The European Hardware Association is proud to announce that the EHA Reader Awards 2025 will take place on Tuesday 19th August at the Cologne Marriott Hotel in Köln, Germany – on the evening before GamesCom 2025 officially opens its doors.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the EHA Reader Awards represents the largest aggregated vote of its kind in the PC hardware industry. Millions of technology enthusiasts across Europe are invited to vote for their favourite brands and products – making this a true celebration of consumer recognition and industry excellence.
Members of the industry can register now for their complimentary tickets, using this link.
Since its inception, the EHA Reader Awards have stood as a hallmark of recognition for the most outstanding technology hardware products in the European market. The awards are powered by the combined expertise of the readers of nine of Europe’s most respected technology publications, which together influence the purchasing decisions of more than 20 million avid technology enthusiasts every month.
The EHA’s member publications include:
- Geeknetic (Spain)
- Technology Insider (The Netherlands)
- IO-Tech (The Nordics)
- PurePC (Poland)
- Hardwareluxx (Germany)
- KitGuru (UK)
- Cowcotland (France)
- Lab501 (Romania)
- Hardware Upgrade (Italy)
As ever, the event will bring together the senior European teams from the world’s leading technology companies for an evening of networking, refreshments, and of course – the official announcement of this year’s winners.
Held just a short walk from the Cologne Hauptbahnhof, this annual gathering has become a fixture on the GamesCom calendar, giving brands and media the opportunity to connect and reflect ahead of the show’s opening day.
Whether you’re attending to support your brand, meet with press and peers, or simply enjoy the atmosphere, we look forward to seeing you there.
Stay tuned for your official invite – and don’t forget to save the date!
For more information about the European Hardware Association, please contact your local representative shown on this page.
For now, here is the full list of products that have been nominate by the combined readership of the EHA member publications over the years. If you want to make suggestions for changes, then please do so with our contact form.
| 1) Best brand for Desktop CPUs? |
| AMD |
| Apple |
| Intel |
| 2) Best brand for Laptop CPUs? |
| AMD |
| Apple |
| Intel |
| Snapdragon |
| 3) Best brand for Mobile CPUs? |
| Apple |
| Huawei / HiSilicon |
| Mediatek |
| Snapdragon |
| Samsung |
| Unisoc |
| 4) Best brand for Motherboards? |
| ASRock |
| Asrock Rack |
| ASUS / ROG |
| Biostar |
| EVGA |
| Gigabyte / Aorus |
| MSI |
