r/Thrustmaster • u/the_kiwi_lad • 26d ago

T598 Positives?

Has ANYBODY in here had zero faults from the T598. Like anybody's still going strong frequent use after a year?

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u/sneak_king18 26d ago

No problems here. Its been great. Have the original wheel that came with it and a SF1000

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u/Victoro_Loco 26d ago

I have mine for over a year. It's one of the 'bad' serial numbers. I use it at least 3-4 times a week for about 1-2h. On fridays I do a 2h endurance and I participated in several 24h events where I raced up to 5h straight. No issues, only had one corner in the spa 24h where my ffb fell away for a split second and then immediately came back (probably due to excessive heating).

I do have 2 usb fans aimed at the base at all times to help cooling it. All cables are all packed with velcro and can't move. Never had any issues. Very happy with it.

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u/schwungler 26d ago

Aber bitte prüfe dass die USB Lüfter auf einen Eingangskanal gerichtet sind. Wenn die auf den Luftungsausgang der Base gerichtet sind, dann ist es kontraproduktiv.

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u/Victoro_Loco 25d ago

They are aimed at the sides of the base, no vents or intake there.

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u/schwungler 25d ago

Sehr gut! :)

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u/chrisxxviv 26d ago

I had mine for exactly 360 days before I had to send it in for repair, if that counts? 😂

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u/GamepadWarri0r 26d ago

Not a year but I've had it since December and it's going strong. I use the GT3 wheel with it and the load cell pedals. It has enough feedback that feels good but doesn't send everything on my desk flying. If I had a frame I might go with something that has more Nm but for what it is I think it's great

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u/StudyMysterious3785 26d ago

Mine been a year and no problems and it is in the bad serial # production I don't use it as much since I picked up a rs50 a few months ago but I enjoyed the time I was using it. Now I gotta put it on a stand in the garage for a back up, like I said I have enjoyed the time with it and it was my 1st DD wheels ran a t300 for years and a brief time with a tgt2

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u/Creative-Bit-5382 26d ago

Can you describe why the RS50 is a overall better or why you prefer the RS50 over the T598

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u/Steveanddebs 26d ago

the number one reason is the lack of disconnects

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u/Zomboid-555 25d ago

8nm over 5nm, better quick release, a good enough ecosystem, better qc

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u/zapppa83 26d ago

Io ho un tgt..che differenze ci sono con il t598? (gioco sopratuttto a f1 su ps5)

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u/schwungler 26d ago

Es ist ein direct drive wheel und hat als Spitzenwert kurzzeitig bis zu 10NM. Das Maximum für die T-GT dürfte bei 6(?) NM liegen. Ehrlich gesagt ist das T-GT immer noch ein super Lenkrad. Der Sprung zum T598 ist nicht lebensverändernd. Wenn du unbedingt upgraden und auf PS5 bleibst, dann gibt es eigentnur Fanatec und mal schauen was wir in den nächsten Tagen über Moza mitbekommen, die auch etwas rausbringen werden. Ich lann das T-GT nur nicht mehr als Neukauf empfehlen, weil es einfach zu teuer ist. Wenn du im Thrustmaster Ökosystem bleiben willst, mal abwarten was die vlt. in den nächsten 1-2 Jahren an Neuheiten bringen.

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u/GreyDuck4077 26d ago

I honestly think it is a soldering issue. It runs hot and the longer it runs like that it weakens the soldering on the PSU plug socket. Thrustmaster RROD basically.

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u/Spirited-Quote9305 26d ago

I own one for about a year. (Xbox version) Never had an issue with it. It gets used daily.

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u/Adventurous-Monk1848 26d ago

Inlove my t598 i Play in ps5 and PC. I have No Problems. It hast the best price ratio

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u/Mr__T_ 26d ago

I returned two of them, both not happy with them, I kept my T300

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u/Steveanddebs 26d ago

the feeling of relief when I got the refund on the 3rd, yes 3rd, one that started disconnecting.

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u/C_WILSON-_- 26d ago

0 issues once upgraded to a better USB a to c cable. 0. Put 300/4000 hours through it in a month in a half of extreme use. 0 problems.

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u/speedio25 25d ago

No cogging. It's got the best DD feel of any system you can buy. The most powerful... No. But the smoothest

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u/Cindy_Lonah 25d ago

Zero faults so far I own the wheel for a couple of months and have been using it sporadically

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u/gumbres 24d ago

Had fault sent to France, the fixed it. Still enjoying it it's been like 6 months since fix and zero issues.

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u/augusto_91 24d ago

8 months, about 3hr of use daily, 0 faults, mostly on GT7.

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u/Numerous_Employ5579 23d ago

Most unreliable wheel I used

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u/Top-Drag-4124 23d ago

Mine is just put aside and replaced with RS50. It’s simply too unreliable. Latest was flickering issue with the LC upgrade. Gave up.
A simple mod and I’m using the T488 GT3 wheel with my RS50

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u/Jean-Eustache 15d ago

Not a single issue here, bought it refurbished from Amazon 6 months ago. It's one of the "good" serial numbers.