Dear god hes starting a sim racing arc

key takeaway: this man does hit the legs in the gym aswell.

Triple screen users: this is so immersive and there is so much FOV! VR users: look at what they need just to mimic a fraction of our power. Sick rig tho, GJ!

Every time I come here, I realize how broke I am.

Finally! Something which optimum owns that I have too- The same socks.

I’m so glad to see you get into sim racing! I have been having so much fun with sim racing, and it has been the motherlode of all rabbit holes I’ve gone down. It feels like there is a lifetime of things to learn about sim racing

Dude, your videos are wildly good. Also the new space is amazing. Keep it up. :D

I don't know if it is intentional but I recommend that you turn off "look at apex" setting in camera. It makes it significantly easier to correct oversteer as your camera doesn't shake and it is more predictable.

My deepest respect. You build this channel with quality content and now in your studio you should enjoy it.

This is awesome to see! I just started my sim racing journey in December. Definitely went in with very similar goals but without a studio to stick it in and

I am 100% here for your sim racing journey. Literally just plugged in my first direct drive system two hours before seeing this video. Love how you presented all the info in here too, there’s so much room for different angles on sim content ⚡️🥂⚡️

Don’t let being new to sim racing stop you from racing with others online, so much of race craft has to do with what you do when battling another driver, with one driver or both being forced off the racing line. AC has servers full of newbies, just jump straight in and start stacking laps, racing other real drivers is by far the best thing about sim racing. Pulling off your first successful overtake online is an amazing feeling!

I highly recommend bass shakers when it comes to being able to feel things happening in game through your rig. Being able to feel the engine vibrate with its RPMs as well as feeling the actual thud of a bump has been a game changer

This hobby is a bottomless pit. I also like you drive on the Simucube + GSI combo, but my wheel is their previous iteration (GXL Pro). Can't really speak from my own experience but people who opted for similar rig like you do tend to complain about some flex but most importantly modularity. That is the reason why many - including myself - go into the aluminum extrusions. They are rock solid but allow the full modularity for any peripherals (button boxes, stream decks, actuators for motion kits or simple keyboard trays). Something I can definitely say I am quite jealous for the amount of space you have to use. Myself I reach the small room boundaries and it looks like I might have reach the max possible.

Hey man! Glad to see you're doing well and able to spring for some cool stuff you want. Your content is great and I'm glad to see you successful.

The quality in these videos is stunning.

Just a bit of advice: (I'm not a sim racing pro, but I've been sim racing for quite some time and written a few articles and product reviews.) I really urge you to make your view stop moving around as you turn. It'll mess up your cornering by artificially messing with your view instead of moving your eyes and head by yourself. Long time subscriber btw and I look forward to more sim racing videos! About time you showed us your sim rig that you kept teasing the past few videos 😂

I definitely recommend sim racing in VR! It's a wonderful experience being able to effortlessly look through corners and be surrounded by the cockpit! I recommend getting a keyboard tray near a monitor to help navigate menus.

Damn optimum is trying to compete with max verstappen

I used to do work with an audio engineer who was also a retired military pilot. He had a flight sim cockpit built with 4 screens (3 wide, 1 above). The stick/main flight controls/rudders were top of the line. He had control panels and docks that he bought with a friend of his that were stripped from actual airplane cockpits and wired into Raspberry Pis to take the analog signals and convert them to generic signals that he matched to keybinds for his flight sims. All of this plus a custom CNCed aluminum frame which everything mounted to. The computer it was strapped to was a $2000+ at least. I asked him how much it costs and he would say "more than you think, but doesn't matter". Enjoy the rabbit hole, Ali

Dirt Rally 2.0 is the most fun I have ever had sim racing. I've played Assetto Corsa, Assetto Corsa Competizione, Forza Horizon 5, Euro Truck Simulator 2... But Dirt Rally 2.0 with a round wheel is just something else. I highly recommend it! And welcome to sim racing! 🎉

Loved sim racing as a kid and got back into it with Moza R9, almost any of the DD stuff you really can’t go wrong with. Be sure to check out No Hesi (traffic driving sim based on Tokyo highways) as it is super fun and a nice break from the track: Content manager, mods like Pure (graphics upscale), Sol (more dynamic weather and combined with pure is insanity). VR is extremely fun but can be a bit of a headache to setup sometimes! Loved the video and super excited for some sim content too!

