Forza 5... has the S2000 CR

[Allch Chcar]

Originally Posted by cfusionpm

What internet problems with MS? I've been Live Gold since 2005 and can't recall any major issues other than scheduled maintenance. On the other hand, PSN was down for more than a month after 77 million accounts were hacked.

Totally agree on wheel lock-out though. Luckily Forza is pretty playable with a controller, but I WISH I could use my DFP on it. BTW, Sony has their own lock out on ALL third party wireless controllers. Both are selfish conglomerates. One just does a better job hiding it.

NAT problems, all the fracking time. When in a party; lag and random disconnects of all party members.

I remember the PSN hacking. I'm not exactly enthusiastic about Sony either. But I'm more optimistic about their next generation.

[gt8613]

How much did this cost you?

Originally Posted by SigmaHyperion

You wanna see pissed?

Here's my custom-built Fanatec setup (99% complete in this photo)

Loosely Inspired by a OutRun Paradise Sit-Down Cabinet
Black Aluminum Diamond Plate Flooring
Carbon Fiber-wrapped Seatbox
All Other Surfaces laminated in Formica (Citadel Grey & Grenadine)
Temperature-Controlled Cooling Fans (with LCD read-out)
42" 1080p LCD (expandable to some 47" models)
Shelves for 2 consoles (360 & PS3)
Remote PC integration
5.1 over Optical via Onkyo
Playseat Evolution Racing Seat (on adjustable slider)
Under-Chair mounted Subwoofer
Fanatec Porsche Turbo S Wheel & Clubsport Pedals
Thrustmaster TH8RS Shifter integrated into Fanatec via BasherBoard


Needless to say, the XBone pre-order was cancelled once the news came out that Fanatec is no longer supported -- and for no legit reason either. I'll get one eventually as I'm sure they'll come up with something exclusive that I want, but since Forza 5 was the only game I had it ordered for, there was no reason to keep it booked.

[SigmaHyperion]

Originally Posted by gt8613

How much did this cost you?

Not quite as much as you'd probably expect. At least if you don't include all the electronics -- the vast majority of which I already had.

Lumber was about $250. This could be done for a lot less. Previous versions (this is my 3rd over 8 years) were all MDF. It's cheap, but weighs an unholy amount with the quantity and thicknesses used; and I move frequently. Construction using that was never as clean either. So this time most of the structure was dimensional lightweight cabinet-grade pine 1x12s. The left console and the monitor-surround remain MDF, but are only 1/4". I moved the entire thing myself up to the 2nd floor, whereas my last previous version I could literally barely even move myself and took 3 professional movers to get it out of my basement.

The laminate was about $200. Could be done for less, but I went with some custom colors. I was looking for something sort of Mass Effect inspired, so there's a small bit of N7 armor influence in there. Previous versions were White/Black (hence the seat used) which clashed and showed dirt too much.

Miscellaneous bits, about $250. That includes paint, contact cement (of which I used at least a full gallon), cooling fans (2 x 80mm in the console shelves and 2 x 240mm in the monitor area), the temperature controlled fan activation unit, the CF vinyl wrap, and the diamond plate. Most of this stuff is optional. But I can tell you that, without exhaust of some sort, it gets quite hot sitting that close to a monitor with a console next to your knee.

You probably could something that looked identical for as little as $300 for all 1/4" MDF and the laminate with no options -- and I can't stress how much better the thing looks with laminate versus painted surfaces so I wouldn't consider just painting an option.

Now all my pre-existing bits...

Onkyo Receiver: $300. You can get a refurb or some other less-featured unit for about $100.

Speakers: ~$200. You could pick up something on eBay for probably $50.

Seat: $200. Any number of options on eBay or a junkyard. Mine's an old Playseat model, but one day soon I'd like to put in something OEM from a junkyard or eBay. But I'm somewhat limited in dimensions on width with my design. Done again, I'd widen the thing by probably 3". Actually, maybe more since with the behemoth that is the XBone, the console shelves need to gain about 3" in width too. So maybe a total of 6" wider.

42" TV: Can be had for $200 all day long thesedays.

Tools: This doesn't really require anything all that special. One of the reasons I stayed away from so much MDF was that, without a proper table saw, I can't perfectly cut sheets into smaller dimensional strips. So the only tools used were an electric drill, a circular saw, a jigsaw, and a router. And you could do without the jigsaw, it just made a couple things (like cutting the diamond plate and the fan holes) easier. The circular saw was used with a clamp-on guide, so the cuts were dead straight. The router was used for cleaning up the edges of the laminate and for mirroring pieces for perfect symmetry. And all pieces were put together with pocket screws, so I bought a couple Kreg jigs to make that easy.

[rice_classic]

Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses

Oh well, I already have that. I'm definitely not talking about anything car related when I say SP-01.

That's my favorite. Good luck finding one. Been on multiple lists at multiple places for the last 8 months. Yeah, don't you dare touch your SP-01 money, you gotta ready when one shows up!

I have another 12-16 months before I finish my degree so I promised myself I wouldn't do any gaming at all until it's complete.

[TylerLieberman]

I love FM4 and FM5 sounds like it's gonna be a good improvement, but FUUUUUUU it's too much money for that damn game console. I got rid of all of my gaming stuff.

I'll spend the money on driving at actual track events.

[shallwechase]

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

Now I need a xbox and Forza 5....

http://news.xbox.com/2013/10/games-f...howroom-week-6

you already have a CR.. -_-

[CSG Mike]

Originally Posted by shallwechase

you already have a CR.. -_-

Now I can have ALL the CRs!

There are literally, CR owners who own one of each color...

[shallwechase]

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

Now I can have ALL the CRs!

There are literally, CR owners who own one of each color...

-_(\ i am aware.

[OrbitalEllipses]

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

Now I can have ALL the CRs!

There are literally, CR owners who own one of each color...

They're cars, not Skittles...

[BlaineWasHere]

I'm getting xbox one pretty much just for Forza 5.