Cube Controls Formula CSX 2 Review
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- Function rich Formula 1 wheel for your driving pleasure. With it's beautiful 4.3" display, I would put this one on my short list if your are looking for this type of wheel.
Intro: 0:00
Closer Look: 0:45
Look Inside: 35.29
UGT Display Configurator: 36:56
Mounting and Connection Considerations: 51:14
Wheel Mounted: 54:16
Driving: 56:02
Final Thoughts: 1:00:24
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Sir, you have a kind of charisma that makes it easy to watch the entire video!
Yup, I've just watched a one hour video about a wheen rim I would only buy if I'd win the lottery. Good job!
I've been watching your channel for a while now, and at first I thought your videos were a little long. But, as I kept watching, I appreciate the attention to detail and in-depth thoughts on each product. You've made it very easy for us beginners to choose sim parts. Thanks so much!
Built my entire rig using your reviews, and planning upgrades. Thank you for the service your channel does the sim racing community!
What a great looking wheel. Definitely on my short list. Your content and personality is broadcast quality.
I have this wheel for almost 2 months now. The UGTmanger that controls the display is a pain in the ass to set it up right. Once you get the hang of it, its perfect .
Same here. But i have 1st version. Pain in the ass as you said
Ronald Streicher What’s the difference between the v1 and v2 wheel? Can’t really find an answer to that.
Best unintentional ASMR video!!! And of course the best channel for racing wheels!! Good job 👏 👍
I do like your reviews as the detail included gives you more than a cursory look at all the features.
@3:05 It's an expansion slot for the DAS upgrade ;-)
What is the DAS upgrade? I don't even know what that is and I already want it.
@@625bmx He's kidding.It's a joke about Mercedes new Dual Axis Steering system in their Formula 1 cars. As you push the wheel in and and out, it changes the toe angle of the front wheels. Theoretically if one wanted to simulate this feature I think it would have to be done on the shaft because the control is managed by pulling or pushing on the wheel.
@@625bmx I forget there are people who watch f1 wheel videos but don’t watch f1
This has to be the best rig I've ever seen.
I want a go!!!!
There are just soooooo many different choices of sim gear out there! We have come a loooong way from logitech G25.
loooong way...especially looking at the price 😄
And here I am, still using my 10+ year old G25. I think I'm doing it wrong...
@@zerofox975 same lol
Also used my G25 until about 2 months ago when the encoder disc failed and then found a G27 for like 100$
@@zerofox975 Not a fan with how Logitech wheels feel to drive but I gotta admit that one working G25 is more valuable than my expensive shitebox Fanatec that failed on me.
Damn you Barry, you're video convinced me to order one.
Nearly at 100 K subscribers keep up the good work
Got my beer and my SRG review video... It's a great Friday night
Another great vid!
39:17 - Hardest part about getting into sim racing for me is learning Windows 😂. Thanks for this video! Just got my CSX 2 wheel in today and this helps tremendously!
wow- that is a beautiful piece of machinery.
so beautiful
I am so so happy Barry
Life goals...
@SimRacingGarage - I'd like to see a comparisson with Precisions GPX and how they justify the price difference there, as even the CSX2 seems like a bargain compared to the GPX :O
GPX is exactly modelled after the Mercedes F1 wheel, and they are produced at an even smaller quantity, which makes them easily more expensive.
@@kenchen704 still a big difference to the original mercedes wheel! and the display is too small … the only wheel which comes very close is the Akira GP Wheel !
A sim guy who also flies quads! nice!
great reviewer
Super like 😀👍
good job
FINALLY !!!!!!!!!
When I used to do electrical on Train's, those round type plugs we called Veam Plugs.
Beautiful 👌
handsome
Bob Ross of sim racing
Thnx a ton Barry! Have you noticed, if you still remember, any flex with CubeControl wheels like this one?
I like this one. I hope Fanatec releases one like this.
they're not high enough quality to produce this
@@WhiteHawk77 This aged well. Came back to this video to troubleshoot my CSX 2 and now we have Fanatec working with BMW to create a legit GT3 wheel that works IN the GT3 car and for sim racing. My.. Sim racing has come pretty far.
@@dasmoools606 in a further twist of irony they showed their bentley gt pikes peak (or something along those lines) with a bigger screen than this (don’t quote me). same with the m4 gt3 it’s the real wheel.
in short they are high quality enough to make one of these, why they don’t i don’t know, but i want them to do
edit for more clarity. the bentley wheel works the same as the bmw wheel (in and out of the car)
..that price is hard to swallow.....i'd rather spend the money on my REAL car.
I’ve never even used a wheel and I was researching the Logitech g920.....somehow ended up here and now my credit card company might be very happy at me.