| NZXT |
| SuperMicro |
| 5) Best brand for Memory Modules? |
| 2-Power |
| ADATA |
| Corsair |
| Crucial |
| Dell |
| G.Skill |
| GoodRam |
| Gigabyte / Aorus |
| HyperX |
| Kingston |
| HP |
| Klevv |
| Lenovo |
| Lexar |
| Micron |
| Netac |
| Patriot |
| PNY |
| Samsung |
| Team |
| Thermaltake |
| Transcend |
| XPG |
| 6) Best brand for GPUs? |
| AMD |
| Intel |
| NVIDIA |
| 7) Best brand for Graphics Cards? |
| Acer |
| Afox |
| AMD |
| ASRock |
| ASUS / ROG |
| Biostar |
| EVGA |
| Galax |
| Gainward |
| Gigabyte / Aorus |
| HP |
| HPE |
| Inno3D |
| Intel |
| KFA2 |
| Lenovo |
| MSI |
| NVIDIA |
| Palit |
| PNY |
| PowerColor |
| Sapphire |
| XFX |
| ZOTAC |
| 8) Best brand for CPU Air Coolers? |
| Absym |
| Aerocool |
| Akasa |
| Alpenföhn |
| AMD |
| Antec |
| Arctic |
| ASUS |
| be quiet! |
| Cooler Master |
| Corsair |
| Cryorig |
| Deepcool |
| ENDORFY |
| Enermax |
| Gelid |
| Gigabyte / Aorus |
| Iceberg Thermal |
| IceGiant |
| Intel |
| Inter-Tech |
| Itek |
| Jonsbo |
| MarsGaming |
| Nfortec |
| Noctua |
| NOX |
| Raijintek |
| Scythe |
| Silverstone |
| Tacens |
| Thermalright |
| Thermaltake |
| Xigmatek |
| Zalman |
| 9) Best brand for CPU Water Coolers (all-in-one)? |
| Abysm |
| ADATA |
| Aerocool |
| Alpenföhn |
| Alphacool |
| Antec |
| Arctic |
| ASUS |
| be quiet! |
| Cooler Master |
| Cougar |
| Corsair |
| Cryorig |
| Deepcool |
| EKWB |
| EVGA |
| ENDORFY |
| Enermax |
| Fractal Design |
| Gamdias |
| Gigabyte / Aorus |
| HYTE |
| Intel |
| InWin |
| Itek |
| Jonsbo |
| Lian Li |
| MarsGaming |
| MONTECH |
| MSI |
| Nfortec |
| NOX |
| NZXT |
| Phanteks |
| Raijintek |
| Silverstone |
| Thermaltake |
| 10) Best brand for Custom Cooling? |
| Alphacool |
| Aqua Computer |
| Barrow |
| Bitspower |
| Corsair |
| EKWB |
| Mayhems |
| Phanteks |
| Thermaltake |
| Watercool |
| XSPC |
| 11) Best brand for Thermal Interface? |
| Abysm |
| Aerocool |
| Akasa |
| Alphacool |
| Alphenföhn |
| Arctic |
| Arctic Silver |
| ASUS |
| be quiet! |
| CoolBox |
| Cooler Master |
| CoolLaboratory |
| Corsair |
| Cryorig |
| DeepCool |
| EKWB |
| ENDORFY |
| Forgeon |
| Fox Spirit |
| Gelid |
| Gembird |
| Genesis |
| Mars Gaming |
| Natec |
| Noctua |
| NOX |
| OcioDual |
| Phanteks |
| Phasak |
| Startech |
| Tacens |
| Tempest |
| Thermal Grizzly |
| Thermal Hero |
| Thermaltake |
| Thermalright |
| Xilence |
| 12) Best brand for Fans? |
| Aerocool |
| Arctic |
| be quiet! |
| Cooler Master |
| Corsair |
| DeepCool |
| EKWB |
| ENDORFY / SilentiumPC |
| Enermax |
| Fractal Design |
| Gelid Solutions |
| HYTE |
| Iceberg Thermal |
| Inter-Tech |
| Itek |
| Lian Li |
| MarsGaming |
| Nfortec |
| Noctua |
| Nox |
| Noiseblocker |
| NZXT |
| Phanteks |
| Scythe |
