The PROBLEM with our $100K SIM RIG

[@KarlGosling]

Cheers for the shout out Will, I'm the same as you mate, I can take or leave the bezel free kits, mostly a pain in the arse to keep on the rig, certainly when the motion system is shaking the whole room! lol

[@pineapplegrips1989]

I do love my screen bezel kit but you only have to look at them to scratch them, most crazy sensitive product i’ve ever bought. i’m on set 2 already 😁

[@lawrenceyancy3364]

@Peter Parnell 😂

[@leem0401]

I wish bezel free kit was an option but it looks like it's discontinued.

[@dr.groove7957]

The issue with my $100K rig is my kids are eating cornflakes for dinner for the next 5 years.

[@RyderL2002]

yeah if i had 100k laying around i’d probably go buy an actual race car lol

[@Jamie-rg9oo]

@@RyderL2002 that's what I was thinking every time watching him, but it's very impressive nonetheless

[@ngentitit]

@@RyderL2002 you wish, thats not even enough for a lambo, not to mention more parts (turbo, ecu, intakes, a stronger engine block), tires, aero, etc.

[@RyderL2002]

@@ngentitit you act like the only "racecar" is a lambo lol, my built supercharged pro-touring 68 chevelle costed around 75k.

[@archieyarr9357]

@@RyderL2002 tbf a 100k sim rig gets you endless seasons of racing, whereas 100k of real racing might get u 10 seasons at most if u race C1s or minis or something affordable like that. He’ll isn’t a season of gt racing like 100-200k USD?

[@s18169ex3]

This has to be one of the BEST info KZbin videos that I have seen. I’ve always liked the thought of racing, but it was not in the cards. SIM racing looks like a blast. Your set up is amazing. The realism is mind blowing. I’m 64 with a bucket list and having something like your set up would be a dream come true. But it’s not going to happen 😕. Montreal Canada

[@croodmiche]

Thank you for the honesty of explaining the drawbacks of a setup like this! I would be very interested in knowing what your ultimate setup for sim racing would be.

[@syrmotamm]

Yep, ultimate sim racing setup video would be intresting!

[@Schwing27]

Probably VR. It’s still not quite at the level of detail but within a couple years it will be. That sense of 3D Immersion using VR can’t be replicated using 2D screens.

[@syrmotamm]

@@Schwing27 VR for GT3 i think is good, but for drifting and rally and where you want full H pattern manual gearbox its not good. Also VR dont have that wide FOV so you just cant watch side window without moving your head.

[@stevenhaggar132]

I would not go past triple projection.. f#@k off the bezels completely, displayed around a halfcut car.

[@kevanhandley7521]

I’ve got triple 32 inch screens and VR, but I’ve given up with ACC and VR just can’t get good FPS and graphics

[@Major_Watts]

Good on you for making this video.. Lifting back the curtain on exactly what you guys do takes a lot of guts and I applaud you for doing it. Sometimes everything is not what it seems, but the content that you guys smash out is at a mind blowing level and it is thanks to the hours and $$’s that you’ve put into it. Thank you and keep it up!

[@theshazman]

Those interested in something like this should look into VR as an alternative to 3 massive 4k screens. Especially if space is an issue.

[@ishannage248]

and money lol

[@DiViNiTY1337]

VR can’t be beat for immersion. It’s more convenient with screens though, and something like three 32 inch 1440p screens a bit closer is almost as good if not better in some ways, for a much, much lower cost and gpu horsepower.

[@noimageavailable2934]

@@DiViNiTY1337 The screens would be three times more expensive than a quest 2 plus link cable

[@billywashere6965]

@@noimageavailable2934 Yeah but unlike the Quest, with the screens you're not tied to Facebook's DRM on what you're allowed to play on your hardware.

[@marcofabro]

@@billywashere6965 you no longer need a FB account to use a Quest 2. Also if you prefer a HP Reverb G2 is around $450 and a great upgrade. I run both in VR. Switches from triple 27"s a year ago and its worth every penny IMO.

