Thermal management is changing in the age of kilowatt chips, with a shift towards liquid cooling as chips get hotter. OEMs and systems builders are opting for liquid cooling when cramming more than a kilowatt of accelerators into a single chassis. Liquid cooling offers advantages such as more efficient heat transfer and the ability to cool lower-power components. Future chip developments from AMD and Intel may drive the need for liquid cooling, though air cooling is still supported.

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