After a quick conversation with my friend Simon from Sim Dynamics, I realized I’d made a mistake when I upgraded my 1060 GTX to an EVGA NIVIDIA rtx 2080 ti graphics card. I’d left in an[…]
Test Drive: Fanatec’s Clubsport Steering Wheel F1 2020 Limited Edition
I’ve actually been sat on this review for months; having so much to do, test, race and write about I hate to say testing Fanatec’s lovely LTD Edition (now sold out) F1 wheel got put on[…]
How to Update Your Fanatec DD2 Wheelbase Driver and Firmware
Featured image: FPSbible Updating the Fanatec DD2 to the latest beta Firmware release made for an interesting morning for me, with a few surprises along the way. While it took several hours longer to get the[…]
Prebuilt gaming PCs for Sim Racing – Buyer’s Guide
Featured image: bumpthekoala Building your own gaming PC is pretty easy and it’s simpler than ever, especially with services like PC Part Picker helping you figure out whether that CPU will work with your motherboard’s chosen[…]
Force Feedback: what is it, how does it work and how do I set it up?
When I was working with the Simplicity SW20, the brief was to establish what the wheel felt like and then make changes to the wheel settings to suit my preferences. Testing the wheel, making notes, learning[…]
Gaming Monitors: How to choose the best monitors for sim racing
Broadly speaking, sim racers have three options when it comes to gaming displays: one single monitor, a triple-screen setup, or a virtual/augmented reality headset, such as the Valve Index. While each of these options has its[…]
Test drive: Comparing Heusinkveld Ultimate vs Sprint Pedals
Featured image: Heusinkveld Sim Pedals Ultimate Improving the pedal feel in my sim was a massive step forward for my driving – when I upgraded from my old Fanatec pedals to the Heusinkveld Sprints I found[…]
Test drive: SimPlicity SW20 V3 DD
A few weeks ago I tested an SW20 v3 20nm direct drive wheelbase. Anything that isn’t Fanatec might seem a little off the beaten path for most of my readers, however I thought it might make[…]
(How to) build your sim racing PC – Gaming PC buyer’s guide
Featured image: Corsair iCUE RGB Gaming PC featuring NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti and Intel Core i9 10920X Sim racing is enjoying a boost in popularity in 2020, and while you do need to spend some[…]
(How to) upgrade to Fanatec’s Magnetic Paddle Shifters
The Clubsport steering wheel and Xbox One Universal hub ships with a micro-switch only mechanical paddle shift. They’re basically sprung levers on hinges and they’ll feel very familiar indeed to all of us. As time move[…]