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2019 Nominees

European Hardware Awards / 2019 Nominees

Best CPU


  • AMD Athlon 200GE
    AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
    AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
    Intel Core i5 9600K
    Intel Core i7 9700K
    Intel Core i9 9900K

Best ATX Motherboard


  • ASRock Z390 Taichi Ultimate
    ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Extreme
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Hero
    ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme
    Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master
    Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Xtreme
    MSI MEG X299 Creation
    MSI MEG X399 Creation
    MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Pro Carbon

Best Micro ATX Motherboard


  • ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Gene
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Gene
    Gigabyte B360M Aorus Gaming 3
    MSI B450M Mortar
    MSI MPG Z390M Gaming Edge AC

Best Mini ITX Motherboard


  • ASRock X299E-ITX/AC
    ASRock X470 Gaming-ITX/AC
    ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming-ITX/AC
    ASUS ROG Strix B450-I Gaming
    ASUS ROG Strix X470-I Gaming
    ASUS ROG Strix Z370-I Gaming
    Gigabyte B450 I Aorus Pro WiFi
    Gigabyte Z390 I Aorus Pro WiFi
    MSI H310I Pro
    MSI MPG Z390I Gaming Edge AC

Best System Memory Series


  • Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB
    Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro
    G.Skill Trident Z Royal
    G.Skill Trident Z RGB
    Gigabyte Aorus RGB
    HyperX Predator
    Inno3D iChill RGB Aura
    Patriot Viper 4 Steel
    Team Group T-Force Xcalibur
    Thermaltake WaterRAM

Best GPU


  • AMD Vega 20 (Radeon VII)
    Nvidia TU102 (GeForce RTX 2080 Ti)
    Nvidia TU104 (GeForce RTX 2080)
    Nvidia TU106 (GeForce RTX 2070/2060)
    Nvidia TU116 (GeForce GTX 1660 Ti)

Best AMD Based Graphics Card


  • AMD Radeon VII
    ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX Vega 64 OC 8GB
    Gigabyte Aorus Radeon RX 570 4GB
    Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 64 Gaming OC 8GB
    Sapphire Radeon RX 590 Nitro+ Special Edition 8GB
    XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB

Best Nvidia Based Graphics Card


  • ASUS ROG Matrix GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Infinite Loop 11GB
    ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 Ti OC 11GB
    Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme WaterForce 8GB
    Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 Gaming OC Black 8GB
    MSI GeForce RTX 2070 Armor OC 8GB
    MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Gaming X Trio 11GB
    MSI Lightning Z RTX 2080 Ti 11GB
    Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Founders Edition 6GB
    Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition 11GB
    Zotac GeForce RTX 2080 Ti AMP Extreme Gaming 11GB
    Zotac GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Arctic Storm 11GB

Best Gaming Monitor


  • Acer Nitro XV3 XV273K
    Acer Predator X27
    AOC Agon AG352UCG6
    ASUS ROG Swift PG27UQ
    Gigabyte Aorus Tactical Gaming AD27QD
    LG 34GK950F
    Philips Momentum 436M6VBPAB
    Samsung CHG90

Best Professional Monitor


  • ASUS ROG Swift PG27UQ
    Dell UltraSharp UP3218K
    Eizo ColorEdge CG277
    Eizo FlexScan EV3285
    HP DreamColor Z27x G2
    LG 34WK95-U
    Philips Brilliance 499P9H
    Samsung C43J890

Best CPU Cooler (air)


  • be quiet! Dark Rock 4
    be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4
    Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition
    Cooler Master Wraith Ripper
    Noctua NH-D15 SE
    Noctua NH-U12A
    Noctua NH-U14S
    Scythe Ninja 5

Best CPU Cooler (water)


  • Alphacool Eisbaer Extreme
    ASUS ROG Ryujin Performance 360mm
    Cooler Master MasterLiquid Maker 240
    Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240R RGB
    Corsair Hydro Series H100i Pro RGB
    Corsair Hydro Series H115i Pro RGB
    Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro RGB
    EK Waterblocks EK-KIT X240
    Enermax Liqtech TR4 360mm
    NZXT Kraken X72
    Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 ARGB

