- Sealed loop liquid cooling system to support overclocking
- Supports Intel Core X Series Processors
- Quad Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 8 x DIMMs
- Intel Optane Memory Ready
- Dual 1Gb/s LAN ports (Intel I350-AM2)
- 1 x Dedicated management port
- 2 x U.2, 2 x SATA/SAS 2.5"" hot-swappable HDD/SSD bays
- 2 x M.2 with PCIe Gen3 x4/x2 interface
- 2 x PCIe Gen3 low profile expansion slots
- Aspeed AST2500 remote management controller
- Dual 1100W 80 PLUS Platinum redundant power supply
R161-R12 features an Asetek ServerLSL (Server Level Sealed Loop) liquid cooling system, enabling the highest performing overclocked CPUs to be used. ServerLSL is "liquid enhanced air" cooling for server nodes, replacing less efficient air coolers with liquid coolers and exhausting 100% of this hot air into the data center, with the overall data center heat being handled by existing CRACs and chillers. Individual liquid cooled servers can be installed in the same racks with air cooled servers, and no changes are required to existing data center infrastructure. This is a key advantage over centralized pumping systems that require high pressures and whole racks (or multiple racks) of liquid cooled servers to be installed.