I Bought a Racing Simulator!

Why has it taken me so long to take the plunge and buy a sim rig? This thing is AWESOME! There's nothing quite like sitting down and driving cars, even if it's on a simulation. In this video I'll walk you through my whole setup, between the Fanatec wheel, hub, pedals, Simlab p1x chassis, and even show you other Ben's sim rig!

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00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Parts breakdown
03:15 - Does Sim Racing make you faster?
05:02 - Ben Lin's Sim Rig
08:10 - Race team sig rigs
08:45 - Concluding thoughts

[Mpeterson]

Sim rigs are the way.
Especially if you can only afford one or two track days a year, it makes a great supplement.
I have about $500 into a Logitech G29 setup with a salvaged Jetta seat and homemade wood base for free.99

[colinputtick]

I did notice your real life driving was very improved this year. And you two could pick up a new track and be fast very quickly. Now I know why. 👍 Enjoy your rigs.

[boostedmedia]

Welcome to the wonderful world of sim racing! ❤

[verbear]

Pay attention to the difference in controller lag between the two setups. Notice how much longer it takes the on-screen steering wheel to move vs the real wheel, other of these is much faster than the other and even that has some delay in it. Making sure that your controller lag is as minimal as possible definitely makes an insane difference in car control and just pure enjoyment of the directness of the steering feel.

[MrPens]

I’ve been sim racing for 7 years, just now really getting into working on my own car. Your channel has been a big reason why. And here you are, just getting into sim racing 😂

[dailydriven]

These are nice setups. My buddy sold his Ducati and bought a full motion rig. Within a couple of laps in F1 I was sweating. Great fun. I want one so bad but I’d settle for a cheaper one lol.

[TerminusVox]

I'm happy you have a separate outlet for the videos of you "playing games." I understand the value for drivers I just have no desire to watch it. Just like I'm glad you have a toothbrush but don't want to see you brush your teeth. I love your creativity and dang near everything about your channel. This video is great because you explain what a Sim rig is, why it is desirable for drivers, how pro teams use them, and even how the entry level need not cost thousands of dollars. Ben's observation that used rigs are often sold is especially good. And Ben illustrating that upgrades are available and why you might want them is good, too!

[calebhallberg]

I'm surprised you guys didn't go with the virtual reality Sim racing rig. I've raced on some of those before and they take it to another level cuz everywhere you look in the car you're looking out the windows

[drift]

Hey Ben you might want to upgrade your triple monitor setup. There is a noticeable visual latency from when you turn your simulator wheel, and the ingame wheel picture responds. It’s like your driving a less responsive softer setup with that delay. RTings had great monitor reviews for showing response time, and input lag. Both of which are really important for precise car control or fps games. You can notice on the 49in monitor which is a Qled I believe, those monitors have insane response time, and you can see how there’s virtually no delay between the real wheel and the in game wheel responding to input.

[vikingwar-beargaming]

If your wheel has Alcantara, you really need to invest in some gloves! I can already see it's fraying from sweat and hand oils... So it may be too late for this rim. But something to consider for any new rims that may have it

[CandCRacin]

Love it man! I've been an iRacing member for almost 14 years now and no signs of stopping. My rig in in my profile pic, look forward to seeing you guys on track.

[aaront]

I want to buy the initial D arcade game.

[Zantrop]

If you're on the cheap, get a g25/g27, it's basically the best bang for your buck.
you can get with some patience a g25 for 50-90€.

You'll have decent force feedback, enough to begin at least, a shifter that does both sequential and h (you can also use the pallets behind the wheel), not 2 but 3 pedals, great materials on the steering wheel, etc.

If you're handy you can also dive into the modification scene, there's a lot of mods documented, some parts you can buy, some CAD designs you can download, even some DIY stuff !
For example I improved the feel of the shifter with a small shim I made with some random plastic, stuffed it behind the spring pushing the bearing of the gear location thingy.

Although be careful, some may overheat in very high temperatures, and some cooling mods were developped, also if you don't want to do any repair, be careful that Reverse works well, the switch hidden all the way inside has a connector that likes to pop out, but if you feel like it it's an easy enough fix.

[SilverScarletSpider]

so thankful for logitech’s budget sim racing options

[BigMikeR]

Welcome to the good life! I have the fanatec DD Pro GT, and the G9. Best easy setup to date. Just be careful of the cables in the back of the DD pro getting pulled on.

[bobbyQQ]

Hell yeah! Love it. Been sim racing for 2 years now on a motion rig with VR and its insane fun. Goodluck!!

[mawwalmazie]

Hey Ben with the triple monitor rig setup, little note that it is best to put you graphics card / GPU at the top slot of the motherboard to ensure fastest bandwidth connection with the rest of the system. I saw your rig GPU was put on the bottom slot and that kinda infuriates me as a system builder, please do it at any available time that you've got...

[Meelo_MX]

You can save a ton of money by building a rig and getting a seat from a junkyard! I only have a Logitech setup but the rig in total cost me around $200 for the materials and the seat! Mines only out of wood but if you can weld you can make something that’s super sturdy!

[YallowBarfia]

Take it to the next level with VR, I couldn't go back to my ultrawide after I got my VR headset, It completely changed the game for me.

[_Suzuka_Joe]

I just bought a tr120 cockpit and have a fanatec podium F1 and v3 pedals on the way. This video was what pushed me over the edge.