EK Waterblocks EK-HD adapters and tubes revealed

Posted on Friday, July 12 2013 @ 14:41 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
EK Waterblocks introduces the new EK-HD Tube and Adapter series:
EK Water Blocks, Ljubljana based premium water cooling gear manucturer, is thrilled to introduce the new EK-HD Tube and EK-HD Adapter series products. Use of solid acrylic tubes in PC water cooling systems has become very popular among builders in the water cooling community. EKWB has responded to the needs of enthusiasts and is excited to introduce these new products:

EK-HD Adapter
EK-HD Adapter is a solid-tube fitting, intended to be used with solid tubing such as Acrylic or Copper tube. Used in conjuction with EK-HD Tube it can also be used for connecting multiple Full Cover water blocks as an alternative method to using EK-FC Terminal system.

The product is made of nickel-plated machined brass with quality O-rings. These adapters come with both standard male- as well as female G1/4" BSP threaded variant and are fully compatible with EK-CSQ series (45°/90°) angled adapters.

Technical data:
- thread: G1/4" BSP; 4.5mm male thread lenght
- outer diameter of a fitting: 18.70mm (10/12mm type) or 21.7mm (12/16mm type)
- compatible tubing: solid Acrylic-, Copper-, Brass- or Stainless Steel tube
- installed height: 11mm
- Nickel-, Black Nickel or Black paint finish
- ROHS Compliant!

EK-HD Tube (multiple VGA water blocks connectivity set)
EK-HD Tube is a multiple VGA water blocks connectivity set consisting of a pair of pre-cut solid Acrylic tubes. In conjunction with EK-HD Adapter fittings this EK-HD Tube set can be used as an alternative solution for connecting multiple full-cover GPU water blocks (SLI/CrossFireX). These sets are available in two different dimensions - 10/12mm and 12/16mm (ID/OD) and pre-cut to perfect size to use with latest EK-FC water blocks using EK-FC Terminal (e.g. EK-FC7990 SE, EK-FC Titan SE, EK-FC770 GTX, etc.).

All these sets of different diameters are available in various lenghts (2-Slot: 20.7mm; 3-Slot: 41.0mm; 4-Slot: 61.3mm) for maximum motherboard compatibility. Depending on the type of motherboard and the positioning of the PCI-Express expansion slots used one can use EK-HD Tube 2-, 3- or 4-Slot set to connect two- or more graphics card water blocks into a visually stunning, sturdy unit.
EK-HD tubes and adapters


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