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My first sim racing setup today vs my very first "setup" from 3 years ago. Surprisingly enough, I am still indeed married. Gear for those interested: PC CPU: 5800X GPU: 3070 Founder Edition Monitors: Samsung CRG9 49 inch, Acer 27 inch curved x2 (left and right) Dell 34 inch (top) I don't know the model numbers off the top of my head Peripherals: Keyboard- Logitech G915 Mouse - Logitech Gpro Wireless Headphones- Logitech Gpro X Wireless Speakers-Logitech Z533's Webcam-Logitech Brio 4k Logitech Mic- Hyper X Quadcast S Misc: 1 TB NVME SSD and 1 TB SSD, Corsair H100i AIO, 32 gigs of Corsair Vengeance 3200 mhz Ram. Corsair 5000D Case, Displate DBZ Gpu cover Sim Racing Gear Wheelbase and Wheel: Simagic Alpha Ultimate with Simagic GT1R Wireless Wheel Pedals: VRS Direct Force Pro Pedals Rig: GT Omega Prime with Gt Omega quad stand alone monitor stand Shifter: SHH Newt 2 Sequential and H pattern shifter Seat: Out of a totaled 2021 Dodge Charger Scat Pack Accessories: Buttkicker Gamer Pro, Dayton Audio puck (x4) with Douk 4 channel amp, streamdeck, lots of C by GE and Phillips Hues bulbs I think that about does it.

I think he was just trying to be helpful. Anyway, if you look closely under the deck plate I have a reinforced steel bracket system that is designed to support the playseat's wheel deck for Direct Drive wheels. It's from a company called Lowdown Shifters, they are in the UK but their shipping is reasonable. It eliminates almost all the flex. I have recorded myself drive with, and without it, and the difference is huge, I can feel it as well, I feel like I loose less detail with the deck not flexing so much. I appreciate the kinds words man, it means a lot, and I will work on the cable management. I need to get some more runners.

That's fair, I could shift my pc and have it facing the front, and take off the printer, I barely use it anyway, so that I could move the monitors back more. The desk is huge, 74 inches. it's not even a desk, it's a counter top that I put legs on. As far as the speakers go, I use headphones 99 percent of the time. They're just there for when I want to listen to music in the house, but that could be solved by what I mentioned above as well I suppose.

I would really like some feedback! This is my set up, the first 2 are my "work setup". I work from home about half of the time, I do graphic design and account management. The second 2 are my sim racing setup, which is the same space but "transformed" into a sim rig. We just moved into our fist home, in our apartment, the fold away cockpit was a necessity due to space. Now that I have a full office I can fit a standalone rig in there. But for now and for the foreseeable future this accomplishes everything I need and take minutes to set up. Plus it is unique, it took a lot of thought and trial and error to get everything just right. Here are the details: PC CPU: Ryzen 5800x GPU: 3070 Founders Edition Custom DBZ Displate GPU rgb Cover Ram: 32 gigs of 3200 mhz cl16 from Corsair 1 TB NVME Samsung Evo SSD (primary) 1 TB Samsung SSD (secondary) 750 Watt Corsair PSU CORSAIR - iCUE H100 Dual 120 mm AIO CORSAIR - iCUE SP120 RGB PRO 120mm with command pro node Case is a Corsair 5000D Accessories Keyboard: Logitech G915 Lightspeed Wireless Mouse: Logitech GPro Wireless Headphones: Logitech GPro Wireless Speakers: Logitech Z533 Microphone: HyperX Quadcast S LTT Mousepad, duh Monitors: Samsung CRG9 49 inch Ultrawide connected to an Amazon Basics Monitor Arm (If you need a heavy duty monitor arm and can find one of these BUY IT, it works just as well as the big name heavy duty arms and costs 1/3 the price) LG 34 Inch Ultrawide 34WP65 connected to a no name monitor arm from amazon Sim Rig Wheel Base: Fanatec CSL DD with Boost Kit (8NM) Wheel: Fanatec R330 Wheel with Clubsport Universal Hub Pedals: Thrustmaster TLCM Load Cell Pedals Rig: Playseat Challenge with Lowdown Shifters Direct Driver wheel deck stabilizing system, Lowdown shifters pedal plate angle system. Shifter: SHH Sequential / 6 speed usb Shifter Sim Racing Studios set of 4 transducers shake kit with smart link module (seat)

You're not wrong.

