Custom PC & Bit-Tech
In case you don't know who these guys are, custom PC are primarily a magazine giving the latest lowdown on hardware, software and generally anything related to the custom PC market. Bit-tech is the online version of the magazine. Every Year they host a massive survey where entusiasts from all over the world vote, and recently, the results came in....
What was judged
There were several awards given out but the ones we were interested in were;
Best Motherboard Manufacturer
Best Graphics Manufacturer
Best Memory Manufacturer
Best PSU Manufacturer
Breakthrough of the Year
Overclocking & Cooling Award
The results
Best Motherboard Manufacturer - Asus
Best Graphics Manufacturer - Sapphire
Best Memory Manufacturer - Corsair
Best PSU Manufacturer - Corsair
Breakthrough of the Year - Xigmatek
Overclocking & Cooling Award - Coolermaster
You may have noticed that from the results these are the exact same brand we use in our PCs. All of our motherboards are made by ASUS, all of our RAM and Power Supplies are made by Corsair. We use Coolermaster cases and have just introduced Xigmatek gear into our line up too.
Cheap nasty computers 0 - 2 High Quality Computers
High quality computers gets a score of two as last years awards told a similar story! You can read the full story over on the Custom PC and Bit-Tech website.