NVIDIA's newest supercomputer (Vera Rubin) has no fans, almost no cables, and it's cooled with hot water. Here's how. ????????
BEFORE · The old tray: up to ~60 cables, loud fans, and 2–3 hours to build each one.
FIX 01 · A circuit board in the middle — the midplane. Chips plug straight in, like LEGO.
FIX 02 · Kill the fans. Liquid flows through metal cold plates on the chips and carries the heat away.
FIX 03 · The water goes in at 45°C (113°F) — hotter than a hot tub — so in many climates the data center can skip the chillers.
RESULT · About 5 minutes to build a tray instead of hours. 72 GPUs + 36 CPUs in one rack.
Okay… it still has two cables: power and network. Meanwhile, you can't find your charger. ????
Follow @TheEngineerMax for more of how things ACTUALLY work. ????☕
#nvidia #supercomputer #ai #engineering #technology #shorts
BEFORE · The old tray: up to ~60 cables, loud fans, and 2–3 hours to build each one.
FIX 01 · A circuit board in the middle — the midplane. Chips plug straight in, like LEGO.
FIX 02 · Kill the fans. Liquid flows through metal cold plates on the chips and carries the heat away.
FIX 03 · The water goes in at 45°C (113°F) — hotter than a hot tub — so in many climates the data center can skip the chillers.
RESULT · About 5 minutes to build a tray instead of hours. 72 GPUs + 36 CPUs in one rack.
Okay… it still has two cables: power and network. Meanwhile, you can't find your charger. ????
Follow @TheEngineerMax for more of how things ACTUALLY work. ????☕
#nvidia #supercomputer #ai #engineering #technology #shorts
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