Four GPUs on Cold Plates, Ice Lake Xeons? TFNEW W297G4-Q
TL;DR: TFNEW launched the W297G4-Q, an enterprise liquid-cooled workstation, on September 21, 2026. On 2x 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (IceLake-SP, up to 270 W TDP) with 16 DDR4 RECC slots (up to 2 TB), it supports four liquid-cooled GPU cards on cold plates — a cold-plate liquid-cooled tower for GPU-heavy local work that needs sustained clocks. Get specs and pricing: sales@tfnew.com.
Core Specifications (with Plain-Language Terms)
The W297G4-Q is a cold-plate liquid-cooled tower workstation: processors and GPUs sit on cold plates — metal blocks that mount directly on the chips and carry their heat into a coolant loop — instead of air heatsinks and fans. That's the cooling architecture that lets four PCIe 4.0 x16 GPUs run alongside CPU compute at sustained clocks in a desk tower. Compute: up to 2x 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (IceLake-SP series, max 270 W TDP) with UPI inter-socket links up to 11.2 GT/s. Memory: 16 DIMM slots at 3200/2933 MHz DDR4 RECC, up to 2 TB. Expansion: 2x PCIe 4.0 x8 plus 4x PCIe 4.0 x16. Storage: onboard SATA controller with RAID 0/1/5/10 (optional standalone RAID card). Networking: onboard dual gigabit Ethernet plus a dedicated remote management port. Management is ASPEED AST2600 BMC with OpenBMC — the open-source BMC firmware stack.
Specs at a Glance
| Item | W297G4-Q Value |
|---|---|
| Model | Cold-plate liquid-cooled tower workstation |
| Processor | 2x 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (IceLake-SP), max 270 W |
| System bus | UPI up to 11.2 GT/s |
| Memory | 16 DIMM, 3200/2933 MHz DDR4 RECC, up to 2 TB |
| GPU | 4x liquid-cooled GPU cards on cold plates |
| PCIe | 2x PCIe 4.0 x8 + 4x PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| RAID | Onboard SATA, RAID 0/1/5/10; optional standalone card |
| Network | Dual gigabit + dedicated remote management port |
| BMC | ASPEED AST2600 + OpenBMC |
Why Cold-Plate Cooling Unlocks Four GPUs in a Tower
The four-GPU tower has always been an airflow problem: four dual-slot accelerators plus dual Xeon in a desk chassis means heatsink-and-fan cooling fights itself. Cold plates remove the fight — GPU and CPU heat enters the coolant directly, so the cards hold sustained clocks, the chassis stays quiet, and the 2 TB DDR4 RECC memory and PCIe 4.0 fabric don't have to share airflow with anyone. IceLake-SP's UPI links and OpenBMC management complete the picture: a tower with dual-socket engineering, GPU-density and server-grade out-of-band management.
Where It Fits
- GPU-heavy local AI: 4 liquid-cooled accelerators with 2 TB RECC for models
- Rendering and DCC: cold-plate GPUs at sustained clocks, all day
- Scientific workstations: dual-socket IceLake + 2 TB memory + GPU fabric
- Closed-loop environments: liquid-cooled desks without water-loop parts sprawl
Why the Numbers Matter
- 4x GPU cold plates: cards at sustained clocks, no air-cooling fight
- Dual IceLake-SP, UPI 11.2 GT/s: dual-socket compute on the desk
- 16 DDR4 RECC, up to 2 TB: registered, error-correcting capacity
- 2x x8 + 4x x16 PCIe 4.0: GPU and peripheral expansion headroom
- AST2600 + OpenBMC: server-grade management with open firmware
What TF NEW Says
"Every four-GPU tower is really a cooling question in disguise," said a TF NEW product manager. "The W297G4-Q answers it with cold plates — four liquid-cooled accelerators and dual IceLake Xeons stay at full clocks in a tower, with 2 TB RECC and OpenBMC management. GPU-heavy work, desk-sized, liquid-kept."
Quality and Availability
Every W297G4-Q is pressure-tested and burn-in validated — processors, GPU cold plates and the full loop run 48 hours under load before shipping, with leak-tested fittings and documented loop maintenance. It ships deployment-ready with OpenBMC baselines.
Pricing and Availability
The W297G4-Q is available now. Pricing varies with processor, memory, GPU and RAID configuration. Contact sales@tfnew.com or use the request-a-quote form at www.tfnew.com/contact for configuration guidance and lead time.
About TF NEW
TF NEW (TF New Technology) is an enterprise AI infrastructure provider based at www.tfnew.com. It designs and delivers private AI, compute, networking, storage, cooling and edge systems as deployment-ready solutions — AI servers, AI workstations, edge AI, liquid cooling and enterprise rack servers — for AI factories, datacenters and edge projects worldwide.
Media Contact
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FAQ
- What is the W297G4-Q? A cold-plate liquid-cooled tower workstation with up to 2x 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (IceLake-SP) and four liquid-cooled GPU cards.
- What is cold-plate cooling? Metal blocks mount on the CPU/GPU and carry heat into a coolant loop, keeping chips at sustained clocks without air heatsinks.
- How much memory does it support? 16 DDR4 RECC slots at 3200/2933 MHz, up to 2 TB.
- What GPUs can it take? Four liquid-cooled GPU cards on cold plates (PCIe 4.0 x16).
- What management does it use? ASPEED AST2600 BMC with OpenBMC.