| Silverstone |
| Spire |
| Tacens |
| Thermaltake |
| Titan |
| Zalman |
| 13) Best brand for hard drives? |
| ACTi |
| Axis |
| Cisco |
| Dell |
| Fujitsu |
| G-Technology |
| HP |
| IBM |
| Lenovo |
| MicroStorage |
| Oki |
| Origin Storage |
| Samsung |
| Seagate |
| Synology |
| Tandberg Data |
| Toshiba |
| Western Digital |
| 14) Best brand for SSDs? |
| Adata |
| Corsair |
| Crucial |
| Fastro |
| Gigabyte / Aorus |
| GoodRam |
| HPE |
| Intel |
| Kingston/HyperX |
| Kioxia |
| Lexar |
| MSI |
| Netac |
| Patriot |
| Philips |
| Plextor |
| PNY |
| Samsung |
| Sabrent |
| Sandisk |
| Seagate |
| Silicon Power |
| Solidigm |
| Synology |
| Transcend |
| Western Digital |
| XPG |
| 15) Best brand for Cases? |
| Abysm |
| Aerocool |
| Alpha Gear |
| Antec |
| ASUS |
| be quiet! |
| BitFenix |
| Chieftec |
| Cooler Master |
| Corsair |
| Cougar |
| Deepcool/GamerStorm |
| ENDORFY |
| EVGA |
| Fractal Design |
| FSP |
| GameMax |
| Genesis |
| Geometric |
| Gigabyte / Aorus |
| HYTE |
| In Win |
| Inter-Tech |
| Jonsbo |
| Kolink |
| LC Power |
| Lian Li |
| MarsGaming |
| Modecom |
| MONTECH |
| MSI |
| Nanoxia |
| Nfortec |
| Nox |
| NZXT |
| Phanteks |
| Raijintek |
| Riotoro |
| Seasonic |
| Sharkoon |
| SilverStone |
| Spacer |
| SSUPD |
| Tacens |
| Thermaltake |
| Zalman |
| 16) Best brand for Power Supplies? |
| Abysm |
| Aerocool |
| Antec |
| ASUS |
| be quiet! |
| BitFenix |
| Chieftec |
| Chieftronic |
| Cooler Master |
| Corsair |
| DeepCool |
| Delta |
| ENDORFY |
| Enermax |
| EVGA |
| Fractal Design |
| FSP |
| Gigabyte / Aorus |
| Inter-Tech |
| MarsGaming |
| MONTECH |
| MSI |
| Nfortec |
| Nox |
| NZXT |
| Phanteks |
| Riotoro |
| Seasonic |
| Sharkoon |
| SilverStone |
| Superflower |
| Tacens |
| Thermaltake |
| Xilence |
| XPG |
| Zalman |
| 17) Best brand for Monitors (non-gaming)? |
| Acer / ConceptD |
| AOC |
| Apple |
| ASUS / ROG |
| BenQ |
| Cooler Master |
| Corsair |
| Dell |
| Eizo |
| Eve |
| ExtremeGamer |
| Fujitsu |
| Gigabyte/Aorus |
| Hannspree |
| HKC |
| HP |
| Huawei |
| LC-Power |
| Lenovo |
| Iiyama |
| LG |
| Medion |
| MSI |
| NEC |
| NewSkill |
| Ozone |
| Peaq |
| Philips |
| ProXtend |
| Razer |
| Samsung |
| Terra |
| Viewsonic |
| Xiaomi |
| 18) Best brand for Gaming Monitors? |
| Acer |
| Alienware |
| AOC |
| ASUS / ROG |
| BenQ |
| Cooler Master |
| Eizo |
| Gigabyte/Aorus |
| HP |
| Huawei |
| Iiyama |
| Lenovo |
| LC-Power |
| LG |
| Medion |
| MSI |
| NEC |
| NewSkill |
| Ozone |
| Philips |
| Razer |
| Samsung |
| Viewsonic |
| Xiaomi |
| 19) Best brand for Portable Monitors? |
| Acer / ConceptD |
| AOC |
| Apple |
| Arzopa |
| ASUS / ROG |
| BenQ |
| Cooler Master |
| Corsair |
| Dell |
| Eizo |
| Eve |
| ExtremeGamer |
