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Niels
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Father.
Programming teacher.
Gamedev hobbyist.
GGJ Groningen organizer.
Streamer?

Getting the occasional hardware stream in at:
https://twitch.tv/tormbo

Vods at:
https://youtube.com/@tormbo?si=QQzLXBfYD0ZT_Cc_
Someone asked if Half-Life runs on a 486.

I guess this is next

Same machine, three CPUs:
• 486DX4-100
• Am5x86-133
• POD 83
• Voodoo2

How far can we get?

PLEASE: no spoilers. I deliberately haven't looked up the results. 😄

#RetroComputing #RetroPC #HalfLife #486 #3dfx
September 10, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Socket 7 Showdown tonight!

Pentium • AMD K5 • Cyrix 6x86MX • Pentium MMX • K6 • K6-2 • K6-2+

DOS Quake, Quake II & 3DMark99 on a Voodoo3 2000 PCI. How far did Socket 7 evolve?

twitch.tv/tormbo
#RetroPC #3dfx #Socket7
Tormbo - Twitch
Slow, cozy retro repair sessions with a top-down view.Also featuring classic games and small game dev projects.
twitch.tv
August 9, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Building a dedicated Socket 7 benchmark rig!

Installing MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows 98 SE ahead of a live showdown between a Pentium, Cyrix, and AMD K6-2. Phil's DOS Benchmark Pack, DOOM, Quake on real hardware.

#RetroComputing #Socket7 #DOS #Windows98 #3dfx #Voodoo3 #RetroPC
July 27, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Fun fact: the combined theoretical power of every GPU in my retro collection is only about 1 TFLOP—roughly the performance of a low-end GPU or even some iGPUs from a decade ago.

And I'd still rather own the retro cards. 😄

#RetroPC #RetroComputing #3dfx #Voodoo #DOSGaming
July 13, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Back in the cockpit!

Tonight: Star Wars: TIE Fighter - Battle 8-2: Save the TIE Advanced Factory. Can we keep the Empire's secret project alive?

Live now: twitch.tv/tormbo

#StarWars #TIEFighter #RetroGaming #DOSGaming #PCGaming #TwitchStreamer
Tormbo - Twitch
Slow, cozy retro repair sessions with a top-down view.Also featuring classic games and small game dev projects.
twitch.tv
June 21, 2026 at 8:07 PM
The joys of working with old hardware. A serial mouse port not working, a broken cf adapter. Troubleshooting times ahead! #486 #RetroPC #msdos
June 14, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Birthday Bench Stream tonight!

Hunting parts for a budget Slot 1 gaming PC
Testing mystery hardware
DOS gaming on the 486
Hopefully not spending 3 hours troubleshooting
twitch.tv/tormbo
#retrocomputing #dosgaming #486 #retrogaming
Tormbo - Twitch
Slow, cozy retro repair sessions with a top-down view.Also featuring classic games and small game dev projects.
twitch.tv
June 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Tonight on Tormbo’s Bench:

Absolute hardware chaos.

No fixed plan.
No prepared build.
Just random retro hardware
Could be gold.
Could be smoke.
Live tonight:
twitch.tv/tormbo

#retrocomputing #retropc #dosgaming #windows98 #voodoo #pentium #486 #hardware
Tormbo - Twitch
Slow, cozy retro repair sessions with a top-down view.Also featuring classic games and small game dev projects.
twitch.tv
May 24, 2026 at 8:11 PM
486 VLB troubleshooting tonight:
CF detected but won’t boot
blinking cursors
“Missing operating system”
floppy fixed by safer cache timings
VLB controller only sees 2GB
mystery French HPFS HDD errors
Meanwhile my Zida 4DPS just works™ 😄
#retrocomputing #486 #dos #vlb #retropc
May 10, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Building and testing 2 retro gaming PCs live

Starting on a bare bench, then full builds and Windows 98 installs
Slot 1 Pentium III systems, premium vs budget setup

twitch.tv/tormbo

#retrogaming #retroPC #windows98 #pcgaming #retrohardware #slot1 #pentiumIII
Tormbo - Twitch
Slow, cozy retro repair sessions with a top-down view.Also featuring classic games and small game dev projects.
twitch.tv
May 3, 2026 at 7:25 PM
TIE Fighter Collector’s CD continues
Battle 7: Treachery at Ottega

The Empire is getting messy…

Live now: twitch.tv/tormbo

#retrocomputing #dosgaming #tiefighter #retrogaming #pcgaming #starwars #vintagecomputing
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
April 19, 2026 at 7:45 PM
AGP Chaos Lab.

Pulling random GPUs from the box and testing them.

Documenting each card using NSSI and building a proper archive as we go.

