Ultimate Sim Racing Beginners Guide (2023 Edition)

Thinking about jumping into Sim Racing? This is the perfect starting guide for anyone who wants to get into this fun hobby!

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Timestamps:
Intro 0:00 - 0:41
Budget 0:41 - 0:55
Platform 0:55 - 2:36
Wheel Base 2:37 - 5:52
Wheels 5:53 - 7:13
Pedals 7:14 - 10:40
Sim Rig 10:41 - 13:09
Monitors 13:10 - 14:31
Conclusion 14:32 - 15:39
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PC SETUP:
🔵Nvidia GEFORCE RTX 4080 GPU

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SIM RIG EQUIPMENT:
🔵FANATEC ClubSport Steering Wheel Formula V2.5X
🔵FANATEC DD Pro direct drive wheel base
🔵FANATEC ClubSport Pedals V3
🔵Trak Racer TR80 MK 5

[Sean-psec]

Before you go spending big make sure you are sure you are going to enjoy sim racing. Once you get the bug it gets expensive quick. Best thing I can say is get you a good set of pedals when or if you get hooked and a good rig. Having a quality loadcell brake pedal is your most important piece of equipment when or if you decide to get serious

[bbot]

If you really want to do sim racing, get a direct drive wheel. Don't waste your money on the Logitech 923 or G29. Moza R5 bundle is far superior for only a $100 more and will last you a lot longer. The amount of feedback you get from a direct drive wheel is night and day compared to those old-fashioned gear driven wheels. You will have a far superior experience. Take it from me who used to have a G29 wheel and could barely do laps without crashing out. With the Moza I won races against the AI. The driving experience and what I could feel the car doing was incredible.

[boosted.]

Just upgraded to a house from a studio so I finally have the space to have a dope set up and this video definitely helped me in deciding what to get

[riccochettv]

This was so helpful.. I’m just getting into sim racing and everything I bought so far has been in the budget friendly category. I for sure will be upgrading the more I get into it… thanks for this

[OzzCyrus]

this video was super helpful. started this video with no idea about anything and now i feel like i got an idea about which path i want to take. thank you

[bronzesun]

I'm not a serious sim racer but I love the hobby more than anything. I use chase cam at all times, automatic transmission at all times and don't have any particular interest in the seriousness of "motorsport" lol.

I recently lost everything thing in an apartment fire but I'll be rebuilding my sim rig asap. This time around it will be strictly on pc with a dd moza r5 rig most likely. Can't wait to get back into this hobby

[danny]

This was so informative and truly a great video for beginners! Thank you!

[EzPlayz]

For beginners I recommend starting in the mid range of belt driven wheels. I got the TX for that reason. & HAVE NOT been disappointed. Now the Ts-xw is about 50 dollars more for the base/pedal bundle. The steering wheel itself isnt as desirable personally but the quality of the newer base is obviously better all around & a new wheel can be purchased later. The shifters are better than Logi as well. I dont recommend Logi, I know people that have made it work & always want more. Then others it didn’t live up to their expectations so the Magic dissipated & they got on less & less because of this. A gift for your children YES. get a low tier, for a grown person looking into the HOBBY. Id start at a decent level. & gauge your interest a year later. Keep in mind settings play a ton in the feeling and experience with any wheel. There is a lot to learn especially if you dont have friends to help.🎉

[onemorething]

The amount of Joy that Sim racing brings, It's the best money spent IMO. I made a huge Mistake though and would like to help a newbie out. I use PS5. I bought a Logitech G923 Wheel and then spent another 100 $ on a Mod Rim. I now realized I should have just spent the money on a Fanatec DD. So now I'm selling my Logitech. Lesson Learned.

[NomadUniverse]

+1 for the G29. I played F1 for many years with a controller. But I'm an old school gamer. Back when the PS2 controller had a pressure sensitive button. I spent hours on the V8 Supercars games, Race Driver 3, across PS1 and 2. Acceleration and braking wasn't done with triggers. I got a wheel and it was just a standard PS2 wheel and I spent countless nights on Race Driver 3 until one night I raged and punched the wheel so hard the PCB broke. That made me very sad and for the longest time I never played racing games or bought a wheel.

Then about 10 years later I have a PC, I'm on Steam, I'm interested in F1 again, getting back into it around 2015. Then I got the itch to drive again and bought F1 2016. Being older and with work hardened arthritic hands, and never having the best coordination anyway, using triggers was very difficult for me so in F1 2016 and every F1 game up until 2021 I would remap to use the old school layout and have to turn on assists and turn the difficulty down.

Then I ended up upgrading the PC, then F1 23 was released. A friend of mine gifted it to me and I started my usual thing with the controller again but after my new PC upgrades I thought why not look at a wheel. I picked up the G29 and was able to even buy now and pay later. Best thing I ever bought. I'll never be a great sim racer, but I can be a mush better scrub sim racer and its very therapeutic to just sit and drive in my older years. Very affordable and adequate wheel.

[catastrophiccarrots]

I already own a decent PC and VR headset, so i got a second hand Logitech G920 wheel, pedals and gear stick for $150, and im loving it (also i highly recommend American and European truck simulator for a chill down game that uses your sim setup)

[ΜαριλιαΓουργουρα]

i wanna get into sim racing not only to race but to generally drive, it seems so fun sim racing and its so competitive its really an amazing community out there

[vitoaugello]

keep in mind that the more you get into it the more youre gonna spend. Fanatec DD is a good place to start. Keep in mind you usually cant mix and match Fanatec with other companies. Can be done, but more money down the road. PC is the only way to go if you're interested in Iracing or ACC. Console games are much better but not on par physics wise to PC. Using USB ports you can run just about any hardware on a PC. Consoles are limited. Lastly, as far as I know you cant run triple screens on a consoles. Choose carefully as $$$ increase as you want to change things. READ ALOT!!!!

[buckreynolds]

I had a PS Logitech belt driven steering wheel, shifter and pedals. Sold it about 2 years ago. I was 63 years old then..not competive enough but I want to try again. 65 going on 66 years old....damn...i'm a manchild. Going with your suggestions thanks

[kimbern]

If I was starting again, PS5, GT7, foldable rig, 32” tv, fanatec cheapest wheel, wheelbase and pedal combo from Logitech. That’s all you need to start. Work from there. How I started. (Have progressed since, from PS4 and GT Sport).

[IKnowFootball]

Thanks for this. I'm just getting into it and curious on your thoughts for a monitor that will attached to an integrated stand on my rig. 34" Ultrawide or 38" Ultrawide? I'm afraid the 38" might be too wide at the edges for me to see with my peripherals.

[Gearsandco]

Bite me! I’m glad I’m no longer a console peasant since 2019 lol, I get to customize, mix and match parts to my liking, I have an aftermarket shifter and an E-break on my logitech G920, which wouldn’t work on a console because they suck!

[markhammerstrom]

This was extremely informative, thank you! I am a complete newbie looking to get started in Sim racing, leaning towards a PC & Playstation set-up as you're doing. You mentioned specs for monitors and other things in the video but do you have a recommendation or resource you can point me to for PC specs for building or buying a PC?

[Bobberto]

About the sim rigs, I just want to play driving games for the experience, would I actually need to purchase a rig for the wheel and pedals or can I just attach to my desk and play with my own gaming chair?

[siamakehsani]

the issue with VRs is that you can't see your own rig. I know you shouldn't look at your gear shift or hand break, but in reality they are always in your peripheral vision, but not when wearing a VR.