European Hardware Awards 2015

In Awards by Andrzej Bania

After weeks of deliberation and voting, the EHA is proud to announce the winners of the inaugural European Hardware Awards in the Elegance Lounge of the Taipei International Convention Centre on the opening day of Computex 2015.

Experienced editors from all of the EHA member publications went through an exhausting process to arrive at the final list of the best hardware available in each category.

Together, the European Hardware Association sites:-

  • Host over 20 million visits a month
  • Attract almost half a million followers on Facebook
  • Offer a database of more than 100,000 articles
  • Have completed millions of individual, scientific tests on hardware going back many years

The European Hardware Association has unparalleled knowledge of the IT market and is uniquely positioned to nominate and present the European Hardware Awards.

The European Hardware Association members are committed to establishing these awards as the premium recognition for exceptional hardware being sold in the European Union – something that consumers across the region will come to look for as a marque of trust.

Here are the winners of the European Hardware Awards 2015.

WINNING PRODUCT   CATEGORY
Acer Predator XB270HU   Best Gaming Monitor
AMD Freesync   Best New Technology
Apple iMac 27″ 5K   Best All-in-One PC
Apple iPad Air 2   Best Tablet
ASRock X99M Fatal1ty Killer   Best Micro ATX Motherboard
ASUS GeForce GTX 980 Strix 4GB   Best Nvidia Graphics Card
ASUS Maximus VII Impact   Best Mini ITX Motherboard
ASUS PB279Q   Best Monitor
ASUS ROG GR8   Best Mini-PC / Barebone
Asus RT-AC87U Best Router
ASUS X99 Deluxe   Best ATX Motherboard
ASUS Xonar Essence STX II   Best Sound Card
be quiet! Pure Wings 2   Casefan Series
Bitfenix Prodigy   Best Mini ITX Case
Corsair K70 RGB   Best Keyboard
Corsair Vengeance   Best Memory Module Series
Dell XPS 13   Best Notebook
Enermax LiqMax II 240   Best CPU Cooler (water)
Fractal Design Define R5   Best (Micro) ATX Case
Gigabyte X99 SOC Champion   Best overclocking product
Intel Core i7 5960X   Best CPU
Intel SSD 750 Best SSD
Kingston HyperX Cloud   Best Headset/Headphone
LG GH24NS   Best Optical drive
Logitech MX Master   Best Mouse
Microsoft Surface Pro 3   Best Hybrid Tablet/Notebook
MSI GT80   Best Gaming Notebook
Noctua NH-D15   Best CPU Cooler (air)
Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X Best Product Overall
Nvidia GM204   Best GPU
Samsung T1   Best USB Flash Drive
Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC 4GB   Best AMD Based Graphics Card
Satya Nadella (Microsoft)   Person of the Year
Seasonic Platinum   Best PSU Series
Synology DS415+   Best NAS Device
Western Digital Red 6TB   Best Hard Drive