[@battlegrounds132]

So many salty comments about putting "100k" in the title of the video. Calm down people, Will and Tom do great job and are really honest guys! That "100k" is there not to brag, but to peak attention and gain views which is a fair play on their part.

[@aaronsturm7360]

Is it really worth 100l tho?

[@battlegrounds132]

@@aaronsturm7360 depends on currency (It should be AU$) and what they count as part of it. (2 really high end PCs, a lot of wheels and each one of them could easily cost 800 to 1000 USD), Motion, 3 huge gaming displays. I believe it could be

[@aaronsturm7360]

@@battlegrounds132 yeah if you put it that way it might. It's still a baffling number

[@battlegrounds132]

@@aaronsturm7360 well even if it's not, I dont have a problem with it. They are trying to promote their channel on KZbin where clickbait is highly favored (veritasium has a good video on this topic). And it's a business at the end of the day, the only thing that matters is their honesty and doing great job at reviews which they do :)

[@thomgizziz]

@@aaronsturm7360 Nope and that is the problem we have so many people trying to pretend which is just lying for clout. This has a ton of bad knock on effects but it okay for people to lie to these people because they like the guy, the second they don't then it is burn them at the stake...

[@robblanchard3146]

People need to remember this rig is the ultimate for content creation only. It looks impressive because we are viewing it from youtube on a flat 2d screen. A decent VR setup with transducers will be way more immersive at a fraction of the cost.

[@rustywheels637]

VR still has its limitations. From my perspective my triple screen setup is a much better overall experience than my VR experience with a high resolution headset.

[@leem0401]

VR is way too hot and uncomfortable for me. I've used VR, ultrawide, and triple screen and I would recommend triple screen over the other two.

[@JonesyTerp1]

@@leem0401 Interesting. Because I have the compete opposite feeling about VR. I was a dork about trying to make VR comfortable because my wife vetoed the idea of three screens spanning the room. I drive mostly open wheel in IRacing so I built a rig in a reclined F1/Indy position. It’s really low, to the ground. The top of my 10” inch wheel is 29” off the ground. I have to quick release the wheel to get in and out of the thing, but it’s comfortable when in it. I keep the room cold and use fan to blow air across my face. I even clip a drink tube to my shirt.

[@presidentcee]

@@rustywheels637 if you have top spec system with rtx 3090 and good cpu with top of line headset like Pimax or hp reverb or valve index there’s no way you’d choose triples over it

[@everythinggaming7938]

I have VR and Triples I prefer Triples for racing as I can tab out check set ups and generally do lots of stuff on the go. Not to mention VR still needs a lot of improvements. But I do prefer using VR in flying simulators

[@DanSuzuki]

Very interesting video - gives you an insight how much work and thought has to be put in a rig like this!!

[@boostedmedia]

Thanks Dan. How are you finding your big screens now you’re a few months in?

[@DanSuzuki]

@@boostedmedia I'm not a big fan of the reflexions, apart from that is has been great :D Even though at the moment I'm on the 32" since the big TVs are already packed up for the move ...

[@srxshadow]

More of these videos please 😄 We're relocating and convinced gf we need space for sim rig, she agreed since I am currently taking up the dining room in our apartment. She's a keeper!

[@fad2679]

These informative types of videos are among my favourite in the sim racing community

[@theozzie8459]

This rig is very well thought out! For everyone moaning in the comments… this is how this fella supports his family and pays his bills. $100,000 sim rig is expensive but it’s an investment for Will and his company!

[@boostedmedia]

This guy gets it. ❤️

[@theozzie8459]

@@boostedmedia Most people would get it mate if they stopped for a couple of seconds and thought before they typed a comment!

[@thomgizziz]

@@theozzie8459 Most people would also understand that this is clickbait and should be angry or at the very least understand it is clickbait instead of listening and believing. This rampant usage of lies and people's penchant for believing the bait is causing a ton of social issues. And you are one of the slow ones that just listen and believe without a thought in your head. Even using the most expensive prices, counting things they are using for streaming and 5 different wheels I can only get it up to 80000 AUD which is 51000 USD. Then we also have to pretend that he didn't get a bunch of this stuff for free or cheap because he is advertising for these people. It is bad enough when they are messing with people's assumptions that it is USD but then not even hitting the numbers they are claiming even with a bunch of extra junk that nobody would consider to be a part of "the rig" is just adding insult to injury.

