Installation of parts into this case really was a breeze. Had we not tried our hand at cable management, the PC would have been up and running in about 20 minutes. It really is that simple. One final thing to mention about the installation is the final weight of the computer. This is not typically something we like to dwell on; in fact we really don’t care in most instances, but the gross weight of the Vigor Force, fully assembled with all of our parts, is just over 52lbs. We believe there is this imaginary threshold of computer weight which, when crossed, turns the task of transporting your PC into a burden. At 52lbs, we had a somewhat difficult time adjusting the PC to where we wanted it on the desk, let alone carrying it over to the scale to get a weight measurement. We aren’t exactly breaking any world records in the strength department over here, but 52lbs is still pretty darn heavy.


Sound
having such good ventilation and three 120mm fans, this case is surprisingly quiet when the fans are running at normal speed. However, when the fans are operating at full RPM, things can get to be quite loud. An interesting quirk we discovered here, however, was that when the fans are operating at less-than-full speed, they blink. While this blinking could be desirable for some people, especially epilepsy-free gamers, we found it to be quite annoying. The real downside to this, in our opinion, is the decreased effect of the “water” lights on the bottom of the case. When the three LED fans are blinking profusely, the water effect is virtually non-existent. However, if you want to run your fans at full speed, the blinking won’t be a problem and the overall visual effect with all three fans and the water lights running is quite stunning. But as mentioned, this will cause the system to be very loud.

**We were contacted by Vigor Gaming about the fans that were used in our review sample. It turns out that these fans are different than the ones that are usually used. While these fans operate at well over 2400RPM, the fans that usually ship with the Force case operate at around 2000RPM MAX. We believe this would significantly decrease the sound output of the fans and minimize this problem.**