The KitGuru Reader Awards are all about the products that YOU decide are the best available in 2016. We thank you for the hundreds of nominations we received early in October. The most popular options in each category have now been compiled into a final list and we encourage you to get voting!
Voting starts today and will close on 13th November, with the winners being announced on 21st November.
Votes will also count toward the European Hardware Community Awards – so as well as choosing your winners for KitGuru, you will also be influencing the results across the continent.
You can vote in just one category – or all of them – it's entirely up to you.
We really want to hear from you, so please click below and get voting – it takes less than 5 minutes!
At the end of the survey, you can choose to enter a prize draw to win an AMAZON ECHO (bought and paid for by KitGuru). You don't have to enter if you don't want to, but if you want to – then just leave your details in the final text box within the survey. Entries must be received before 13th November. All decisions made by KitGuru staff are final.
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Here are the nominees that YOU chose for this year's awards…
Best CPU |
Intel Core i5 6600K |
Intel Core i7 6700K |
Intel Core i7 6950X |
Best ATX Motherboard |
ASRock Z170 Extreme4 |
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger |
Gigabyte Z170X-UD3 |
MSI Z170A Gaming Pro Carbon |
Best Micro ATX Motherboard |
ASRock Z170M Extreme4 |
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene |
Gigabyte Z170M-D3H |
MSI Z170M Mortar |
Best Mini ITX Motherboard |
ASRock X99E-ITX/ac |
ASUS Z170I Pro Gaming |
Gigabyte B150N Phoenix-WiFi |
MSI Z170I Gaming Pro AC |
Best Memory Module Series |
Corsair Vengeance LPX |
Crucial Ballistix Sport |
G.Skill Trident Z |
Kingston HyperX Fury |
Best GPU |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 |
AMD Radeon RX480 |
Best AMD Based Graphics Card |
ASUS Radeon RX 480 Strix OC 8GB |
MSI Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8GB |
PowerColor Radeon RX 480 Red Devil |
Sapphire RX 480 Nitro+ OC 8GB |
XFX Radeon RX 480 GTR 8GB |
Best Nvidia Based Graphics Card |
ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Strix OC 8GB |
EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 |
Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GLH 8GB |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming |
MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Gaming X 8GB |
Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme |
Best Monitor |
Dell UltraSharp U2515H |
Iiyama ProLite XB2483HSU |
LG 38UC99 |
Philips BDM4065UC |
Samsung U28E590D |
Best Gaming Monitor |
Acer Predator X34 |
AOC Agon AG271QG |
ASUS RoG Swift PG348Q |
BenQ XL2411Z |
Dell S2716DG |
Eizo Foris FS2735 |
Iiyama G-Master GB2488HSU-B2 |
Samsung C24FG70FQ |
Best Professional Monitor |
ASUS ProArt PA329Q |
BenQ PV3200PT |
Dell UltraSharp P2715Q |
Eizo CG318-4K |
NEC MultiSync PA322UHD-SV2 |
Philips BDM3275UP |
Best CPU Cooler (Air) |
Arctic Freezer i32 |
Be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 |
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo |
Cryorig R1 Ultimate |
Noctua NH-D15 |
Scythe Fuma |
Thermalright Le Grand Macho RT |
Thermaltake Riing Silent |
Best CPU Cooler (Water) |
Be quiet! Silent Loop 280 |
Cooler Master Seidon 120V |
Corsair Hydro H110i V2 |
EK Waterblocks EX-XLC Predator 240 |
Enermax Liqmax II 240 |
NZXT Kraken X61 |
Thermaltake Water 3.0 Riing RGB |
Best Case Fan Series |
Be quiet! Silent Wings 3 |
Corsair ML Pro |
Enermax D.F. Pressure |
Fractal Design Dynamic |
Noctua NF |
Noiseblocker NB-eLoop |
Thermaltake Riing |
Best Hard Drive |
