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2017 Nominees

European Hardware Awards / 2017 Nominees

Best CPU


  • AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
    AMD Ryzen 7 1700
    AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
    AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
    Intel Core i5 7600K
    Intel Core i7 6950X
    Intel Core i7 7700K
    Intel Pentium G4560

Best ATX Motherboard


  • ASRock Fatal1ty X370 Gaming K4
    ASUS Crosshair VI Hero
    ASUS Maximus IX Apex
    ASUS Maximus IX Hero
    ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme
    ASUS Prime Z270-A
    Gigabyte Aorus Z270X-Gaming 7
    Gigabyte Aorus Z270X-Gaming 9
    Gigabyte Aorus Z270X-Gaming K5
    Gigabyte Aorus AX370-Gaming 5
    MSI Z270 Gaming M7
    MSI Z270 Xpower Gaming Titanium

Best Micro ATX Motherboard


  • ASRock Z270M Extreme4
    ASUS Strix Z270G Gaming
    Gigabyte AB350M-Gaming 3
    Gigabyte Z270M-D3H
    MSI B350M Mortar
    MSI Z270M Mortar

Best Mini ITX Motherboard


  • ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming-ITX/ac
    ASUS Strix Z270I Gaming
    Biostar Racing X370-GTN
    Gigabyte Z270N-Gaming 5
    MSI Z270I Gaming Pro Carbon AC

Best System Memory Series


  • Corsair Vengeance (RGB)
    Crucial Ballistix Elite
    G.Skill Trident Z (RGB)
    Geil Evo X
    HyperX Savage

Best GPU


  • AMD Polaris 10 (AMD Radeon RX 480/470)
    AMD Polaris 20 (AMD Radeon RX 580/570)
    Nvidia GP102 (GeForce GTX 1080 Ti / Titan X)
    Nvidia GP104 (GeForce GTX 1080 / 1070)
    Nvidia GP106 (GeForce GTX 1060)
    Nvidia GP107 (GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / 1050)

Best AMD Based Graphics Card


  • ASUS Radeon RX 580 Strix OC 8GB
    Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 8GB
    MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB
    MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8GB
    PowerColor Radeon RX 480 RedDevil
    Sapphire Radeon RX 470 Nitro+ OC 4GB
    Sapphire Radeon RX 580 Nitro+ Limited Edition 8GB
    XFX Radeon RX 480 GTR Black Edition 8GB

Best Nvidia Based Graphics Card


  • ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 Strix OC 6GB
    ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Strix OC 8GB
    ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Strix OC 11GB
    EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 11GB
    Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GLH 8GB
    Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Aorus Xtreme Edition 11GB
    Inno3D GeForce GTX 1080 Ti iChill X3 Ultra 11GB
    MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Gaming X 8GB
    MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X 11GB
    PNY GeForce GTX 1070 XLR8 Gaming OC 8GB
    Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 Ti AMP! Extreme 11GB

Best Monitor


  • ASUS MX34VQ
    ASUS ROG Swift PG258Q
    ASUS ROG Swift PG348Q
    Dell UltraSharp U2717D
    Dell UltraSharp U3417W
    LG 38UC99
    Samsung C24FG70

Best Gaming Monitor


  • Acer XR382CQK
    AOC Agon AG271QG
    AOC Agon AG352QCX
    ASUS ROG Swift PG258Q
    ASUS ROG Swift PG348Q
    Benq Zowie XL2540
    LG 34UC79G
    Samsung C24FG70

Best Professional Monitor


  • Dell UltraSharp UP3216Q
    Eizo CG2420
    Eizo CG248-4K
    Eizo CG2730
    Eizo CG277
    NEC MultiSync EA275UHD
    Philips 275P4VYKEB
    Philips 328P6VJEB

Best CPU Cooler (Air)


  • be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3
    Cryorig H7
    Enermax ETS-T50-AXE
    Noctua NH-D15
    Noctua NH-D15S
    Noctua NH-U14S
    Phanteks PH-TC14PE
    Scythe Mugen 5
    Thermalright Le Grand Macho

Best CPU Cooler (Water)


  • Alphacool Eisbaer 240
    Arctic Liquid Freezer 240
    be quiet! Silent Loop 240mm
    Cooler Master MasterLiquid Pro 280
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Deepcool Captain EX
    Enermax Liqmax II 240
    EVGA CLC 280 Liquid RGB LED
    NZXT Kraken X61
    NZXT Kraken X62

Best Case Fan Series


  • be quiet! SilentWings 3
    Corsair ML Pro
    Corsair SP
    Noctua NF-A
    Noctua NF-P
    NZXT Aer RGB

Best Hard Drive


  • Seagate BarraCuda Compute
    Seagate IronWolf
    WD Black
    WD Gold
    WD Red
    WD Red Pro

Best SSD


  • Corsair Force MP500
    Crucial MX300
    Intel SSD 750
    Plextor M8Pe
    Samsung 960 Pro
    Samung 960 Evo

Best NAS Device


  • Asustor AS3202T
    Asustor AS6204T
    QNAP TS-451+
    QNAP TVS-473
    Synology DS216+II
    Synology DS416 Play
    Synology DS916+
    Thecus N5810

Best External Storage


  • ADATA SD700
    ADATA SE730
    Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate GT
    LaCie 6big Thunderbolt 3
    Samsung T3
    WD Wireless My Passport Pro
    Plextor Portable SSD EX1
    SanDisk Extreme 510 SSD

Best ATX Case


  • be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900
    be quiet! Pure Base 600
    Cooler Master MasterCase Maker 5T
    Corsair Crystal 570X
    Corsair Graphite 780T
    Fractal Design Define C
    GameMax Silent White
    In Win H-Tower
    Lian-Li PC-O10
    NZXT S340 Elite
    Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX
    Thermaltake Core P3

