Computex 2026 runs June 2 to 5 in Taipei, and the pre-show teases have already started (Ed: My Whatsapp has been lighting up lately….). Biostar issued a press release yesterday confirming it will showcase “next-generation AMD” motherboards at its booth, alongside Intel 800-series boards, its Valkyrie gaming lineup, Radeon RX graphics cards, and DDR5 and DDR4 memory. The company is celebrating its 40th anniversary at the show, so there is some extra promotional energy behind the announcement.
Biostar is being deliberately vague about what “next-generation AMD” means. AMD has not confirmed new desktop chipsets, and Zen 6-based Ryzen desktop CPUs (codenamed Olympic Ridge) are expected sometime in late 2026 at the earliest, with some reports suggesting 2027. The most likely scenario is that these boards target a refreshed AM5 chipset, potentially branded X970 or X970E, rather than a full socket change. AMD has previously hinted at long-term AM5 support, and board makers rolling out early designs at Computex ahead of a CPU launch is par for the course.
Conveniently timed alongside Biostar’s announcement, leaker MEGAsizeGPU posted today with more specific detail. The “next-gen” AMD boards may not feature a new chipset at all under the hood. The claim is that new boards will still be based on the PROM21 chipset family, the same silicon behind existing X670, X670E, X870, and X870E boards, but with BIOS-level and routing changes that enable full native CUDIMM and CAMM memory support.
Current AM5 boards can run CUDIMM modules via EXPO 1.2 and recent AGESA updates, but only in a bypass mode that limits the speed gains these modules are supposed to deliver. Full CUDIMM support requires a memory controller on the CPU side that natively understands the on-module clock driver, and that is expected to arrive with Zen 6 silicon rather than through board updates alone. So while new boards may add better routing and BIOS support for CUDIMM, existing Ryzen 7000/9000 CPUs may remain limited to bypass mode even on updated hardware.
The bigger picture is that Computex is shaping up to be a significant platform preview moment for AMD enthusiasts. If Biostar is committing to “next-gen AMD” terminology, expect MSI, ASUS, GIGABYTE, and ASRock to make similar moves. Whether the new boards are cosmetically refreshed 800-series products or genuine X970E designs with meaningful platform changes will become clear once the show opens. Either way, anyone considering a high-end AM5 build right now has good reason to wait a few weeks and see what lands on the show floor.
AMD has not officially confirmed X970E or any new AM5 chipset designation. Take MEGAsizeGPU’s claims as informed speculation until Computex.