Sim racers - what are you running?

XeNoNF50 said:
My Logitech G920 wheel is playing up, cannot shift up any more, either skips or double shifts. Time for an upgrade. I am thinking Thrustmaster T818 + SF1000 + T-LCM which can be had at approx £1000-1050. Worth doing or not? I largely play F1. So quite like the idea of having an 'F1' wheel, is direct drive, load cell brakes. Ticks the boxes for me.

Moza gear seems OOS everywhere and Fanatec looks like dealing with imports etc. Not ideal, would've ideally liked to have spent a bit less but can afford to go to this level, ideally don't want to go any further on price.
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For that sort of money I would be looking at Simagic (either the alpha or the mini) with a GT Neo wheel.

pedals wise look at the simjack pedals on Ali Express, very highly rated in the sim community, I have a set and am more than happy with them, although I haven't had anything else to compare them to.
 
Tediore said:
For sim racing it's all about FOV. If you go for 32s you'll need to mount them a little further away to get the correct FOV. When I was looking at options the general consensus was that you can "upgrade" from 27s to 32s by moving your 27s closer.
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This makes no sense whatsoever. Bigger screens at the same distance simply require a larger FoV setting in-game.
 
I may get a 32" curved G5 (I have already one for my desk pc) and I'll probably make it triple after
Tediore said:
For sim racing it's all about FOV. If you go for 32s you'll need to mount them a little further away to get the correct FOV. When I was looking at options the general consensus was that you can "upgrade" from 27s to 32s by moving your
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Brun said:
This makes no sense whatsoever. Bigger screens at the same distance simply require a larger FoV setting in-game.
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You want as close to 180 degrees as you can for racing. Some sims don't support FOVs beyond 180 anyway, but even if you can make it work, everything in the world is going to be off in terms of position.

By that logic you could have triple 65s at the same distance as triple 27s and just up the FOV. The larger the screens, the further away they need to be to maintain 180 degrees. You also end up with the giant car effect if they're too close. My friend races on his 65" TV and for everything to look right his seating position is halfway across his living room.

It's less of an issue with 32s, but all you're really gaining by going with 32 over 27 is more vertical space so you can see more sky and a bit more of the dash. Anything bigger and you need to start mounting them behind the wheelbase which means you need huge amounts of space and freestanding monitor mounts.

I'll grant you that 32s are probably a little bit more immersive, but it's a decent jump in price for very little gain, personally.
 
Tediore said:
You want as close to 180 degrees as you can for racing. Some sims don't support FOVs beyond 180 anyway, but even if you can make it work, everything in the world is going to be off in terms of position.

By that logic you could have triple 65s at the same distance as triple 27s and just up the FOV. The larger the screens, the further away they need to be to maintain 180 degrees. You also end up with the giant car effect if they're too close. My friend races on his 65" TV and for everything to look right his seating position is halfway across his living room.

It's less of an issue with 32s, but all you're really gaining by going with 32 over 27 is more vertical space so you can see more sky and a bit more of the dash. Anything bigger and you need to start mounting them behind the wheelbase which means you need huge amounts of space and freestanding monitor mounts.

I'll grant you that 32s are probably a little bit more immersive, but it's a decent jump in price for very little gain, personally.
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This has me thinking of going triple 27s instead of the 32s. The room it will be in is not the biggest.
 
Gt omega rig with Varjo Aero VR and Triples for me 5800x3d with a 4090

I've today purchased the Next Level HF8 Seat pad for a bit more immersion anyone running one? cant go the buttkicker route due to noise :(

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XeNoNF50 said:
My Logitech G920 wheel is playing up, cannot shift up any more, either skips or double shifts. Time for an upgrade. I am thinking Thrustmaster T818 + SF1000 + T-LCM which can be had at approx £1000-1050. Worth doing or not? I largely play F1. So quite like the idea of having an 'F1' wheel, is direct drive, load cell brakes. Ticks the boxes for me.

Moza gear seems OOS everywhere and Fanatec looks like dealing with imports etc. Not ideal, would've ideally liked to have spent a bit less but can afford to go to this level, ideally don't want to go any further on price.
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Went for the instant gratification option and bought it today, coming tomorrow. A bit heart over head with the purchase. Everything else seemingly a bit of a wait. Coming from a g920 this must surely be a nice upgrade!?
 
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dannywaugh1 said:
This has me thinking of going triple 27s instead of the 32s. The room it will be in is not the biggest.
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Space was one of the reasons I went for 27s on an integrated monitor mount. It keeps the footprint as small as it's possible to get with triples. I've been very happy with the setup. I've got the SimLab integrated mount on a P1-X with the vario VESA adapters and xero flex things (both thoroughly recommend - I tried getting things lined up without them and it was a nightmare) and it was really easy to get the monitors lined up perfectly. There's no shake in the screens at all even with the force feedback turned right up on an early Alpha Mini which I believe were tested at 13 Nm.
 