Best Micro ATX Case


  • Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 3
    Corsair Carbide Air 240
    Fractal Design Define Mini C
    Phanteks Enthoo Evolv mATX

Best ITX Case


  • Antec Cube
    BitFenix Portal
    DAN Cases A4
    Enermax Steelwing
    Fractal Design Define Nano S
    Lian Li PC-Q37
    NZXT Manta
    Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX
    Streacom DB4

Best PSU Series


  • be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11
    be quiet! Pure Power 9
    Cooler Master MasterWatt Lite
    Corsair RMx
    Enermax Platimax
    EVGA SuperNova
    Seasonic Prime Titanium
    SilverStone Strider Titanium
    Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGB

Best Mouse


  • ASUS ROG Gladius
    Cooler Master MasterMouse Pro L
    Corsair Scimitar Pro RGB
    Logitech G403 Prodigy
    Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum
    Logitech G900 Chaos Spectrum
    Logitech MX Master
    Razer DeathAdder Elite
    Roccat Kova 2015
    SteelSeries Rival 500

Best Keyboard


  • ASUS ROG Claymore
    Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro L RGB
    Corsair K70 RGB Rapidfire
    Corsair K95 RGB Platinum
    G.Skill Ripjaws KM780 RGB
    HyperX Alloy RGB
    Razer BlackWidow Chroma V2
    Tesoro Gram Spectrum RGB

Best Headset


  • ASUS ROG Centurion 7.1
    Corsair Void Surround Hybrid
    HyperX Cloud Revolver
    HyperX Cloud Stinger
    Razer ManO’war Wireless
    Sennheiser G4me One
    Sennheiser GSP 300
    Steelseries Arctis 5

Best Router


  • ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AC5300
    ASUS RT-AC88U
    AVM FRITZ!Box 7490
    AVM FRITZ!Box 7580
    Linksys WRT3200ACM
    Netgear Nighthawk X6 R8000
    Netgear Nighthawk X10 R9000
    Netgear Orbi
    TP-Link Talon AD7200

Best Speakers


  • Creative GigaWorks T3
    Creative Sound Blaster Katana
    Edifier R1280DB
    Riva Audio Turbo X
    Teufel Ultimate 40

Best VR Product


  • Google Daydream View
    HTC Vive
    Oculus Rift
    Samsung Gear VR
    Sony Playstation VR

Best Gaming Chair


  • Bultaco GT301
    Nitro Concepts E220 Evo
    Noblechairs Epic
    Thermaltake GT Comfort
    Vertagear PL6000
    Vertagear Triigger

Best Mini-PC


  • Gigabyte BRIX i7A-7500
    ASUS ROG GR8 II
    Zotac Zbox EN1060
    Intel NUC NUC6i7KYK2 i7-6770HQ Skull Canyon

Best Gaming Desktop System


  • Acer Predator G6-710
    Alienware Area 51
    Corsair One Pro
    Lenovo Y710 Cube
    Lenovo Y900 Razer Edition
    MSI Aegis
    Overclockers UK Neuron (6700K&1070)

Best Notebook


  • Acer Aspire S13
    Acer Swift 7
    Apple Macbook Pro 2016 15″
    ASUS ZenBook UX410U
    ASUS ZenBook 3 UX390UA
    Dell XPS 13
    Dell XPS 15
    HP Spectre 13
    Lenovo Thinkpad X
    Razer Blade Stealth

Best 2-in-1 Tablet/Notebook


  • Acer Switch Alpha 12
    ASUS Transformer 3 Pro
    Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet
    Lenovo Yoga 720
    Lenovo Yoga 900
    Microsoft Surface Book
    Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Best Gaming Notebook


  • Acer Predator 15
    Acer Predator 17
    ASUS GX800
    Lenovo Legion Y520
    MSI GS63VR
    MSI GT62VR
    MSI GT73VR
    MSI GT83VR
    PC Specialist Vortex VI
    Razer Blade

Best Tablet


  • Apple iPad (2017)
    Apple iPad Pro 9.7″
    ASUS Zenpad 3S
    Huawei MediaPad M3
    Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Plus
    Nvidia Shield Tablet K1
    Samsung Galaxy Tab S3

Best Smartphone


  • Apple iPhone 7
    Apple iPhone 7 Plus
    Huawei Mate 9
    Huawei P10
    LG G6
    Oneplus 3T
    Samsung Galaxy S8
    Samsung Galaxy S8+

Best Wearable


  • Allview Allwatch
    Apple Watch 2
    Garmin Fenix 5
    Huawei Watch 2
    LG Watch Sport
    Samsung Gear Fit 2
    Samsung Gear S3

Best Smart Home Product


  • Google Home
    Netgear Arlo Pro
    Philips Hue
    Allview Smart Cam

Best Overclocking Product


  • AMD Ryzen 7 1700
    ASUS Maximus IX Apex
    ASUS Maximus IX Extreme
    der8auer Delid Die Mate 2
    Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Aorus Xtreme Edition 11GB
    Gigabyte Z270X Gaming SOC
    Intel Core i7 7700K

Best New Technology


  • 802.11ad
    AMD Zen architecture
    Calyos Loop Heat Pipe
    DisplayPort 1.4
    HBM2 memory
    HDR
    Intel 3DXpoint

Product of the Year


  • AMD Ryzen
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    Samsung 960 Pro SSD
    Samsung Galaxy S8

These are the finalists of the European Hardware Awards 2017, if you want to find out who the winners are click below button.

See 2017 Winners