ASUS Launches Advanced Liquid-Cooled AI Servers

As of March 2026, ASUS has officially shifted the landscape of computing by launching a series of Advanced Liquid-Cooled AI Servers.

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Moving away from traditional air cooling, these new systems are designed to handle the extreme power density required for next-generation AI.

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At the heart of this innovation is the ASUS AI POD, a powerhouse built on the NVIDIA Vera Rubin architecture, capable of supporting trillion-parameter LLM training with 100% liquid cooling.

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By utilizing methods like Direct-to-Chip cooling, ASUS enables hardware to run at peak capacity without thermal throttling.

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A standout achievement is the system's energy efficiency; these setups have reached a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.18.

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This is a critical milestone, as it proves that these 'AI Factories' can achieve massive compute density while drastically cutting operational costs and carbon emissions.

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Through partnerships with industry leaders like Vertiv, ASUS is transforming high-performance computing from an experimental endeavor into a reliable, sustainable, and purpose-built infrastructure for the future of artificial intelligence.

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What is the primary reason ASUS introduced liquid-cooled servers?

To lower the cost of manufacturing NVIDIA GPUs.

To manage extreme power densities that exceed the limits of air cooling.

To reduce the physical size of the server racks.

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To manage extreme power densities that exceed the limits of air cooling.

What does a PUE of 1.18 signify in this context?

A high level of energy efficiency in the data center.

The maximum number of parameters the AI can process.

The speed of the network bandwidth per GPU.

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A high level of energy efficiency in the data center.

Which architecture does the ASUS AI POD utilize?

AMD EPYC Zen.

Intel Xeon Sapphire.

NVIDIA Vera Rubin.

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NVIDIA Vera Rubin.

What is a key benefit of 'zero-throttle' performance?

Hardware can operate at peak capacity without slowing down due to heat.

It allows the server to use less electricity overall.

It eliminates the need for any electrical power.

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Hardware can operate at peak capacity without slowing down due to heat.

How does liquid cooling affect compute density?

It allows for higher GPU density because it removes heat more efficiently than air.

It forces the reduction of GPUs per rack.

It prevents the installation of multiple servers in one row.

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It allows for higher GPU density because it removes heat more efficiently than air.

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