technology has given us so numerous ways to spend our spare time these days and now the Automated home has a room dedicated to one of them.
It’s been well over a decade because I built a PC but two new driving sims are making a bit of a stir at the moment and it’s time to build a new gaming rig.
I’ve been a ‘sim racer’ of sorts because I started playing the Geoff Crammond classic ‘Grand Prix 2’ in 1996 (coincidentally the same year that Automated home launched on the web). In those days we would go to each others houses and link two 486’s with a serial cable television and play a full length Grand Prix. ＃老套。
Flash forward practically 20 years and with the help of a pal that I’ve know because those GP2 days I got a spec together for a device that would do these new titles justice [thanks Darren].
The Gaming PC
The system is based around the 4.0GHz quad core Intel i7-4790K processor. In truth few games will see any difference between an i7 and an i5 currently, potentially saving you around £75. but ‘Project Cars’ already list an i7 in their recommended spec, so hopefully those extra threads will give us a little longer before we need to upgrade this device in the future.
The chosen Gigabyte motherboard supports SLI so a 2nd video card can be added and linked for a future upgrade too. All the kit was purchased from Amazon and the build was completed in an evening.
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Check out the parts list below, which came out at around £900 (excluding the OS – Windows 8.1 Pro) managing to get in well under the £1K budget set for the build.
Intel Core i7 i7-4790K CPU (Quad Core 4GHz, Socket H3 LGA-1150)
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo Tower cooler for CPU
Gigabyte Z97X-SLI Intel LGA1150 Z97 ATX Motherboard
HyperX FURY series 8GB (2x 4GB) DDR3 1866MHz
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5-Inch basic SATA SSD
MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB twin Frozr V video Card
Corsair 200R Windowed Compact ATX Case
Corsair CX 600M Modular 80 plus ATX PSU
I’m also re-purposing an old 2TB SATA drive for automated weekly Acronis backups of the SSD and I purchased this Logitech K400 wireless keyboard and trackpad which is very convenient while sitting in the racing seat.
The rest of the Hardware
The basis of my setup is a ‘Visionracer VR3’ in the photo at the top of this post. This is the chassis and seat which includes the mounting points for all the controls.
My trusty Logitech G27 force feedback Wheel, Pedal and Shifter have served me well for years now, making the relocation from PS3 responsibilities to the new gaming rig. While I hanker after the new generation of servo motor wheels, my budget is exhausted for now.
You can get started with a stand like the one on the right for around £100 – check out the terrific Sim Racing Reddit and their hardware purchasing guide for much more info.
For sound I’m using some old kit rescued from the loft. Some floor standing speakers from the 90’s (Bose 401’s) and an old Pioneer AV Amp of similar vintage. This setup is loud and bassy and adds to the experience (if not my relationship with the rest of the family). I’d like to add a buttkicker or similar transducer to the seat or chassis in the future too.
模擬人生
‘Assetto Corsa’ is a wonderful game and ‘Project Cars’ was finally released a couple of months ago and it’s the one that I play many by far. It suffered some delays during its long development, but young boy oh young boy was it worth the wait. These two games alone are incredible.
Online play brings a whole new challenge to the sim. real drivers, no much more AI. Drifting the little Caterham around Oulton Park, chasing down your mate is extremely entertaining and satisfying when you get it right..
I’ve also subscribed to iRacing which is regarded as one of the most major sims out there. While the iRacing automobiles may seem slow at the start, and the tracks less visually stimulating, the physics engine is top notch and the racing leagues are second to none.
The realism with these new generation of sim racers is amazing. The very accurate data obtained by Laser scanning can offer virtual tracks that are almost centimetre perfect. Coupled with advanced physics models for suspension and tyres, the automobiles really can deal with like you’d expect. The video above compares a real life Ariel Atom round the full brands Hatch GP circuit, side-by-side with the project automobiles virtual version. pretty impressive.
The first night I sat down to check out how the system was running for half an hour. When I next looked at the clock 4 and a half hours had inexplicably passed by and I was buzzing.
The Immersion Factor
Playing a racing sim with a hand held controller is a horrible experience that you ought to avoid whatsoever costs. once you sit in a proper seat and feel a steering wheel in your hands and a set of pedals at your feet everything all of a sudden becomes natural. You’re no longer玩遊戲，您只是在開車。
正確設置鑽機將改善“沉浸式”，並使視野適當。此FOV計算器將為您提供僅使用兩個測量值（對角線屏幕尺寸和距離與眼睛到眼睛的距離）所需的設置。許多模擬人生允許您關閉計算機生成的武器和方向盤，因為您想在那裡看到自己的手臂和方向盤。
您會在上面的視頻中註意到，車輪和屏幕之間有一個破折號，這也是增加現實主義的另一個元素。有許多選擇可以將這些第二個屏幕伴侶添加到您的SIM卡設置中（例如，有些用於項目汽車），有些則像在智能手機或平板電腦上運行應用程序並找到合適的安裝座一樣容易。我在一個舊的iPad上經營我的礦山，在eBay上租用了12英鎊的安裝。
浸入元件2.0
我選擇了與上面視頻中類似的三重監視器設置。但是，在我最近嘗試了三星VR虛擬現實護目鏡之後，我完全相信這是Sim Racing的未來。而且我並不孤單，這是Sim賽車手的絕妙照片，它在過去曾經過一流的三重屏幕設置後，將他的鑽機（另一個VisionRacer）轉換為VR設置。
除了三星單元HTC宣布了Vive，這是與Valve合作開發的虛擬現實耳機，但我正在等待的是Oculus Rift。查看下面的視頻，以了解它的樣子（尤其是在2:15 Mark左右，您可以在司機移動到儀器上移動並環顧汽車時可以看到頭部跟踪）。
當我等待發布Oculus Rift CV1（2016年）時，我購買了一款低成本的40英寸1080p LED電視，同時使用了。儘管單屏幕意味著奇怪的顛簸，但目前效果很好，因為您在比賽中都看不到汽車的任何一側。
天空的極限
我的設置非常馴服，那裡有一個瘋狂的模擬世界在那裡競賽，而天空是極限。只需看看那裡的一些全部運動鑽機，並驚嘆於價格即可。
當然，競選真實的事情真是太好了，但是在競爭業餘的人Mark II護送集會汽車也可以花費10萬英鎊的那一天，誰能負擔得起。另一方面，我可以看到這如何使您迷上並轉移到至少做更多的田徑日，如果不建造或購買Caterham或其他東西。
雖然您可以在威爾士森林周圍將Subaru漂流到一分鐘的時間裡，然後在下一分鐘將E30 M3圍繞著E30 M3。
這確實令人興奮和娛樂性，Oculus Rift將把它提升到更高的水平。
那麼這是虛擬的中年危機還是另一個大男孩玩具？誰在乎，我在激進分子中再去另一個爆炸圓形的巴瑟斯特！
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