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Andie Yen, Business Development Director, Data Center Infrastructure Solutions, GIGABYTE

LTA systems also help data centres avoid the environmental impacts of construction. Constructing new data centres or retrofitting existing ones to support liquid lines to every rack can be a very water- and carbon-intensive process. Using LTA systems can help data centres increase chip density without increasing their physical footprint, minimising the need to take on these kinds of projects.

The modularity of LTA systems also allows localised deployment of liquid cooled chips, enabling scaling and deployment of additional cooling as data centres increase IT workloads. LTA solutions can cool greater IT loads more efficiently and in a smaller footprint without additional infrastructure.

What to look for

Outside of basic performance, data centre managers should prioritise service and maintenance when designing and selecting components for LTA cooling systems. In particular, designers should look for toolless hot swappable features that provide easy installation and serviceability. As data centre managers know, once cooling systems are switched on, they need to run 24 / 7, so pumps, fans, controllers and temperature and pressure sensors should be serviceable and hotswappable without turning the unit off. Filters should be cleanable and reusable to keep costs down.

Data centre managers should also look for pumps, fans, power supplies and fill-anddrain liquid connections to be located on the front of the unit for ease of service and accessibility. This level of serviceability is critical to maintain reliable liquid-cooled data centres.

Additionally, data centres expecting to scale their high-performance and AI capabilities need to make sure their LTA systems include features that enable easy reconfiguration like flexible hose connections and top and bottom feed liquid connection points to IT equipment.

Adrian Chiam, Head of Sales for nVent Data Solutions, SEA, ANZ, Taiwan, and Andie Yen, Business Development

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Data Center Infrastructure Solutions, GIGABYTE, recently discussed liquid cooling as a popular solution to heightened heat generation for modern data centres.

The conversation highlighted the growing demand for liquid cooling in data centres, driven by the increasing heat loads from advanced AI and high-density computing components like NVIDIA and AMD GPUs.

Chiam noted that liquid cooling has gained traction due to the high heat generation in modern servers, especially after the rise of AI, while Yen added that the GP 300 GPU alone can consume up to 1600 watts, necessitating liquid cooling to manage temperatures effectively.

Both Chiam and Yen agreed that this trend is only set to continue, with many data centres already adopting liquid cooling, with more expected to do so in the coming years.

Watch the discussion in full here. �

AS LONG AS LTA COMPONENTS HAVE FEATURES THAT ARE CONDUCIVE TO MODULAR DESIGN, LTA SYSTEMS ARE VERY SCALABLE.

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