Yeah I do feel that way sometimes, haha! For now I still like to be hugged in the seat but that might change in the years to come…!

Yeah a bucket seat can be super comfy, but only if it fits you pretty much perfectly. Slightly too narrow, shoulder bolsters just a tad too low, etc, can cause discomfort quickly. If you have a chance to sit in some and try them out before buying, you'd be surprised how comfy they are for long sessions when they properly fit your body.

The tool tip says you only need to leave the sim to turn foliage on or off. Once it’s on my understanding was you could change the settings from low-high and it would adjust in-sim. Good to know if that’s not the case but I’d assumed that was how it worked based on the wording

Glad it was helpful!

I haven't noticed anything particularly get worse but the main thing they changed was MSAA settings. The max i can run mine on is 2x neutral without noticeable fps drops / stutters. What do you have yours set to? Assume you also have SSR off when driving?

i tried to turn on vsync, with reflex and gsync, and it does not work for me. with vsync off and your exact settings (to have a common baseline) i am at 160fps super stable, sometimes going for a sec to 158/159 (160 is the limit i set in iracing, with 166 fps set in the control panel). with vsync on, i see drops into the 140s, then coming back, quite unstable. as a reference i have a 4080 super with a i9-14900k

Yeah I have to run with it off now as well otherwise it messes with fps. I assumed it was because of my switch to 4K triples as I never had an issue with 1440p but maybe something else is going on. I expect with an in-game fps cap under your monitor’s refresh rate that effectively does the same thing anyway

Might be the angle you see them at on the video but they tuck in next to me. Any closer and it’d be hard to get in the seat! I think my angle is 65 degrees

Yeah I’m still trying things out with that. Currently using MSAA 2x neutral which is working ok

@@S1Racesyeah, I’m on a super ultrawide and I’m getting away with x 4 neutral. I’ve gained 40fps on spa with no noticeable change in graphical quality. So pretty happy with that. Cheers

Thanks, glad you found it useful! As for the peripherals you mention, I think they all have their place depending on individual use cases. I feel like I probably should have a stream deck by now as the extra buttons would help a lot when streaming, but I've managed to get by without so far and always seem to find other priorities for upgrades! As for flag indicators and digital dash, I'm fine with using the onscreen dash and flags so haven't found a reason to go this direction and I also prefer keeping the screens plugged into my pc at a minimum for simplicity (especially with the 4k triples as they were challenging to get working well). That said I have a pal who can't live without his digital dash so personal preference makes a big difference on this one. Your point on headphones is a good one though, I've been through a number of different wireless ones and I often wonder if I should just get a solid par of wired and be done with it!

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Yeah it can be a bit daunting but there are some good guides out there. I put one together a while back in case you want to check that out but the general recommendation is to set the triples up as 3 native screens rather than using nvidia or AMD software to trick windows into thinking there is just a single display. Most of us find that an easier way to run triples in-game whilst being able to use windows normally with 3 separate screens

I tried to pull the sticker off mine but quickly realized it wasn’t supposed to come off! Any issues running with it at 90, I’m guessing not?

Full commitment, I love it! Not sure my wife would be onboard with that so just lights off for me instead!

My wife wasn’t happy but I she’s not willing to paint the walls back to white hahaha

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Yeah that’s great idea, I’ll try and do some tests this week and see if I can get something out

@@S1Races would be awesome

@@S1Races hows it going man, my graphics are ugly and fps is low after update ;p

Appreciate that, glad you found it useful!

Appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback, glad you found it useful!

Great idea, I’ve never looked into it but I’m sure there’s an equivalent. I’m in Calgary (was born in the UK) but when my seat finally gives up I’ll definitely take a look

100% I totally got sucked in by wheels when I started out though… You live and learn :-)

Also same for the bass shakers they are an absolute game changer I’m surprised at the number of sim rigs that don’t have them

Totally agree, I’d probably swap monitors and wheelbase on your list but otherwise I’d have the same priority

Yeah it’s a big shift. I’ve never felt the need for motion after getting the bass shaker set up as I feel that gets me far enough down the path of immersion to be satisfied but there’s now a bunch of things on my rig that I didn’t think I’d go for when I built the first iteration!

I never thought of it like that, I intended for the meaning of the second version but I have definitely started the slide into the first version over the last year…

What resolution? 1080p and 1440p will run fine, 4K would require you to dial down some settings to get acceptable fps

1440p you're good. I ran a 3070 with triples 1440p, had to turn some settings down and locked screens to get 100hz stable.

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@@S1Races Mate great channel, you are doing a great job. Great info and great presentation skills well done

⁠@@speedgoat7496 Glad you like the content!

Yeah, those long sessions can get a bit warm for sure!

I bought a Honda civic Type r drivers seat, £70 plus postage. Looks cool, really comfortable, and your back doesn't feel too sweaty after a few hours racing.

@ Sounds like great value for money

Definitely gets hot, I use 2 tower fans when I race, certainly helps

Yeah, such a good investment!

I do love seeing a wooden rig! Even if it can take the wheelbase forces, my guess is flex will still be an issue, especially with a load cell brake pedal

@@S1Races I have my Moza R9 bolted to a very very sturdy wooden desk (with metal legs), and Fanatec pedals bolted to multiplex hardwood board. I had the pedals once on the metal pedal plate of a Playseat Revolution, and THAT one flexed (I put a brick under it , that resolved the problem....). I do not use wood screws but M8 bolts, and therefore have the floorboard on short metal legs, so that I can reach the nuts, and it does not damage my carpet.

