Hello, I love this rig, podium 1 does a really good job. I was curious to see what brand that led strip is going up the gear shifter arm please. Looking to get one myself as I've got a TR120 aswell. Thanks
Congratulations! Sweeet setup. Was fun playing with you last night! I'm terrible at iRacing that is a fact this game is hard! First time this year jumping on and wow a lot of muscle memory to regain.
iRacing in general is excellent for how the real cars feel and sound. The topo they take of the track is very realistic as well. So if you have a good steering wheel with force feedback and dialed in like the car you race or are racing on iRacing it will be very close to the real thing. For motion it definitely adds to the "seat of your pants" feel but hard to get "G" feel in braking and in corners, etc. It is one of the best ways to learn a track and practice in a car you race. The iRacing races are really good as well as you move up in each class.
Congrats on the setup! My rig is similar and I built it myself over the past few years and it’s been phenomenal at sim racing and also flight sim with a full HOTAS setup (I went with the tr160 rig and a Qubic 3DOF motion platform). You will love the monitors, OLED is costly but really brings out the immersion on sim racing and flight sim.
Agree! I did not think going from the Samsung 32” curved to 48” would be a big difference but probably the best change from my prior sim. The 4090 is definitely needed to maintain the quality so a great package.
Sweet rig, question though…I see you have nothing else in the room drawing power….do you have that room on its own breaker in your electrical panel? Is it a 15 or 20amp breaker? I’m having issues with my rig tripping breaker all the time. Also do you have all your cables plugged into a surge protector and why kind of surge protector is it? How many Joules is it?
The outlets are set to one breaker with he bathroom. I am not sure what the amp is. The computer box is to one outlet itself. The TV's are to one dedicated trip breaker provided by Podium one then to another outlet. Then the pedals to another outlet, etc. I do not know if it works better this way but that is how I have done it.
It’s a badass set up! I would love to have something similar. If I ever go to Nashville, I’ll check out the Podium 1 store so I could try it out. How do you feel about it months later?
It has been a great experience! The owners set up a Monday night "owners" night where we do three races in three different cars and three different tracks every Monday night with other Podium 1 owners. It has been really fun and we are all having a blast together. Solid group and could not be happier.
The system is amazing, if i couod do it I would in a heartbeat. I have the asetek la prima with the forte wheel, love it, and the company. You got a great setup, haters are gonna be haters lol whatever right lol let em, you got a great rig, be proud of it and show it off. Add a red light (govee) behind the seat lol we all need a break light.
Liked your video and congrats on your new rig! A sim like yours would sure make the OFF Season go faster 😎 Mosport (sorry .... Canadian TIre Motorsports Park as it is now called) has changed significantly along pit road and the tower is no longer there but what an awesome track to drive / race on!
Excellent setup! I also went from triple 27 inch to 3x50 inch and the extra immersion was just amazing, almost 1:1 looking image. Hows the Asetek Invicta working out, have it on my proposed upgrade path - currently using a very old Simucube. All the best.
Very nice! What are you running for frame rate and computer to push the 50" inch monitors? Which 50's are you running? I do like the Asetek Invicta. I also went from the old Simucube to this. Not a big improvement but feedback and feel is very good.
4090/5800X3D, Hisense QLED TVs that can run up to 120HZ, got them on special over a year ago - very happy with them. The old Simucube was fine, but recently just seems to have a issue with maybe the driver card with all the detail gone. Figured I would just bite the bullet and get what seems the best at the moment. @@CharlieFerer
Wow! That systems so cool. I'm gonna wanta get my eyelids done along with face injections to prepare for the G forces. Thankfully there's no need to work my tri's.
that's a sick rig. One bit of feedback, keep the tech specs light if you don't quite understand them. There were a few strange descriptions. The PC spec explanation was a bit off and not using a tv because it doesnt work with a PC? they sure do.. was probably just not configured properly.
Thank you Marc. I am definitely not a tech guy but any tech would understand what I am saying. Unfortunately with that TV we had it did not work with the other monitors we had. I agree, TV's do work with PC's but for some reason to have all four communicate it did not have what we needed per Podium 1. The fourth Monitor does so that took care of the issue. You could be right though it could have been me for all we know LOL.
