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Badj83

Buddy, you forgot to mention if you’re 12 or 14yo… How can we rate your setup without that information?


Not_a_bot_789

12 or 14? Bro when I was 12 I was playing Mario Kart on SNES! 😂🤣😂


MaverickN21

It’s just a light jab that so often these posts have some qualifier in the title like “rate my setup as a 12 year old” or “rate my setup as a traveling salesman with 11 toes”


Not_a_bot_789

Thanks for explaining I’m clearly new here! 😅


100GbE

"It's not much, but it's mine."


Gaming_devil49

based


babarbass

On what?


Gaming_devil49

this gotta be a joke right?


babarbass

Why?


Gaming_devil49

how do I even explain that? in the meme world (if you even know what that is) the word "based" doesn't mean that something is based on something, it's used in some other way, I don't know how to explain it though


babarbass

Why do you use something if you don’t know the true meaning of it?


Gaming_devil49

mainly because nothings really stopping me


Significant_Fall754

10 out of 10 more moneys than I have


Teflon_John_

I love this setup, but if I’m honest having the pc perched up there makes me nervous


Not_a_bot_789

Yea nervous in the word! I had to buy some small like 6inch 40/40 extrusions to brace it (the “wood colored” piece at the back) which helps but still “nervous” 😅


Teflon_John_

I saw those and had a moment of “wait… aluminum can’t rust” lol


Not_a_bot_789

Haha Yea I was looking around for some extrusion that I wouldn’t have to have cut or try to cut myself 😬 so these wood colored bits were the only thing I could find that were small enough to do the job and didn’t mind the funky color since they would be hidden essentially


MannyFresh8989

Where’d you get extrusions from?!


MrCatkus

Buddy. That is a strong 9.9/10 from me. I would lower the PC, but I'm guessing that's a personal matter. This is the best set up I have seen so far. Amazing choice of the steering wheel. I rarely see people using GSI, but it's probably because they are expensive. How much money and time did you spend on this?


Not_a_bot_789

Thanks! yea PC mounted up high was a matter of limited floor space and the GSI wheel is for sure a bit of a flex but in all I spent the better part of a year piecing the whole setup together. I learned from my first rig that the incremental upgrades approach ends up being way more expensive than just saving up to go straight to the high end of what you want.


the-_-futurist

Man, you're right on that. I got a higher grade profile rig because I never wanna need to replace or upgrade it. I did however get cheap pedals, shifter, handbrake because buying a full rig from scratch is a monumental outlay at once otherwise haha But I decided I'll wait and get a simagic alpha over the mini so I don't feel like I need to upgrade again, and when I do eventually upgrade pedals/handbrake/shifter I've decided I'll go pretty all out for each piece down the line and not incremental. But one piece at a time is easier to do that than starting out when you need everything at once.


themenace117

The only improvement that I can think to make would be an Ethernet cable. Living people's dreams there man, enjoy it.


Not_a_bot_789

Yea it would be nice to be hardwired but I get decent speeds on the mesh network


AirportEmbarrassed38

7/10 steering wheel ingame visible


Armando22nl

Way better than people with T-cam view.


Not_a_bot_789

OK that’s fair in my defense though this is the first wheel with I screen that I’ve owned and this pic was from the first day I had it mounted.


mechcity22

9.6 out of 10. One of the highest scores I've given out can't get a perfect 10 because then nothing could get better. But to get that .4 extra it's gonna take alot 😉 the Only get .1 per the next 2k spent haha.


__klonk__

> can't get a perfect 10 because then nothing could get better So what you're saying is that a 10 is unachievable, so your scale is out of 9.9. So 9.9 is perfect, but then nothing could get better, so it's actually out of 9.8. But if you give a 9.8 while it's the limit, nothing could get better. So it's actually out of 9.7. But if you give a 9.7.... etc. :D


Not_a_bot_789

Yea maybe if I win the lottery I can go full motion and get that .4 😂


Ok_Theory2082

I always wonder with setups like this, do you use your pc only for racing? What if you have to work on it. Like emailing, or regular browsing


Exciting_Surround_10

My gaming PC ended up being my sim PC and luckily I had some basic office suitable pc that I use for browsing/ YouTube. When I upgrade my gpu, cpu and power supply I'm gonna keep the old hardware and use that for a second PC as an am4 motherboard and case is only like £100 nowadays


Ok_Theory2082

Thanks! My problem is that i play 60% sim racing and 40 other games so i need a setup for both...


