The Direct Liquid Cooling solution from GIGABYTE focuses on cutting-edge developments in AI, HPC, and cloud computing, providing exceptional heat dissipation efficiency together with high system availability and stability.
GIGABYTE Direct Liquid Cooling Solution
GIGABYTE independently developed Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC) for data center high-density computers. The advanced cooling system allows direct contact between heat-generating components like CPUs and GPUs and a cold plate coupled to coolant tubes to swiftly and efficiently remove heat from the server. Direct Liquid Cooling conducts heat far more quickly than conventional air-cooled systems, guaranteeing total system stability and performance.
Both liquid-to-air and liquid-to-liquid coolant distribution units (CDUs) can be readily connected with GIGABYTE’s DLC system, necessitating only minor adjustments to the data centers’ current cooling gear. Rear Door Heat Exchangers (RDHxs) are another way to facilitate the adoption of innovative cooling methods. With its compatibility for both Direct Liquid Cooling and air-cooled servers, the architecture provides an ideal way to progressively move from an air-cooling infrastructure to the DLC data center era. At an affordable price and with ease of deployment, these designs can help clients meet the ever-increasing demands for increased heat dissipation.
Cooling Challenges for AI, HPC, and Cloud Computing
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has begun to permeate every aspect in daily life, following the skyrocketing numbers in cloud computing services. Data centers are expanding in size and number globally, combining the high-performance computing (HPC) required for scientific research. Data centers must find a considerably greater density solution as the demand for processing power grows quickly and there is a limited amount of available space. This puts previously unheard-of strain on the architecture of the conventional air-cooling system. Additionally, the noise produced by cooling fans in a server may harm the hearing of employees who regularly maintain IT equipment, and the vibration they produce may cause damage to server components like HDDs.
Data centers are thought to now use around 1% of the world’s electricity, with an average power use effectiveness (PUE) of 1.4 to 1.6. This number indicates, about 33% of the facility’s electricity is used for facility expenses, primarily air conditioning, rather than powering the IT hardware itself. Liquid cooling systems can be incorporated into a more compact design, potentially supporting a much higher density of CPUs and GPUs in limited space, because Direct Liquid Cooling is a far more effective method of removing heat from electrical parts. This is because air cooling equipment, such as large fans and heat sinks, within a server is no longer necessary.
Over the past few years, the widely used and standardized Direct Liquid Cooling technology has shown itself to be effective overall. It is now a mature technology that can be used for applications of all sizes, from exascale computing facilities to modest data centers and smaller HPC cluster installations.
Why GIGABYTE DLC Solution
All-in-one & fully optimized
The GIGABYTE Direct Liquid Cooling solution provides an all-in-one rack solution appropriate for clients looking for a comprehensive setup with peak performance, since all components, from servers and cold plates to racks and CDUs, are manufactured by GIGABYTE and approved partners.
Flexible & reliable
GIGABYTE builds the Direct Liquid Cooling solution using connectors from Stäubli, a reputable and seasoned industry leader. Additionally, the system has been tested with a number of brands, enabling clients to personalize setups using goods from approved partners.
Faster delivery at a lower cost
By shifting component manufacture to GIGABYTE, the solution may be delivered at a competitive price and in a significantly shorter lead time, lowering the overall cost while guaranteeing the same superior performance and services offered by GIGABYTE and its partners.
Explore Flexible DLC Solutions with GIGABYTE
GIGABYTE DLC Solution Composition
Passive Cold Plate Loops
The high TDP CPUs and GPUs that GIGABYTE’s cool plates are made to enable maximize their heat dissipation efficiency while managing demanding workloads like generative AI. All GIGABYTE liquid-cooled servers have the best thermal performance with the loop designs, which have been evaluated in various motherboard configurations.
Leak Sensor Boards
A leak prevention design is becoming more and more necessary in future projects as liquid cooling steadily takes over as the industry standard. To address the main worry associated with implementing liquid cooling systems, GIGABYTE creates leak sensor boards for all platforms that issue alerts when coolant leaks occur.
Rack Manifolds
The rack manifolds, which have a 100% dry-break rapid disconnect and a dependable stainless-steel design, link liquid-cooled server nodes to a rack-based CDU for safe, efficient server node repair. Both half-rack and full-rack configurations are available for the manifolds, which have a parallel cooling arrangement. For easy identification, the connectors are marked in blue for the inlet and red for the outlet. The manifold is simple to install and takes up little room, allowing for better ventilation and more space for other configurations like power distribution units (PDUs).
Coolant Distribution Units (CDUs)
Global leaders and innovators in cooling IT hardware, Motivair, nVent, and Delta, teamed up with GIGABYTE to integrate their CDUs into the GIGABYTE Direct Liquid Cooling solution, which can run a full-racksetup of a GPU server with a single 4U liquid-to-liquid CDU. This ensures compelling performance at a reasonable cost. Installed at the top or bottom of any normal 19″ rack, the CDUs have redundant circulating pumps and power supplies. GIGABYTE or its partners guarantee warranty and maintenance services to reduce the risks associated with new deployments.
DLC Rack
The Direct Liquid Cooling rack, DL90-ST0, is designed by GIGABYTE for facilities who are interested in liquid cooling solutions but are afraid to do so. This is for new installations looking for simpler validation options. The 8U liquid-to-air In-Rack CDU from Delta can handle systems up to 14.5kW with redundant pump and power circuit designs, and the 22U half-rack architecture is simple to integrate into existing air-cooling environments. A single high-end GPU specialist, such as the GIGABYTE G593 GPU server, or several general computing servers can be tested with ease with the rack’s validated PDUs and GIGABYTE manifolds.
Applications
AI and HPC
For complex Artificial Intelligence and HPC applications, excellent computing and GPU performance is necessary. GIGABYTE servers handle the heat dissipation needs of the most powerful GPUs on the market and function well. Systems operate at their best when combined with GIGABYTE’s Direct Liquid Cooling technology in a dense arrangement.
Cloud Computing
Cloud computing services are renowned for their greater capacity, amazing resource allocation and processing performance, and density-driven data centers, which necessitate the use of more potent cooling techniques in constrained spaces. By optimizing space, GIGABYTE’s DLC technology lowers component failure rates. This accomplishes performance and sustainability goals.
Scientific Computing and Data Analytics
Cloud computing services are renowned for their greater capacity, amazing resource allocation and processing performance, and density-driven data centers, which necessitate the use of more potent cooling techniques in constrained spaces. By optimizing space, GIGABYTE’s DLC technology lowers component failure rates. This accomplishes performance and sustainability goals.
Another Step Toward Green Computing with GIGABYTE DLC Solution
The Direct Liquid Cooling technology from GIGABYTE is another example of it dedication to sustainability. The low PUE value of the DLC solution indicates that it is more energy efficient than air cooling methods. The passive cold plates and CDUs allow for fine control of the system’s operational temperature, and it does away with the need for additional server fans. Noise and wasted energy are greatly reduced as a result. Simultaneously, the hardware lifespan is increased due to the lower and steady component temperature.
In addition to offering creative technical solutions, the GIGABYTE Direct Liquid Cooling solution demonstrates the company’s leadership in developing technology, addressing heat dissipation issues, and promoting sustainable development. It helps customers to usher in green computing and accomplish goals that are in line with environmental sustainability. Additionally, it saves time, lowers operating expenses, expedites customer verification and evaluation procedures, and enables enterprises to deploy quickly.
