GIGABYTE Direct Liquid Cooling Solution

GIGABYTE Direct Liquid Cooling solution focuses on innovative breakthroughs in AI, HPC and cloud computing, delivering outstanding efficiency in heat dissipation while achieving high system availability and stability.

GIGABYTE Direct Liquid Cooling Solution

GIGABYTE offers both independently developed and third-party Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC) solutions designed for high-density computing in data centers. The advanced cooling system operates by allowing direct contact between heat-generating components, such as CPUs and GPUs, and a cold plate connected to tubes with coolant inside, effectively removing heat from the server through a more efficient and rapid method. Compared to traditional air-cooled systems, DLC transfers heat at a much higher rate, ensuring overall system performance and stability.

GIGABYTE DLC solutions can be easily integrated with both liquid-to-air and liquid-to-liquid coolant distribution units (CDUs), requiring minimal modifications to existing cooling hardware in data centers. Another option for easier adoption of new cooling solutions is deploying Rear Door Heat Exchangers (RDHxs). Compatible with both DLC servers and air-cooled servers, this design offers an ideal solution for gradually transitioning from air-cooling infrastructure to DLC data centers. These designs effectively help customers meet the increasing demands for greater heat dissipation at a reasonable cost and with ease of deployment.

To simplify the validation process, GIGABYTE also provides pre-tested, rack-scale DLC solutions with included software, which are easy to deploy and performance-optimized while still offering customizable options. With GIGABYTE servers and components from our trusted partners, we are committed to providing simple solutions for anyone looking for quick adoption of the latest cooling alternatives.

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Cooling Challenges for AI, HPC, and Cloud Computing

Following the booming numbers in cloud computing services, artificial Intelligence (AI) has also started to become mainstream in every part of our daily lives. Combining the high-performance computing (HPC) needed in the field of scientific research, data centers worldwide continue to grow in number and scale. As the demand for computing power rapidly expands with limited space to be utilized, data centers are forced to come up with a much higher density solution, bringing unprecedented loads to the traditional air-cooling system design. Furthermore, the vibration generated by cooling fans in a server may result in damage to server components such as HDDs, and the noise could potentially damage the hearing of workers that routinely maintain IT hardware.

It is estimated that data centers now consume approximately 1% of the world's electricity, with the average power usage effectiveness (PUE) being in the range of 1.4 to 1.6. This number indicates that around 33% of the facility power is spent not on powering the IT hardware itself but on facility costs, including a majority part on air conditioning. DLC is a much more efficient way of transferring heat away from electrical components, and since air cooling equipment within a server, such as large fans and heat sinks, is no longer required, liquid cooling systems can fit into a more compact design, potentially supporting a much greater density of CPUs and GPUs in limited space.

Overall, the popular and standardized DLC technology has been proven effective throughout the past few years, and it is now a mature technology suitable for all scales of applications from small-sized data centers and smaller HPC cluster deployments to exascale computing facilities.

Why GIGABYTE DLC Solution

All-in-one & fully optimized

Providing an all-in-one rack solution tailored for customers seeking a complete, high-performance setup.

Flexible & reliable

Tested with various brands to allow customers to customize configurations using products from verified partners.

Faster delivery at a lower cost

Ensuring shorter lead times and competitive pricing while maintaining the high-quality performance and services offered by GIGABYTE and its partners.

Explore Flexible DLC Solutions with GIGABYTE

Project name	DLC servers	Support GPU
DL83-GP0	4 x G593-SD0-LAX1	NVIDIA HGX™ H100
	4 x G593-SD1-LAX3	NVIDIA HGX™ H200
	4 x G593-ZD1-LAX1	NVIDIA HGX™ H100
	4 x G593-ZD2-LAX1	NVIDIA HGX™ H100
	4 x G593-ZD1-LAX3	NVIDIA HGX™ H200
	4 x G593-SX1-LAX1	AMD Instinct™ MI300X
	4 x G593-ZX1-LAX1	AMD Instinct™ MI300X
DL83-GP1	8 x G4L3-SD1-LAX3	NVIDIA HGX™ H200
DL83-GP1	8 x G4L3-ZD1-LAX3	NVIDIA HGX™ H200
DL83-GP2	8 x G4L3-SD1-LAX5	NVIDIA HGX™ B200
DL83-GP2	8 x G4L3-ZD1-LAX5	NVIDIA HGX™ B200
DL83-GP3	11 x G363-SR0-LAX1without redundant	NVIDIA HGX™ H100
	11 x G363-SR0-LAX4without redundant	NVIDIA HGX™ H200
	11 x G363-ZR0-LAX1without redundant	NVIDIA HGX™ H100
	11 x G363-ZR0-LAX4without redundant	NVIDIA HGX™ H200
DL83-GP4	8 x G383-R80-LAP1without redundant	AMD Instinct™ MI300A

Project name	DLC servers	Support CPU
DL83-HD0	16 x H263-S62-LAW1/LAN1without redundant	5th/4th Gen Intel^® Xeon^®
	16 x H263-S63-LAW1/LAN1without redundant	5th/4th Gen Intel^® Xeon^®
	16 x H273-Z80-LAW1/LAN1without redundant	AMD EPYC™ 9005/9004
	16 x H273-Z81-LAW1/LAN1without redundant	AMD EPYC™ 9005/9004
	16 x H274-S60-LAW1without redundant	Intel^® Xeon^® 6
	16 x H274-S61-LAW1without redundant	Intel^® Xeon^® 6
DL83-HD0	10 x H374-A80-LAW1without redundant	Intel^® Xeon^® 6
DL83-HD0	10 x H374-A81-LAW1without redundant	Intel^® Xeon^® 6
DL83-HD1	15 x H273-Z85-LAZ1without redundant	AMD EPYC™ 9005/9004
DL83-HD1	15 x H274-A81-LAZ1without redundant	Intel^® Xeon^® 6

Applications

AI and HPC

Ensuring exceptional performance when handling demanding compute and GPU workloads is crucial for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and High-Performance Computing (HPC) heavy, complex workloads. GIGABYTE servers not only deliver outstanding performance but also effectively address the heat dissipation requirements that accompany the most powerful GPUs available today. Coupled with GIGABYTE DLC technology, systems achieve peak performance in a dense configuration.

Cloud Computing

Cloud computing services are known for their higher capacity, incredible processing performance and resource allocation, and density driven data centers, demanding more powerful cooling methods within a limited space. GIGABYTE DLC technology optimizes space and decreases component failure rates. This achieves sustainable and performance objectives.

Scientific Computing and Data Analytics

Cloud computing services are known for their higher capacity, incredible processing performance and resource allocation, and density driven data centers, demanding more powerful cooling methods within a limited space. GIGABYTE DLC technology optimizes space and decreases component failure rates. This achieves sustainable and performance objectives.

Another Step Toward Green Computing with GIGABYTE DLC Solution

GIGABYTE DLC technology further demonstrates our commitment to sustainability. Compared to air cooling solutions, the DLC solution is more energy efficient, as seen in its low PUE value. It eliminates the need for additional server fans, and the passive cold plates and CDUs enable precise control of the system's operating temperature. This results in a significant decrease in lost energy and noise. At the same time, the lower and stable component temperature extends the hardware lifespan.

The GIGABYTE DLC solution not only provides innovative technical solutions but also reflects GIGABYTE’s leadership in advancing technology, tackling heat dissipation challenges, and pursuing sustainable development. It enables clients to achieve environmental sustainability aligned objectives and usher in green computing. Additionally, it facilitates rapid deployment for businesses, streamlines client verification and evaluation processes, saves time, and reduces operational costs.