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Most TV's don't have Display Ports just HDMI. Most graphics cards have 3 x Display Ports and 1 x HDMI. So using TV's can work but you would be using converters from HDMI to DP which can have performance loses. Its easier to just use gaming displays intended to be used with common day graphics cards.
That is what is great about UA-cam. We get great feedback like the above for those like me that are not tech savvy. Always appreciate the comments because it only helps all of better understand what works and what does not. Thank you!
Do you mind sharing your height? I just ordered the sim star seat and wondering if I’m too short for it lol I’m 5’8. Only asking because after ordering it I’ve been seeing some videos online where it looks too tall for the person. Thanks and congrats on the rig!!
Great call but I always run with the window blind down. I like running with the room dark. I wish we had the blind down in the video and wish we caught that when doing the video. Bummer the screens were washed out from the light in the video but Massimo wanted some light for the video.
Congrats it’s an awesome setup. Am curious why you went with Podium 1 vs buying directly from Track Racer? Track Racer overs a turnkey Spec 4 TR160 for $22k. Seems you would’ve gotten the exact same rig for $13k less.
In what way is a TR Spec 4 with triple 34” monitors (way too short), an MSI pre-built PC with no statement of which GPU is being used, cheaper pedals, etc - the exact same rig?
To answer the question of the title ... No it is not worth THAT much of money. Just add up the prices for each component... Also Dbox in itself is ridiculous regarding its pricing and there are much better alternatives in 2023. At this price point the simrig should also offer advanced tactile feedback.
@@CharlieFerer I agree with him! You can be proud an happy with this rig, but making it yourselves would save you big-money! The margin the company takes is huge. A breakdown is not needed, as you know this yourself as well ;-) You just saved yourself a lot of work and stress tho!
@@CharlieFerer Oh god. here we go. Keep in mind that i constantly took the upper-end of the price-range (and with EU tax). Getting the deals could save you some bucks. Right now around 21k it is. I probably missed some small peripherals, so lets round it at 22k. Yet again, not saying it is not worth it (as you have now an amazing rig with all the high-end stuff on it and you save yourself all the hassle. They probably installed it at your home right?). See you on track mate! (PC 3000, Aluminum frame 1200, Seat 1000, base 1200, Wheel 500, Pedals 1500, Shifter 1100, Handbrake 250, D-box 8000, Speakers 300, Headset 100, Monitors 3000)
If only.... considering the technology sector for wholesale has literally the lowest margin there is... Well known PCs, Monitors, and other electronics are notorious for 5% margin if that. We spend millions to get something decent.... Its not 40% like you would find in your typical big box retailer and the reason why they don't sell them.
@@CharlieFerer Awesome setup! I’ve been working with Podium1 on my simulator. Questions: Did you have it delivered and put it together yourself or used the WGS. I’m just wondering if it was easy to set it up. Just trying to cut costs but not be penny wise pound foolish. Second: Do you have it directly hooked up to your Ethernet or Wi-Fi? Third: if possible, what is the total width of the unit. Trying to configure my room and might have to go with smaller monitors. Thanks!
@@robertbrawer2840 I had it delivered and my friend and I set it up in about four hours. Super easy to set up. I definitely recommend ethernet not wifi. I will have to measure the system. If you do go with smaller monitors I recommend the 240 hz 32" curved Samsung's. I had those on prior set up and excellent option for tighter spaces.
When you are where I am you will get it. Meaning my time spent ordering these parts, spending hours installing, downloading, setting up is better utilized working at my breakdown of hourly rate compared to paying Podium 1 Racing to do it. I actually saved money having someone else that specializes in building sims than me doing it personally.
I have a real race car. Feel free to watch my other videos. This is way cheaper than running a real race car and better practice to be honest doing the race series. A race weekend running Porsche cup for track entry, crew, fuel, tires is $22k for ONE weekend and that is if you don’t have an incident let alone the car. In relative terms this is a lot cheaper. Super Trofeo is about $40k+. Agree you can buy a NASA track car cheap (used Mazda Miata) and do that with friends as track support for $35k but racing is not cheap even in that type of series. A new spec Mazda is $120k. It is not the car it is the racing that is expensive.