XeNoNF50 said:
Went for the instant gratification option and bought it today, coming tomorrow. A bit heart over head with the purchase. Everything else seemingly a bit of a wait. Coming from a g920 this must surely be a nice upgrade!?
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Going from a G920 to a DD with that sort of power and load cell pedals is going to blow your mind.

Just make sure you've got a sturdy rig to mount it all to. My mate just about gets away with an 8 Nm CSL DD and their load cell pedals on a Playseat Challenge but complains that he can tilt the seat back under hard braking.
 
Tediore said:
Space was one of the reasons I went for 27s on an integrated monitor mount. It keeps the footprint as small as it's possible to get with triples. I've been very happy with the setup. I've got the SimLab integrated mount on a P1-X with the vario VESA adapters and xero flex things (both thoroughly recommend - I tried getting things lined up without them and it was a nightmare) and it was really easy to get the monitors lined up perfectly. There's no shake in the screens at all even with the force feedback turned right up on an early Alpha Mini which I believe were tested at 13 Nm.
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If you dont mind could you post some pictures of your rig please thanks!
 
dannywaugh1 said:
If you dont mind could you post some pictures of your rig please thanks!
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I'm at work at the moment but these are a few I grabbed from my phone. Excuse the cable mess - I was still getting it all set up. Hopefully gives you an idea though. If you want anything more specific just ask and I'll do my best to accommodate.
 
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I'm at work at the moment but these are a few I grabbed from my phone. Excuse the cable mess - I was still getting it all set up. Hopefully gives you an idea though. If you want anything more specific just ask and I'll do my best to accommodate.
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Thanks, 27s it is for me. Great setup!
 
dannywaugh1 said:
Thanks, 27s it is for me. Great setup!
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Thanks, mate. I'm sure you'll love the 27s.

I went for 1440p monitors as I like the extra sharpness over 1080p. Performance is great at high/ultra settings on most sims using a 12600K and 6900 XT.

I'd be interested to see what you end up with once it's all set up.
 
ImMrChris said:
Gt omega rig with Varjo Aero VR and Triples for me 5800x3d with a 4090

I've today purchased the Next Level HF8 Seat pad for a bit more immersion anyone running one? cant go the buttkicker route due to noise :(
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I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on it, from what ive already read its a pretty good compromise from a buttkicker.
Im looking at it for the same reason, i bought a buttkicker in 2014 and i think its been in the box for the last 8-9 years because of the vibrations heard downstairs. I've bought simagic haptics and hoping because they're smaller and isolated to the pedal, it'll be near silent.
 
Been busy with a few things and forgot to post to say i'd bought a load of stuff a few weeks back. Ended up going to Demon Tweeks in Wrexham, the idea of buying a seat blind was something that concerned me, so had a day out at their showroom. The seat i was going to get was fine, but i ended up trying a different one (OMP First-R) which i found a little more comfortable and snug, and was slightly cheaper. While i was there i also had a look at karting boots & gloves and picked up a cheap set, both OMP, cos if you're gonna go full nerd, might as well go full fake team driver too, right?

Ended up going with:
- Simucube 2 Pro, QR & spare QR pin.
- TR120 with front DD and inverted pedal kit
- GSI FPE v2
- Simgrade VX-Pro
- 2x Simagic Haptics

Had it for almost 3 weeks and still havent put power through it. My plans for where its going has changed and it requires a 2nd system, and thats gonna take some time :(
 
PaulC2K said:
Been busy with a few things and forgot to post to say i'd bought a load of stuff a few weeks back. Ended up going to Demon Tweeks in Wrexham, the idea of buying a seat blind was something that concerned me, so had a day out at their showroom. The seat i was going to get was fine, but i ended up trying a different one (OMP First-R) which i found a little more comfortable and snug, and was slightly cheaper. While i was there i also had a look at karting boots & gloves and picked up a cheap set, both OMP, cos if you're gonna go full nerd, might as well go full fake team driver too, right?

Ended up going with:
- Simucube 2 Pro, QR & spare QR pin.
- TR120 with front DD and inverted pedal kit
- GSI FPE v2
- Simgrade VX-Pro
- 2x Simagic Haptics

Had it for almost 3 weeks and still havent put power through it. My plans for where its going has changed and it requires a 2nd system, and thats gonna take some time :(
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i think your enjoy the Simucube 2 pro. The GSI FPE v2 looks really nice too
 
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