Across Europe, the member publications of the EHA have more then 20 million readers. They represent enthusiasts, gamers, early adopters and influencers – and they are always looking to get the best performance and quality possible – at an affordable price.
For Independent, expert buying advice, they read EHA publications. Alongside unbiased, in-depth technical analysis, they also get access to the latest news and opinions that they know they can trust. With an average spend of €1,500 a year on PC-related technology each, the EHA audience represents an annual market of close to €30 billion.
These are the readers who have driven the nominations and voting for the EHA Reader Awards 2024.
As a result, no other awards represents the opinion of the European PC buying community in quite the same way. No other survey comes close to capturing the collective wisdom of the people when it comes to the deciding the ‘Best of the Best’ in the technology sector.
Our respected community has been built over many, many years – through the hard work and dedication of the various EHA member publications. Hundreds of thousands of expert articles, backed up by millions of individual tests, have been written and published by:-
- HardwareLuxx (Germany)
- io-Tech (Nordics)
- GEEKNETIC (Spain)
- Lab 501 (Romania)
- PurePC (Poland)
- Hardware Upgrade (Italy)
- Cowcotland (France)
- Technology Insider (NL)
- KitGuru (UK)
As well as showcasing the best hardware being sold in Europe today, the EHA Reader Awards also help provide the editorial teams of the EHA member publications with ‘deep data’ about what the market is thinking. That knowledge is vital to ensuring that we continue to deliver the news, reviews and articles that our readers most want to read.
We don’t limit votes to the member countries of the EHA, because most languages carry across European borders. The full list of countries that have participated in these awards, to a significant extent, in recent years includes:-
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatia
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Serbia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
Below, you will find the complete list of winners for 2024. The results are in – the WHOLE of Europe has spoken.
No matter which technology product you are looking to buy, it’s well worth you adding in the winners below to your short-list – before you make your purchasing decision!
BEST DESKTOP CPUS | AMD |
BEST LAPTOP CPUS | AMD |
BEST MOBILE CPUS | Snapdragon |
BEST MOTHERBOARDS | ASUS / ROG |
BEST MEMORY MODULES | Corsair |
BEST GPUS | NVIDIA |
BEST GRAPHICS CARDS | MSI |
BEST CPU COOLERS (AIR) | Noctua |
BEST CPU COOLERS (WATER) | Arctic |
BEST CUSTOM COOLING | Corsair |
BEST THERMAL PASTE | Thermal Grizzly |
BEST FANS | Noctua |
BEST HARD DRIVES | Western Digital |
BEST SSDS | Samsung |
BEST CASES | Fractal Design |
BEST PSUS | Seasonic |
BEST PROFESSIONAL MONITORS | LG |
BEST GAMING MONITORS | ASUS / ROG |
BEST NAS DEVICES | Synology |
BEST EXTERNAL STORAGE | Western Digital |
BEST GAMING MICE | Logitech |
BEST GAMING KEYBOARDS | Logitech |
BEST GAMING HEADSETS | Logitech |
BEST HEADPHONES | Sennheiser |
BEST SPEAKERS | Bose |
BEST ROUTERS | AVM |
BEST VR / AR PRODUCTS | Meta |
BEST GAMING CHAIRS | Secret Lab |
BEST MINI PCS | ASUS / ROG |
BEST DESKTOP GAMING PCS | Dell / Alienware |
BEST LAPTOPS | Apple |
BEST GAMING LAPTOPS | ASUS / ROG |
BEST HYBRID / 2-in-1 | Lenovo |
BEST CONSOLE/HANDHELD | Sony PlayStation |
BEST SMARTPHONES | Samsung |
BEST WEARABLES | Apple |
BEST SMARTHOME PRODUCTS | Amazon (Alexa) |
BEST TVS | LG |
BEST VALUE CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D |
BEST VALUE GRAPHIC CARD | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER |
BEST VALUE COMPONENT | Samsung 990 PRO |
BEST VALUE PERIPHERAL | Logitech G502 |
BEST VALUE SMARTPHONE | Google Pixel 8a |
BEST GAMING PRODUCT | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D |
BEST OVERCLOCKING PRODUCT | Intel Core i9-14900KS |
BEST NEW TECHNOLOGY | Samsung QD-OLED Y24 |
BEST AI SOLUTION | OpenAI ChatGPT |
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D |