I
WANT!!!
48:00 The color changed after you moved it. Probably the issue is that the software isn't immediately rerendering it when you change to color, but once you move it, it does render again (with the correct color).
Hey Barry,
I have the Simulaje F1S after seeing your thoughts. While not all the things on the display work in every simulator (for example, GAP to previous or next driver doesn't work in iRacing) I have few complaints. The only one being the clutch paddles being digital vs. Analog, making it hard to avoid wheelspin on higher torque cars.
Question - Are these analog? For example, when you drop to 40% clutch application after dropping first paddle can ease it out similar to the APMs?
Nice video nice wheel! I think I will order one. Did you also tested an Rexing wheel? I have one now, but this looks (even) better! thanks
I love you so much
Hi Barry love the reviews. You talked a bit about VR but have never reviewed any equipment for the channel. I would love to see a review on the channel of different headsets for racing. I currently use a Valve Index which is fantastic for immersive racing.
Immersive VR Education I second this- I’ve been using the Oculus Rift CV1 for almost 3 years now and am thinking about upgrading, but the consumer VR market has become so much more saturated since then. Would love to see a few reviews on how some of the options perform in a simracing context.
Well I think it's obvious you already have the best one... so you don't need any more reviews.
@@geogan2 he doesn't though...
I only need a couple of jobs extra. So, lets get to it.
Patrick Pijper 👍
exactly.
It would be nice if they included other stickers like tc if you drove more lmp2 for example
if it support GT 7 on PS 5, I definitely will buy one.
I did order a formula pro, but contacted cube and upgraded it to a CSX 2
Barry is the absolute man. At $1500, I would be apprehensive just using it as advertised, let alone opening it up and assessing the circuit board quality. Also, is Barry looking more swol in this video? Looks like those forearms are getting more jacked. I could be crazy though.🤷🏼♂️
It's his new DD system I'm sure of it haha
Great review as always Barry.
Too bad you can't use Z1 Dashboards or other software with this wheel as I like to have the display matching the original in-car display as much as possible.
yeah without use of simhub its pointless to me.
There is plenty of delay between the LCD and the actual telemetry though.
Barry - I received my order of "Cube Controls CSX 2" today (May 28, 2020) and the "Hat Button" that you spoke of - not clicking - now clicks. It clicks when pushed in any direction. It appears that they pay attention to your input and suggestions.
It clicks, but the button it pushes is the same as pushing it down. You can see it in the UGT software.
Do you use Wave Italy pedals consistently?
Me: thats a dope looking wheel and I am looking for an F1/GT wheel lets watch...
Also me after seeing price: Close youtube
Good grief get me out of here before I end up in divorce court.
I hear 'ya, buddy....
What motion platform are you using in this review? In future videos, can you list out the rest of the equipment you used on your rig at the time of review?
ua-cam.com/video/AzOBXu9gRtc/v-deo.html
Hey Barry, Zach at Turn Racing just released a new “TCR” button box using the r20 rim. Looks sick, go take a look.
Want this wheel sooooo much.. But there is so much other stuff I can get for the money.. This is like fifth time im here looking at this hoping to find something thats makes me not want it but only ending up fighting myself from not order it..
Right. Its been a year! Now the CSX 2 has been discontinued. Meaning they're probably just about to release the next one along.
So how has my CSX 2 faired? Beautifully, nothing on it has failed, even the grips still look brand new. Course this is something I'd expect with a £1500 price tag.
Love it and I'll continue to use it, it's become my main rim for iRacing. The screen let's me display the data I want and keep my monitor space clean with racelabs.
Worth the price? Definitely. Compared to say the GPX. It has more features, better screen and build quality is practically the same.
So if you want an f1 style wheel with display and inputs up the wazoo. CSX 2 is it
However! its still £1500. So, if your feeling pressed an on the fence about buying one thats on ebay, seen a few there.
I'd say, save the money and wait for the CSX 3(?) or whatever they'll call it once its released.
Other than that? for the price, you can buy a fair number of F1 style rims without the screen and a fair number of inputs, such as the Formula Pro!
an LCD of this size, ultimately its a niche product, as it should be, they demand a high price tag for two reasons, build quality, materials and in general, these wheels take a fair bit of cash to develop and create, but also, its not a product that is sold in great numbers. Its a niche product that really only a few will get their hands on.