| Fujitsu |
| Gigabyte/Aorus |
| Hannspree |
| HKC |
| HP |
| Huawei |
| LC-Power |
| Lenovo |
| Iiyama |
| LG |
| Medion |
| MSI |
| NEC |
| NewSkill |
| Ozone |
| Peaq |
| Philips |
| ProXtend |
| Razer |
| Samsung |
| Terra |
| Viewsonic |
| Xiaomi |
| 20) Best brand for NAS devices? |
| Artec Technologies |
| Asustor |
| Dahua |
| Foscam |
| Hikvision |
| HP |
| HPE |
| Imou |
| Jovision |
| LevelOne |
| Netgear |
| Promise |
| QNAP |
| QSAN |
| Reolink |
| Seagate |
| Synology |
| TerraMaster |
| TP-Link |
| Ubiquiti |
| Vimtag |
| Western Digital |
| 21) Best brand for External Storage? |
| Adata |
| Apacer |
| Apricorn |
| Corsair |
| Crucial |
| DataLocker |
| Digittrade |
| Freecom |
| G-Technology |
| Glyph |
| HP |
| Intenso |
| iStorage |
| Kingston |
| LaCie |
| MediaRange |
| Patriot |
| PNY |
| Promise |
| Samsung |
| Sandisk |
| Seagate |
| Silicon Power |
| Transcend |
| Toshiba |
| Verbatim |
| Western Digital |
| 22) Best brand for Mice? |
| Apple |
| Asus/ROG |
| Cooler Master |
| Corsair |
| Endgame Gear |
| ENDORFY |
| Genesis |
| Gigabyte/Aorus |
| Glorious |
| HyperX |
| HP |
| Krom |
| Lamzu |
| Lenovo |
| Logitech |
| MarsGaming |
| Microsoft |
| Mountain |
| MSI |
| NewSkill |
| Ozone |
| Pulsar |
| Razer |
| Redragon |
| Roccat |
| Sharkoon |
| SteelSeries |
| Tesoro |
| ThunderX3 |
| Trust |
| Xtrfy |
| Zowie (BenQ) |
| 23) Best brand for Keyboards? |
| Anne Pro |
| Apple |
| Asus/ROG |
| Cherry |
| Cooler Master |
| Corsair |
| Cougar |
| Dell |
| Ducky |
| ENDORFY |
| Epomaker |
| Genesis |
| Gigabyte/Aorus |
| Glorious |
| HP/Omen |
| HyperX |
| HYTE |
| Keychron |
| Krom |
| Leopold |
| Lenovo/Legion |
| Logitech |
| MarsGaming |
| Microsoft |
| Mountain |
| MSI |
| NewSkill |
| OnePlus |
| Ozone |
| Razer |
| Redragon |
| Roccat |
| Sharkoon |
| Steelseries |
| Tesoro |
| ThunderX3 |
| Trust |
| Varmilo |
| Vortex |
| Wooting |
| Zowie |
| 24) Best brand for Gaming Headsets? |
| 1MORE |
| ASTRO Gaming |
| Asus/ROG |
| Audeze |
| Audio-Technica |
| BeyerDynamics |
| Corsair |
| Creative |
| ENDORFY |
| EPOS |
| Genesis |
| Gigabyte / Aorus |
| HP / Omen |
| HyperX |
| HYTE |
| Jabra |
| JBL |
| Krom |
| Lenovo / Legion |
| Logitech |
| MarsGaming |
| Medion |
| Microsoft |
| MSI |
| NewSkill |
| Ozone |
| Plantronics |
| Razer |
| Roccat |
| Sennheiser |
| Skullcandy |
| SteelSeries |
| Tesoro |
| ThunderX3 |
| Turtle Beach |
| Sharkoon |
| Sony |
| Trust |
| Veho |
| 25) Best brand for Headphones? |
| 1MORE |
| AKG |
| Anker |
| Apple |
| Audio-Technica |
| Asus |
| Bang & Olufsen |
| Beats |
| BeyerDynamic |
| Bose |
| Bower & Wilkins |
| Creative |
| Edifier/Stax |
| Creative |
| HyperX |
| Denon |
| Fairphone |
| Focal |
| Fostex |
