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A data center's cooling system takes the heat expelled from servers and removes it from the facility so that processors can deliver peak and stable performance. Traditionally, this was done through computer room air conditioning, or CRAC. However, as AI and HPC chips generate more heat, advanced cooling methods like liquid cooling are being adopted to make data center cooling more effective.

On a fundamental level, cooling prevents processors from overheating and shutting down, so effective cooling is essential to smooth operations in high-performance, high-availability data centers. As computing becomes ubiquitous in modern society, superb data center cooling can help a corporation reduce its carbon footprint and make it more competitive and cost-efficient.

Direct liquid cooling (DLC), where liquid coolant is piped into servers to chill essential components, and immersion cooling, where servers are submerged in a bath of dielectric coolant, are already replacing traditional air cooling in many newly built data centers. The future of data center cooling revolves around green computing solutions that will improve the facility's power usage effectiveness (PUE) so that operators can generate more compute for less operating expenses (OpEx) and lower carbon emissions.

When adopting new cooling technology, the data center's existing infrastructure must be evaluated for compatibility. For example, air cooling infrastructure lacks the facility cooling loop to support the liquid-to-liquid variation of liquid cooling, and so hybrid liquid-to-air cooling through the use of rear door heat exchangers (RDHx) may be the optimal choice. The data center's desired ambient temperature, which may be subject to regulations, must also be considered. It is important to work with a data center solution provider—such as GIGABYTE—to review your requirements and limitations so you can receive a bespoke data center cooling system best suited to your needs.