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European Hardware Awards / 2018 Nominees

Best CPU

  • AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
    AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    Intel Core i3 8100
    Intel Core i5 8400
    Intel Core i5 8600K
    Intel Core i7 8700K
    Intel Core i9 7980XE

Best ATX Motherboard

  • ASRock X399 Taichi
    ASRock Z370 Taichi
    ASUS Crosshair VII Hero WiFi
    ASUS Rampage VI Extreme
    ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero
    ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme
    Gigabyte Aorus X299 Gaming 7
    Gigabyte Aorus X470 Gaming 7 WiFi
    MSI X470 Gaming M7
    MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon

Best Micro ATX Motherboard

  • ASUS ROG Strix Z370-G Gaming
    Gigabyte AX370M-Gaming 3
    MSI B350M Mortar
    MSI B360M Mortar
    MSI B360M Mortar Titanium
    MSI X299M Gaming Pro Carbon AC
    MSI Z370M Gaming Pro AC

Best Mini ITX Motherboard

  • ASRock Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac
    ASRock Fatal1ty X370 Gaming-ITX/ac
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming-ITX/ac
    ASRock X299E-ITX/ac
    ASUS ROG Strix Z370-I Gaming
    Gigabyte B350N Gaming WiFi
    Gigabyte Z370N-WiFi
    SuperO C7Z370-CG-IW

Best System Memory Series

  • Corsair Dominator Platinum SE
    Corsair Vengeance LPX (RGB)
    Crucial Ballistix Sport
    G.Skill Flare X
    G.Skill Sniper X
    G.Skill Trident Z (RGB)
    Kingston HyperX Predator

Best GPU

  • AMD Polaris 10/20
    AMD Vega 10
    Nvidia GP102
    Nvidia GP104
    Nvidia GP106
    Nvidia GV100

Best AMD Based Graphics Card

  • ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX Vega 56
    ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX Vega 64
    Gigabyte Aorus Radeon RX 580 XTR
    MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X
    PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Devil
    PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 64 Red Devil
    Sapphire Radeon RX 580 Pulse
    Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 64 Nitro+

Best Nvidia Based Graphics Card

  • ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Strix OC
    EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 Gaming ICX
    Gigabyte Aorus GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Edition
    Gigabyte Aorus GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Xtreme Gaming
    MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X
    MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Trio
    MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Lightning Z
    Nvidia Titan V
    Palit GeForce GTX 1050 Ti KalmX
    Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 Ti AMP Extreme

Best Monitor

  • AOC Q3277PQU
    Eizo FlexScan EV2785
    LG 32UD99-W
    Philips Curved UltraWide 349X7FJEW
    Samsung C27HG70
    Samsung C49HG90

Best Gaming Monitor

  • Acer Predator X34P
    Acer Predator XB321HK
    ASUS ROG Strix XG35VQ
    ASUS ROG Swift PG258Q
    MSI Optix MPG27CQ
    Samsung C27HG70
    Samsung C49HG90
    ViewSonic XG2703-GS

Best Professional Monitor

  • Acer ProDesigner BM320
    Benq DesignVue PD3200U
    Dell UltraSharp U3818DW
    Eizo FlexScan EV2785
    Philips Brilliance 275P4VYKEB

Best CPU Cooler (Air)

  • Be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4
    Cryorig H7 Quad Lumi
    Noctua NH-D15
    Noctua NH-D15S
    Noctua NH-U14S
    Scythe Ninja 5
    Thermalright Macho X2

Best CPU Cooler (Water)

  • Alphacool Eisbaer LT 360
    Arctic Liquid Freezer 240
    Corsair Hydro Series H115i Pro RGB
    Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro RGB
    EKWB Fluid Gaming A240
    EVGA Closed Loop 280mm
    Fractal Design Celsius S24
    NZXT Kraken X62
    NZXT Kraken X72

Best Case Fan Series

  • be quiet! Silent Wings 3
    Corsair ML120 Pro RGB Premium
    Corsair ML140 Pro RGB
    Noctua NF-A14 Industrial PPC-3000
    Noctua NF-F12 PWM Chroma Black Swap
    Scythe Kaze Flex

Best Hard Drive

  • Seagate Barracuda Pro
    Seagate IronWolf
    Seagate IronWolf Pro
    Seagate Skyhawk
    WD Black
    WD Red

Best SSD

  • Crucial MX500
    Intel 760p
    Intel Optane 800p
    Kingston DCP1000
    Plextor M9Pe
    Samsung 860 Evo
    Samsung 860 Pro
    Samsung 960 Evo
    Samsung 960 Pro
    Samsung 970 Pro

Best NAS Device

  • Asustor AS6202T
    Netgear ReadyNAS 526X
    QNAP TS-1277
    QNAP TS-253B
    QNAP TS-451+
    QNAP TS-677
    QNAP TS-877
    Synology DiskStation DS216play
    Synology DiskStation DS418
    Synology DiskStation DS418play
    Synology DiskStation DS718+
    Synology DiskStation DS918+

Best External Storage

  • Seagate Backup Plus Portable
    Samsung Portable SSD T5
    Drobo 5D3
    WD My Book
    Mach Xtreme MX Barium USB 3.1 Type-C
    Netstor NA611TB3
    WD My Passport
    Corsair Flash Voyager GTX

Best ATX Case

  • be quiet! Dark Base 700
    be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 Orange
    Cooler Master Cosmos C700P Black
    Cooler Master MasterCase H500P
    Corsair Crystal 570X RGB
    Corsair Obsidian 500D
    Fractal Design Define R6
    Fractal Design Meshify C
    NZXT H700i
    Phanteks Eclipse P300

