#Industry News
AI Data Center Liquid Cooling Rubin Ends Air Cooling in China
Full liquid cooling goes mandatory—Rubin rewrites the rules of AI data center thermal management
2026 marks the mandatory era of full liquid cooling as NVIDIA's Rubin platform ends air cooling in AI data centers. With single GPUs consuming 1800–2300W, liquid cooling has become a must-have, not an option, for high-end AI training and inference. Rubin's integrated large cold plates, CDUs and manifolds have shifted industry value from components to whole-cabinet and full data center delivery. Chinese manufacturers are seizing global opportunities. EXTRCOOL, with 115MW+ liquid cooling design experience, offers one-stop solutions serving clients across the USA, Kazakhstan, Ethiopia, China and Central Asia. The 2nd Global AI Data Center Liquid Cooling Supply Chain Summit will be held in Shenzhen, China, May 21–22, 2026, gathering 1,000 experts.
