Quote from: Guybrush Threepwood on April 17, 2019, 10:42:33 PM

Great work Phil. Hold the cup high and proud!

When are you gonna be back? Because once you are no chance any of the rest of us will win a season 

I'm hanging out for a deal on a 1660 ti.  Once I get one all I need to do is order a fanatec wheel and pedals and I won't be far away   unless Mrs Threepwood intervenes.

Pretty sure it'll take me a while to get up to speed.  Will be fun to get back out on track though.

Great work Phil. Hold the cup high and proud!

So what's the consensus: virtual reality vs triples?

Hey all.
Following on from another thread, I'm seeking some feedback on what I'm thinking so I can get back into sim racing.

So my strategy is this:

Short Term - buy a new 32 inch 1440p monitor and minor upgrade of PC to play.  Basically, fun on the cheap.

Long Term - buy cockpit plus 2 extra 32 inch 1440p monitors to run triples and do an overhaul of my PC - when a GPU is available that runs it and isn't rediculously priced.

My current build is:
7970 3gb
i5 3570k
8gb ddr3
Azrock Z77 Extreme 4 mobo
Fractal design define R4 case
850W PSU

Short Term I'm just looking at swapping in a GTX 1660 ti.  Will this run AC and ACC at 1440p around 60 fps?  And will I need to upgrade anything else? I don't need Max settings.

Monitor I'm considering is this:
https://www.dicksmith.com.au/da/buy/lg-32-qhd-ips-monitor-with-freesync-32qk500-w-lg/

Thanks for any input guys!

This is what I currently he have:

7970 3gb
i5 3570k
8gb ddr3
Azrock Z77 Extreme 4 mobo
Fractal design define R4 case
850W PSU

Thanks guys.
I've been holding out waiting for VR to catch up but it seems GPUs just can't handle VR with a decent resolution and FOV - such as the Pimax 5k.  It also seems that games are behind in their optimisation for VR.

So basically I'll need a 1080ti for triples @ 2k?  Would it be feasible to have the outside screens 1080p and the centre 1440p?

Also looking for a new wheel and pedals.  Thinking the fanatec CSR elite...?

Trying to figure out what size monitor to look at for desktop sim racing.  Is 55 too big?  Is a big TV a decent alternative to triple monitors?

My first setup change ever  was to bend the little contacts underneath the Scalextric car up a bit to reduce friction against the track.

My brother had a Scaletrix (sp?) slot car set.  I remember setting up the burm on one corner so I could launch cars off it into the Christmas tree.

But, my setup trick as a 5 year old was to spray CRC on the track on a corner so I could practice power sliding around it.

Good times.