Nvidia's 45°C cooling design cuts data center water use to near zero

Re:Nvidia's 45°C cooling design cuts data center water use t... by one33seven on Thursday June 25, 2026 @02:38AM (#48669802)

The value of an AI data center in your area is negative, not near zero. Pollution, water use, heat, infrasound (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bP80DEAbuo) and so much more... But at least we may get some cheap heat in the future

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Re:Nvidia's 45°C cooling design cuts data center water use t... by JimDabell on Thursday June 25, 2026 @03:57AM (#48670335)

That infrasound video is nonsense:

https://blog.andymasley.com/p/contra-benn-jordan-data-center...

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Re:Nvidia's 45°C cooling design cuts data center water use t... by bbor on Thursday June 25, 2026 @02:48AM (#48669860)

Heat is not a cost -- no one is physically cooking because they live within miles of a building with computers in it.

Water usage is not a cost with this new technology -- that is what the article is about.

Infrasound is terrifically understudied and should not be discussed definitively based on the findings of a highly-biased amateur, but regardless: fan sound is not a cost with this new technology -- that is what the article is about.

Re:pollution, I suppose all buildings are kinda inherently polluting just by existing. So you've got them on that point!

Most importantly, actually: the person above clearly knows about all this, and was just discussing the benefits on their own. I love me some pedantry (really!) but this attempt seems counterproductive, sorry.

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Re:Nvidia's 45°C cooling design cuts data center water use t... by sysguest on Thursday June 25, 2026 @02:52AM (#48669879)

> Heat is not a cost

hmm? maybe it differs from time to time? on summer, it IS cost (nearby need to run AC)

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Re:Nvidia's 45°C cooling design cuts data center water use t... by one33seven on Thursday June 25, 2026 @06:24AM (#48671430)

also ecological and medical problems

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