Looking for a PC racing sim

[BikerMat]

I've played Forza 4 on the Xbox when a friend got me into it but since then I've moved onto PC gaming and have been looking for a realistic racing sim with the customization of Forza 4. I've also played the F1 2012 Demo recently and I like it except it lacks the customization I'm looking for, in Forza 4 for example you can upgrade a base car and gain points that raise the "Class" of that car so I could have a class C car and beef it up to compete with class A's.

 

System specs:

Case: NZXT Phantom 410 - White

CPU: Intel Core i7 OC'd at 4.1ghz 

GPU's: Two GTX 670's in SLi

RAM: 8GB's DDR3 1333mhz ADATA Gaming series

Mobo: Z68 Asrock Extreme 4 Gen 3

CPU Cooler: Corsair Air Series A50 CPU Cooler

PSU: OCZ 850w Gold Certified

SSD: Crucial M4 256gb

HDD: 2TB Thing.

 

I intend to have three 27" monitors running at 1080p eventually, though they will as a future proofing for when I upgrade my GPUs be able to run at 2560 x 1440p (For less demanding games I would certainly run all three at 1440p) and if I find the right racing sim, a racing wheel too.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

[Hyydrah]

You might be interested in this, the person who runs the channel is a hardcore PC driving gamer.

 

[BikerMat]

You might be interested in this, the person who runs the channel is a hardcore PC driving gamer.

 

 

I've had a look at the NFS series and they seem too cartoony for me, thanks for the suggestion though.

[Cheesebaron]

Race Injection along with RaceRoom Experience is pretty good as well. They aren't the prettiest looking games, but they are doing a very good job at simulating cars.

[Hyydrah]

Have you looked at rFactor? It seems that it's a very highly rated game.

[Hyydrah]

http://rfactor.net/

 

http://rfactor.net/web/rf2/screens2/wipscreens/#0513

[BikerMat]

Have you looked at rFactor? It seems that it's a very highly rated game.

 

I've had a quick one and it looks nice, I think I'll give the free version a go.

[Hyydrah]

I've had a quick one and it looks nice, I think I'll give the free version a go.

Keep in mind that it is apparently still in development. Hope you enjoy it.

[ruebezahl]

If you have the money, you can go also with iRacing.

 

Here´s a list of Sim Racing games wich I know:

 

rFactor

rFactor 2 (beta)

iRacing

GTR2

Race 07

GTR-Evolution

[Fuzzi0n]

zumhorst94 has a good little list there, all are decent titles and a few I'll expand on.

 

iRacing is your best option if you want high quality online racing in a more serious environment, it costs a lot, but it's worth it. You will really need a wheel though. I think this still works, free 3 month subscription.

 

If you're looking for something more casual try rFactor or RaceRoom Racing Experience.

 

If you don't mind waiting then check out Assetto Corsa, no car customisation like the others but it'll have road and race cars and a lot of high quality tracks.

 

Car customisation is usually only on arcade racers on PC, Shift has it, but it isn't realistic.