Reader Awards | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Mon, 08 Nov 2021 17:42:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png Reader Awards | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 KitGuru Reader Awards 2021: Your Winners Announced! https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-announcement/dominic-moass/kitguru-reader-awards-2021-your-winners-announced/ https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-announcement/dominic-moass/kitguru-reader-awards-2021-your-winners-announced/#respond Wed, 20 Oct 2021 12:00:13 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=536099 We had thousands upon thousands of responses for the KitGuru Reader Awards 2021, letting us know which products and manufacturers impressed you the most in 2021. We have cross-checked the votes and we're now ready to announce your winners!

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When we managed to secure a £4000 PC as the incentive for this year's reader awards, we knew that it would encourage you to enter – and boy did it work! We had thousands and thousands of surveys completed, letting us know which products and manufacturers impressed you the most in 2021. We have cross-checked the votes and we're now ready to announce your winners!

The 39 categories that we ask you about in the survey are always hotly contested, and winning a category more than two years in a row is incredibly rare. That said, it can happen from time to time. The CPU preference trend is still firmly in AMD's favour and it will be interesting to see if that continues into 2022. The same goes for graphics, with the majority of you favouring RTX-flavoured GPUs.

As ever, your local votes have been fed into the EHA Community Awards and those will be announced in the coming days.

For now, these winners have been chosen by the KitGuru Hive Mind – so have a look through and see which choices match your own preferences!

KitGuru says: A big THANK YOU to everyone who took part – we really appreciate you taking the time to enter and your feedback is really valuable to our editorial team!

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Reader Awards 2017: Which products make YOUR Ultimate List? https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/announcements/andrzej/reader-awards-2017-which-products-make-your-ultimate-list/ https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/announcements/andrzej/reader-awards-2017-which-products-make-your-ultimate-list/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2017 10:59:04 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=352593 Your opinion counts - enter our reader awards 2017. Have your say!

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When it comes to technology, everyone has an opinion and the web is full of ‘Battles between the experts'. But what about the ‘Wisdom of the crowd'?  Specifically, the KitGuru Community!  We want to know which products you believe are the ‘Best of the Best in 2017'. Our survey takes less than 5 minutes to complete and one lucky reader will be picking up a 3GB GTX 1060 alongside a Razer Deathadder Elite gaming mouse – together worth £300. So come on and tell us which products make your ultimate list!  

Voting is underway and will close on the 10th of November. Winners will be announced on the 22nd of November.

You can vote in just one category – or all of them – it’s entirely up to you.

Votes will also count toward the European Hardware Community Awards, so as well as choosing the winners for KitGuru, you will also be influencing the results across the continent.

We really want to hear from you, so please click here to vote or click on the prize image to begin voting – it takes less than 5 minutes!

At the end of the survey, you can choose to enter a prize draw to win a GTX1060 PLUS a Razer Deathadder Elite. You don’t have to enter if you don’t want to, but if you do, then just leave your details in the final text box within the survey. Entries must be received before 10th November. All decisions made by KitGuru staff are final. We promise not to share your personal details with 3rd parties. Thank you for taking part!

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KITGURU Reader Awards 2017 – VOTE for chance to win GTX1060 and Razer mouse! https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-announcement/andrzej/kitguru-reader-awards-2017-please-vote/ https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-announcement/andrzej/kitguru-reader-awards-2017-please-vote/#respond Wed, 25 Oct 2017 08:48:28 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=351418 Your opinion counts - enter our reader awards 2017. Have your say!

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The KitGuru Reader Awards are all about the products that YOU decide are the best available in 2017. We thank you for the huge number of nominations that you sent us. 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 10th November, with the winning products being announced on 22nd 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 here to vote or click on the prize image to begin voting – it takes less than 5 minutes!

At the end of the survey, you can choose to enter a prize draw to win a GTX1060 PLUS a Razer Deathadder Elite. 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 10th November. All decisions made by KitGuru staff are final. We promise not to share your personal details with 3rd parties. Thank you for taking part!

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KitGuru Reader Awards 2016 – Your Winners Revealed! https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-tech-news/andrzej/kitguru-reader-awards-2016-your-winners-revealed/ https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-tech-news/andrzej/kitguru-reader-awards-2016-your-winners-revealed/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2016 04:30:26 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=312158 Each KitGuru reader has their own opinion when it comes to which graphic cards, processors, chassis etc go into making the perfect rig. With 2 million readers visiting the site every month, 340,000 enthusiasts active in the KitGuru Facebook Community and up to 400,000 of you watching the videos we produce on a constant basis …

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Each KitGuru reader has their own opinion when it comes to which graphic cards, processors, chassis etc go into making the perfect rig. With 2 million readers visiting the site every month, 340,000 enthusiasts active in the KitGuru Facebook Community and up to 400,000 of you watching the videos we produce on a constant basis – we know that there is a ‘wisdom of the crowd' effect working away. The KitGuru Annual Reader Awards are the perfect way to express that wisdom.

