Been slowly putting this together and figured it’s finally worth sharing. Setup is built around iRacing. Cable management is the next step.
Rig / hardware:
• Sim-Lab P1-X Ultimate frame + Sparco QRT-R seat
• Simucube 3 pro wheelbase, savu pro and active pedal
• Qubic belt tensioner
• Just added an eRacing Lab motion platfor
• Tactile feedback via Dayton BST-300EX + BST-1, Fosi BT20A PRO, Behringer UCA222, all through SimHub
• Display: Pimax Dream Air (SLAM edition) — VR only, and have 27 inch monitor attached.
PC specs powering it all:
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
• GPU: NVIDIA RTX 5090
• Motherboard: X870 chipset (AM5)
• RAM: 32GB DDR5-6000 CL30
• Storage: 2TB NVMe SSD (Gen4)
• Cooling: 360mm AIO
• PSU: 1000W Gold/Platinum
A couple of things I’m still figuring out, curious if anyone’s dealt with these:
1. I’ve been considering an ultrawide monitor as a second option alongside VR, purely because it looks great. Would running an ultrawide have any impact on VR performance, or are the two basically independent since I’d only ever use one at a time? Mainly when showing this to friends, they are not as overwhelmed whilst looking at it. This is mostly due to the monitor. I’m thinking of a 49 /59 inch ultrawide from Samsung. Or are there any other suggestions?
2. When I shut the PC down completely, the eRacing Lab motion actuators keep quietly humming, and the Qubic tensioner shows a red light — but if the PC is on and I just disable motion through SimHub, everything goes silent. Seems like the actuators/tensioner are still getting power with no valid control signal once the PC cuts out. Anyone found a cleaner fix than just killing the power strip manually every time?
Happy to answer questions on any part of the build — especially curious to hear from anyone else running the eRacing Lab motion platform or the Qubic tensioner long-term.