[@nicolasalbornoz7175]

What an excelent video guys, the rig it's impressive especially on the racing footage of course. Thanks for the review really interesting.

[@benjaminh1034]

That section on the camera’s vertical position impacting screen distortion was fascinating. Makes complete sense in hindsight but I never would have thought of it either.

[@xavilopez6845]

Amazing rig, a dream for many of us. Sure you've got it with very much effort, congrats and thanks for the videos with all this passion that you put in to it, massive and spectacular sim.

[@robertcarr4172]

Excellent vid Will. Nice to keep things real sometimes!

[@1976Cordoba]

Brilliant vid mate! Love the technical behind the scenes type info. The vertical sweet spot was particularly enlightening. 😀👍🏁

[@vazaditya]

Will you have my utmost support and vote you have got me into sim racing and helped me a lot in choosing the equipment i wanted to buy. Cheers mate, thank you and keep up the good work. it means a lot.

[@_REV1221]

Excellent video guys. You don’t realise how much detail you put into the rig just to make video content. Would love to see your dream pure racing sim! It’s a must video :)

[@Kevinbaconator_]

The videos you make with weather and other effects turned up are second to none! As computer and monitor hardware drops in price over the next several years, I can see myself attempting a poor man's version. Thanks for the insight.

[@SIPEROTH]

That is why I got a triple 27 inch 1080p monitor set-up. With 27 inches 1080p isn't a problem and you can get them with high refresh rate. Mine are 144hz. Got them very cheap because they are just HD. All of them together around 700 euro. So just a fraction of the cost of a single monitor in this. Also because of the HD they don't need a super PC since all of them together are probably easier than trying to get image from a singe 4K screen. So you can use your console or a normal average PC without spending thousands. I believe that is the best way to keep things low cost for average Joe's like us and still have a somewhat similar experience. I think everything together with the rig, wheel etc built are arount 3000. Didn't get anything for shaking my seat or anything because I don't really want to anyway but I can get one for another 3000 and one that moves everything with 5000 but I don't feel is worth it. Anyway spending 3000 that is just a very small fraction(some buy a single GPU for that money) of this setup and getting a whole rig and triple monitors etc so you i can have a full Sim experience is a great investment. So I propose everyone to think investing like I did. It really is a lot more approachable and doable.

[@jarrodclyne707]

Wow, that room temperature analysis was very interesting, a huge factor.

[@pally8868]

Damn thanks for taking the time to do this. Really valuable insights to your setup - thanks fella 👍

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

9:20 You can get (or anyone looking to build something similar) panels, or "sheets" of frosted or smoked material, "plexiglass" like acrylic or polycarbonate stuff, that will help to diffuse and tone the overhead lights a bit. Obviously you could just adjust the brightness on the led strips, but that only gets you so much and requires specific placement, the panels would allow more freedom of adjustment and such.

[@jackofrew]

You can pull more than 10amps on a power Circuit, a PowerPoint is rated at 10a per plug but a standard power circuit in Australia you can pull 16a before you start to encounter tripping. Also, our voltage is now measured at 230v single phase

[@FilipAus]

I was looking for this comment. When I hear about needing 3 phase is completely incorrect. At very worst case, upgrade the cable in the wall and put it on a larger breaker (RCBO). But at 1800w you could run two of these rigs on the existing circuit.

[@MikkoRantalainen]

20:25 Great demonstration! This also nicely shows that then the fence in your view seems to bend upwards in the bezel, your view position is too high relative to rendered view. That should allow nailing to correct setup pretty fast (basically apply similar logic that DSLR cameras use for autofocus).

[@yamyam60]

Wow, the attention to detail you go through just so that as we viewers see and share the immersion. Just goes to show that It's not just buying expensive equipment , the setting up is more important.