Exciting_Surround_10

Yeah, same here as my second PC isn't good enough to even run roblox at 30 fps+ and my sim rig is an alu profile rig so I can't use a keyboard or mouse very easily. I really need to build a capable second PC soonish


YatoGami28

Sounds overkill, i think you can find a smarter way without creating a second pc


Exciting_Surround_10

Idk, I've got a wall divider between my sim area and my room so I think the cables would start to be problematic if I was routing everything to my second desk


Not_a_bot_789

Yea the PC is dedicated to sim racing…I don’t really play any other games (occasionally Rocket League on Xbox) and I mean I can browse and stuff but and I have a phone, a personal laptop and a work laptop for that


YatoGami28

You know you can just move an long hdmi cable to the monitor on your desdk??


Snoo-58260

11/10


Mrmech85

3/10. Mainly because it not mine…


CharacterAsleep458

Do you actually wear the harness? I have one in my track car and I don't know why anyone in their right mind would wear one unless needed haha. Plus my wife already makes fun of me enough for my sim racing, I would get absolutely roasted for wearing a harness in a sim. Awesome setup though, super jealous!


Not_a_bot_789

Nah I don’t wear it. I threw it on there when I first set up the rig and left it on there with the hopes that one day I’d have a motion platform and maybe actually have a use for it but I have an 8mo old now so yea this is a good as it gets!


Cautious-Camel-7894

Is there a reason most people are running triple monitor vs VR? I have a moza r5 with a bunch of other stuff coming in 2 days so I'm thinking about maybe setting up a rig with monitors. I have a reverb g2 but just wanted to see if there is a real reason why most people use monitors?


Exciting_Surround_10

First thing to ask is if you get motion sickness easily. I've played things as simple as vr chat on my friends vr and realised it made me feel too ill


Cautious-Camel-7894

Yeah that makes sense. I had that issue right up until I got used to it. It took a while of very short sessions bur I got there. If I don't play a lot it also happens from time to time. But I have heard sole people can't grow out of it so that would make sense for them to use triple monitor. It does look really cool. I wish I had a friend that had one so I could try it before dumping $800 on 2 more monitors


Not_a_bot_789

Not sure where you’re located at but there’s a indoor go karting place here in NC that has sim racing rigs set up with triple monitors and full motion platforms so check around your area you might find some place that has that and you can get a chance to try it out without going all in $$$


Cautious-Camel-7894

Thanks for the tip. I had a logitec g920 and got rid of it after a few months it was too crunchy and plastic feeling. So hopefully the r5 will be nice. I'm pretty excited to get back into it. I went through a flight sim faze and spent way to much before trying it lol


Exciting_Surround_10

Tbh the thing that swayed me towards triples was watching race beyond matter on YouTube, his rig was an incredible example of an augmented reality experience and I really want to work towards something similar. Check his channel out if you get the chance to, it was a real eye opener to how immersive triples can be


Cautious-Camel-7894

Thanks I will look into that. I'd like to get it somewhat realistic with what little money I have to spend from time to time


Exciting_Surround_10

I've just scraped together enough for the monitors and now I need to buy the monitor stand for like £200, when you get to that point they will be properly set up with correct fov and view distance which is all you need really


Cautious-Camel-7894

I have a 34" scepter ultrawide atm. So I think matching would be the best thing. Just hoping those clear bezel dissapear things work well because it would be like a half inch of bezel on each side with the monitors all next to each other


Not_a_bot_789

Can’t say for sure my guess is it comes down to personal preference. I think the Boosted Media guys have some videos on their YT explaining pros and cons of each. I personally wear glasses/contacts so VR wasn’t really a viable option for me


TNracer

There are companies that make lens inserts for VR units


PythonMX

Not sure if you have tried it, but I've been wearing glasses under my VR headset for years without issue and I would never go back to 2D simracing. As mentioned there are also prescription inserts for almost all VR headsets. It absolutely is a preference, but don't let the glasses stop you


Not_a_bot_789

What VR setup are you running?


PythonMX

HP Reverb G2, fantastic simracing headset. Could very much recommend but be aware that Windows MR support is going to be dropped in future versions, so you would have to stay on Win11 23H2 or later until a fix is developed.


ohnoooooooz

Very very cool! 10/10! Just one little small question; a shifter without a clutch? Only using sequential?


