Racing Simulator Thread

[Tyler.M]

I found a good pic that demonstrates what running a single 25-27" is like if you run the correct FOV and don't have it less than a foot from your face. You cannot even look through to an exit of a tight corner, let alone have any idea of what's beside you.

Now if you're thinking of single screen, but like a 42" 4K TV or something 18" away from you, that might be cool. Just make sure you check the input and display lag, which is often not so hot on TVs and you'll be many frames behind reality.

Thats awesome. I'm still trying to figure out how the monitors fit into my budget. Three monitors is the best option but either that or a 4k means I'd have to reduce the quality of my components.... Three monitors might be an eventual thing. I want to try out iRacing and see what its like.

I do have a 60 inch plasma a 32 inch lcd and a 28 inch lcd... haha. that would be weird as shit.

I've started building my PC and I think I should be fine performance wise. Intel I7 4790k and a gtx 970 card, and some other goodies like 512 ssd and 16 gigs of ram. Again, building a rig that can do everything, besides just gaming. Going for a single, really good monitor as opposed to 3 crappy ones, might upgrade in the future to a multi-monitor setup if I really like it. G27 racing wheel hasn't been ordered yet but it's the best choice by far. I'm highly considering getting a collapsible stand/mount thing but all of them seem pretty pricey for what they are, so I'm still cross shopping that. Picked up a 2tb external HD to back-up my current computer and move all of my files over, then wiping this laptop and either selling it or using it as a mobile workstation, upgrading it to windows 8.1. I'll wait for Windows 10, but 8 should be fine for the next few years.

Considering a small quick-boot drive as part of the build but I don't know yet...

Just FYI, there's a class action lawsuit out about the 970 because it isn't really a 4gb card like they advertised.

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Also, windows 10 is free for windows 7/8 users.

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I heard about that... I'm going to have to do some more research. Haven't bought my card yet, thankfully. I'm still going to stick with NVIDIA for a card but I might try to find a OC'd 960 or something. EVGA makes a great version.