Best Case Fan Series


  • be quiet! Shadow Wings 2
    be quiet! Silent Wings 3
    Corsair LL120 RGB
    Corsair ML120 Pro
    Enermax SquA RGB
    Noctua NF-A12x25
    NZXT Aer RGB 2

Best Hard Drive


  • Seagate BarraCuda (Pro)
    Seagate Exos X14
    Seagate FireCuda
    Seagate IronWolf (Pro)
    Toshiba N300
    Toshiba X300
    WD Black
    WD Red

Best SSD


  • Corsair Force MP510
    Gigabyte Aorus RGB M.2 NVMe
    Intel Optane 905P
    Kingston DCP1000
    Patriot Viper VPN100
    Samsung 970 Evo Plus
    Samsung 970 Pro
    WD Black SN750
    WD Black 2018 NVMe

Best NAS Device


  • Drobo 5N2
    QNAP TS-1677X
    QNAP TS-328
    Synology DiskStation DS1019+
    Synology DiskStation DS1618+
    Synology DiskStation DS218j
    Synology DiskStation DS918+

Best External Storage


  • HyperX Savage Exo
    iStorage diskAshur 2
    Patriot Evlvr
    Samsung Portable SSD T5
    Samsung Portable SSD X5
    SanDisk Portable Extreme 900 SSD
    WD My Passport Wireless Pro

Best ATX Case


  • be quiet! Silent Base 601
    Cooler Master Cosmos C700M
    Cooler Master MasterCase SL600M
    Corsair Obsidian Series 1000D
    Fractal Design Define S2 Vision
    Fractal Design Meshify S2
    Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic
    Phanteks Eclipse P600s
    Phanteks Enthoo Elite
    Phanteks Enthoo Evolv X

Best Micro ATX Case


  • BitFenix Pandora
    Cooler Master MasterBox NR400
    Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L
    Corsair Crystal 280X
    Fractal Design Meshify C Mini
    NZXT H400(i)

Best ITX Case


  • InWin A1 Plus
    Kolink Rocket
    Louqe Ghost S1
    NZXT H200i
    Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Shift ITX
    Raijintek Ophion
    Streacom DA2
    Thermaltake Core P1

Best PSU Series


  • ASUS ROG Thor
    be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11
    be quiet! Pure Power 11
    Corsair AX
    Corsair RMx V2
    Corsair SF Platinum
    Seasonic Focus Plus
    Seasonic Prime Titanium Fanless
    Seasonic Prime Ultra Titanium

Best Gaming Mouse


  • Cooler Master MM830
    Corsair Dark Core RGB
    Corsair Harpoon RGB Wireless
    Corsair M65 RGB Elite
    HyperX PulseFire RGB Pro
    Logitech G Pro Wireless
    Logitech G305 Lightspeed
    Logitech G903 Lightspeed
    Logitech MX518 2019
    Razer Mamba Hyperflux
    Razer Naga Trinity
    Roccat Kone Aimo
    Roccat Kone Pure Owl Eye
    Sharkoon Drakonia II
    SteelSeries Rival 650

Best Gaming Keyboard


  • Cooler Master CK530
    Cooler Master MasterKeys MK850
    Corsair K68 RGB
    Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 Low Profile
    Corsair K95 RGB Platinum
    Razer BlackWidow Elite
    Razer Huntsman Elite
    Wooting One

Best Router


  • ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000
    ASUS RT-AC88U
    AVM Fritz!Box 7530
    AVM Fritz!Box 7590
    Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500
    Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR700
    Netgear Nighthawk X10
    Netgear Orbi
    Razer Sila
    Synology RT2600ac
    TP-Link Deco M9 Plus

Best VR/AR Product


  • HTC Vive Pro
    Intel Vault AR
    Oculus Go
    Oculus Rift S
    Valve Index

Best Gaming Chair


  • Acer Predator Thronos
    Corsair T2 Road Warrior
    Edge GX1
    Gigabyte AGC300
    Medion Erazer X89017
    Nitro Concepts S300
    Noblechairs Epic
    Noblechairs Hero
    Noblechairs Icon
    Sharkoon Skiller SGS5