Some of these should not work. That’s the point.

twitch.tv/tormbo

#retropc #retrocomputing #matrox #diamond #agp #tormbosbench
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
April 12, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Testing VLB vs ISA, DX33 vs Pentium OverDrive on the FIC 486-GIO-VT
Then building the final system with a DX4-100 on the Zida 4DPS

Let’s see what actually wins

twitch.tv/tormbo

#retrocomputing #486 #msdos #retrogaming #pcgaming
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
April 5, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Is there someone who can hook me up with someone who was on the #Tiefighter development team? I have questions :)

#starwars #lucasarts #totallygames
March 30, 2026 at 8:34 AM
New stream setup test tonight
If it works… we fly Star Wars: TIE Fighter

twitch.tv/tormbo

Chaos guaranteed

#retrocomputing #retrogaming #dosgaming #twitchstreamer #pcgaming
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
March 29, 2026 at 8:42 PM
3 mystery PCs. No specs. No tests.

We open them up and hit power for the first time.

Pentium → Pentium III era… probably.

Goal: bring at least ONE back to life.

twitch.tv/tormbo
#RetroPC #RetroComputing #PCGaming #DOS #Windows98 #TwitchStreamer #VintageComputing
Tormbo - Twitch
Slow, cozy retro repair sessions with a top-down view.Also featuring classic games and small game dev projects.
twitch.tv
March 27, 2026 at 9:21 PM
@lgr-yt.bsky.social Hey Clint, I have been wondering and I couldn't find it browsing through your videos. What do you use to capture the VGA signal? I have been using a cheap VGA-HDMI Adapter + USB-C capture, but the picture is shifted like 5% to the right.
March 16, 2026 at 11:06 AM
LIVE NOW

The 486 CPU Showdown has begun.

DX33
Blue Lightning
TI DX2-80
DX4-100
5x86-P75
Pentium OverDrive

All tested with DOOM, Quake and classic DOS benchmarks on a Socket 3 system.

Who wins the 486 era?

twitch.tv/tormbo

#retrocomputing #486 #dosgaming #retropc #vintagecomputing
Tormbo - Twitch
Slow, cozy retro repair sessions with a top-down view.Also featuring classic games and small game dev projects.
twitch.tv
March 13, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Tonight we answer an important question:
Which 486 is the fastest for DOS gaming?

DX33, Blue Lightning, DX2-80, DX4-100, 5x86, Pentium OverDrive.

All tested live with DOOM and Quake.
486 Showdown – 22:00 CET

twitch.tv/tormbo

#retrocomputing #486 #dosgaming #retropc
Twitch
Twitch is the world
https://twitch.tv/tormbo⁠�
March 13, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Ever wondered how a 2003 Athlon XP PC comes together?

Here’s the full build compressed into a 16× speed timelapse.

I stream retro PC builds, repairs, hardware tests and benchmarking every week.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_bZ...

#retrocomputing #retropc #athlonxp #pcbuild #retrotech #hardware
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_bZ2dNb-Ns⁠�
March 12, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Tonight we're testing a stack of Slot 1 Pentium III CPUs and benchmarking a pile of 90s PCI cards.

GLQuake, Quake, Final Reality and 3DMark99.

Basically a late-90s retro PC lab night.

twitch.tv/tormbo

#retrocomputing #pcgaming #voodoo2 #pentiumIII #retrohardware
Tormbo - Twitch
Slow, cozy retro repair sessions with a top-down view.Also featuring classic games and small game dev projects.
twitch.tv
March 6, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Live at 10pm CET!
Testing some Slot 1 and Socket A hardware, and maybe diving into a few PCI graphics cards if everything behaves.
twitch.tv/tormbo
#RetroPC #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #PCGaming #DOSGaming #RetroHardware #PCBuild #TechHistory #TwitchStreamer
Tormbo - Twitch
Slow, cozy retro repair sessions with a top-down view.Also featuring classic games and small game dev projects.
twitch.tv
March 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The contenders have arrived.

Intel DX33
IBM Blue Lightning DX2-66
TI DX2-80
AMD DX4-100
AMD 5x86-P75
Pentium OverDrive

Soon they’ll face off in the ultimate 486 CPU showdown.

#retrocomputing #vintagehardware #486
March 5, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Quick bench test:

Pentium OverDrive 83
Zida Tomato 4DPS
POST success.

Looks like the 486 showdown stream is happening

#retrocomputing #dosgaming #retropc
March 4, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Something interesting just arrived for the bench…

If you know what this is, you already know where this might be going

More soon.

#retrocomputing #vintagepc #486 #dosgaming #retropc #pcgaming
March 4, 2026 at 10:05 AM