[@HectorYague]

Excellent video Will! Please consider making a follow up video with what would be your ideal setup (monitor size, motion platform, wheel and pedals, ambient lights, etc) if you were just a racing enthusiast instead of a content creator. Thanks!

[@phillupson8561]

Brilliant video, really nice to get the drawbacks as well, loving the effort you guys go to when bringing us great content and thanks for the pain you've been through to make it look so enjoyable for us!

[@sincity_steve]

Will, since you've actually ran the Varjo Aero for sim racing, would you consider yourself someone to use VR sometimes during a race if you werent having to worry about content creation but purely for immersion / online racing? I find depth perception in VR to be quite amazing and actually am able to compete quite well in iRacing with it. Would like to hear your thoughts.

[@boothys_sim_racin]

Can definitely see how much time adjusting the screens to get the right FOV for POV cam because the racing content with the helmet cam looks fkn awesome...just did a video on moving stuff around in the iracing UI using ALT+K but ya do have to change a few things in the app file, will send you a pm 🤙🏁

[@Flunkus]

You guys are f*ing geniuses. The whole community is so lucky to have Boosted Media.

[@FULLNinja69]

Thanks for the video. Really enjoyed the honest behind the seen look.

[@blairmcconachie]

Big car syndrome was very interesting. I have triple 27’s and have tried to mount them as low as possible to give me a true (or close to) dash view to help me with training for real life races in my caterham. I have a narrow diameter sim core extension from a simucube 2 and the middle monitor sits in the gap. So I can get the monitor lower where normally the wheel base shaft would limit it. Trying to get it feel like 1 to 1 In virtual to real size i.e. not like how you explained with the wing mirrors. Top video 👍🏻

[@seatslider]

Yep I'm keen for your ultimate sim rig setup if content creation wasn't a feature. Really appreciate your input and time. Thankyou!

[@DaniMacYo]

You've come a long way Will from Fanatec unboxing's to this beast setup.

[@Sean-ps3ec]

Yes I want to see a video of you talking about the sim rig you would make just for racing. Including what size monitors you'd use among all the other details please

[@wostrick2259]

Ok when Australia gets dark we know Will is starting up his super simulator... 😂 Great work mate!

[@humphrey.b]

Yet another incredible video Will! I'll probably never build a rig of this size but I love following each detail as if I can afford it😂😂 I can only imagine that those who wanna get into it at this scale appreciate your generosity with the level of info you share. Reminds me of what you said that you enjoyed the generosity of aim racers compared to what you experienced when you were racing in real life.

[@patarmand3593]

i use 4K triples (27") and you've explained the various perspective scenarios extremely well! Just wanted to mention that VR goggles remove all of those perspective problems completely, and with the latest high res HMD units available, screen door and resolution are about 75% as good as 4K screens. but i still use the triples 90% of the time. This is an excellent video explanation of all the various problems with sim racing 'views'. Thank you for a job well done!

[@IryxBROAerials]

In order to eliminate problems with head camera, you need a head tracker, 2 cameras fixed to the left and right of your head, mounted on the eye level, both should be connected to head tracker. In post with some overlap at the center and some crops to the sides. By this you would no longer have an issue of camera covering your view and no problems with straight lines since the cameras would be fixed at certain height.

[@ThuTroothHurtz]

Really cool to understand the details and thought process!

[@PCrofts]

I love it when you do these. Awesome Will. Thanks

[@trevorjlewis]

thanks Will, another clear, concise and highly informative production.

[@mihalis1010]

1900W peak for the entire setup is actually pretty good. Back when I used to build computers, I built a dual Xeon machine with a 980, and 3 Xeon Phi coprocessors, and that computer alone used nearly 2100W. We had to use 2 EVGA 1600W PSUs on it.

[@gregdoucet3721]

Very interested in hearing about your ideal racing simulator without content creation. I’ve got a motion rig myself with VR and a wind sim but am always looking for little ideas to make it better or more immersive 👍🙂

[@jedijon1228]

Great video guys again - on reading some of the comments below - would so welcome a video on your ultimate rig set up just for racing only ..... hopefully you can find time to fit it in as I am sure so many of your followers are just itching to understand what you would race with regarding set up........