Agreed, honestly one of the reasons I went with them. I understand delays, I'm not trying to be unreasonable. But an email explaining there is a delay would be the bare minimum I would expect from an SI with a reputation like Origin.

I'm not a fan of asking family or friends for financial help. I appreciate the response though.

I understand that, but they went out of the way to mark which parts were going to cause delays. For example I originally wanted to do a 5900x and a 3080 but those were going to add 2+ weeks to the build/ship date. So I chose to not select those.

Hey man! Yes I remember your username! I am still sim racing. I am an Iracing nut lol. I race every Tuesday in a cup league, I'm a team owner there. I still do official races here and there but mostly hosted races with friends/ people I have met on the server. Funny enough I ended up buying a Samsung CRG90 49 inch monitor, not triples lol. Ended up working out really well given the space I have. Here of some photos of how I ended up. Monitor arms were a godsend for me.

Hi everyone, I'll make this as quick as humanly possible. Ordered a PC from Origin, nothing insane, 5800x, 3070, 480 gig nvme, 1 tb ssd, dual aio. Regardless of the specs, it's Origin, so I spent a heft sum of money on it, but I thought this was the fastest way to get the gpu I wanted, and not spend scalper pricing. I was wrong. it has been 2 weeks and i have not so much as heard a peep from Origin. I have emailed 3 times, no response. I have called customer care, and they just keep telling me to wait for the email to come through with no additional information. I'm out almost 3 grand. I'm not a wealthy person. I used cash for this not credit as I am in the process of rebuilding my credit after not taking care of it while I was in the military. Being a dumb 18 year old straight out of high school will do that. My card limits are fairly low. I typically use cash for most things, even larger purchases. I will continue to try and get someone to cancel my order, as it has not even begun to be built yet. Question. Does anyone know of any SI's or private builders that have access to PC parts and do financing that doesn't require really high credit. I would prefer to find someone private that would take payments. Large payments mind you, not small ones. I don't even need to pick the pc up first. I'll happily make payments until i have paid it off and can pick it up if we sign some kind of notarized contract. It's not a lack of wanting to build my own, but I work 60 hours a week and don't have time to stalk releases, and I won't pay scalper prices for a gpu. I know this is a weird post. Thanks for any feedback.

So you're saying 1) No, the 1060 6gb not good enough for triples 2) get a 1080 TI 3) get a better cooler 4) get trips 5) party is that about right

i appreciate everyone's engagement on my thread. I was hoping to get more positive stories from people that have followed a similar path. Unfortunately i got more unkind messages than positive ones but i guess that just says a lot about the tech community as a whole, I was involved on the mobile side of computing for 8 years and it isn't any different on that side. But for every turd there is a decent person out there. Thanks again for the replies!

I've seen other people using high end chip set engineering samples to save some cash while getting the top of the line goodness. Where do you typically find reliable samples? Ebay?

First of all i really appreciate what you said in the first section. I legitimately don't understand why people go out of their way to comment things that are unconstructive and doesn't add anything to the conversation. It is what it is. Second, that seems like a pretty good idea, im sure you saved a small fortune by going that route. Were you able to get the speeds you were hoping for out of the setup?

Lol i kinda figured no big deal man

lol i do have a wheel thingy. That's another good story as far as i'm concerned. I found a used Thrustmaster T150 for 100 bucks about an hour away from me. So i snagged that, the stock pedals that come with it are a dumpster fire, so i upgraded to the T3PA pedals, again used, this time it was 5 hours away but even with shipping i only paid 85 bucks. Which i then did a brake pedal mod on to improve braking resolution. Super happy with it for now. Eventually i will want to upgrade. But it's excellent to get started and to plant your roots.

