days ago, we discovered that ASUS would increase production of these motherboards, in addition to the Intel LGA1700 series.
Thanks to a new line of mid-range and entry-level motherboards, as well as more cost-effective DDR4 memory, the entire industry will be able to build more cheap computers with AMD Ryzen 5000 and 12th, 13th, and 14th Gen Intel Core processors.
In this way, GIGABYTE validates a trend. ASRock was ahead of the curve with a hybrid motherboard that supported DDR4 or DDR5 RAM and the Intel LGA1700 socket. ASUS announced that it would increase production, and GIGABYTE is introducing totally new models.
As a result, it’s understandable that other manufacturers, such as MSI, BIOSTAR, and Chinese businesses, will follow suit.
We’ve got two Mini-ITX and two Micro-ATX motherboards. The Mini-ITX board is a GIGABYTE A520I AC (ver. 1.5) with the AMD A520 chipset. It runs the CPU on a 6-phase VRM and has two memory slots that can accommodate up to 64GB of DDR4 RAM at 5300 MT/s. It also has a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slot, an M.2 connector for PCIe 3.0 SSDs, Wi-Fi 5 + Bluetooth 4.2 connectivity, an Ethernet port, and a video output compatible with an APU.
On the other end of the spectrum is the GIGABYTE B550I AORUS Pro AX (ver. 1.4), which boasts an 8-phase VRM, a PCI-Express 4.0 x16 interface, and twin M.2 slots for PCIe 4.0 + 3.0 SSDs. It also has Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, and a 2.5 Gbps
For Micro-ATX models, we begin with the GIGABYTE B550M H ARGB, which is based on the AMD B550 chipset. This motherboard supports up to 64 GB of DDR4 RAM at rates of up to 5,100 MT/s and includes a PCI-Express 4.0 x16 interface for the GPU and a PCIe 4.0 x4 interface for the SSD.
We conclude with the “top-of-the-line” model of this new generation of modern computers, which uses older hardware. The GIGABYTE B550I AORUS Pro AX (ver. 1.4) features an 8-phase power VRM with a 90A SPS.
It supports PCIe 4.0 x16 and NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 interfaces, as well as a second PCIe 3.0 slot. It can handle up to 64GB of RAM at 5400 MT/s and has wireless connectivity and a 2.5Gbps Ethernet interface.
These two motherboards are brand-new. Since the other two are new versions, we are aware that they have updated or made specific changes (such as utilizing a new Wi-Fi module) before reintroducing them into production. These GIGABYTE motherboards that enable DDR4 memory will be widely used, particularly in low-cost gaming setups.
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