Such a great video quality and attention to detials ! Love the way that it was filmed !

Nothing compares to VR for me. Being able to lean and look around the a-pillar in a rally car is as realistic as it gets from a visual standpoint.

You thought the sim race is expensive until you get into sim flight 😂

Very good build considering you're new to all of this. Simucube, GSI and VNM, all fantastic quality. Good to see you in a racing rig

Love seeing the passion and excitement in everything you do man. It gives me second hand excitement 😂. Saying that, would we ever see your car enthusiasm on the channel? 👀

This guy is the best content creator on KZfaq. I'm 48, and when I grow up, I wanna be like this guy. All things gaming in one place. Keep up the great content!!!

I remember when I said that I wasn't going to do iRacing and race others online... I will just say that people talk about the cost of racing in VR (I race exclusively in VR), but they act like a triple monitor setup is free. Sure you don't need 3 240Hz panels, but name 3 monitors that cost less than a Quest 3 that aren't garbage. There are some fun projects you can do with Simhub. Everyone focuses on the DDU and overlays, but haptics, wind (yes, I'm serious) and controller mapping for swapping out wheels are all great features.

Great video mate. Enjoy your new sim setup!

Ali, It's a visual bliss to watch your videos man keep it up always delivers something unexpected and informative. I feel like I just experienced it through your video The level of depth my gosh God bless you man

ali starting his verstappen arc- hope you won't retire this season ali 🔥

First off, I'm jealous. however i have some recommendations for you the way you have neck fx set up is making me feel seasick just as a spectator, i personally only use neck fx for drifting in cockpit view, with it only really reacting to steering wheel input. no looking to apex and minimal headbobbing. i know for a fact you generally look for an optimized competitive experience atleast in fps games, so i really recommend you use the two extra monitors you have and turn your own head instead lmao if you want the incentive to get faster with an elo-carrot on a stick in front of you i recommend either ac or acc with simgrid and/or lfm (both services are free) and iracing (be careful with iracing or you will spend way too much on dlc.) hope you'll have a lot of fun with simracing and dont get discouraged by the fact that youre not as fast as max verstappen after just one week! a surprising amount of people cant take the hit to the ego and just quit when they cant keep up with the front pack. there's a lot of videos on youtube to help you realize where youre making mistakes. lastly i wanna recommend getting a round steering wheel of sorts, its the most universal wheel type you can have :)

I love that you are seemingly new to the sport, but give such quality review. You’ve changed my perspective on 8020 rigs 🤜🏾💥🤛🏾

Awesome setup! I have a triple screen setup aswell (not as fancy as this one though), I would really recommend the bezel free kit from asus to make it even more immersive. Also, just a few tips on terms of your driving. Try to slowly ease off the brake the further you get into the corner, around the apex (middle of the corner) you want to start slowly easing the accelerator. From the footage it seems like you try to give it full burst immediately which will just make your rear snap away and costs you time. Welcome to simracing!! :D

This video is definitely a step up from your other content pieces. Well done.

VR/cockpit games are arguably still the best use of VR. For racing in particular there's massive benefits: The added depth perception is huge in judging braking distances and speed for example that make the care much more natural/real to drive. And wearing the VR headset blends in transparently as it feels the same as wearing a racing helmet from a weight and FOV standpoint. That plus a good surround setup to where you can hear which tires are screeching/losing traction etc. will play so much into your natural trained senses that you use and are practiced through years of real car driving that you'll understand why the rabbit hole goes deep, you don't realize how much primal feel goes into driving on a sensory level. It's something your brain is already trained on and attuned to, so it's something everyone can appreciate once they experience it.

I love the simplistic type of video and the crazy great lighting

First time watcher, nice video. I'm a Sim racer myself well down the rabbit hole now. Clean setup. I personally would have gone a different direction with the rig for future expandability but I'm sure you'll learn on your own journey. Enjoy. :)

Surely at that point you just get a VR headset

Bro doing tech stuff and didn't missed any leg days

Almost 1 million.. congrats! You worked hard.

love how the space around it is large and clean, somehow adds some kind of immersion!