Hello, I love this rig, podium 1 does a really good job. I was curious to see what brand that led strip is going up the gear shifter arm please. Looking to get one myself as I've got a TR120 aswell.
Thanks
I would recommend hitting up Podium one on the LED strip. My system came with it.
Congratulations! Sweeet setup. Was fun playing with you last night! I'm terrible at iRacing that is a fact this game is hard! First time this year jumping on and wow a lot of muscle memory to regain.
Wish I could make it this coming Monday but have dinner plans for a friend's birthday. See you the following week!
Great and informative vid. Thanks for sharing. How close would you say the physics/handling of the cars in a sim racer are to the real thing?
iRacing in general is excellent for how the real cars feel and sound. The topo they take of the track is very realistic as well. So if you have a good steering wheel with force feedback and dialed in like the car you race or are racing on iRacing it will be very close to the real thing. For motion it definitely adds to the "seat of your pants" feel but hard to get "G" feel in braking and in corners, etc. It is one of the best ways to learn a track and practice in a car you race. The iRacing races are really good as well as you move up in each class.
Congrats on the setup! My rig is similar and I built it myself over the past few years and it’s been phenomenal at sim racing and also flight sim with a full HOTAS setup (I went with the tr160 rig and a Qubic 3DOF motion platform). You will love the monitors, OLED is costly but really brings out the immersion on sim racing and flight sim.
Agree! I did not think going from the Samsung 32” curved to 48” would be a big difference but probably the best change from my prior sim. The 4090 is definitely needed to maintain the quality so a great package.
System looks phenomenal, brother. Hope to see you on track here soon!
Yeah buddy!!!
Sweet rig, question though…I see you have nothing else in the room drawing power….do you have that room on its own breaker in your electrical panel? Is it a 15 or 20amp breaker? I’m having issues with my rig tripping breaker all the time. Also do you have all your cables plugged into a surge protector and why kind of surge protector is it? How many Joules is it?
The outlets are set to one breaker with he bathroom. I am not sure what the amp is. The computer box is to one outlet itself. The TV's are to one dedicated trip breaker provided by Podium one then to another outlet. Then the pedals to another outlet, etc. I do not know if it works better this way but that is how I have done it.
Hey brother that setup is AWESOME!!!!🤙
Love it! Great experience from start to finish.
It’s a badass set up! I would love to have something similar. If I ever go to Nashville, I’ll check out the Podium 1 store so I could try it out. How do you feel about it months later?
It has been a great experience! The owners set up a Monday night "owners" night where we do three races in three different cars and three different tracks every Monday night with other Podium 1 owners. It has been really fun and we are all having a blast together. Solid group and could not be happier.
@@CharlieFerer Glad to hear that. Thanks!
The system is amazing, if i couod do it I would in a heartbeat.
I have the asetek la prima with the forte wheel, love it, and the company.
You got a great setup, haters are gonna be haters lol whatever right lol let em, you got a great rig, be proud of it and show it off.
Add a red light (govee) behind the seat lol we all need a break light.
Liked your video and congrats on your new rig!
A sim like yours would sure make the OFF Season go faster 😎
Mosport (sorry .... Canadian TIre Motorsports Park as it is now called) has changed significantly along pit road and the tower is no longer there but what an awesome track to drive / race on!
Agree! We just did a race at Canadian Tire through PCA Sim and that track is awesome!
Excellent setup! I also went from triple 27 inch to 3x50 inch and the extra immersion was just amazing, almost 1:1 looking image. Hows the Asetek Invicta working out, have it on my proposed upgrade path - currently using a very old Simucube. All the best.
Very nice! What are you running for frame rate and computer to push the 50" inch monitors? Which 50's are you running? I do like the Asetek Invicta. I also went from the old Simucube to this. Not a big improvement but feedback and feel is very good.