[@ShakeyVaccy]

Don't think I'm going to be convicning my wife to let me have a sim rig worth more than our house but this was genuinly a really interesting watch none the less. So many little things you wouldn't neccessarily consider before just buying a load of screens and a rig and then wondering why it's not immediately looking like your setup. Vertical sweet spot on the head cam was a particularly good demonstration - but you know everyone is going to be watching for that like a halk in all your future videos now ;)

[@boostedmedia]

Honestly mate, nobody needs a rig anything like this outside of it being a business tool for content creation. Just buy a solid rig and a VR headset or triple 32s :)

[@ShakeyVaccy]

@@boostedmedia - Exactly what I actually did as I don't even have room for something like this. Got a Rift S as for me VR gives the feel of a large space without actually needing one - doesn't stop me wanting a monster setup like that all the same though lol :)

[@DaSimSimma]

I SECOND THE HEAT COMMENT !!! Anyone considering building something like this should consider a way to exhaust the heat away from the room. I have a dual fan in wall exhauster with a temperature probe at the back of the computer sucking all the heat directly out of the room. With the TVs put their heat upwards within an hour or two my room goes from 69° f to 76 ! At the back of the room I have a portable AC unit which vents into the rest of my basement. HEAT IS THE KILLER MONSTER TO THE SETUPS THAT NO ONE EVER TALKS ABOUT!!! THAT AND SIZE. I had to build a custom room for this type of rig

[@saintsalieri]

how tf are you people so rich

[@DaSimSimma]

@@saintsalieri my dude I never laughed so hard in my life. Brother the answer is went to school fought hard to get a job the job pays well. We pay the bills we buy some food we sock some away and then we waste the rest on something that makes us happy. That kind of sounds like life in general right? We all do what we can with what we're given. On a serious note I make an effort to always invite people over and have them enjoy my rig. I get an insane amount of pleasure out of sitting there just watching people lose their shit in my custom built room with this insane setup. I even wired the go pro through the walls so I can watch it in my other room on the projector ( fuck....i did it again.....I'm gonna get roasted severely )

[@saintsalieri]

​@@DaSimSimma Ah, you did what everyone does but achieved a radically different outcome. Cool.

[@DaSimSimma]

@@saintsalieri single mom , two children, three suitcases and 200 dollars , immigration papers. Nothing given , nothing stolen , all earned . But we digress . 😂

[@Pusman]

Wow Will. Just WOW! what an incredible work and passion you put on this. I love it! Congrats, mate! Keep on going, I really appreciate your dedication and we can feel your passion through this videos.

[@simracergiddo]

would love a video on your ultimate setup for pure sim racing vs. content creation

[@a92gsxdsm]

Mad respect!! Great videos. You and Karl gosling both!! Let them haters hate!!!

[@lbotao]

Definitely a video of an ideal racing simulator (not for CC) would be great. I'm taking baby steps on building mine, with a DIY wooden rig and a G29, but my biggest concern is the screens. 3x 32" monitors vs 3x 40" tvs. Cheers.

[@boardn720]

Wow there is a lot going on to make it all work! Great video, very entertaining!

Respect for all this effort. Amazing.

[@DaSimSimma]

SIZE OF SCREEN IS ALSO very crucial. As Will is describing ,you would think bigger is better but unfortunately it becomes a scale issue that doesn't feel good in real life. Some good things about 65-in screens is he can zoom out and see more below the dashboard. I have 3 55's and I think it's close to the sweet spot

[@dblahnick]

Christian, what screens are you using? I’m using 3 LG C1 55” and still working out the NVIDIA surround software glitch with my RTX 3090 that’s common to this set up. Are your screens Display port or HDMI?

[@DaSimSimma]

@@dblahnick hey man . Using Vizio MSeries with game engine pro. They are only 60 hertz at 4k but it does the job quite well. I am also HDMI at the TV and DP at the card output . No issues now , but at the beginning it was a bit glitchy using Nvidia surround.