Insane racing simulator, indeed! We think those insane pedals would just be the icing on the cake 😏 Btw you can remove the yellow warning sticker on the Simucube 2 Pro. Very aesthetic rig! 🔥

If you've spent this much on a rig, you'd be doing yourself a monstrous disservice /not/ giving iRacing a go. There's an entry level couple of racing series (MX-5 cup) and it's worth pushing to get through those (keep your racing clean and don't wipe out on other novices trying to play it like other arcadey racing sims) you'll still have a wildly good time.

Welcome to the rabbit hole! :) Now I need to find space to move my rig to so I can run those panels because that looks amazing! And you're right, VR sim racing is incredible for immersion, but the comfort and convenience plus pixel clarity of triples is hard to argue with.

Welcome to the club, an 8020 rig is definitely the way to go but yeah you can't expect to get everything right the first time around :) Definitely look into getting some transducers or buttkickers set up, it really makes things come alive. I use VR myself but that monitor setup is sick! Sim racing used to be a pretty cost effective hobby but it's gone a bit overboard in recent times, you can still get a good experience on a budget though if you do your research.

Cool to see you getting into the sim racing. Your ergonomics are a bit off. For instance, your steering wheel angle is completely off and you’re lifting your heel off the plate when you hit the brakes. If you need any help, let me know.

VR. Do it. Game changer for sim racing.

you are my favorite youtuber. the quality of your content is one of the best ive ever seen.

Looks awesome man , more or less the dream setup. Considering testing a vr setup in the future ? Im hyper about the bigscreen vr set myself as well . Gl hf !

You could've saved a lot of money by just getting a VR headset and having a way more immersive experience. I can't play sim racing games on monitors anymore, it just feels so... 2D :D . Just upgraded my Oculus Rift S to Quest 3, highly recommend.

You aren't really missing anything not having a motion rig. Motion rigs are extremely flawed when it comes to recreating realistic forces, and as somebody who has many years of experience of competitive driving in real cars, I find them to be immersion-breaking as a result. RandomCallsign has a good video explaining the flaws.

Great work! A buddy of mine loves Sega Rally 2, Scud Race, Outrun 2/3 on his sim setup. We even got arcade style multiplayer working and it was a blast

Welcome to the rabbit hole mate, you'll love it here. Jump online and do some races, the best way to learn and an amazing experience. See you on the track!

Sim rig ergonomics -- seating position, wheel position, pedal distance/angle, etc. -- is obviously preferential and depends on whatever feels comfortable, but if you ever feel discomfort or want extra insight on what can be improved in terms of ergonomics, I recommend a video from racing driver Daniel Morad. He gives good advice on what to do/avoid to prevent strain/stress on your body. Video title is "PRO GT DRIVER REVEALS THE BEST SEATING POSITION FOR SIM RACING". He explains it from a GT car seating position standpoint though, so be aware that the advice might differ (I'm no expert so idk) if you want your sim rig to be like an open-wheeler style.

I need to get those LG monitors 🤔

Awesome rig, I particularly love the 3 curved monitor set up. I think the recent generation vr headsets are great, i always hated using vr for sim racing but they've solved a lot of the issues now on the better headsets.

Man this is insane, I use one of these LG monitors for my setup and it’s fantastic, can’t imagine what it’s like to use 3! One thing I’d recommend is adjusting your FOV

You have a STUDIO?

I find that VR is the best for sim racing

sick setup man!!!! very impressive. Have fun!!!!!!!

It's quite nice that more and more people are getting into this hobby and especially bigger creators spreading it to other people

do you live in a bunker ?

VR is a game changer. The only thing you have to worry about is the fov you get. With triples you get decent peripheral vision, with VR it can be tricky or not so tricky depending on the headset you get.

It would be interesting to see you turn this into a flight sim system as well ✈ Very cool vid Optimum, always fun to see you branch out with your level of quality you put out in your videos :D

I'm surprised to actually just realize this - but optimum tech is actually in top 3 tech channels in terms of content quality. Love it and keep it up!

Welcome to the Addiction.

Can someone explain why you wouldn’t just get a headset vs a triple ultra wide monitor? Surely it be cheaper, more immersive, easier to setup, easier to run, and probably a dozen other advantages.

Love your videos! And hope to see more of sim racing

For some reason watching optimum play racing games while talking is so nice.