@@renefeijen5916 Thanks for sharing, consider me more educated on wooden rigs now! Great to hear they are a viable option even for DD wheels and load cell brake pedals

Glad it was helpful!

Love that, no issues with flex with the pedals?

@S1Races Nah havent had any sort of flex with wheel or pedals or anything. Made a custom box for inverted heusinkvelds back in 2022 and they've been solid. Gonna be a real test once I get my Moza R5 I just ordered on Saturday whenever that arrives. But its held up. Its gone through a few different iterations tho. You got a discord or something I could showcase it?

@ That’s awesome to hear, must be so satisfying to build something from the ground up and have it continue to perform well with upgrades. Discord is dormant at the moment as was previously used for the league I used to run but feel free to send pics to [email protected], I'd love to see the rig!

Yeah, with direct drive wheels, basic ones anyway, you can just bolt your desk to the wall with L-brackets and it will resist flex

Enjoy the bass shakers, still one of the favourite parts of my rig!

@S1Races Thanks man!

Yeah I was lucky that my initial (poor) cable management didn’t give me any issues but I read quite a bit on fanatec forums when I had their gear, about electrical interference causing problems and just re-routing power cables away from data cables solved most issues for folks

Yeah that’s a good point, I’ve never had that issue myself but good to know it’s a thing. I’ll keep an ear out for it!

Awesome! Glad to hear it.

Yeah agree that would’ve been helpful. I actually did a follow-up to this video where that was the focus so might be worth checking out

You’re in luck, I’m running IMSA tonight, (not sure if the race is at night though), and again in the enduro on Friday night. Both will be streamed on twitch and then highlights posted to YT. The enduro will be at night and also have heavy rain so it’ll be a full stress test for the system! I already did some running last night in an official practice at night and with the rain and I was averaging 90-100 fps which was decent.

Yup, did the same. The IMSA 35 has no rain on the actual race. At starts for first few laps, its around 60-90 fps near the pit and opens to 80-140 on the back straight. Do you turn off two trees, or or lower anything on the right side of the graphic settings?

Could you also do a quick preview of your settings before the race tonight? Thanks man!

Yeah I have 2 pass trees and high quality trees off as I noticed it helps a reasonable amount with fps at tracks with a lot of trees and I don't notice the difference when driving. I'm running with sharpening off since i've moved to triple 4k and only run SSR in replay. I still have headlights in mirrors but I think I have it set to med or low quality at the mo and I only run 1 light for shadows instead of 3. I was running with MSAA at 2x rather than 4x, but I've since switched that back to 4x as the fps loss is only significant for me at some of the newer and more complex tracks.

Yup of course :-)

It should be a good baseline to start from but there are some great VR-specific guides out there. Try this thread on the iRacing forums forums.iracing.com/discussion/1185/iracing-vr-optimization-guide/p1

Glad I could help!

I’m using nvidia surround full screen though

What nvidia driver version are you on? I wonder if it’s to do with surround as I can’t definitively tell if reflex works when surround is active. Can you try native triples and see if it shows up?

Could easily be an annual thing as the tracks and graphics are always evolving, as is the hardware

Originally the NW of England which is the origin of the accent!, Now based in Calgary

Myself included, haha

I find this to be a bit of a roll of the dice to be honest. Most of the time when I do a fresh install from usb windows automatically picks up my license from my Microsoft account but sometimes it doesn’t which is a huge pain. If you’re concerned, my recommendation would be to use the reset function within windows instead to make sure it remembers your license

What’s your system specs and monitor? I had the same issue when moving to triple 4K but after killing my overlay app and adjusting graphics a bit I’ve found a balance that allows me to stream and race without stutters. Make sure you have hardware acceleration switched off in any apps you have running if you are GPU bottlenecked

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Cheers! Glad you found it helpful.

What are your upgrade plans?

@@S1Races I would like to move from a 7900x to one of the new x3d CPUs, just waiting on the 9900x3d and 9950x3d to be released before making a decision. Also keen to see what the 5090 will mean for running these screens. As for the screens I want to see OLED screens in person, but based the various KZbin reviews I prefer the look of W-OLED to QD-OLED. Hopefully in the next 6 months or so we will see more set ups with 32” OLED screens and get some more fed back.

@@bobsimpson5886 Have you ever experienced any CPU latency issues with the 7900X? One of the reasons I'm going to stick with the 800X3Ds is the single CCD and remove the potential for windows scheduling issues. It'll be interesting to see whether AMD do anything new with the caches for the 900/9950X3Ds or if they just put it under the cores. OLEDs are great, I couldn't tell the difference between W and QD but with the deal on the Alienwares for BF, it was a no brainer for me. Once the 5090 arrives I need to stay away from rig upgrades for a while...!

@ I haven’t noticed any CPU latency issues with the 7900x. I like tinkering with my set up and new hardware is a good excuse

What’s your GPU? My 4090 has 3xDP and 1xHDMI so I put the triples through the DP ports for consistency, I don’t think it’d matter if 1 was connected to the HDMI but I’ve never tried it

My understanding is VRR should work fine on current specs of DP and HDMI, in the past I think there was sometimes issues getting VRR working on earlier versions of the HDMI standard

@@S1Races it’s a 3080 and have checked there, it has 3x DPs and 1x HDMI, so straightforward then. Newbie to triples, probably daft question. Thanks.

Agree, but I also other than when in replay mode, I don’t think it’s worthwhile cranking everything. Never hurts to save some processing power when driving for the things you don’t notice or can’t appreciate when focused on racing!