[@samirkilachand]

@@dblahnick Hi! I’m thinking of switching to triple C2 55” from my triple 34” ultra wide. I have a 3090. What is this glitch that you mention ?

[@networkguy3152]

I am looking to build a rig from the ground up. Rig, PC, wheel, base, pedals, shifter, triple 32” 1440 monitors, and I came out to around 9k US. I would call it high end for your average user. This however is on a whole other level my friend.

[@LuisBlando]

Excellent video. I’ve run into many of the same issues and realizations. The vertical sweet spot was a surprise to me as well I must admit. Most definitely I would love to see another where you present your ideal 65in Simrig for racing specifically.

[@coryyarus7209]

Spectacular summary of your experience Will! I appreciate your attention to detail with examining the highs and lows of high-end simulation setups. I do not have the space for full motion but am compromising by acquiring a seat belt tensioner system. Also, I am looking into the upcoming ASUS OLED screens to step up from triple 27". I particularly appreciated your comments regarding vertical parallax; your POV is critical to not experiencing the visual "sag" on the side monitors. You are a Master of your craft. All the best to another great year for your sim rig and channel. Regards.

[@solefreak2]

ASUS are making a 27" OLED monitor?

[@coryyarus7209]

@@solefreak2 sorry for the confusion. I should have been more specific. I was referring to the not-yet-released LG 42" C2 OLED and the ASUS 42” ROG Swift OLED PG42UQ. I am eager to examine these screens as upgrades to my current setup.

[@boostedmedia]

They definitely seem like good options.

[@anonymousgaines4044]

Nice setup. Always an impressive to see. I won't go in that depth, but the detail definitely helps.

[@jakerubino3233]

Yes definitely- ultimate rig for personal use would be an awesome video

[@Z06Boss23]

In the last few months since i started Sim racing (Sept 2023) I went from a thrustmaster tsxw to a R12 plus eco-system to now a full asr6 rig, tripple 4k screen with the Simagic Alpha U, p2k pedals and supporting cast (Dec 2023). I love this channel and the content but please stop costing me so much money hahhaha

[@dirtyjerz32]

Great video once again. Love the transparency. Cheers

[@gueifaopedro]

I Will, great explanation off you rig and content creation idea. Excellent tutorial for us. Nice job. 👍👍🥇

[@lukede6555]

Interesting comments on motion. I use haptics in my seat and if it’s off I genuinely feel like I’m missing feedback. Curious about motion but always thought it might be more of a distraction than an assistance. The new NLR system peaked my interest in the topic

[@markhallows2945]

Thanks for a great video as usual Will. That other video for the ultimate sim rig just for racing would be excellent and I am sure many people would be interested in that. I am also interested in your view on the NRG motion platform vs your new setup

[@matthewscarborough4920]

Awesome setup will, really hoping NLR send you there new motion and you could do a full motion test with seat mover and Traction loss system 👍

[@raninrai2849]

Vr actually saved me from giving up this hobby. I sold my ultrawide monitor and use Quest 2.

[@Chappy1994]

here in Australia our general power outlets are rated to 10 amps however that is just on a single point generally speaking a power circuit will always be wired and protected by a 16-20A circuit breaker as long as you try and minimise the amount of power boards and plugging what you can into the wall it should never give you an issue

[@darrylmeyer6389]

Found your channel this week. Must say, love the content. Keep it up👌🏻👌🏻

[@stevenpersoons2239]

Very fascinating stuff! So many 'behind the scenes' considerations we're not aware of as a viewer. This might be a help : the in-game UI can be moved to any position you like in i-Racing. Dave Cam has a good youtube how-to video for this.

[@murraystevens2272]

To the channel owner… Power consumption… This rig consumes 1900 watts. In Australia our actual max power per peer circuit is actually 20amps. So max draw is 4800watts. Free advice. Run two dedicated circuits from the switchboard to your sim. Spread load across the two power points. No need to ‘go industrial’ and certainly a mile away from 3 phase.

