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Dive deep into the heart of Canada’s fastest academic supercomputer, this $82 CAD million powerhouse is redefining cutting-edge research in AI, genomics, and more. Join us as we go behind the scenes at Simon Fraser University’s new data center, showcasing the incredible direct die liquid cooling system that achieves up to 95% heat capture. See the EPYC Genoa CPUs, 1.152TB RAM nodes, and learn how HBM3 memory delivers 3.36TB/s bandwidth. Explore the Aquatherm tubing, 600KW cooling distribution units (CDU), and massive evaporative cooling towers. We’ll crack open a GPU node, reveal the intricacies of a 192-core CPU node, and uncover the networking secrets of 800Gbit NDR interconnects. Discover how 49PB of spinning rust and 2PB of NVMe storage support groundbreaking projects, including data from the Large Hadron Collider. This video uncovers the unparalleled engineering behind Canada’s top supercomputing infrastructure. Get ready for an in-depth look at high-performance computing, liquid cooling, data center technology, and the future of scientific discovery!
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0:00 Intro
1:13 Sponsor
1:38 640 Nvidia GPUs and power demands
2:25 Cracking open a liquid-cooled node
4:33 How the cooling loop works
8:27 Storage, networking, and power delivery
9:52 Touring the cooling distribution system
12:55 CPU nodes and 400-core servers
15:37 Security measures
16:12 Evap cooling towers and pumps
18:14 Who paid for all of this?
18:54 Sponsor
19:44 Credits
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but can it run crysis?
This is so awesome!
noise is kinda unbearable i wouldve liked a redub
DDN ??? boooo .. You need PureStorage baby.
im just waiting for him to drop it
Am I the only one that was distracted by Linus grabbing his orange thingy while delivering his double entendres?
But how many FPS??
12:18 sounds like a Porter Robinson song intro
6:00 the cooling of a lower priority component should come first in the loop as its affect will be less noticeable! So if you go to RAM first and then CPU (as they have done it) it barely affects the temp of the coolant, and then going to the CPU, it is almost the same fresh maybe a few degrees higher temp coolant. But if you do it other way around, you will go to the CPU first (as Linus thought it is the highest priority, you will be heating up the RAM instead of cooling it as the high amount of heat dumped into the coolant from CPU will be carried over to the following components such as RAM. This is an excellent application to be honest and as an engineer I admire the way it is done. So elegant and I am pretty sure they even have software simulation/models of this done before finalizing their designs. Well done!
Pretty bold of the university to hand you one to make a video about. Since your history is to drop things 😂
My only issue with this is my concern about the electricity being used. Will this drive up the electric bill for everyone else? If they can afford all of this stuff then they should invest in electricity generation to at least cover their own usage.
But can it game?
Ok, but can it run Crysis?
boa noite colega,seria possivel vc me doar um pc,to precisando com urgencia pra iniciar meus estudos,perdir recentimente meu filho de 1 ano e tive que vender quase tudo queu tinha pra ajudar na manutenção dele no hospital e vendi meu pc tambem,desde ja agradeço
I know this is the kind of nerd crap that may not perform well, but man, what an awesome video. The sheer compute under one roof and the logistics it takes to power and cool it is fascinating.
#00:19 "Feelings like …" grabs crotch wtf xD
Minimum GTA 6 requirements
15.25 no need to do amd like that 🥺
But can it run Crysis?
spot on fur bree 😉
Linus last AMD tech upgrade: "whats more important in a video audio or video? AUDIO!"
Linus this video: "brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr"
That was really Cool! now ill just wipe off my drewel🤤😂
But can it run Crysis?
Is it really a super computer, not a cape in site, or sight.
Next video will be about how they let him become a computer
5:43 maybe it cools the RAM first, because if it went over the cpu's first, it would actually heat up the RAM. This is totally a guess though
Interesting. The evap towers and water management is almost identical to how casinos in Vegas use them to keep properties cool during the summer months. The towers are much much bigger in Vegas though. Usually on the order of 4 or more stories tall.
It is just scientifically understood that the Australian rainforest is no longer taking up more CO2 than producing O2.
Can't wait to buy one of these in 15 years.
NGL I found the supporting infrastructure more fascinating than the computers themselves.
Oh ew amd cpu no thx I don’t do budget
CornHub server
Linus why do you keep touching your 8-bit?
So cool
Why do you keep touching your stick controller?
Why is it so noisy in there when there's no fans in the nodes?
Micro sd might be some sort of serial port? Most servers like that have a few backup serial ports.
Shame on Linus for damaging Linus's hearing. He could've worn ear plugs at the very least. Clearly not thinking about his employee.
Like really though, it's morally wrong to make the audience complicit in the endangerment of the talent. (Oh good he does something at some point)
This is the most sexiest system I have ever seen period😅.