Northwest Computers & Accessories

What Northwest Computers & Accessories does

Northwest Computers & Accessories, doing business as Northwest Computers, is a specialty retailer operating through its website at nwca.com that sells custom gaming PCs and individual computer components. The product overview indicates the company offers both pre-configured gaming systems and standalone parts, positioning it to serve two overlapping customer cohorts: end-consumer gamers seeking a ready-built system and PC enthusiasts who self-assemble or upgrade their rigs from discrete components. No information is provided regarding the underlying technical platform for custom PC assembly (e.g., in-house configuration tool, third-party integrator, OEM partnerships), pricing model (margin structure, financing, bundle vs. component pricing), geographic reach, or supplier relationships.

No evidence is available on funding history, ownership structure, headcount, management team, certifications, partnerships, or distribution agreements. The legal name, trade name ("Northwest Computers"), and absence of a parent company are the only corporate-identification facts disclosed. No financial figures — revenue, headcount, transaction volume, or comparable benchmarks — are available, so the scale of operations cannot be triangulated. The absence of disclosed corporate or strategic actions suggests either a small privately held operation or simply that such information has not been surfaced in the available sources.

Given the depth of the data gap, the company description above is limited to what is explicitly stated. Any further characterization of business model mechanics, addressable market, competitive positioning, or unit economics would be inference rather than evidence.

Name

Northwest Computers & Accessories

Legal name

Northwest Computers & Accessories

Website

https://nwca.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Northwest Computers & Accessories (DBA Northwest Computers) is a specialty online retailer at nwca.com that sells custom-built gaming PCs and individual computer components to PC enthusiasts and gamers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Gaming Computer Hardware Retail

NAICS

Electronics and Appliance Retailers (44921), Electronics and Appliance Retailers (449210)

SIC

Retail-Computer & Computer Software Stores (5734)

akta.pro primary industry

PC Gaming Hardware Retail (GPUs, CPUs, RAM, Storage) (CRACAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

PC Gaming Computers & Peripherals Retail (CRACABAI)

Keywords

• Custom gaming PCs
• Computer parts retail
• Gaming desktops
• PC components
• Computer accessories

Headquarters

HQ city

Clackamas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Northwest Computers & Accessories is a retailer that sells custom gaming PCs and computer parts. The company offers pre-configured gaming systems as well as individual components (such as CPUs, GPUs, memory, storage, and other parts) intended for PC enthusiasts and gamers to build or upgrade their own systems. It also sells computer accessories to support those builds.

Product overview

Northwest Computers & Accessories is a retailer offering custom gaming PCs and computer parts. The company sells pre-configured gaming systems and individual components for PC enthusiasts and gamers to build or upgrade their systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Gaming PCs Pre-configured, custom-built gaming desktop computers sold to individual gamers and PC enthusiasts seeking a ready-made, high-performance gaming system.
• Computer Parts and Components Individual computer parts (such as CPUs, GPUs, motherboards, memory, storage, power supplies, cooling, and similar components) sold to PC enthusiasts and gamers for self-builds and system upgrades.
• Computer Accessories Accessories sold to complement gaming PCs and component builds, offered to the same consumer base of gamers and PC enthusiasts.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Direct peers

• Newegg: A leading online retailer specializing in PC components, custom builds, and gaming hardware. Directly comparable to Northwest Computers because both sell individual components (GPUs, CPUs, RAM) and prebuilt gaming systems to enthusiast and DIY-builder customers.
• Micro Center: A specialty brick-and-mortar and online retailer of PCs, components, and gaming systems. Comparable to Northwest because it sells custom gaming PCs alongside individual parts to enthusiasts, with a similar builder-focused value proposition.
• iBuyPower: A custom gaming PC builder and retailer offering pre-configured systems and component bundles. Comparable to Northwest because both focus on custom-built gaming desktops targeted at enthusiast buyers.
• CyberPowerPC: A custom gaming PC manufacturer and retailer selling configurable prebuilt systems. Comparable to Northwest because both sell customized gaming desktops to enthusiast and gaming consumers.
• Origin PC: A boutique custom gaming PC builder specializing in high-end configured systems. Comparable to Northwest because both offer custom-built gaming desktops to enthusiast customers seeking tailored configurations.

Emerging players

• NZXT BLD: NZXT's prebuilt gaming PC service combines curated components with a configurator experience. Comparable to Northwest because both target the DIY and prebuilt gaming PC buyer, though NZXT also leverages its own branded cases and cooling products.
• Xidax: A smaller custom gaming PC builder selling configured desktops and gaming rigs online. Comparable to Northwest because both operate as smaller-scale specialists competing on custom configuration in the gaming PC market.

Broad incumbents

• Best Buy: A large generalist consumer electronics retailer that sells gaming PCs, components, and accessories alongside a broad appliance and electronics catalog. Comparable to Northwest as an indirect competitor carrying overlapping gaming hardware and component inventory.
• Amazon: The largest online marketplace, hosting third-party sellers of GPUs, CPUs, prebuilt gaming systems, and components. Comparable to Northwest as the dominant price-competitive channel for the same component and gaming PC categories.
• B&H Photo Video: A large electronics and computer retailer offering PCs, components, and accessories with strong enthusiast and prosumer reach. Comparable to Northwest because it serves the same PC builder/gamer customer with overlapping component inventory.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/nwcacom

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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