I'd say, buy the formula pro. You can always buy an display to mount to your wheel base, or heck, use an old smartphone! there are PLENTY of cheaper methods that will allow you to have a display with just as much utility, whilst not having to essentially fork out the cost of a second hand banger! ( Seriously, I've seen crashed track GT's selling for 2,000 or 3,000 that just need new bodywork and abit of elbow grease, though rare and far between )
So again. I love my CSX 2, adore it, it is my baby and I take greeeaat care of it. Alongside that, it always gets Ooos an Ahhhs, from friends who come visit. Whats more, the CSX 2's build quality is assured! Perhaps I should tell them an show them the footage of what we did with my friends. We mounted it to a McLaren GT4, even spent the months of making the inputs work and translate, as much of a pain in the ass it was
Dont actually do this, even though it survived with flying colors with no damage bar a cracked red rotary which we replaced with a set of rotaries from a busted wheel out of a wrecked BMW GT4. Its still something that is for sim rigs. What was surreal however, was seeing that my friends CSX 2, was actually out of the teams multi million dollar sim rig. They were using it whilst their custom bit of kit was being changed up or something. Neat.
Cant afford but Barry! Sims need a way to turn off the factory screen on the wheel in game similar to hiding driver arms and wheel for those that don't need that info...
@Barry What pedals are those?
I wonder how sim dashboards are made without simhub. I also really want to learn how to make a software like this (probably not as complex as this but definitely capable of designing your own graphics)
If one of these shifters break, is there a way to replace them??
Any chance of making a video on how to set clutch I’ve tried for awhile but not feeling the need to spend the little I get to play on trying to get clutch bite point to work, much appreciated if possible!!
Hi Jeremy!! From UGT Manager select: input Devices -> Cube Controls Formula CSX, then the input configuration Window opens, tick "Enable Launch Control" now you can either use the slider "Clutch Adjust" to set the bytepoint to a fixed percentage, or if you set it to 0%, you can use the red dial on the left to adjust the bytepoint on the fly.
But will this work in my 2012 civic? I got a hot date In a week and I really think this wheel will show her what’s up.
I'm not looking to buy this, but maybe in the future. How much can this wheel range up to?
This steering wheel working with TGT TGT Thrustmaster?
Goddammit Barry, as much as we love you and as big of a simracing tech guru you are
For the love of God, FIX, YOUR, *FOV*
How can you tell he is not using the correct fov ?
Virush
I’m wondering too. You would have to be at his viewing distance. 🤷♂️
On what direct drives brands can thus be used?
I don't remember the name of the show but there was a murder show back in the 80s the guy's voice you kind of remind me of him
Unsolved mysteries?
Did the North American adaptor for the power source come included?
No, I had one laying around.
Wow, speaker voice.
how tall is the back plate?
Can I use the clutch hands Control for use as gas/brakes ? I am disabled and cannot use my legs
Yes That would work perfectly fine! Just turn off launch control, then left paddle, right paddle and the red dial on the left, are independent axes. So you can use left and right paddle for breaking and throttle, and the red dial as clutch for a standing start.
How useful, important, how much faster can one start from 0 with the clutch on a paddle instead of a pedal? I was planning on buying their entry level wheel until I noticed it doesn't have the clutch paddle at all, not even upgradeable. Shame to miss out on a good wheel, as I cannot afford or justify the much more expensive wheels.
and, I use a step up to be tall stool as my racing chair?!
You may need to just use a USB extension cable instead of the power extension cable
Can I connect this to my phone to play Mario Kart?
So the real story of this wheel, it's heart is that FPGA in the center. (Probably a $25 part, FPGA's are not that expensive anymore.) Can you please take a high quality picture of what that chip's silk screen is.
He looks and sounds like American James May.
Could I get this to work with a Fanatec DD2?
Yes but you need a podium hub
Why am I looking at a wheel that costs twice as much money as I have in the bank in total??? :-(
What type this motion simulator? And where I can buy?
ua-cam.com/video/AzOBXu9gRtc/v-deo.html
Can this wheel work with Fanatec CSL DD?
yes, you will need a podium hub, you will need the USB version of the wheel.
For all you guys & Girls that have this steering wheel: - I found a USB powered hub that will power this Unit and you can do away with that European power supply and adapter that you need to use ( and that strange USB cable with the power insert junction).
I had a few of these USB hubs laying around and decided to try it and it works.
The hub is a 5V - 2500mA "SABRENT HB-UMP3". It is a 4-port USB 3.0 hub with individual on and off switches for each port. You can get it on Amazon .com for $17.00 ( You will need a USB extension cable to be able to mount the Hub near your steering wheel ).
Thanks for posting this, I picked up the USB hub you mentioned and it is a total game changer and adds the ability to have an on/off switch that you don't get out of the box. Haven't used the build in power supply since the second day I had the wheel.
@@joshrobinson7941 Glad it helped you. The manufacturer should have a solution like this, It's a much more friendly method.