4090/5800X3D, Hisense QLED TVs that can run up to 120HZ, got them on special over a year ago - very happy with them. The old Simucube was fine, but recently just seems to have a issue with maybe the driver card with all the detail gone. Figured I would just bite the bullet and get what seems the best at the moment. @@CharlieFerer
Wow! That systems so cool. I'm gonna wanta get my eyelids done along with face injections to prepare for the G forces. Thankfully there's no need to work my tri's.
that's a sick rig. One bit of feedback, keep the tech specs light if you don't quite understand them. There were a few strange descriptions. The PC spec explanation was a bit off and not using a tv because it doesnt work with a PC? they sure do.. was probably just not configured properly.
Thank you Marc. I am definitely not a tech guy but any tech would understand what I am saying. Unfortunately with that TV we had it did not work with the other monitors we had. I agree, TV's do work with PC's but for some reason to have all four communicate it did not have what we needed per Podium 1. The fourth Monitor does so that took care of the issue. You could be right though it could have been me for all we know LOL.
Most TV's don't have Display Ports just HDMI. Most graphics cards have 3 x Display Ports and 1 x HDMI. So using TV's can work but you would be using converters from HDMI to DP which can have performance loses. Its easier to just use gaming displays intended to be used with common day graphics cards.
That is what is great about UA-cam. We get great feedback like the above for those like me that are not tech savvy. Always appreciate the comments because it only helps all of better understand what works and what does not. Thank you!
You’re the man Charlie. Wild toy!
Thank you…UA-cam experience and feedback like this makes it worth it.
Podium 1 is #1. White glove service, through and through.
Do you mind sharing your height? I just ordered the sim star seat and wondering if I’m too short for it lol I’m 5’8. Only asking because after ordering it I’ve been seeing some videos online where it looks too tall for the person. Thanks and congrats on the rig!!
I am 6’
Awesome rig! So did they build and setup for you on site?
You should consider moving the rig to the corner where the table is. Where you have it you'll get a lot of glare.
Great call but I always run with the window blind down. I like running with the room dark. I wish we had the blind down in the video and wish we caught that when doing the video. Bummer the screens were washed out from the light in the video but Massimo wanted some light for the video.
Congrats it’s an awesome setup.
Am curious why you went with Podium 1 vs buying directly from Track Racer? Track Racer overs a turnkey Spec 4 TR160 for $22k. Seems you would’ve gotten the exact same rig for $13k less.
In what way is a TR Spec 4 with triple 34” monitors (way too short), an MSI pre-built PC with no statement of which GPU is being used, cheaper pedals, etc - the exact same rig?
Sweet setup but they should of added traction loss with the motion for that price
What monitor are those. Awesome set up.
They are the 48" 4k monitors by UltraGear OLED
great video thanks
Great looking rig congrats.
What kind of light is that sitting on the right side of the rig?
Hi Can you give a product link or produt name of triple monitor stand?
Thank you.
Track Racer Chassis.
To answer the question of the title ... No it is not worth THAT much of money. Just add up the prices for each component... Also Dbox in itself is ridiculous regarding its pricing and there are much better alternatives in 2023. At this price point the simrig should also offer advanced tactile feedback.
Please look at list and do the breakdown with set up and freight and let’s see what figure you come up with.
@@CharlieFerer I agree with him! You can be proud an happy with this rig, but making it yourselves would save you big-money! The margin the company takes is huge. A breakdown is not needed, as you know this yourself as well ;-)
You just saved yourself a lot of work and stress tho!
Excellent. Why don't you break it down and tell me exactly how much I would have saved for the people watching and reading @@debozebever
@@CharlieFerer Oh god. here we go. Keep in mind that i constantly took the upper-end of the price-range (and with EU tax). Getting the deals could save you some bucks. Right now around 21k it is. I probably missed some small peripherals, so lets round it at 22k.
Yet again, not saying it is not worth it (as you have now an amazing rig with all the high-end stuff on it and you save yourself all the hassle. They probably installed it at your home right?). See you on track mate!
