- Vigor Gaming
Infobox Company
company_type = Privately-held
company_name = Vigor Gaming Computer
foundation =2004
location =City of Industry ,California
products = EnthusiastPersonal Computer s
parent = REKEN, Inc.
homepage = [http://www.vigorgaming.com/ www.vigorgaming.com]Vigor Gaming is a privately-held manufacturer of enthusiast level
personal computers based inCity of Industry ,California . The company was founded in 2004 by several former employees and the former owner of competing company. Vigor Gaming Computers are designed specifically for gaming enthusiasts, and are broken down into various models with varying capabilities. Vigor offers several different models ofdesktop computers andlaptop computers with prices ranging from sub $1,000 all the way up to $15,000 for a fully configured gaming PC. Vigor gaming also produces enthusiast grade components, including their Monsoon IIThermoelectric cooling solution designed to aid inoverclocking .Competition
Competitors to Vigor Gaming include
Velocity Micro ,Voodoo PC ,Falcon Northwest , Maingear,Dell 's XPS computers,Alienware , and other companies with products focused on high performance, gaming machines.Management
The company was founded in 2004 by several former engineers and management personnel of a competing company. Vigor Gaming employs a well-trained, certified staff of around 30 people. In an interview with [http://hardware.gotfrag.com GotFrag.com] , Vigor representatives stated they have seen tremendous growth through 2006 and are rapidly expanding beyond the means of their current facility.
Industry Recognition
Vigor Gaming PCs have recently received a lot of attention in various print magazines such as
PC Magazine ,Maximum PC , andComputer Shopper , but their most publicized product has been the Monsoon IIThermoelectric cooling solution. This device, which incorporates active TEC technology with a powerful air-cooler, has received much acclaim on enthusiast hardware review sites, such as [http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/03/15/vigors_monsoon_ii_tec_cpu_cooler/ Tom's Hardware] , [http://hardware.gotfrag.com/portal/story/35011/ GotFrag Hardware] , [http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/964/vigor_gaming_monsoon_ii_hsf_heatpipe_and_peltier_cooling/index.html TweakTown] , [http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=273&type=expert PC Perspective] , and [http://anandtech.com/casecooling/showdoc.aspx?i=2921 AnandTech] .ee also
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List of Computer System Manufacturers External links
* [http://www.vigorgaming.com/ Vigor Gaming Website]
* [http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1948983,00.asp Desktop review at PC Magazine]
* [http://computershopper.com/reviews/vigor_force_recon_qxn Desktop review at Computer Shopper]
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