Best Gaming Headset


  • 1More Spearhead VRX
    Acer Predator Galea 500
    ASUS ROG Delta USB-C
    Audeze Mobius
    Beyerdynamic MMX 300
    Cooler Master MH752
    Corsair HS70
    HyperX Cloud II
    Logitech G935
    Razer Nari Ultimate
    SteelSeries Arctis 7

Best Headphones


  • 1More H1707
    Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro
    Bose QuietComfort 35 II
    Sennheiser HD 800 S
    Sennheiser HD 820
    Sennheiser HD 660 S
    Sony WH-1000XM3

Best Earphones


  • 1More Quad Driver In-Ear E1010
    1More Triple Driver In-Ear E1001
    Apple Airpods
    Bose SoundSport Wireless Headphones
    RHA MA390 Wireless
    Samsung Gear IconX

Best Speakers


  • Edifier S2000 Pro
    JmLab Chorus 700
    Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar
    Sony SRS-XB10
    Teufel Boomster XL

Best Mini-PC


  • ASRock Desk Mini
    Corsair One
    Intel Hades Canyon NUC
    MSI Trident X
    Zotac Magnus EC52070D

Best Gaming Desktop System


  • Acer Predator Orion 5000
    Corsair One i160
    Corsair One Pro
    Lenovo Legion T730
    MSI Infinite X Plus
    MSI Trident 3
    MSI Trident X
    Zotac MEK1

Best Notebook


  • Acer Swift 5
    ASUS Zenbook 13
    ASUS Zenbook Pro 15
    Dell XPS 13 9370
    Dell XPS 15 9570
    Gigabyte Aero 15
    Huawei MateBook 13
    Huawei MateBook X Pro
    Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon
    Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme

Best 2-in-1


  • Dell XPS 13 2-in-1
    HP Spectre x13 x360
    Lenovo Yoga 920
    Lenovo Yoga 930
    Lenovo Yoga X1 3rd Edition
    Microsoft Surface Book 2
    Microsoft Surface Go
    Microsoft Surface Pro 6

Best Gaming Notebook


  • Alienware Area 51M
    ASUS ROG G703GX
    ASUS ROG Strix Hero II
    ASUS ROG Strix Scar II
    ASUS Zephyrus S GX531
    ASUS Zephyrus S GX701
    Gigabyte Aero 15-X9
    Gigabyte Aorus 15-W9
    HP Omen 15
    MSI Stealth GS65
    MSI Stealth GS75
    PCSpecialist Recoil II
    Razer Blade 15

Best Smartphone


  • Apple iPhone XR
    Apple iPhone XS
    Google Pixel 3
    Huawei Mate 20 Pro
    Huawei P30 Pro
    OnePlus 6T
    Samsung Galaxy Note 9
    Samsung Galaxy S10(+)
    Samsung Galaxy S10e
    Xiaomi Mi 9

Best Wearable


  • Apple Watch Series 4
    Garmin Forerunner 645
    Huawei GT Watch
    Samsung Galaxy Watch
    Samsung Galaxy Watch Active
    Xiaomi Mi Band 3

Best Smart Home Product


  • Amazon Echo Show 2nd Generation
    Google Home Hub
    Philips Hue
    Tado Smart Thermostat V3+
    TP-Link HS200

Best Gaming Product


  • Acer Nitro XV3
    ASUS ROG Strix PG27UQ
    Intel Core i9 9900K
    MSI GS75
    MSI Trident X
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
    Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    Razer Raiju Ultimate

Best Overclocking Product


  • ASUS ROG Maximus XI Extreme
    Intel Core i9 9900K
    Kingpin Cooling T-Rex
    MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z

Best New Technology


  • 5G
    AimPad Analog Keyboards
    Corsair Capellix LED
    DirectX Raytracing
    Foldable Phones
    LG Rollable OLED TV
    Nvidia DLSS
    Nvidia RTX

Product of the Year


  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
    Huawei Mate X
    Huawei P30 Pro
    Intel Core i9 9900K
    LG Signature OLED TV R9 (Rollable OLED TV)
    Noctua NF-A12x25
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
    Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

These are the finalists of the European Hardware Awards 2019, if you want to find out who the winners are click below button.

See 2019 Winners