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Today KitGuru is proud to announce the finalists for our Editorial Awards 2018. The initial results have been tabulated and we're now ready to announce the finalists for the largest ever survey of its kind!
While KitGuru's editors will select the best products on sale in the UK, our results will also go towards the European Hardware Awards 2018 – which will be presented at the W Hotel in Taipei on Monday 4th June – on the eve of Computex.
Alongside KitGuru, the other members of the EHA include Hardware Upgrade (Italy), SweClockers (Sweden), Lab 501 (Romania), PurePC (Poland), Hardware.Info (Netherlands), CowCotLand (France), Geeknetic (Spain) and Hardwareluxx (Germany).
Through a highly structured process, we've gathered together the opinions of some of the world's most experienced editors over several weeks. Thousands of products have been considered and now we are down to the ‘chosen few'.
On 4th June, we will announce the products that KitGuru's editors have decide are the Best of the Best.
For now, here are the finalists.
| 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 |
