Vigor Gaming was a privately held manufacturer of enthusiast level
personal computers
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based in
City of Industry
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,
California
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. The company was founded in 2004 by several former employees and the former owner of competing company. Vigor Gaming Computers were designed specifically for gaming enthusiasts, and are broken down into various models with varying capabilities. Vigor offered several different models of
desktop computers
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and
laptop computers
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with prices ranging from sub $1,000 all the way up to $15,000 for a fully configured gaming PC. Vigor gaming also produced enthusiast grade components, including their Monsoon II
Thermoelectric cooling
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solution designed to aid in
overclocking
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.
Bankruptcy
In March 2010, news broke that Vigor Gaming had become bankrupt and defunct. During the month Vigor's customer support became unreachable by phone or e-mail. All customer orders pending were left unfulfilled.
Industry recognition
Vigor Gaming PCs have received a lot of attention in various print magazines such as
PC Magazine
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Overview
''PC Mag ...
,
Maximum PC
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, and
Computer Shopper, but their most publicized product has been the Monsoon II
thermoelectric cooling
Thermoelectric cooling uses the Peltier effect to create a heat flux at the junction of two different types of materials. A Peltier cooler, heater, or thermoelectric heat pump is a Solid-state physics, solid-state active heat pump which transfers ...
solution. This device, which incorporates active TEC technology with a powerful air-cooler, received much acclaim on enthusiast hardware review sites, such a
Tom's HardwareGotFrag HardwarePC Perspective
an
AnandTech
See also
* List of Computer System Manufacturers
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References
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External links
Vigor Gaming WebsiteDesktop review at PC MagazineDesktop review at Computer Shopper
2004 establishments in California
2010 disestablishments in California
American companies established in 2004
American companies disestablished in 2010
Companies based in the City of Industry, California
Computer companies established in 2004
Computer companies disestablished in 2010
Defunct computer companies of the United States
Defunct computer hardware companies
Defunct computer systems companies