(PC 3000, Aluminum frame 1200, Seat 1000, base 1200, Wheel 500, Pedals 1500, Shifter 1100, Handbrake 250, D-box 8000, Speakers 300, Headset 100, Monitors 3000)
Our readers and watchers would love to have you break this down for us though.@@debozebever
I am just starting to learn about sim racing. What is the purpose of the 4th monitor?
Lap time , telemetry or streaming
Are there any VR options?
Heusinkveld is from the country where I live it is in the Netherlands heusinkveld comes from the uper north nearby Groningen ❤😊😊
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Look at joels real timing. Looks basic but its what you need for that top screen. Run timing screen 1
Your pedals are actually from the Netherlands and not Germany. Heusinkveld is a Dutch company.
Thank you for the correction 👊🏼
Can't imagine the profit margin on these. Has to be crazy.
If only.... considering the technology sector for wholesale has literally the lowest margin there is... Well known PCs, Monitors, and other electronics are notorious for 5% margin if that. We spend millions to get something decent.... Its not 40% like you would find in your typical big box retailer and the reason why they don't sell them.
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I'll be joining you soon!
Bo from Podium 1 here. Let me know if you want to chat through systems!
Right on Joe!
Looks crazy nice but...but no sim racing setup is worth this kind of money...
Should have bought 3 odyssey ark 55”
Jesus this guy has $$$$….
Nice rig could build urself for half the price tho
Love to see your cost breakdown to build this for half. Prove me wrong...will wait for your reply.
all that to get beat by a kid using a G29😂😂😂
🤣🤣 well I love sim racing and tons of better sim racers and real racers out there.
@@CharlieFerer just messin with ya brother that setup is immaculate 🙏🔥🔥
why 35000?ill get this dont for less than 10 k
Cool! Glad you can get this for less than $10k...
set up is awesome but not worth the money at all
A toy for the very rich.
35? lol
lol no could of been bought and put together for way less 😂
Great show me...break it down for me...
@@CharlieFerer Awesome setup! I’ve been working with Podium1 on my simulator. Questions: Did you have it delivered and put it together yourself or used the WGS. I’m just wondering if it was easy to set it up. Just trying to cut costs but not be penny wise pound foolish. Second: Do you have it directly hooked up to your Ethernet or Wi-Fi? Third: if possible, what is the total width of the unit. Trying to configure my room and might have to go with smaller monitors. Thanks!
I do not mind paying...their service is worth it alone.
@@robertbrawer2840 I had it delivered and my friend and I set it up in about four hours. Super easy to set up. I definitely recommend ethernet not wifi. I will have to measure the system. If you do go with smaller monitors I recommend the 240 hz 32" curved Samsung's. I had those on prior set up and excellent option for tighter spaces.
@@CharlieFerer Thanks! I'll let you know how it goes. See you on the track!
Congrats on being successful enough to blow that much money. A fool is easily parted from his money.
When you are where I am you will get it. Meaning my time spent ordering these parts, spending hours installing, downloading, setting up is better utilized working at my breakdown of hourly rate compared to paying Podium 1 Racing to do it. I actually saved money having someone else that specializes in building sims than me doing it personally.
for this money you can buy a real car and have a team and go real racing
I have a real race car. Feel free to watch my other videos. This is way cheaper than running a real race car and better practice to be honest doing the race series. A race weekend running Porsche cup for track entry, crew, fuel, tires is $22k for ONE weekend and that is if you don’t have an incident let alone the car. In relative terms this is a lot cheaper. Super Trofeo is about $40k+. Agree you can buy a NASA track car cheap (used Mazda Miata) and do that with friends as track support for $35k but racing is not cheap even in that type of series. A new spec Mazda is $120k. It is not the car it is the racing that is expensive.
@@CharlieFerer Fair point sir, thank you for taking the time to explain.
Anytime and thank you for replying @@pavchito1
Is so stupid pay that money for something unreal
I love the system, Podium 1 Team and customer service has been great! We are actually doing Monday night races if you want to join us Luis.
Heusinkveld is Dutch not German. They make some incredible products that are so good everyone copies their designs. pronounced Hew-sing-velt
Thank you for the help on pronouncing it correctly. Very cool it is Dutch not German. Great feedback for all of us!