| Fresh ‘n Rebel |
| Harman |
| HiFiMAN |
| Huawei |
| Jabra |
| JBL |
| Kef |
| KZ |
| LG |
| Ledwood |
| Logitech |
| Marshal |
| Microsoft |
| Moondrop |
| Nothing |
| OnePlus |
| OPPO |
| Philips |
| Pioneer |
| Plantronics |
| QCY |
| Razer |
| Samsung |
| Sennheiser |
| Shure |
| Skullcandy |
| Sony |
| Teufel |
| Trust |
| Xiaomi |
| 26) Best brand for Speakers (including PC-Speakers and Bluetooth Speakers)? |
| Amazon |
| Anker |
| Apple |
| Audioengine |
| Bang & Olufsen |
| B&W |
| Bose |
| Creative |
| Dali |
| Denon |
| Denver |
| Edifier |
| Elipson |
| Focal |
| Fresh ‘n Rebel |
| Harman Kardon |
| Hercules |
| House of Marley |
| JBL |
| Kef |
| Klipsch |
| LG |
| Libratone |
| Logitech |
| Marshall |
| Naim |
| Philips |
| Q Acoustics |
| Samsung |
| Sonos |
| Sony |
| Soundcore |
| Teufel |
| Ultimate Ears |
| Wavemaster |
| Xiaomi |
| 27) Best brand for Routers? |
| Acer |
| Amplifi |
| Asus/ROG |
| AVM |
| Cisco |
| D-Link |
| DrayTek |
| Eminent |
| Huawei |
| Lancom |
| Linksys |
| MikroTik |
| MSI |
| Netgate |
| Netgear |
| QNAP |
| Razer |
| Synology |
| Teltonika |
| Tenda |
| T-Mobile |
| TP-Link |
| Ubiquiti |
| Xiaomi |
| ZyXEL |
| 28) Best brand for Gaming / Office Chairs? |
| AKRacing |
| Corsair |
| Cougar |
| Diablo Chairs |
| Drift |
| DXRacer |
| ENDORFY |
| Genesis |
| IKEA |
| MarsGaming |
| Maxnomic |
| MSI |
| NewSkill |
| Nitro Concepts |
| Noblechairs |
| ORAXEAT |
| Recaro |
| REKT |
| Secret Lab |
| Tesoro |
| Trust |
| Vertagear |
| 29) Best brand for Gaming Furniture (except chairs)? |
| Arozzi |
| Cooler Master |
| Corsair |
| Cougar |
| Diablo Chairs |
| Drift |
| DXRazer |
| Geeknson |
| Huzaro |
| IKEA |
| Inaza |
| LeetDesk |
| Liftor |
| Logitech |
| Nerdytech |
| SecretLab |
| Sharkoon |
| Thermaltake |
| ThunderX3 |
| Trust |
| Ultradesk |
| Vernal |
| X Rocker |
| 30) Best brand for Mini-PCs? |
| Acer |
| Apple |
| ASRock |
| Asus |
| Beelink |
| Corsair |
| Dell |
| ECS |
| Gigabyte / Aorus |
| HP |
| Intel |
| Lenovo |
| Minisforum |
| Morefine |
| MSI |
| Shuttle |
| ZOTAC |
| 31) Best brand for Desktop Gaming PCs? |
| Acer |
| Actina |
| Asus/ROG |
| Corsair |
| Dell/Alienware |
| G4M3R |
| HP / Omen |
| ITD Custom Works |
| Lenovo / Legion |
| Medion |
| MSI |
| Mountain |
| NZXT |
| PC Specialist |
| ZOTAC |
| 32) Best brand for Laptops (non-gaming)? |
| Acer |
| Apple |
| Asus |
| BTO |
| Dell |
| Dynabook |
| Fujitsu |
| Framework |
| Gigabyte |
| HP |
| Huawei |
| Lenovo |
| LG |
| Medion |
| Microsoft |
| Mountain |
| MSI |
| Peaq |
| Primux |
| Razer |
| Samsung |
| Schenker Notebooks |
| Skikk |
| Xiaomi |
| 33) Best brand for Gaming Laptops? |
| Acer |
| Aeon |
| Asus/ROG |
| Azerty |
| BTO |
| Clevo |
