Sim racers - what are you running?

Rroff · 1 Oct 2018 at 17:29

What on earth has happened to the selection and pricing of pc gaming wheels? I let my nephews play on one of my setups when they are here and my brother in law was asking about a reasonably priced setup to get them for Christmas... the Thrustmaster one I let them play on has more than doubled in price and most of the competing wheels have either disappeared entirely or gone up by £100-200 :s

~>Dg<~ · 1 Oct 2018 at 21:04

thrustmaster t150s are upto 150. g29 150-179 . thats what you should be looking at in that sort of range.

Rroff · 1 Oct 2018 at 21:10

~>Dg<~ said:
thrustmaster t150s are upto 150. g29 150-179 . thats what you should be looking at in that sort of range.

Talking about having gone up by that much not the budget - I've got a couple of Thrustmasters that I bought at £43 (the updated model now sells around £99) and £150 (currently £360).

My brother in law is talking about spending more in the region of £40-70 which used to have a few decent options now its almost all noname brands with mixed reviews. I'm probably going to suggest I contribute some as it is a Christmas present to try and get something a little more decent but as it is younger kids he doesn't want to spend a massive amount on something.

~>Dg<~ · 1 Oct 2018 at 21:46

get a decent used logitech DFGT if you can you can find them on ebay. just look for ones that havent been used much. still a very good wheel for the price.

Rroff · 1 Oct 2018 at 21:57

~>Dg<~ said:
get a decent used logitech DFGT if you can you can find them on ebay. just look for ones that havent been used much. still a very good wheel for the price.

As it is a Christmas present I don't think he will go for anything other than brand new.

~>Dg<~ · 1 Oct 2018 at 22:06

hmmm there isnt nothing worth buying under £100 new. seriously save money if not open to 2nd hand.

Rroff · 1 Oct 2018 at 23:54

~>Dg<~ said:
hmmm there isnt nothing worth buying under £100 new. seriously save money if not open to 2nd hand.

This is my worry but being for the kids I doubt he is prepared to pay what most of the ones worth buying cost now

its kind of crazy there used to be a fair selection of not terrible wheels around £40-60 now pretty much nothing.

banja · 3 Oct 2018 at 03:23

Rroff said:
This is my worry but being for the kids I doubt he is prepared to pay what most of the ones worth buying cost now its kind of crazy there used to be a fair selection of not terrible wheels around £40-60 now pretty much nothing.

I bought my DFGT from this very site for £59.98 in 2010. Still going.

markoboyo11 · 24 Nov 2018 at 22:10

just ordered a fanatec csl elite with f1 rim and pedals, no load cell yet but will buy it in due course...…..was trying to keep costs down a bit.

should be a decent upgrade from g29, not sure what to expect but looking forward to finding out.

danoliver1 · 14 Jun 2019 at 12:19

Just got my sprints.

swannyUK · 14 Jun 2019 at 13:09

Nice!

My setup now consists on the following:
CSL Elite PS4 wheel base
P1 rim / McLaren GT3 rim
CSL elite LC pedals
G27 shifter with adapter
Custom made seat and pedal base

Couldn't be happier with the fanatec gear.

Morbie · 17 Jun 2019 at 17:27

Nice sprints, would love a set myself but i have spent to much this year on sim gear.

New setup is :
Sim lab GT1 evo cockpit and bucket seat.
Fanatec CSW v2.5 with formula carbon a P1 rims.
Fanatec CSL LC pedals.

Born2BSlow · 17 Jun 2019 at 22:33

Recently upgraded:

Dofreality P3
4 transducers in chassis mode
Pimax 8k VR
Thrustmaster T500 with Ferrari 599 wheel
T3PA Pro pedals with load cell conversion
TH8A shifter with short throw kit

I’m still hopeful the FeelVR wheel will come good, but if that falls through I have my eye on either Sim-plicity or the accuforce v2... will probably wait until the trusty old T500 goes pop...

This hobby is addictive and expensive! Who knew?

jonnylaris · 24 Jun 2019 at 17:20

Hey all, I'm going to be getting back into Sim Racing soon (as soon as I move out of my current flat into a bigger house) and want to upgrade my G29.

Whats the best wheel / pedal combination out there for under a grand? I don't do any F1 driving so a standard wheel set up would be prefered.

I would like a manual gear shifter but not 100% essential for now.

Would like to go DD if possible but might be a bit of a stretch for my budget.

~>Dg<~ · 25 Jun 2019 at 01:45

tbh id stick with what you have. save a grand.

jonnylaris · 25 Jun 2019 at 10:42

~>Dg<~ said:
tbh id stick with what you have. save a grand.

I don't really like the G29 to be honest, doesn't feel very realistic to me and as I do a bit of racing in real life, I'd like my Sim experience to be as close to reality as possible. I don't care about getting the best times as much.

~>Dg<~ · 25 Jun 2019 at 11:19

cool. i mention it as many think by buying high end gear they will be faster. often its the opposite.

there is plenty of realistic gear out there just depends on the budget. do reasearch though some top end gear can have some big headaches. thats why wheels like basic logitech wheels and thrustmaster are great plug in play work. other fancy base units seem great until they dont work or something goes wrong.

jonnylaris · 25 Jun 2019 at 11:41

Would it be best to go for something like a Fanatec Clubsport Elite wheel then? How would it compare to something like a Simplicity DD wheel?

danoliver1 · 25 Jun 2019 at 12:17

~>Dg<~ said:
cool. i mention it as many think by buying high end gear they will be faster. often its the opposite.

there is plenty of realistic gear out there just depends on the budget. do reasearch though some top end gear can have some big headaches. thats why wheels like basic logitech wheels and thrustmaster are great plug in play work. other fancy base units seem great until they dont work or something goes wrong.

Agree better gear wont make you faster but it does make it a lot more fun.

jonnylaris said:
Would it be best to go for something like a Fanatec Clubsport Elite wheel then? How would it compare to something like a Simplicity DD wheel?

The simplicity wheels are very good, much better than any belt driven wheel. My only concern is driver support. Basically simplicity is a one man show so support for the newest games might take a while until he gets around to sorting the drivers out.
The Fanatec elite is a good budget wheel, much better than the g29 you have now.

NeverWinter · 25 Jun 2019 at 13:10

Current setup:

GT Omega ART Cockpit
Fanatec CSR Wheel
Fanatec CSL Elite LC Pedals
SHH 7R Shifter
G25 shifter (as a button box using Leo Bodnar shifter adapter)