[@Pawer8]

Hey. Triple tv user here. I use 3 50" 4k tv but run them at 2k at 120fps with a 2080s. So its doable on a budget!

[@mrbell845]

Amazing content as always Will! This was very informative and I learned a lot. Thank you for sharing your expertise and opinions with us.

[@maxbrazel604]

And i am very proud of you for on what that you have created for yourself, as you have done a awesome job with your channel and other tech videos as well, WELL DONE!👍😎👍

[@mworld]

10 amps is just what the outlet can handle. The 2.5mm(sq) twin and earth cable feeding the outlets can do 20 amps. So you are safe pulling 20amps from one circuit before trouble hits. 15amp outlets run on a dedicated 20amp cable. There is also 20amp outlets. No need for 3 phase until you reach the max current capacity of the wires from the street to your house, or a single item requires more than that. However it is true that 3 phase will give you a lot more max current capacity. If the feed in cables are 24mm(sq), I believe that's around 300amps total!

[@Igbon5]

I live in Trentham so I just have to open the window. When I got second RTX280Ti and new I9-10940x @ 5.2. I managed to get in the top 50 in 3DMark Port Royal by moving everything close to a window and putting the CPU radiator and the GPU radiators just outside. It was about -1. Still I got briefly in the hall of fame before the 3090's rolled out. 3080's didn't have SLI and one 3090 was not enough. Even keeping them close to the window helped. Now I just use a cool room while I wait for for two RTX 4090Ti DVI enabled cards to come along.

[@solofourohsixgaming]

I have never been jealous of anyone in my life, until now.

[@AlexDD]

I' m impressed Will!

[@agmos01]

Amazing setup! Congrats!

[@CKemple]

would definitely love to see your ideal rig set up!

[@VeteranGamer-c2s]

Great video very informative keep up the great work

[@Mikeg_x]

Would love to see a video series of you building your dream sim rig 100% for your personal taste without the goal being content creation.

[@MrNobodylikesyou]

Great Vid .. pretty new to the channel and love the content .. keep up the great work :)

[@MikkoRantalainen]

19:05 Maybe you could have a small front surface mirror between your eyes and the camera mounted above it, shooting towards the ground? That will record the image mirrored but you can obviously flip the resulting image in software. I would assume the size of the mirror required for such a setup would be smaller than the camera. If you go with an angle that actually points the camera towards your neck, you could push the mirror really close to your nose.

[@boostedmedia]

Hadn’t thought of that but I like the idea.

[@Dasspapirfly]

You might want to look into cambox for a slightly less obnoxious helmet cam setup (I reckon even with your eye situation, no blockage would be better still), it's intended for racing helmets but I'm sure it's should be fine to affix to your bicycle helmet somehow.

[@boostedmedia]

Looked into it a while back. The quality isn’t nearly as good as the gopro10 unfortunately. Especially low light performance which is critical to what we do.

[@Dasspapirfly]

@@boostedmedia Ah, shame, well. good to know. Maybe there will be improvements in the future, at least from what I've seen helmet cams have become a lot more popular recently (both in real racing and for us normal plebs) so we might see some improvement there.

[@boostedmedia]

Small sensor camera tech has come along massively in the last 3 years. It’s only a matter of time :)

[@TommyTwoHanks1]

Just a heads up Will - 10A / 2400W is the capacity of each three pin outlet on the wall, not the circuit. Generally a GPO circuit in Australia is at least 16A, most commonly 20A. So you can run 4800W on a circuit, but only 2400W on each three pin outlet. Regardless, dividing the load up over two circuits is never a bad idea anyway!

[@boostedmedia]

Thanks for that. Is there an actual standard that stipulates how much current each circuit should be able to draw? In my house we have 10A breakers on each circuit and most of the GPOs are piggybacked

[@r4z0rracing82]

Each GPO outlet in Australia is 10A.