Glad I got my Ascher wheel instead of the version 1 because it was absolute trash and had a bunch of problems hopefully they fixed the issues with this one.
Hi Cedric,
we are confident you will not be disappointed by the CSX 2 as it is the result of a huge improvement based on our customers' feedbacks to perfect the product in all its parts. Equally, our QA team is committed to reduce more and more the number of issues.
All the best,
Iride
Cube Controls I hope so best of luck
Jesus 1500 just spent that on my Direct Drive Wheel base and this is a dam steering wheel
1500 bucks, seems f1 teams are overpaying, bet it lasts longer too.
what type of display does it use
ultimategametech.com/
thank you
I am 7 of the viewer counts 😂
Dear CubeControls please consider in future releases a bigger size, thank you.
Gee, they couldn’t fit more lights and screens? We need a V3 soon! 😜 Certainly a good wheel, just a bit too fancy for me, I prefer the Ascher simplicity
Does the steering wheel have a DAS system like Mercedes? xD
It has a slot to upgrade see 3:44 ish
See 3:35 ish, it's upgrade slot for DAS
what wheel is it for?
Driving cars.
@@theonlyegg no shit cupcake
@@stangnutlx Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer, dumbfuck.
so sexy. does anyone make aftermarket stickers for wheels like the ones that come with this wheel?
There are quite a few options out there, here are a couple that I found recently:
www.simdecals.com
simstickers.co.uk/
-- or -- you can buy the ones from Cube Controls directly: cubecontrols.com/product/stickers/
Thumbs up if you join Barry when he says "Lets gets to it." Thumbs down if you join Barry when he says "Lets gets to it", but are afraid to admit it.
This company has a weird line-up of products:Why don't they have dual clutch wireless product? They have all combinations but not the one a Simucube owner (which probably is the main target group for CSX rims) wants.
Perfect timing, Barry. I’m looking at this wheel right now to use on my DD2!
Do you have any idea if this paired with the Podium Hub quick release is stiff enough to do it justice? Or, in other words, is the Podium Hub stiffer than the ‘regular’ Fanatec QR?
I don’t know, I’m kinda underwhelmed by this product. It looks beautiful but I expected a bit more for the price I guess.
WhiteHawk
More quality in the details. I feel like the carbon plate could be thicker. Way cheaper wheels go with 5 mm. Some of the switches seem a bit cheap to me for this price range. I would prefer suede leather grips (even if they are probably not as durable). And I hate to see a USB cable when we clearly have the technology to do it wirelessly with some negligible latency. I feel like they went the save route with everything. The wheel lacks the wow factor for me. Barry clearly wanted to criticize some of these things, but he has to be reserved of course...and I respect that. Felt kinda like his Fanatec DD review.
Edit: not a fan of those ugly logos either.
@@WhiteHawk77
Can't recommend you any other wheel. This all was just my opinion why I was disappointed watching Barry's review. I don't like arguments like "no one else does it" tbh. It's just another way of saying...we didn't want to put in more effort. Could be that my expectations were to high looking at the price and not having excessive knowledge about the market in this range.
Edit: I still would prefer suede leather. Just looks and feels better. Next time it rains in my gaming room, I will change my mind.
@@WhiteHawk77
Fanatec DD with the standard PS4 F1 rim. And a Fanatec universal hub with a GT style wheel.
WhiteHawk
Sure, me too and I agree. However, at four times the price it should be. Yet it would still bother me that the way cheaper wheel actually has a thicker carbon plate.
@@AttilaTheHun333333 There's no way in the world with current technology that you'd be able to power that screen, paddles, and buttons wirelessly. You'd have about 15 minutes of battery life before the thing conked out on you. I much prefer injection molded rubber over suede as it's far more durable and easier to maintain. I also prefer using non animal products if I possible can, but this obviously comes down to personal preference.
And.... that is how i will not get out of the house if i buy one of these...
I thought he uses dbox?
56:12 weird fov . . .
Please, make the intro sound a little less loud. Your videos are from an amazing quality, and that intro sadly makes my headphones hurt..
I honestly don't like how thin and flimsy the bottom part of the main body looks.
mmm, I am not sure on that one, if I am going to drop that kind of cash for a quality F1 wheel I want pre-labeled buttons, not generic buttons like that one. I am ultra picky any time I get over 1k dollars.
The wheel Barry is testing had stickers on it. But when you buy a wheel it comes without stickers on. A sheet of stickers comes in the box so you can decide how you want to designate each control.
Dis-play
my friend, don't you want to donate this wheel to a Brazilian gamer? .rsrs
1500 for wheel