Noctua wins European Hardware Awards 2026

01/06/2026

Leading up to Computex 2026, Noctua has received three distinctions at the European Hardware Awards 2026. The NH-D15 G2 was recognised as the best CPU air cooler, while the Noctua NF-A12x25 G2 and NF-A14x25 G2 series won in the fan category. Both products have received these awards for the second time in a row, underscoring the continued success of Noctua’s second-generation fan and heatsink platforms.

European Hardware Award 2026 Best CPU Cooler (Air)
European Hardware Award 2026 Best Fan Series

Additionally, the Antec Flux Pro Noctua Edition was awarded best ATX PC Case, and Seasonic won the best PSU award with its PRIME TX series that comprises the TX-1600 Noctua Edition.

European Hardware Award 2026 Best ATX Case
European Hardware Awards 2026 Best PSU Series
Noctua's team at the EHA ceremony with the three awards won

The 12th Annual European Hardware Awards were presented on Monday, 1st June 2026, at the Marriott Courtyard, Nangang, Taipei. This event brought together over 300 of the most important figures from across the global PC technology industry – for a very special event.

Hosted by the European Hardware Association, this year’s ceremony celebrated the best PC hardware currently available in Europe, with winners chosen by more than 100 of the world’s most respected technology editors and reviewers.

After considering more than 400 products from over 110 manufacturers, the editorial teams of the nine EHA member publications narrowed the field to this year’s finalists, before casting their final votes to decide the winners across more than 60 categories.

The nine EHA member publications represent an audience of more than 20 million readers across Europe, including Technology Insider in the Netherlands, HardwareLuxx in Germany, Hardware Upgrade in Italy, Geeknetic in Spain, Lab501 in Romania, PurePC in Poland, Cowcotland in France, IO-Tech in Finland and KitGuru in the United Kingdom.