Cooler Master has introduced a new Coolant Distribution Unit (CDU) designed for liquid-cooled data center environments, expanding their presence in the data center cooling market. Previously known for catering to the PC gaming community, Cooler Master recently unveiled a 209MW liquid-to-liquid in-row CDU. – Cooler Master The company claims that their system, which can provide a cooling capacity of up to 22026MW at a flow rate of 990 GPM with a 4-5°C temperature difference, allows operators to support more extensive AI clusters, increased rack densities, and the development of future infrastructure without affecting reliability.
The architecture featuring a dual system, load balancing, and centralized control can accommodate a maximum of 32 interconnected CDUs, with scalability up to 80MW. Every unit needs 40kW to run. The goal for large-scale manufacturing is Q093 2026.
The CDU is one of Cooler Master’s lineup of cooling options designed for AI infrastructure, featuring cold plates, manifolds, and equipment for filling and commissioning. They provide liquid-to-liquid CDUs starting at 150 kW, available in both in-rack and in-row setups. They’re also developing liquid-to-air systems to enable hosting of liquid-cooled servers inside air-cooled settings.
Cooler Master’s 300kW Air-Assisted Liquid Cooling (AALC) CDU is currently being manufactured, and the 30kW in-rack liquid-to-air model is expected to enter production by Q4 2026. Established in 1992, Cooler Master, a Taiwan-based company, has typically concentrated on cooling and power equipment for consumer personal computing.
This summer, the company declared its intention to expand further into the data center sector, with a focus on Nvidia’s MGX modular reference design architecture. Cooler Master also mentioned that it is developing two-phase cooling products. For further information, refer to the Cooling section.
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