Metro Computerworks

Latest production powerhouse workstation "The Gotham" : Intel Core i9, 64GB RAM, 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD, Nvidia RTX 3080Ti.

Latest custom build: Design workstation for architect.
Intel Core i9, liquid cooling, Nvidia RTX 3080Ti.

One of our latest Gotham custom built game PCs. A monster.

Metro Computerworks moved website to SquareSpace! Go see at https://metrocomputerworks.com

https://t.co/JwbIQELYRY Custom built Computers assembled in Portland

Check out our line of custom PC's! We build our custom computers right here in the Portland shop and only use top-tier carefully selected components, researched and tested for compatibility, reliability and performance. We are so confident in the thought and care we put into them that we offer a two-year, rather than an industry sta...

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Is your computer slow?
Speed it up with an SSD upgrade at Metro!
What is an SSD you might ask? https://t.co/VLUdHRGSSw

What's the difference between a solid state drive (SSD) and a hard drive (HDD)? In this video, Crucial.com explains the key differences between solid state drives (SSD) and traditional hard drives, and why they are faster and more reliab...

Metro Computerworks has developed a lineup of high-quality custom built PCs now viewable on our website. From there you can review the options and request a custom quote. We came up with four options for different needs. Here they are...

http://www.metrocomputerworks.com/custom-computers/

1) The Interstate: A mini-PC that's quite adept, that can actually be attached to the back of most any monitor and includes 8GB RAM and solid state drive and Windows 10
2) The Fremont: a powerful and expandable daily workstation that's great for office power users.
3) The Gotham: A custom gaming PC
4) The Broadway: A CAD / Design special build with lots of memory, the best CAD processor, and a choice of nVidia Quadro video cards.

If you find yourself with Safari using huge amounts of RAM until it chokes and errors out, you're not alone. Lots of Mac users are running in to this. It's a glitch in the Safari browser called a "memory leak". But there's a cure. Quit Safari, and Go the User - Library folder (hold down option while clicking on the Go menu in the Finder - makes the Library folder show up - pick Library go in and delete the Safari folder, or just drag it to the Desktop. When you relaunch Safari it will create a new Folder there. If you don't want to lose your Bookmarks, make sure to export them to the desktop for importing later.

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/06/seat-of-power-the-computer-workstation-for-the-person-with-everything/

Seat of Power: the computer workstation for the person with everything The $21,500 Emperor 1510 LX rotates, tilts, talks, and comes with a cupholder.

http://www.howtogeek.com/162683/pc-cleaning-apps-are-a-scam-heres-why-and-how-to-speed-up-your-pc/

PC Cleaning Apps are a Scam: Here’s Why (and How to Speed Up Your PC) PC cleaning apps are digital snake oil. The web is full of ads for applications that want to “clean your PC” and “make it feel like new.” Don’t pull out your credit card — these apps are terrible and you don’t need them.

Is your new Windows 8 computer running a little slow on startup? Here's a quick way to speed it up a little.

http://www.howtogeek.com/162446/how-to-manage-startup-applications-in-windows-8/

How to Manage Startup Applications in Windows 8 Many applications include a component that starts when you boot your computer, slows boot time, and continues to run in the background using system resources. Windows Vista and 7 included tools for managing startup applications, but they were located in obscure places (Defender and Msconfig).