Best Micro ATX Case

  • Cooler Master MasterBox Q300
    Fractal Design Meshify C Mini
    NZXT H400i
    Phanteks Enthoo Evolv mATX

Best ITX Case

  • Dan Cases A4-SFX
    Fractal Design Define Nano S
    Lian Li PC-05
    Lian Li PC-Q39
    Louqe Ghost S1
    NZXT H200i
    Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX
    Phanteks Evolv Shift X
    Raijintek Metis Plus

Best PSU Series

  • be quiet! Straight Power 11
    Corsair AX1600i
    Corsair Hxi
    Corsair RMx
    Enermax MaxTytan
    Seasonic Focus Plus
    Seasonic Prime Ultra

Best Mouse

  • Cooler Master MasterMouse MM530
    Corsair Dark Core RGB SE
    Corsair Glaive RGB
    Logitech G903 Lightspeed
    Razer Basilisk
    Razer Lancehead
    Roccat Kone Aimo
    Trust GXT 180

Best Keyboard

  • Corsair K95 RGB Platinum
    Corsair K63 Wireless
    Razer BlackWidow Chroma V2
    Creative Sound BlasterX Vanguard K08
    Cooler Master MasterKeys MK750
    Ducky Shine 6 Special Edition

Best Headset

  • Acer Predator Galea 500
    ASUS ROG Strix Fusion 500
    Corsair HS50
    Corsair Void Pro
    Creative Sound BlasterX H5 Tournament Edition
    HyperX Cloud Alpha
    HyperX Cloud Flight
    HyperX Cloud II
    Roccat Khan Aimo

Best Router

  • ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AC5300
    AVM FRITZ!Box 7590
    Netgear NightHawk X10
    Netgear NightHawk XR500
    Netgear Orbi RBK50
    Synology RT2600AC

Best Speakers

  • Creative Sound BlasterX Katana
    Edifier S880DB
    Logitech Z906
    Teufel Boomster XL

Best VR Product

  • ASUS VR HC102
    HTC Vive Pro
    Oculus Rift CV1
    Samsung Gear VR 2
    Sony PlayStation VR

Best Gaming Chair

  • Arozzi Torretta
    Corsair T1 Race
    Gamdias Achilles P1 L
    Noblechairs Epic
    Noblechairs Icon
    Sharkoon Skiller SGS3

Best PC (UK System Builder)

  • CCL Athena Aura
    Chillblast Fusion Centauri
    Cyberpower Infinity X66
    Fierce PC Blackfire Hammerhead
    Mesh Liquid P3
    Overclockers Cobalt Gaming PC
    PC Specialist Magma LX
    PC Specialist Vulcan Pro
    PC Specialist Apollo X01

Best Mini-PC

  • ASUS GR8 II
    Intel Hades Canyon
    Intel NUC 7i7BNHXG
    Medion Akoya S22002
    Zotac Magnus EK71080
    Zotac MEK1

Best Gaming Desktop System

  • Acer Predator Orion 9000
    Alienware Area-51 Threadripper Edition
    Corsair One Pro
    HP Omen X
    Lenovo Legion Y920T
    MSI Aegis Ti3
    MSI Trident 3
    Overclockers UK 8Pack Asteroid

Best Notebook

  • Apple MacBook Pro 15
    ASUS UX410
    ASUS UX430UN
    ASUS Zenbook Pro
    Dell XPS 13
    Dell XPS 15
    Gigabyte Aero 15X
    Huawei MateBook X Pro
    Lenovo ThinkPad T580
    Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon

Best 2-in-1 Tablet/Notebook

  • Acer Switch 5
    Acer Switch 7 Black Edition
    Dell XPS 15 2-in-1
    HP Spectre x360
    Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga
    Lenovo Yoga 720
    Lenovo Yoga 920
    Microsoft Surface Book 2
    Microsoft Surface Pro

Best Gaming Notebook

Acer Predator 21X
ASUS ROG G701VI
ASUS ROG Strix GL702ZC
ASUS ROG Zephyrus GX501VI
Gigabyte Aero 15X
Lenovo Legion Y920
MSI GE63 Raider
MSI GT75VR
MSI GT83 Titan
Razer Blade

Best Tablet

  • Apple iPad (2018)
    Apple iPad Pro
    Huawei Mediapad M5

Best Smartphone

  • Huawei Mate 10 Pro
    Huawei P20 Pro
    LG V30
    OnePlus 5T
    Samsung Galaxy S9(+)

Best Wearable

  • Amazfit Bip
    Apple Watch 3
    Polar M600
    Samsung Gear S3

Best Smart Home Product

  • Dyson V10 Absolute
    Google Home Mini
    Netgear Arlo Pro 2
    Nuki Smart Lock

Best Gaming Product

  • AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
    AMD Ryzen 7 1700
    ASUS Crosshair VII Hero
    ASUS ROG Zephyrus GX501
    Microsoft Xbox One X
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

Best Overclocking Product

  • ASUS ROG Maximus X Apex
    ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme
    Caseking KingMod GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FE
    Corsair Dominator Platinum Special Edition
    G.Skill Trident Z
    Gigabyte Z370X SOC Force LN2
    Intel Core i3 8350K
    Intel Core i5 8600K
    Intel Core i7 8700K
    Kingpin Cooling Dragon F1 Extreme

Best New Technology

64-layer 3D-NAND
AI Photography
AMD Freesync 2
Intel Thunderbolt 3 eGPU
Mesh Networking
Nvidia Max-Q
Realtime ray-tracing

Product of the Year

  • AMD Ryzen 2nd Generation
    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    Huawei P20 Pro
    Intel Hades Canyon
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

These are the finalists of the European Hardware Awards 2018, if you want to find out who the winners are click below button.

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