First, the process of choosing the winners is entirely controlled by you.

Methodology
On 10th October, we opened the nominations and your votes decided which products would be voted for in each category. Voting started at the beginning of November and we received thousands of scores from you over a two week period.

Winners
Those scores have now been compiled, checked and used to discover the KitGuru Reader's Awards 2016 winners. The votes were also pooled with the other members of the European Hardware Association and the EHA Community Awards will be announced in a few hours time.

JUST before we present you with the list of winners for 2016, there's the small matter of the competition we ran alongside the votes. The lucky winner of the Amazon Echo is Taylor Sparks and we'll be dispatching his prize shortly.

Now on to the winning products!

1-best-cpu

2-best-atx-mainboard

3-best-micro-atx

4-best-mini-itx

5-best-memory

6-best-gpu

7-best-amd-graphics

8-best-nvidia-graphics

9-best-monitor

10-best-gaming-monitor

 

11-best-professional-monitors

 

12-best-cpu-cooler-air

13-best-cpu-cooler-liquid

14-best-case-fans

15-best-hard-drive

16-best-ssd

17-best-nas

18-best-external-storage

19-best-atx-case

20-best-micro-atx-chase

21-best-mini-itx-case

22-best-psu

23-best-mouse

24-best-keyboard

25-best-headset

26-best-router

27-best-sound-card

28-best-speakers

29-best-vr-product

30-intel-nuc

31-best-laptop

32-best-2-in-1

33-best-gaming-notebook

35-best-smartphone

36-best-wearable

37-best-smart-home-product

38-best-overclocking-product

39-best-new-technology

40-best-product-over-all

 

KitGuru says: Congratulations to all of the winners and thank you very much for voting – really really appreciate your support and feedback. Stay tuned for the European Hardware Association Community Awards – your votes have been counted there as well!

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KitGuru Reader Awards 2016 – Voting Starts Today! https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-tech-reviews/andrzej/kitguru-reader-awards-2016-voting-starts-today/ https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-tech-reviews/andrzej/kitguru-reader-awards-2016-voting-starts-today/#respond Fri, 28 Oct 2016 14:05:35 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=309730 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 …

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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.

CLICK HERE TO VOTE

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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!

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On 17th November, we opened the lines for nominations for the KitGuru Reader Awards – and you responded in force! We thank you all for taking the time to let us know your nominations last month, now we're ready to move onto the serious business of voting. 

Voting for the KitGuru Readers Awards begins today and you can vote right through to 20th December. We want you to tell us which piece of kit impressed you the most and which technology deserves recognition.

Each vote will simultaneously be cast in the European Hardware Community Awards – so you will be choosing winners for KitGuru and influencing the results for the whole of Europe.

You can choose to vote in all of the categories – or just in the ones that matter to you – it is entirely up to you.

Voting closes on 20th December and we will announce the winners of both the KitGuru Reader Awards 2015 and the European Hardware Community Awards at the beginning of January.

Voting takes a few minutes:

CLICK HERE TO VOTE

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KitGuru Says: We really appreciate you taking the time to tell us what you think. Also, by letting technology companies know what you think is really cool, helps influence the next generation of technology. 

 

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KitGuru Reader Awards 2015 https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-tech-reviews/andrzej/kitguru-reader-awards-2015/ Tue, 17 Nov 2015 10:50:21 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=275036 Over the course of 2015, KitGuru Labs has run tens of thousands of tests across a broad range of products – and delivered the results to you alongside high definition images and HD video. Our awards are used by the world's leading technology companies to help highlight their best products. For 2015, we're adding in something …

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Over the course of 2015, KitGuru Labs has run tens of thousands of tests across a broad range of products – and delivered the results to you alongside high definition images and HD video.

Our awards are used by the world's leading technology companies to help highlight their best products. For 2015, we're adding in something new: The KitGuru Reader Awards – where the ‘Best of the Best' are nominated, and voted for, by you.
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Round One
Nominations begin today and will end on 23rd November. We have allowed for plenty of categories, but you only need to nominate in the ones that are important to you. If that means 40 nominations, perfect. If that means only 5 nominations, that's also great.

Round Two
Final voting  begins at the end of November and ends on 20th December, with the winning products being announced on KitGuru on 6th January 2016.

How Do You Vote?
Simply click on the link below and spend 5 minutes telling us about the technology that is most important to you.

It's that simple!

When the winners are announced, your favourite products will have the honour of attaching this rather fetching logo:-

KitGuru-Reader-Awards-2016-Featured-Image

Click HERE to enter the KitGuru Reader Awards 2015

(discuss on our Facebook page, over HERE).

KitGuru Says: We can't wait to see which products will top your lists – and if your choices will match those of the KitGuru editorial team!

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