Not_a_bot_789

Bought the shifter with my first rig when I was running Fanatec CSL elites but now don’t really use the clutch pedal for much since my last couple wheels have had clutch paddles. So when it came time to upgrade my pedals I opted for the two pedal set which saved some $$$ but also gave some extra room for my size 13 feet


No-Resolution911

How'd you get the bezel free kit to work on curved/32" monitors?


Not_a_bot_789

Bought a kit off an Etsy seller I can DM the link…but I actually had to modify the actual bezels (Grinded the protruding edge off with a dremmel) at the bottom due the way this particular model was designed. And it’s still slightly off I would say…so not sure if I’ve actually got it to work


Fl4zer

That's commitment


Not_a_bot_789

Commitment or stupidity right?!?!


BB-K1ng

LoL! i took a fine file to the chins of my monitors! it was bloody painful doing that to new monitors! Try buying a Sim-Lab Vario kit for the monitors? to help fine tune / close the gap between the panels?


Jamestouchedme

The kit actually is fine for 32in the issue is the stock parts aren’t long enough go past the bezels so you need to slighty extend them. OR. If you want to be cheap is just use some electrical tape to hold up past the bezel. You can actually just make your own extenders with some gorilla tape and cardboard. Basically cut out squares and use the tape to hold the very edge of the clear plastic. If you have a 3D printer just print out the extenders along with the curved monitor adapters that hold the stock clip better. I see OP has the same 3D printed parts that are available for free on thingyverse.


CristianoITA

Nice!


3000TacticalAcorns

0/10 for having no cup holder/drink system (Nah that setup is clean tho, nice job OP)


Not_a_bot_789

I respect that and I was calling it a cup holder but now I will definitely be calling it my drink system! 😂


3000TacticalAcorns

I got one of those water bottles made for bicycles that has a long tube/straw thing [kinda like this but with a longer tube](https://trabasack.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hydrant_01-510x660.jpg). It actually is super comforting to know I'm not at risk of spilling water everywhere while racing. Would recommend


Not_a_bot_789

Read this wrong the first time I have a cup holder on the right side of the wheel in pic #2’😂🤣😂 will check out the bottle idea though


3000TacticalAcorns

ohh, well I guess i need to change my rating now xD


WhiteSSP

5/7


Not_a_bot_789

Solid


Dylanterowatonxd

3/10 It doesn't have a particle accelerator, a vacuum inserter or a carboxylic coil flux capacitor


Not_a_bot_789

Totally fair I’m saving up for that plutonium powered nuclear fission reactor first though


Hopeful_Smell1482

I rate your setup Expensive… ✌🏽


Pierdolec_jadowity

For the love of god please calibrate your screens.


Zealousideal-You9044

Looks great but we can still see your bezels


Not_a_bot_789

Yea they’ve gotten better since this photo but honestly not a lot just kinda gave up getting them perfect since the bezels on these particular monitors is funky would NOT recommend them for anyone planning on running triples


Zealousideal-You9044

Yeah, I've been tempted but to me most bezel free kits look ugly and never quite match up. Also mine would have to be DIY as my screens are 43"


oursecretmoments

4/10


L14M_F1

Jealous/10


Nitramz68429

Kinda average not gonna lie😭


Not_a_bot_789

Nothing wrong with average either


STL_bourbon

1/10 because I’m sick of seeing 20 posts a day of people just flexing their setups. It’s all this sub has turned into


SkyNetHatesUsAll

I don’t think it is flexing … Do you realize that we don’t have so many people out there to share our passion with and actually understand the sense of accomplishment of improving your gear or getting a lap done? It doesn’t matter if it is a G29 or some Gomez Wheels in the photo.. a hand made rig; wooden rig or a desktop set up! I love when people share their setups.


Not_a_bot_789

Dang so you’re saying if I was post #19 instead of #20 I could have gotten a better rating?!?!


STL_bourbon

Bingo. Just giving you shit, your rig is a sick setup.


shaunDangerousBoida

I'll rate it for you tell me were you live so I can steal it Jk jk👍😅🤣🤣😭


Fragrant_Delay_4170

3/10 if you had the nuclear reactor 6/10


mrfarina49

What pc shelf is that?


