GIGABYTE Collaborates with Incooling to Develop a New Class of Two-Phase Liquid Cooled Servers

PRESS RELEASE: January 14th 2020, Taipei, Taiwan and Eindhoven, the Netherlands - As the requirement for greater computing power in applications such as high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, scientific simulation and financial trading is growing, air cooling of these systems is becoming ever more problematic, consuming more energy and causing greater damage to the environment. Since the liquid is a much more efficient method of cooling than air, GIGABYTE is investing more research and development into liquid cooling technology, and co-operating with a variety of industry partners to offer servers equipped with different types of liquid cooling solutions.

GIGABYTE is now pleased to announce another new partnership with cooling technology provider Incooling, who has adopted GIGABYTE’s overclockable R161 Series server platform as the test-bed and prototype model for a new class of two-phase liquid-cooled overclockable servers designed for the high-frequency trading market.

True Innovations Only Come Together with Truly Innovative Partners

"We are very excited to be able to collaborate with GIGABYTE because we know that true innovations only come together with truly innovative partners. GIGABYTE not only makes best in class products but are also able to push the boundaries on multiple technology frontiers. These capabilities come together in their R161 series server, sporting both a highly modular and flexible system design for easy customization as well as the excellent power delivery and custom overclocking BIOS capabilities that allow us to fully exploit the potential of phase change cooling" said Rudie Verweij, CEO at Incooling.

"We are always looking into new cooling technologies that help our customers push the boundaries of performance and efficiency in their data centres. Incooling offers a unique solution, different from others in the marketplace, and we are looking forward to working with them to see what new possibilities we can achieve using our servers together with their cutting edge two-phase cooling technology" said Mike Chang, Thermal R&D Manager at GIGABYTE.

Turbocharged Cooling

Incooling's technology is capable of pushing temperatures far below the traditional data centre air temperatures, unlocking a new class of turbocharged servers. It does this by leveraging specialized refrigerants using phase-change cooling, inside a pressure-controlled loop. This is a highly efficient method that allows the exchange of the heat from the chip with the datacenter air with far less thermal resistance. Coupled with the R161 overclockable server from GIGABYTE, Incooling’s solutions are able to push performance further than ever before. First system tests showed up to 20°C lower core temperatures contributing up to 10% increase in boost clock-speed whilst lowering total power draw by 200 watts.

Continuous R&D efforts will further push these boundaries, but it's not all just about raw performance increase. Soon, Incooling plans to adopt their cooling technology for other types of GIGABYTE server systems such as its H-Series multi-node servers for high-performance computing and G-Series GPU servers for artificial intelligence. This will further reduce the currently excessively high energy consumption in servers that are using the highest-powered CPUs or GPUs.

About GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE is an engineer, visionary, and leader in the world of tech that uses its hardware expertise, patented innovations, and industry leadership to create, inspire and advance. Renowned for over 30 years of award-winning excellence, GIGABYTE is a cornerstone in the HPC community, providing businesses with server and data centre expertise to accelerate their success. At the forefront of evolving technology, GIGABYTE is devoted to inventing smart solutions that enable digitalization from edge to cloud, and allow customers to capture, analyze, and transform digital information into economic data that can benefit humanity and "Upgrade Your Life".

About Incooling

Incooling is a fast-growing company headquartered in the Netherlands and was selected by HighTechXL to be part of its first deep-tech venture building program. After a 9-month incubation period, Incooling was successfully funded and is collaborating with global companies. Dutch officials recently selected Incooling to represent the Netherlands at several top global conferences including Computex, the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, and CES 2020.