I ended up getting a 34inch ultrawide curved from LG. It's 21x9 so its not as extreme as the samsung odyssey or anything like that but it's definitely a huge improvement from my older standard single i was using. I was looking at the Samsung at Best Buy, i just cant stomach 1100 bucks for a monitor right now with the world being the way it is. But, i think that's definitely the way i will go. It's freaking amazing how immersive it is, i couldn't believe what i was looking at. With something like that you can basically achieve the same fov as triples without the hassle of setting it up. Seems like the way to go.

Hey man i'm sorry i'm not sure what you're asking, it isn't a "mining" card. It's the Zotac GTX 1060 Mini 6 GB. It's called a mini because of the smaller form factor. Mines the single 90 mm variant. I just installed it into my rig, downloaded the Nvidia drivers and i was done. Did that clarify anything for you?

Love it man! Looks great! I'll add a better photo of mine tomorrow sometime and thank you!

Just to clarify, i didn't mean that these parts are the best parts, or that i did something better than someone else. It was just an example of whats out there and i to be honest i'm proud of it considering i legit didn't know how to install a cpu 45 days ago. That's all man Also it does have uefi and your comment about used dells is not accurate. They are everywhere, i even saw one for 15 bucks at one point with an older socket

Quick backstory; long time tech enthusiast, but never really migrated into the pc space until early this year. Got into racing sims on the ps4, needed something more. Wanted to get into Iracing. I wanted to get a good-great 1080p experience. Without knowing if iracing was going to be what i was hoping it would be, I made the decision to not invest a lot of money. I set my sights on a 300 dollar budget. This is what i did, and imho it's the best and most cost effective way for someone with a budget and who is willing to look on the used market to come out ahead something decent. You don't need the newest shiniest bit of kit to have a great experience . I found a used Dell Optiplex 7020 , 40 bucks. It happened to have a q87 mobo with an LGA1150 socket. Got a used 4670k for 60 bucks, a used gtx 1060 mini 6gb for 110, threw in a 240 gig ssd that i had from an old project, and a HD, 16 gigs of ddr3 that i got from crucial for 70 bucks and i was off to the races. Literally, On iracing specifically running all settings on high using a ultrawide 32 inch @ 2560 x 1080 monitor I am getting anywhere between 95-125 fps during a live, filled up race. Alone on track i can get around 150 fps and up. I have less than 300 bucks invested and i couldn't be happier, i had a friend fab me a side panel and i wired in some rgb and its more than enough for me. I just wanted to put this out there because i feel like so many people, including myself initially get swept up in what is the newest, fastest, better than last years thing. When i think it's fair to say the majority of people just want to have a good experience with the game they want to play. Obviously this isn't everyone. I know there are people with a way bigger budget, people that want a system they can show off. But in a weird way i'm just as proud of this as i would be a top tier set up. This was my first build and i made mistakes and struggled at times. But it does exactly what i set out to accomplish. TLDR; I'm cheap but i'm having fun

I literally have nothing to say but thank you. That was more than i could have possibly hoped for, thank you so much.

Hi all, I will try to keep it short. I have a gtx 1060 6gb and a 4670k. I have been told i can't run trips and have any hope of a decent experience with my current hardware. Here's the thing though. I don't NEED triples. I actually kind of prefer having one screen to deal with. Does having one nice ultrawide require 1/3 of the gpu load? So here is the question. If i invest in a nice ultrawide what is everyones opinion on that experience vs set of mid grade triples. Can i get a similar experience (fov, immersion,etc) or should i just reside to using a normal monitor and continue enjoying my experience on that. A whole system upgrade is just out of the question for me. Thanks in advance for your help. TLDR; can an ultrawide provide just as good of an experience as triples in Iracing (sim racing)?