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Marcus Vance
HARDWARE & GAMING PC CORRESPONDENT — STARESBACK.GG
Marcus covers the gaming PC, GPU, and peripheral side of staresback. Background in component-level reviewing, water-cooling builds, and price/perf benchmark tracking across the 40-series, 50-series, and AMD RX 9000 cohort. Treats hardware as engineering rather than fanboy lore — every claim is backed by a benchmark number or a manufacturer spec sheet, not a YouTube panic-thumbnail. Specialties: GPU undervolting, custom loops, BIOS tuning, and explaining why your $2,000 PC is still bottlenecked by your $80 monitor.
On the record
- Six years bench-testing GPUs from RTX 20-series through RTX 50-series
- Maintains a personal undervolt/efficiency database across 40 GPU SKUs
- Custom-loop water-cooling builds for high-density GPU rigs
- Has opinions about MSI Afterburner vs. NVIDIA App and will share them
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POSTS — EDITED & FACT-CHECKED
Are Emulators Legal? The Honest Guide (2026)EDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 11 MIN READ · 2026-06-17The 10 Best Free NES Homebrew Games (Playable in Your Browser)EDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 12 MIN READ · 2026-06-17What Is Homebrew? How Hobbyists Keep Dead Consoles AliveEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 10 MIN READ · 2026-06-17How to Play Retro Games Online — No Downloads, No Piracy (2026)EDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 10 MIN READ · 2026-06-17Cave Story: The Freeware Masterpiece That Changed Indie GamesEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 10 MIN READ · 2026-06-17Retroid Pocket 6 vs G2 vs 5: The 2026 $209 VerdictEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 11 MIN READ · 2026-06-17Retroid Pocket 6 vs 5 vs G2 (2026): The $30 Tier WarEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 9 MIN READ · 2026-06-17Miyoo Mini Plus vs RG35XX: 6 Hours vs 4, Settled (2026)EDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 7 MIN READ · 2026-06-17RetroArch Cores in 14 Steps: A 30-Minute 2026 SetupEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 10 MIN READ · 2026-06-17How to Undervolt Your CPU in 12 Steps (2026, 45 Min)EDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 12 MIN READ · 2026-06-17Install RetroArch Cores: 12 Steps, 30 Minutes (2026)EDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 10 MIN READ · 2026-06-17Twitch Studio Setup: 12 Steps, 30 Minutes (2026)EDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 13 MIN READ · 2026-06-17Miyoo Mini Plus Game List Review (2026): An 8/10 CurationEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 11 MIN READ · 2026-06-17Miyoo Mini Plus Game List 2026 Review: 6,041 Games, One CaveatEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 7 MIN READ · 2026-06-17Retroid Pocket 6 Review (2026): $229 Hype, $244 RealityEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 13 MIN READ · 2026-06-17Miyoo Mini Plus 2026 Review: 6,041-Game List, 8/10EDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 9 MIN READ · 2026-06-17Analogue 3D Firmware Hits v1.3.0: Memories and a 900+ LibraryEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 8 MIN READ · 2026-06-17MiSTer Multisystem 2 Ships, £204 and No DE10-NanoEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 11 MIN READ · 2026-06-17Analogue 3D Firmware 1.3.0 Adds Save States in 2026EDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 11 MIN READ · 2026-06-17Miyoo Mini Plus vs RG35XX: 8hr Battery, $50 War (2026)EDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 12 MIN READ · 2026-06-17Retrode 2 ROM Dumping: 12 Steps, 30 Min (2026 Guide)EDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 8 MIN READ · 2026-06-17Batocera 43 Download: 12 Steps to Flash in 40 MinutesEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 9 MIN READ · 2026-06-17Retroid Pocket 6 (2026) Review: 8.5/10, Ships JanEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 13 MIN READ · 2026-06-17Retroid Pocket 6 (2026) Review: 8/10 at $244EDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 12 MIN READ · 2026-06-17Retroid Pocket 6 Review (2026): A $230 Snapdragon G2 WinEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 13 MIN READ · 2026-06-17MiSTer Multisystem²: The 2025 FPGA Leap Heber MadeEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 10 MIN READ · 2026-06-17Nintendo Direct June 2026: 50 Minutes of Late-2026EDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 7 MIN READ · 2026-06-17Analogue 3D Firmware 1.3.0 Adds Memories in 2026EDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 11 MIN READ · 2026-06-17Analogue Pocket Firmware v2.5: 2025’s Quiet FixesEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 11 MIN READ · 2026-06-17Miyoo Mini Plus vs RG35XX: 2026 Retro Handheld ComparisonEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 10 MIN READ · 2026-06-17Retroid Pocket 6 vs Pocket 5, Flip 2, G2: 2026EDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 13 MIN READ · 2026-06-17Retroid Pocket in 2026: the sensible handheld familyEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 9 MIN READ · 2026-06-17Video Game Preservation in 2026: Archives vs. ObsolescenceEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 10 MIN READ · 2026-06-17