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 |
WD Red |
Best SSD |
Crucial MX300 |
Intel SSD 600p |
OCZ Trion 150 |
Samsung 950 Pro |
Sandisk Ultra II |
Best NAS Device |
Asustor AS6208T |
Qnap Turbo Station TS-253A |
Synology DS416 |
WD My Cloud EX4100 |
Best External Storage |
Samsung Portable SSD T3 |
WD My Passport Ultra |
Best ATX Case |
Be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 |
Cooler Master MasterCase Maker 5 |
Corsair Obsidian 750D |
Fractal Design Define R5 |
In Win 909 |
NZXT Source S340 |
Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Tempered Glass |
Thermaltake Core P5 |
Best Micro ATX Case |
Bitfenix Phenom M |
Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 3 |
Corsair Carbide Air 240 |
Fractal Design Define Mini |
Phanteks Enthoo Evolv |
Thermaltake Core V21 |
Best ITX Case |
Bitfenix Prodigy |
Cooler Master EIite 130 |
Corsair 250D |
Fractal Design Define Nano S |
In Win Chopin |
NZXT Manta |
SilverStone SST-RVZ02B |
Thermaltake Core v1 |
Best PSU Series |
be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 |
Cooler Master V Series |
Corsair RMx |
Enermax Platimax D.F. |
EVGA Supernova G2 |
Seasonic Prime Titanium |
Super Flower Leadex Platinum |
Thermaltake Toughpower DPS G RGB |
Best Mouse |
ASUS ROG Spatha |
Cooler Master MasterMouse Pro L |
Corsair M65 RGB |
Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum |
Razer Deathadder Chroma |
Roccat Kone XTD |
Steelseries Rival 300 |
Tt eSPORTS Ventus X |
Best Keyboard |
Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro L RGB |
Corsair K70 Rapidfire RGB |
Ducky Shine 5 |
Logitech G910 Orion Spark |
Razer Blackwidow Chroma |
Roccat Skeltr |
Steelseries Apex M800 |
TT eSports Poseidon Z RGB |
Best Headset |
ASUS Strix 7.1 |
Beyerdynamic MMX300 |
Cooler Master MasterPulse over-ear |
Corsair Void Wireless |
HyperX Cloud II |
Logitech G933 Artemis Spectrum |
Razer Kraken 7.1 |
Sennheiser G4me Zero |
Steelseries Siberia 840 |
Tt eSPORTS Shock |
Best Router |
ASUS RT-AC5300 |
AVM FRITZ!Box 7490 |
Linksys WRT1900ACS |
Netgear Nighthawk R7000 |
Synology RT1900ac |
TP-Link Archer C3200 |
Best Sound Card |
ASUS Xonar Essence STX II 7.1 |
Creative Sound Blaster ZxR |
Best Speakers |
Edifier R1280T |
Logitech Z906 |
Best VR Product |
HTC Vive |
Oculus Rift |
Playstation VR |
Best Mini-PC Series |
ASUS VivoPC |
Gigabyte Brix |
Intel NUC |
MSI Cubi |
Shuttle XPC Nano |
Zotac Zbox Magnus |
Best Notebook |
Apple MacBook Pro 15 |
Asus Zenbook UX305A |
Dell XPS 13 |
HP Envy X360 |
MSI GS63VR |
Best 2-in-1 Tablet/Notebook |
ASUS Transformer Book T300 Chi |
HP Spectre X360 |
Lenovo Yoga 700 |
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 |
Best Gaming Notebook |
Alienware 17 |
ASUS RoG G752 |
HP Omen 15 |
MSI GT83VR |
Razer Blade |
Best Tablet |
Apple iPad Pro 9.7 |
ASUS Zenpad 3S 10 |
Nvidia Shield K1 |
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 |
Best Smartphone |
Apple iPhone 7 |
Huawei P9 |
LG G5 |
Microsoft Lumia 950XL |
OnePlus 3 |
Samsung Galaxy S7 |
Best Wearable |
Apple Watch |
Huawei Watch |
Motorola Moto 360 |
Pebble Time Steel |
Samsung Gear S2 |
Xiaomi Mi Band 2 |
Best Smart Home Product |
Amazon Echo |
Nest Learning Thermostat V3 |
Philips Hue |
Best Overclocking Product |
ASRock Z170M OC Formula |
ASUS Rampage V Edition 10 |
G.Skill Trident Z DDR4 |
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Hall of Fame |
Gigabyte Z170X-SOC Force LN2 |
Intel Core i7 6700K |
Best New Technology |
HBM2 |
HDR |
Virtual Reality |
Best Product Overall |
AMD Radeon RX 480 |
Apple iPhone 7 |
HTC Vive |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 |
KitGuru says: We really appreciate you taking the time to tell us what you think!