Best Of 2011 - Memory: Kingston HyperX Genesis



Voting was extremely close in the RAM race up until the end, and the deserving winner was the Kingston HyperX Genesis. Reviewed by David as the Kingston HyperX Special Edition, the Sandy Bridge optimised DDR DIMMs earned both our Gold and Amazing Value awards with stonking performance for the price. They're also low profile, an excellent feature for those with high-performing twin-tower CPU coolers.

Honourable mention - G.SKILL RipjawsZ.

Only just pipped at the post, the RipjawsZ are well worthy of recognition. The 16GB quad-channel kit we reviewed was fast and would look great in the X79 system of your choice. The black PCB's were the final touch in a set with awesome design aesthetic.


Best Of 2011 - Peripherals: SteelSeries Sensei Mouse



The SteelSeries Sensei was a true "Wolf in sheep's clothing" says Richard, who reviewed the shortlisted entrants; the outward simplicity belied the advanced technology within. For him it was the very best gaming mouse he's had the pleasure of using, and it seems that the readers agreed. Steelseries can now add the Vortez.net Readers Choice Award to the Platinum and Elite awards they were able to squeeze from us.


Best Of 2011 - Motherboards: ASUS Maximus IV Extreme



Performing extremely well whilst looking the part, there's a lot to like about the ASUS Maximus IV Extreme. The Maximus IV is noteworthy over most other P67 and Z68 boards for its triple-SLI and Quadfire compatibility coupled with a host of features for debugging and overclocking. Dispite coming towards the end of the P67 life-cycle, the readers voted it the best motherboard we had reviewed in 2011, swayed perhaps by the revolution that Sandy Bridge brought to performance and overclocking for even the novice user.


Continuing: SSD Eye Candy, a Controversial Entrant and Sleek Chassis