2023 AUSTRALIAN PC AWARDS WINNERS
Announcement posted by Future PLC 10 Mar 2023
● The winners in the sixth annual Australian PC Awards have been revealed
● Asus was crowned winner of the coveted 2023 Australian PC Awards Gold Award for Best Company
● 27 Award winners across product categories such as motherboards, graphics, systems, and storage
Friday 10 March 2023: The winners in the sixth annual Australian PC Awards have been announced, with Asus claiming the coveted Gold Award for Best Company.
“There’s simply no weak area in any segment of Asus’ wide range of products. The company covers so many different areas and yet is able to deliver a big range of high quality gear giving consumers great choice.” says APC, PC PowerPlay and T3 Editor, Ben Mansill.
Among the 27 other winners was Intel which received the Excellence Award for its 12th-Gen mobile CPUs.
“The editorial teams here at TechRadar, APC, PC Gamer and PC PowerPlay thoroughly enjoyed compiling these finalists, and then selecting the winners. It was a fascinating year for the PC, with many impressive products released, and we’re acknowledging the best of the best.” Mansill says.
The Awards winners are:
● Gold Award (best company): Asus
● Excellence Award: Intel 12th-Gen mobile CPUs
● Epic Fail Award: NFTs
● Motherboards
○ Maker: Gigabyte Aorus
○ Value: MSI B660M Mortar Max Wifi
○ Premium: Gigabyte X670 Aorus Elite AX
● Graphics cards
○ Maker: MSI
○ Value: MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Gaming X
○ Premium: Asus ROG Strix RTX 4090 OC Edition
● CPU
○ Value: Intel Core i5-12400F
○ Mid-range: Intel Core i5-13600K
○ Premium: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
● Storage
○ External storage maker: WD
○ Internal storage maker: Samsung
● Systems
○ Value laptop: Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2
○ Premium laptop: Apple MacBook Air 2022 (M2)
○ Gaming laptop: Razer Blade 15
○ PC maker: PC Case Gear
● Components & peripherals
○ Memory maker: G.Skill
○ Cooling product: Be Quiet Pure Rock 2 FX
○ Monitor: Alienware AW3423DW QD-OLED
○ Keyboard: SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini
○ Mouse: Logitech Lift Vertical Mouse
○ PC Case: Fractal Design North
○ Gaming headset: SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro
○ Router: Synology RT6600ax
● Reseller: PC Case Gear
Further information on the winners can be found at TechRadar and PC Gamer, and in APC and PC PowerPlay magazines.
-ENDS-
Contact:
Claire Frawley, claire.frawley@futurenet.com
Ben Mansill, ben.mansill@futurenet.com
About Australian PC Awards
Australian PC Awards is an annual event run by Future Publishing Australia to identify and award the best locally released hardware launched over the past year for the benefit of Australian consumers. Eligible products must have been available to purchase in Australia and released between 1st January 2022 and 31st December 2022.
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