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With enough practice and technique, you will be able to compete at the highest level, and there are professional sim racers who do. Both of these wheels come with pedals included of course, and although they are certainly not even close to the best in the market, they will be more than sufficient for beginners.īefore I move on to the next section, I want to reiterate that although these are budget offerings, they are very much capable of being competitive in-game. I’ve never tried it out so I can’t confirm, that is what I have heard from the community. The T300 is a bit more expensive than Logitech's offerings but it's also regarded as a better overall wheel capable of providing higher force feedback capabilities, swappable wheel rims among other things. On the Thrustmaster side of things, you would be looking at the T300. I’m not gonna get into the specifics of this wheel, however, if you are considering it and want to know more about it, I’ve made a separate, more in-depth review of the Logitech G29. Logitech's offerings retail at around the $250 mark making them quite a bargain. Both of these wheels are also compatible with next-gen consoles.
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They are both pretty much the same thing, except the G29 is made for PlayStation and PC while the G920 is made for Xbox and PC. In terms of Logitech's offerings, you are currently looking at either the G29 or the G920. If you are looking for budget sim racing wheels, you pretty much have two main options: Logitech and Thrustmaster.
On higher-end racing sims, the wheel and pedals would be two completely separate areas of discussion, however, budget sim racing wheels and pedals almost always come together which is why I’m including them together here. For the price, this is an absolute bargain.
In terms of its comfort, I’ve never owned it so I can’t comment on that, although reviews on the internet are very positive. Almost every budget cockpit out there uses a center pole to hold them up and I can’t express how annoying a center pole in between your legs becomes. Most importantly, it's an entry-level cockpit that doesn’t include a center pole to hold up the wheel. Coming in at $230, It looks pretty cool, holds up shifters on either the left or right-hand side, and will hold up most mass-market sim racing pedals and wheels. In terms of very budget-friendly cockpits, I would go with the Next Level Racing GT-Lite. Considering what you will spend on materials, equipment, and the time and effort that will take, however, you might just be more interested in what I am going to recommend. From rigs made out of all wood or just made out of PVC pipes, a quick google search of “DIY sim racing cockpits” shows everything possible and that has worked for people in the past. Before I give you my recommendation of a cockpit you could go out and buy today, making a DIY rig is also an option that is quite common. This isn’t desirable, but if you are minimizing costs, and just want to get racing, it’ll do.
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When I first started sim racing, I played on one of those portable picnic tables. Every piece of gear I’m going to mention can be used on desks and tables. First things first, if you have a very very small budget and are trying to minimize your spending all cost, you don’t need a cockpit. So if you already have a monitor, a decent PC, or console that you can use, expect to spend even less money than I will mention.įor clarity, these recommendations are NOT sponsored. Finally, I'm assuming you have absolutely nothing to use, and you are starting from scratch. So if you have no problem buying used gear, and are willing to put up with everything that could potentially bring up, you have that option. On the used market, you could still follow all of the recommendations I am going to make and probably save even a few more hundred dollars. And also, this is very important to keep in mind, the prices I am going to mention are all as if you were buying these products new and not used. As we are keeping costs as low as possible, note I am not going to include a lot of optional, but pretty cool, sim racing accessories like buttkickers, shifters, keyboard and mouse holders, and the list could go on.
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