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Web entrepreneur and 20+ year SEO consultant, Charles "Grimtag" Ronchain is the founder of Pro-Gamer.gg, Retrocharting.com and Gamescharting.com. A veteran competitive gamer, streamer, and video game collector, he has consulted across the international gaming market for over 15 years, including with top price comparison engines.
Driven by data analytics, AI tools, and gaming economies, he delivers direct insights on Pro-Gamer.gg covering video game careers, digital monetization models (streaming, esports, content creation), and benchmarked hardware with hands-on field expertise.
During the early days of Twitch streaming, a dual PC setup (one rig dedicated to running the game and a second tasked with encoding and broadcasting the stream) was the holy grail for any serious content creator. But with the rapid evolution of modern multi-core processors and GPU encoding technology, is this complex and expensive...
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