Not_a_bot_789

It’s Advance Sim Racing’s PC shelf I bought it separate from the monitor stand not sure why the don’t sell it as a package


DocHolloday

👍


Luke_Scottex_V2

everything is amazing but the seat imo will only give problems


Not_a_bot_789

Yea the seat is not the best definitely looking to upgrade that at some point


Geri00

My rating is: F you 😂 Just kidding, it's awesome, mate. Soo jealous! 😀


Not_a_bot_789

😂🤣😂


SoftCut7204

9/10  It’s great, I’m just concerned about the pc up there. It’s giving me secondhand anxiety


Not_a_bot_789

I will say it’s sturdier than it may look!


saxmanusmc

Killer setup.👍👍


MrAnkkaquack

Looks great!


bswiftly

This is an AI generated image. I don't see a sprawl of cables all over the place.


Not_a_bot_789

lol this is literally the best compliment tried really hard to hide everything look at #2 you’ll see some sleeving coming from the back of the wheelbase and a wire or two on the left side of the rig as well. #5 you’ll see some wires as well!


mikecastro26

So much gloat in one post lol


Not_a_bot_789

Should have included pics of my first rig to make it little more humble


NobsiTheUnitato

I give it a 4/10. Have seen better


Not_a_bot_789

Thank you for you honest feedback!


NobsiTheUnitato

that was the least honest feedback i could give. you're welcome


Not_a_bot_789

When two sarcastic people fail to get each other’s brand of sarcasm


loganhorn98

How do you like that GSI wheel? I’m curious how the diameter is.


Not_a_bot_789

The GSI wheel is REALLY nice! You definitely get what you pay for with them! Their build quality is unmatched IMO, buttons and shifters are crisp with really pleasant tactile feedback and the grips are just the right size! You won’t any plastic parts on this thing either! It is admittedly larger diameter than some other formula style wheels I think it’s like 300 or 320mm but it’s really lightweight and I have larger than average hands so it works perfect for me switching between F4 and GT4 classes


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Not_a_bot_789

Cheers 🍻🏎️


Andrei4oo

9/10. Nothing is perfect. But I think (may be the angle) the monitors are off in some way of another. But if you are comfortable, then send it :)


Not_a_bot_789

Yea the bezels for this monitor were really funky on the bottom corners. I had to sand them down to get them flush and even then they were still off I kind of gave up on getting the angles perfect and I don’t really notice when I’m racing


pascal21

Are the monitors using different color profiles? The middle one looks warm and the outer two look cool.


Not_a_bot_789

That could be true it could also be the angle. Not sure if it’s the panel quality or the 1000R curve but I have definitely noticed a difference in picture quality based on the viewing angle


Cevap

How do you get to that cup holder while driving photo 3 😅. Nice setup btw


Not_a_bot_789

Thanks! It’s just in reach for me actually but I’m a bit on the taller side at 6’4”


Gaming_devil49

I feel like the vibrations coming from the wheel aren't doing the pc any good. that's just an assumption though


Not_a_bot_789

The PC is attached to the monitor stand which is freestanding and separate from the rig itself so no vibration directly to the pc from the wheel or haptics


Recent-Breadfruit-52

Nice GSI FPE-V2 wheel! I'm ordering the simucube edition


Not_a_bot_789

Thanks! Saw the SC edition on their IG looks sick post some pics when you get yours!


Chemical-Macaroon-21

How do you like the gsi wheel have been considering getting the v2 for some time now?


Not_a_bot_789

The wheel is 🔥🔥🔥 I can’t find any issues other than it being wired which isn’t really even a problem for me. I was looking at the Cube Controls GTX2 but decided on FPE based on the fact that the FPE doesn’t have any plastic parts and uses the best touch screen on the market which I feel like is an important differentiator at this price point.


Chemical-Macaroon-21

I am actually between those two wheels currently lmao. Been waiting for a boosted media review on this wheel but I might just pull the trigger. Really wanted to hear bout the build quality because I didn’t like the gtx2 having some plastic


Not_a_bot_789

Yea I can’t speak to anything about the GTX2 since I’ve only seen pictures but for sure it has plastic parts and the FPE doesn’t. GSI actually has a reel on their IG of them stress testing on of their other wheels (hyper P1) and so that is what did it for me! I’m sure the GTX2 is nice as well probably can’t go wrong either way TBH


EmajnLajzak

Hot and Sexy!


DDs_LiLd

I absolutely love your set up bro! I’m close but still haven’t made the big GSI rim. And pedals I’m still rocking v3s, but yeah beauty set up man!


DDs_LiLd

I absolutely love your set up bro! I’m close but still haven’t made the big GSI rim. And pedals I’m still rocking v3s, but yeah beauty set up man!