[@TommyTwoHanks1]

@@boostedmedia No worries. Not specifically, you can have upwards of 20 GPOs on a circuit, the limitation will always be the size of the cabling/circuit breaker. The job of the circuit breaker is to protect the cabling before it overloads/melts. 10A breakers are commonly used on circuits run in 1.5mm CSA cabling (such as lighting), whereas GPO circuits are generally run in 2.5mm CSA cabling which can support 20A. The wiring standards (AS3000:2018) do specify that GPO circuits must be run in a minimum of 2.5mm CSA cabling, which would be protected in most situations by a 20A breaker. I would suggest that the 10A breakers in your board for the GPO circuits are either a mistake, or the cabling is undersized for the circuit for whatever reason. If upgrading the size of the breakers on your circuits is going to make a big difference for the ease of your setup, feel free to flick me a message and I'll talk you through confirming what the size of the cabling you have installed is etc. P.S. Love the channel!

[@thomgizziz]

@@TommyTwoHanks1 Dude you just got the wrong amperage on most circuits in homes and you are offering your "expertise"??? 10A Breakers arent a mistake they are the most common breakers in most households, you are pretending to be an expert and failing hard.

[@TommyTwoHanks1]

Mate do you live in Australia? 10A is definitely not normal for a GPO circuit. The minimum cable size permitted on a GPO circuit is 2.5mm. Why would anyone want to limit it to 10A? "Expertise" - Yes, I am a qualified electrician and manage an electrical contracting company that has been in business for over 30 years.@@thomgizziz

[@joergbock1976]

Man Cave Dreams... sigh. Stunning setup, guys and crazy good videos!

[@zzmadd]

Yes please, make the other video you mentioned as well. Thanks a lot!

[@grantjohno67]

Great video Will and Tom. Would love a video of a good sim rig that’s not about content creation.

[@sergeantwombat]

holy shite sir youve exploded in subs since I started watching you WHEN DID YOU HIT 200k!?

[@olddogg60]

Very interesting. Thanks Will & Tom. 😊

[@erlanggahurip9263]

Learned a lot from this video. Thank you

[@b.s.7693]

22:43 Theoretically, it can be solved by a head tracking system (like for VR HMD's), but this means a lot more calculation demand to the rendering

[@boostedmedia]

That makes the dash move relative to the wheel as the wheel is in a fixed position.

[@Schwing27]

This setup is incredible and I bet it’s amazing to play in it. But… I feel like once VR is improved even more on top of what it is now, VR will be the way to go in the near future. At a much MUCH lower cost.

[@boostedmedia]

Absolutely. Maybe not for content creation, but otherwise provided you don’t get motion sick or eye fatigue I think we’ve probably already reached that point with products like the Varjo headsets.

[@Malficion]

If you're looking for a 3x HDMI GPU your only option is Gigabyte Aurus Extreme series. Butt there's only 2x 2.1 and 1x 2.0. Honestly though, you'll be playing in 1440p 120hz anyways so that 2.0 post isn't that bad.

[@jdbeistline5230]

Why did you spring for display panels instead of projectors? It would be a great way to circumvent the obstacle of hiding the bezels. Granted, the greatest point against using projectors would be the potentially large amount of space you might need depending on the orientation of them being either 'in front' or 'behind' the screens. I'd figure there would be a lot more overlap in terms of setup configuration between flight and racing sims.

[@boostedmedia]

Contrast ratio

[@NTSH443]

Vanish Y can help with vertical adjustment if you aren’t perfectly level with the middle of the screen.

[@ajstruhar2048]

Those 3090s run hot on the back plate. I see people doing thermal pad replacement but I ordered the dual water block and never looked back

[@minipaintingforyou]

Built 18 months ago? The gpu must have been just about half the budget xD Edit: @18:40, essentially turning an impairment into an advantage. Respect! Edit2: seeing that helmet cam, I‘m hugely impressed how you‘re able to hold and move your head steadily for the footage! Thank you for this in-depth look!

[@boostedmedia]

There’s probably a whole extra video in how I’ve set up the camera image stabilisation and trained myself to move my head in a certain way to optimise the footage. 😂