ASUS Demos Modded HUDIMM DDR5 Memory for Affordable PC Builds, Converting 24GB to 12GB and 16GB to 8GB with “One Sub-Channel”

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ASUS demonstrated prototype HUDIMM DDR5 support on the ROG Z890 APEX motherboard.
Using a Teamgroup module and a modded setup, UDIMMs were limited to one sub-channel to cut usable capacity in half.
That could reduce costs by turning 24 GB into 12 GB or 16 GB into 8 GB for budget PC builds.
HUDIMM may serve as a temporary lower-cost DDR5 workaround until memory prices come down.
