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EK Introduces Loop Stainless Steel Gauge Card

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EK, the renowned premium liquid cooling gear manufacturer, is proud to unveil its latest accessory that promises to streamline the assembly process for enthusiasts and professionals alike: the EK-Loop Stainless Steel Gauge Card. Crafted from durable stainless steel and designed for simplicity, this handy tool is an essential accessory for anyone involved in water cooling. Its primary function serves to drastically simplify the search for the correct assembly parts, ensuring that users can effortlessly find compatible components. Multifunctional by design yet primarily aimed at enhancing the water cooling experience, the EK-Loop Gauge Card is the accessory you didn't know you needed—until now.

Preventing Assembly Errors Before They Happen
With the Gauge Card, measuring and matching bolt and nut sizes becomes effortless. It accurately determines the bolt size and length for any component, including nut size measurements for M2.5, M3, and M4 nuts. This guarantees compatibility and ease of assembly across a wide range of components. The card also allows for the identification of different screw diameters (M4, M3.5, M3, M2.5, M2) and screw dimensions effortlessly, making it more straightforward to select the right parts for your build. Screw length identification up to 30 mm further ensures precise fitting and optimal security of components, while the tool aids in avoiding the insertion of the wrong bolts in the wrong places - thus preventing potential damage to sensitive PCBs. Moreover, the EK-Loop Gauge Card aids in the determination of Allen key sizes (2, 2.5, 6, 8, 9), simplifying the search for the right tool for the job.




The left side half-circles, designed for tube measurements of 12, 14, and 16 mm (OD), cater specifically to the most common tubing sizes used in water cooling systems. This feature enables precise matching and compatibility checks for tubing, ensuring seamless integration into the cooling loop.

The top side of the EK-Loop Stainless Steel Gauge Card features a half cutout for G1/4" threads, specifically designed to help users visualize and measure the space that G1/4" threaded ports will occupy in a water cooling loop, aiding in spatial planning and component placement. But, more importantly, it shows the maximum thread depth that is compatible with all EK products.

Sleek Design, Powerful Functionality
The brilliance of the EK-Loop Stainless Steel Gauge Card lies not just in its functionality but also in its form. No larger than a credit card, this sleek, portable tool fits perfectly in your wallet, toolkit, or workspace, ensuring it's always within reach when you need it most. Its real power, however, is its ability to prevent common assembly errors that plague even the most experienced builders.



The EK-Loop Stainless Steel Gauge Card is more than just a measuring tool; it's an indispensable companion for anyone dedicated to creating the most efficient, reliable, and visually stunning water cooling systems.

Availability and Pricing
The EK-Loop Stainless Steel Gauge Card was designed in Slovenia, Europe, and is available for order through the EK Webshop. In the table below, you can see the manufacturer-suggested retail price (MSRP), VAT included.



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I remember MNPCTech used to offer a ruler that was far more useful than this as it came with slots to measure screw threads as well. Even nVidia used to offer a fun little ruler.
 
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Don't ever buy any "tool" branded by a PC company....buy from a Tool company....it'll be a quarter of the price AND better quality. It's like those people who buy LED strips from phanteks or corsair, what are you thinking?
 
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In the table below, you can see the manufacturer-suggested retail price (MSRP), VAT included.
I don't see the table, but I bought some of these a while back from the local hardware store for about $5 for a set of 3, each with different sets of measurements for all kinds of screws, nuts, bolts, nails, threads, & hole sizes, as well as comparison charts that showed the relationship between I.D. & O.D. sizes :)
 
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I don't see the table, but I bought some of these a while back from the local hardware store for about $5 for a set of 3, each with different sets of measurements for all kinds of screws, nuts, bolts, nails, threads, & hole sizes, as well as comparison charts that showed the relationship between I.D. & O.D. sizes :)
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Yeah this item here seems to be so limited you'd have to wonder why someone would buy it but then again they would be limited as well hehe
 
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I remember MNPCTech used to offer a ruler that was far more useful than this as it came with slots to measure screw threads as well. Even nVidia used to offer a fun little ruler.
yeah I have a ruler somewhere that had wire gauges and a bunch of other stuff on it too.
 
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yeah I have a ruler somewhere that had wire gauges and a bunch of other stuff on it too.
I have a cheap ruler(Stainless steel) that I had purchased from hardware store and it has conversion table, tap drill measurements and WW UNF measurements.
 
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