Is A Direct Drive Wheel Worth The Money?

Would I recommend it after a year of experience?

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[Many_Mirrors]

I love how logitech g29 is considered "budget" and here I am saving up the money to buy it for months now..

[boostbanause]

"The lower budget consumer grade wheels, they are affordable"
Fanatec is on the list
*laughs in broke*

[akmalibrahim]

I like how you hold your hand up saying sorry to the car in front after you punted him (0:42) as if the AI can see you.
That's some fucking immersion right there.

[SullyFunny]

0:40 when he raised his hand i died laughing 😂😂

[MuffinRacing]

And here I am, using my G27 with my computer char and a Walmart Folding table lol

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0:40 Classic Jimmy paying his respects

[Eridu]

when jimmy's sim rig is worth more than your car

[caseylockwood]

Pretty pricey until you start comparing it to real life organized racing. Then the sim stuff starts to not look so bad :P

[Raprada]

Not even one minute into the video we goin' straight into some punterino

[virtualpaddock]

It's crazy how much the market has changed in the last few years when it comes to direct drive. Fanatec's line-up is direct drive only now, Logitech and Thrustmaster both have a direct drive in their line-ups, and several other brands like Moza or Simagic have established themselves with full direct drive line-ups.
And they're far more affordable now as well, the Fanatec CSL DD with the Boost Kit is actually cheaper than a new CSW 2.5 was before the latter was discontinued - both have a peak torque of 8 Nm.

My CSL DD will be arriving tomorrow, I'm really excited! Can't wait to finally feel what direct drive is like!

[divejumpshooter]

To me and this is just my opinion. I have the Fanatec Direct Drive- The Tldr: if I had to do it all over again I wouldn't have gotten the expensive stuff- Why Did I? Because I had a Thrustmaster that was great and thought well if that is great then the Club Sport will be amazing. So I got that with the fancy pedals. I felt it was marginal improvement- Definitely not a massive improvement. I thought well I probably should go Direct Drive. did that and it is cool but I personally think it is over hyped. The other problem is they aren't as easy to set up. And like a restaurant that has too many choices on the menu, I end up wasting time faffing around with the various settings, because I keep thinking well, if I do this I'll finally see the gains everyone is talking about. For me it isn't a money issue, I work in Silicon Valley as an exec at one of the big well known tech companies. I mention this because I just want to make the point that I could if felt the need to buy an extremely expensive rig. In fact I had planned to do the wheelbase, steering wheel pedal set Next Level Cockpit with the Motion Platform and Traction platform. I stopped at the Direct Drive, Reverb G2 VR, Next Level GT Track. Why? Because none of it really made me faster I was already pretty fast and I spent more time goofing around with setting than actually racing. So IMHO if you can't afford the fancy stuff don't sweat it. Don't burn calories thinking a very pricey rig will give you a major set up- OF course the Vblog types will have fancy rigs- either they get a price break, free or it adds value to their channel. I did just fine with the Playseat and ThrustMaster. If that is what you can afford use it, spend the time practicing not goofing around with settings. Good luck and most importantly enjoy the hobby.

[josepartida]

I’m getting into racing sims now, and I had no idea how deep and complicated the setups were. Coming from the fighting game community where buying a $200 arcade stick is seen as crazy, the rigs for sim racing blow that out of the water. I think I’ll just stick with consumer grade wheels and pedals for now. Very informative video, glad I found this channel. 👍

[shaggy]

4:55 "This thing makes you a swole boy"
Welp. I'm sold.

[MrPicklepod]

0:40 I love how you put your hand up to say sorry

[yapirad]

Red glove Jimmy talks wheel style his hair seems flowing and ready for action. Direct driving sim racer with a big heart and nice vibes in this virtual cockpit

[hypermiraclepositivegirl]

When ur watching this video without being even able to afford a consumer wheel

[islandmore]

I bought a cheap 3 point harness for my seat to use in VR. Seeing the belts in game and feeling them is great and would recommend it for the immersion.

[math]

Part 2 for pedals please, Jimmer! Every simracer knows that better pedals will make you faster but how much does a pedal set like yours make someone faster vs something like a Fanatec load-cell pedal set? It's one thing that I have always been thinking about when I'm planning possible upgrades to my current sim rig.

[Spoderskrillex]

Inb4 the fact that you're driving on Zolder overshadows the entire point of the video

[fancyslayer]

I saw this video years ago and never thought I would justify spending this kind of money. Here I am, years later and a much healthier wallet. Now I’ve got a TR80 and Simucube 2 on the way all because of you Jimmer. Thank you for introducing me into the hobby of a lifetime.