Optimum when he finds out VR exists: 🤯

As a simracer, seeing my favourite PC/peripheral content creator finally enter the hobby has made my day. Can't wait to see how far you go with this. 💪

Can't wait to see what you'll build in the future. I recommend you look into more of Simucube's products! My father has been building a sim rig for a couple years now and it's pretty incredible. Not cheap tho, pretty sure his setup costs more than my car.

I have one of those LG 45" monitors that i use for both FPS and Sim Racing and I absolutely love it.

Please try VR next! The Pimax Crystal as mentioned is great but I also highly rate the Bigscreen Beyond. It's like a 1/5th of the Pimax's weight and size and retains the same resolution and OLED colours. As a PC gaming and VR enthusiast I would love to hear what you think.

No clutch😔

Welcome to the sim racing club sir! 😃I’m so happy to see you gave the middle finger to an aluminum profile rig. Love your choice, because I did something similar from GT Omega.

Personally would have gone with VR+motion instead of the triple screen.

Every time I see those type of builds I wonder, why people don't just use VR. Not only it's cheaper, but also gives user depth perception, which is super good for racing.

This looks so well-built, must feel so tacktile, good on the hands

Omg the gratification when Opti picks the same monitors as you to build his rig *Vince McMahon oface*

The 3 screens give you the feeling of headset VR

...or you could get a vr headset

Hands down one of the best screen alignments I've seen on a triple setup!

God this guy is just too good, the production quality is so good

Consistently one of the best tech youtubers on this platform, cheers mate

More of this content, OPTIMUM! My buddy is getting me into the racing sim life 😅

Congrats man, really nice setup. I am glad to see that more people are investing in Sim Racing. Just one thing.. As you can seem, the mirrors take the whole screen. The image is looks warped. Correct me if I am wrong but I don't think it should not be like that. AC has APP called triple screen where you can eliminate that warped effect. It at least helped me to fix that same issue on G9 Neo.

"im not good enough for iRacing yet" my brother in christ you kept it on the track, thats better than 50% of drivers in rookies lol.

bro is basically doing every other youtuber dirty with his production quality

Im in love with your studio

Dude, this setup is a dream. Im currently saving up for a decent rig and an ultra wide monitor, but I dont have the room for your monitor setup. I will probably go with a profile rig because its more customizable and I can mount my own stuff. You should check out the conspit pedal sets or the simagic ones. They have hydraulic brakes and ffb motors on the pedals. You can also go the DIY route with the ffb motors on the pedals (like i did). I encourage you to try iRacing. Its way more rewarding (and fustrating at the same time:D) than other sims. There is the iRating where you are in a session with the same strength of field as you are, so its always fun to drive and you can still compete at a lower level.

Sweet setup. I would love to see you DIY a motion sim. It's a fun rabbit hole to dig into.

Happy to see someone join the SIM community happy to have you brother

I love the look of the studio!

I built a very similar rig a few months back. One upgrade I'd reccomend is a buttkicker. Adds some great immersion for a few hundred bucks.

The only Aussie tech tuber worth watching. God damn

Love the video, and the curved monitors really puts you in the center! (will be very interesting when you eventually compare to VR configs later on :)) Seems like a nice rig BUT i think that in the end not going for a 8020 profile simrig might bite you in the rear in the long run. It just will be stiffer and more flexible when it comes to peripherals overall... (including mouse/keyboard/joystick etc) Also, something seems weird about the ergonomics: having the wheel tilted DOWN just seems "backwards". Having the wheel fully horisontal is a thing, but angling it *downwards* is something you don't really see in a real race-car ever as far as I know... I'd try to either raise the seat, or lower the wheelbase to the point where you can angle the wheelbase so it doensnt need to tilt down to make for a comfortable driving setup.

Nice rig, those screens are spot on. This might have been mentioned already, but you can do away with NVIDIA Surround for most sims. I've been sim racing with triples for around 15 years and I only just tried this after reading some posts about it. Keep 3 distinct displays in Windows (which works better for desktop stuff) and set the screens up in each sim. You can still set bezel compensation in each sim, but more importantly screen angles - this will give you a perspective correct view and eliminate the crazy stretching at the edges (e.g. giant wing mirrors).