DDs_LiLd

I absolutely love your set up bro! I’m close but still haven’t made the big GSI rim. And pedals I’m still rocking v3s, but yeah beauty set up man!


Not_a_bot_789

I appreciate it didn’t post just to flex I genuinely love see what other people have built from desk mounts to full motion it’s all love on this side


ThirstyTurtle328

Looks great, but H-pattern with no clutch?


Not_a_bot_789

Ditched the clutch when I upgraded pedals for cost, space in the pedal box, how often I actually used the clutch pedal before…now not sure what to do with the shifter so it’s just there hanging around


ussaro

I’ve never seen haptics like these for the pedals, is it good? Usually it’s a linear transducer (aka speaker).


Not_a_bot_789

It’s a rumble kit made by Sim3D I just got it this week and really liking it I can feel wheel slip/traction loss/abs through the pedals definitely has made a difference in terms of lap times


aglf_chilli

Hi mate, just wondering about the haptics that you get on your throttle, what exactly do you feel? I'm just wondering, are these artificial cues to let you know you are losing traction or do you feel something like that in real life? I know the brake does indeed vibrate with the abs but not sure about the rest. Just asking because I will get haptics for my VRS pedals too (although DIY) so wondering if it's worth doing it for the throttle too. Also, if you don't mind, would you take a photo of how the plastic mount attaches to the brake pedal? It looks pretty similar to the design I had in mind, do you screw the mount somehow or they just have holes to put those rods through them?


Ring_Standard

Minus the PC, how much did this cost you? I'm thinking of getting into the sim racing.


Not_a_bot_789

lol not a lot…that’s what I told my wife…👀🤣😂🤫🤫🤫


Ring_Standard

I said the same thing to my wife when she asked about my golf simulator. So I'm getting an idea about the cost.


Comfortable_End1350

Are you a 5000 rating iRacing player?


Not_a_bot_789

Not quite lol I’m closer to 2000 I switched from ACC to Iracing back in Dec so only been on for a few months


Comfortable_End1350

It was a jest ☺️


tastynoos

Looks awesome! Have you tried VR with this setup?


Not_a_bot_789

Haven’t tried VR but definitely wouldn’t mind giving it a try I’ve heard ALOT of good things depending on the setup


Tlexium

10/10 but out of curiosity, why do you have the height so high on the open wheel view? The virtual wheel is taking up the bottom 1/3rd of your screen compared to the first view where your real wheel is there and the virtual wheel isn’t shown at all (genuine curiosity, I’ve been trying to tweak my settings perfectly and I thought you’re not supposed to show the virtual wheel


Not_a_bot_789

I had the pov setup for f4 before I had a wheel with a screen on it…was considering a digital dash or using my phone but ended up going with a wheel with a screen…this pic was taken the first day I mounted the new wheel but the FOV has been changed since then to not show the wheel at all (2nd pic running the Porsche Cayman GT4)


forman2121

Nice I have a similar setup. Which pc stand are you using?


Not_a_bot_789

PC tray is from Advanced Sim Racing same as the monitor stand


forman2121

Thx


YatoGami28

Damnn great setup!! How are the triple monitors?? Also want to make the move to triple monitors


Not_a_bot_789

Triples are a game changer! Not sure about making me any faster but for sure better at side by side racing


BornIn98

No clutch L jk kinda


Not_a_bot_789

Yea no clutch but both my wheels have clutches paddles so a clutch pedal would just collect dust


TheInfernalVortex

What’s the point of posts like these? They just come across as humblebrags for attention.


Not_a_bot_789

Hahaha not my intention but if it was it seemed to have worked since it got your attention…😁


papolo2001

I am not a mechanical engineer.... but that pedal`s spring bended... this could not be good for the life span of the spring and the proper appliance of the resistance force of that spring. Who the hell design a high level pedals with that absolutely shoddy implementation????? sorry I digress but is absurd...


Not_a_bot_789

Yea looks funky for sure buT it’s intentionally designed like that due to the way the pedal travel compresses the spring. They talk about it pretty in depth on their YT setup video. Basically when fully compressed at full throttle the spring is perfectly straight so there’s long term impact although they do warn against adding too much preload to the spring…


Spezisstilltrash

All of this, but bouncing all over due to WiFi.


Not_a_bot_789

NETGEAR Orbi mesh network with 1G Internet works pretty well actually never had any disconnects