| Dell / Alienware |
| Dream Machines |
| Gigabyte / Aorus |
| HP / Omen |
| Hyperbook |
| Lenovo / Legion |
| Medion |
| Mountain |
| MSI |
| PC Specialist |
| Razer |
| Skikk |
| TerraQue |
| XPG |
| 34) Best brand for Creator Laptops? |
| Acer |
| Aeon |
| Apple |
| Asus/ROG |
| Azerty |
| BTO |
| Clevo |
| Dell / Alienware |
| Dream Machines |
| Gigabyte / Aorus |
| HP / Omen |
| Hyperbook |
| Lenovo / Legion |
| Medion |
| Mountain |
| MSI |
| PC Specialist |
| Razer |
| Skikk |
| TerraQue |
| XPG |
| 35) Best brand for 2-in-1s (Hybrid Tablet/Notebook)? |
| Acer |
| Asus |
| Dell |
| HP |
| Lenovo |
| Microsoft |
| MSI |
| Samsung |
| 36) Best brand for Gaming Consoles / Handhelds? |
| Microsoft (XBOX) |
| Sony (PlayStation) |
| ASUS |
| Steam |
| MSI |
| Lenovo |
| Nintendo |
| Anbernic |
| AIN |
| Ayaneo |
| OnexPlayer |
| ZOTAC |
| 37) Best brand for Smartphones? |
| Alcatel |
| Apple |
| ASUS / ROG |
| Blackberry |
| Black Shark |
| Blackview |
| CAT |
| Fairphone |
| General Mobile |
| Honor |
| HTC |
| Huawei |
| Microsoft |
| Motorola |
| Nokia |
| Nothing |
| OnePlus |
| Oppo |
| POCO |
| Razer |
| Realme |
| Redmi |
| RedMagic/ZTE |
| Samsung |
| Sony |
| TCL |
| Vivo |
| Wiko |
| Xiaomi |
| 38) Best brand for Wearables? |
| Amazfit |
| Apple |
| Fitbit |
| Fossil |
| Garmin |
| Honor |
| Huawei |
| Mobvoi |
| Misfit |
| Polar |
| Samsung |
| Withings |
| Xiaomi |
| 39) Best brand for Smart Home Products? |
| Amazon (Alexa) |
| Anker |
| Apple |
| Aqara |
| Arlo |
| Athom (Homey) |
| Belkin (WeMo) |
| Bold |
| D-Link |
| Ecovacs |
| Eufy |
| Eve |
| EZVIZ |
| Fibaro |
| Google (Home) |
| Hikvision |
| INNR |
| Ikea |
| Imou |
| KlikAanKlikUit |
| Lenovo |
| Lifx |
| Nabu Casa/Home Assistant |
| Nest |
| Netatmo |
| Osram |
| Philips (Hue) |
| Qubino |
| Reolink |
| Ring |
| Roborock |
| Samsung (SmartThings) |
| Shelly |
| Tado |
| TP-Link |
| Ubiquiti |
| Woox |
| Xiaomi |
| Zipato |
| 40) Best brand for TVs? |
| CHIQ |
| Elements |
| Finlux |
| Hisense |
| Hitachi |
| HKC |
| Kivi |
| LG |
| Medion |
| Nokia |
| ODYS |
| Panasonic |
| Philips |
| Samsung |
| Salora |
| Sharp |
| Sony |
| Strong |
| Thomson |
| Toshiba |
| TCL |
| Xiaomi |
| 41) Best Value CPU? |
| 42) Best Value GPU / Graphic Card? |
| 43) Best Value Motherboard? |
| 44) Best Value Memory Series? |
| 45) Best Value Internal Storage? |
| 46) Best Value Cooling Solution? |
| 47) Best Value PSU Series? |
| 48) Best Value Case? |
| 49) Best Value Peripheral? |
| 50) Best Value Laptop? |
| 51) Best Value Smartphone? |
| 52) Best gaming product this year? |
| 53) Best product for overclocking this year? |
| 54) Best new technology this year? |
| 55) Best AI Solution this year? |
| 56) Product of the Year? |