Best Hardware of 2007

Hardware website bit-tech today announced its selection of the top ten hardware products of 2007, honoring those that have significantly advanced the computer industry over the past year. The categories include processors, graphics cards, chipsets, motherboards, memory, coolers, cases, peripherals, as well as the best innovative technology and company.

1. Best Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

2. Best Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

3. Best Chipset: Intel P35 Express

4. Best Motherboard: ABit IP35 Pro

5. Best Memory: Micron D9 DDR DRAM chips

6. Best Cooler: ZeroTherm BTF90

7. Best Case: Antec P182

8. Best Peripheral: Razer DeathAdder mouse, Creative Gigaworks T20 speakers, Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer sound card

9. Best Innovative Technology: Intel's 45nm processor manufacturing process

10. Best Innovative Company: ASUS