Hi all,
So, I’m in the UK. I’m supposed to be at Donington Park right now racing in the first round of the Mini Challenge JCWs but we all know why I’m not there...
I’ve been thinking of getting my own simulator set up for ages now and this is definitely a good reason to finally take the plunge.
I’ve ordered myself up a cockpit and a fanatec club sport v2.5 wheelbase, csl elite steering wheel (as I’ve got an xbox one as well), with some elite pedals (that probably need upgrading at some point!)
Now my big question is what computer and VR setup to buy with it. I’ve done a hell of a lot of reading around and think I know what spec computer I want, but struggling to find it all in one to buy off the shelf. It seems like a minefield to me. Also again VR headset - no idea which one to go for. I know there are loads of similar threads to this but I think my main issue is actually finding where to order and buy the stuff as well!
Budget wise I don’t really want to spend much more than £1k on a PC but I’d be interested to head how big the difference is if you spend another £500 for example, and what gets better? Finally I don’t think there is much variation in the cost of the headsets?! But not sure how to pair it all together. in terms of computer spec I was thinking an Intel i7, GTX 1080Ti graphics card with 16gb ram. Really confused as to whether an RTX 2060 is as good or what vs RTX 1070. I know the 20s are the newer ones but assume I can still get the older 1080Ti and it will perform better than an RTX 2070 or a 2080 for example?
Excuse all the questions but learning as I go!
thanks!
James Mac
So, I’m in the UK. I’m supposed to be at Donington Park right now racing in the first round of the Mini Challenge JCWs but we all know why I’m not there...
I’ve been thinking of getting my own simulator set up for ages now and this is definitely a good reason to finally take the plunge.
I’ve ordered myself up a cockpit and a fanatec club sport v2.5 wheelbase, csl elite steering wheel (as I’ve got an xbox one as well), with some elite pedals (that probably need upgrading at some point!)
Now my big question is what computer and VR setup to buy with it. I’ve done a hell of a lot of reading around and think I know what spec computer I want, but struggling to find it all in one to buy off the shelf. It seems like a minefield to me. Also again VR headset - no idea which one to go for. I know there are loads of similar threads to this but I think my main issue is actually finding where to order and buy the stuff as well!
Budget wise I don’t really want to spend much more than £1k on a PC but I’d be interested to head how big the difference is if you spend another £500 for example, and what gets better? Finally I don’t think there is much variation in the cost of the headsets?! But not sure how to pair it all together. in terms of computer spec I was thinking an Intel i7, GTX 1080Ti graphics card with 16gb ram. Really confused as to whether an RTX 2060 is as good or what vs RTX 1070. I know the 20s are the newer ones but assume I can still get the older 1080Ti and it will perform better than an RTX 2070 or a 2080 for example?
Excuse all the questions but learning as I go!
thanks!
James Mac
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