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The latest teaser gave a 2026 date, so you need to wait longer still. We'll at best get a reveal at FSExpo, not a release.

You don't need reading glass inserts for VR headsets, since everything is projected at distance. So you only need inserts if you are short-sighted.

The Quest 3 and Pimax Crystal Light are the main options for a decent price. The Quest 3 is cheaper, has better QA and is from a more professional company. It also has the option for wireless use and use standalone for other games. The Crystal Light is better quality. Don't get the cheaper Quest 3S, that has far worse lenses. For the non-S version, there is only one memory variant with 512 GB. Although for simming you don't need much and can also look at a second hand one with 128 GB. Lots of people buy VR headsets and then almost never use them, so you can sometimes score good 2nd hand deals on barely used headsets (I got one still with the original controller batteries). Note that almost anyone should get a head strap replacement for their Quest 3, since the standard one is awful. And if you wear glasses, I would strongly advise inserts.

That case has been out for 2 weeks, so no reviews out yet. The predecessor had one decent review, but not more than that, so it seems like a rather niche case. I would personally go for something from an established brand with extremely good reviews by multiple reviewers, like the Fractal Design North (XL). The power supply has a non-standard connector layout, which can make things a bit prettier, but you pay a premium for it, and can be a problem to reuse in a different case. I would personally prefer just a traditional power supply. For the 9800X3D, I'd go with an air cooler, for better durability & fewer downtime, leakage and overheating risks. Of course, you may really prefer the looks of an AIO. The specced cooler has the same issue as the case. It's been released last month, with no proper reviews yet. However, just based on the price alone and how limited the heat is that comes off the CPU, you pay hundreds more for the build with pretty much no benefit other than looks. I'd just go for a 6000CL30 DDR-kit, but since you have a builder, it's their responsibility to make sure the RAM is stable. The TUF line are generally good GPU's. The NVMe has one of the new PCIe 5 controllers, which is very good. I'd just get the 4 TB version, since you can never have enough storage.

I thought that it is just a generic chinesium clamp with their logo. There are a ton of these already on the Internet I doubt that Monstertech would allow rebrandings. That was one of the things I noticed as well.

Looking slick.

FFB is probably the only way to properly fix that, albeit at a considerable cost.

Well, I am rather critical of how Moza has a tendency to throw half-finished products onto the market, in particular on the software-side. That said, I like how they are committed, unlike Thrustmaster, who develop the occasional new product for simming, but fail to create a fully developed eco-system, even though that is the new meta. Upstarts like Moza are actually acting like a big company that can afford to create a breadth of products, while companies that ought to be capable of that, and definitely have the history and brand name, utterly fail to deliver. I am also quite happy with my Moza racing wheel, but I only bought it once they sorted out their offering. What I find attractive about the Moza AB9 is that they are making it into a multi-function product, which can be used both for racing and flight, which is very nice for those of us who do both. Anyway, my advice in general would be to salivate over the new stuff all you want, but then remember that words are cheap, and actually delivering things to customers is hard, so you only know what you are actually getting for your money once regular people get the product and tell us what the actual strengths and weaknesses are. Buying anything before that is essentially just gambling with your money.

I see red flags all over the place, from the absurd 'American' marketing full of exaggerations and nonsense everywhere, to the fact that they chose a name that is already taken in the com domain and not registered in the pl or eu domain (showing a lack of due diligence). So only back it if you are fine with losing the money and not ending up with a product. The interesting parts that I see: Using a magnetic connector that is probably non-indexed for the joystick. This means that you can choose any angle to connect it, you don't have a DIN-connector that can break, and you can connect/remove the grip very fast. Moza also uses a connection that doesn't need to be plugged in. However, it is unfortunate that they didn't show it more close up in the video. A rail-based, linear throttle, which doesn't exist yet in the high-end. Using an electric motor for the detents. VKB has promised us a rail-based version of the STECS with electric detents, but that could be years out. That said, I'd prefer to get one from an established brand like VKB over this company.

Well, the Ford Raptor is supposedly 'inspired' by an airplane: https://www.torquenews.com/9539/2021-ford-f-150-raptor-takes-flight-fighter-jet-inspired-design I'm not seeing it, but then again, I'm not a BS'er* like the designer seems to be. *Bachelor of Sacrilege

Looks like we are going to get an announcement at FSExpo.

Fair enough. I don't know about all these niches.

That's not what I said. In my country I can see the historic pricing for many tech products: Obviously it is no longer being sold. That doesn't necessarily make it worth a lot. Tech products do not typically gain price with age. Perhaps the price is reasonable. I just have a hard time imagining anyone buying a pot-based HOTAS that is this old, for this amount of money, given the pricing that one could buy it at in the past. Well, you edited in the price of both combined later on, so I only saw the separate prices.

Of course you are free to ask what you want, but the Hotas Cougar sold for 170 euro new in the past, and your set must be over 13 years old, so I wonder if anyone would buy it at that price.

Keep in mind that the X3D-processors are not that sensitive to RAM speeds, so buying extra-expensive memory and/or running things at the edge of what is possible, with the resulting tuning/stability difficulties is generally a waste of money and time.

The issue with PCIe 5 drives is that they didn't have advanced controllers at first, which meant that the controllers were relatively slow and/or power hungry. Only now are we seeing that gradually change. So if you are going to get a PCIe 5 drive, it's better to get one with a new controller, like the Samsung 9100 PRO or the Lexar NM1090 PRO.

According to the video he is making a generic WMR-driver, right? Not just for the G2.

No need, since @LucShep was dishing out good advice as usual.

Apparently, @mbucchia is working on a driver so that WMR headsets like the Reverb can keep working even after support is removed from Windows. Normally I'd be very skeptical, but if anyone can do it, it is him:

The 7900 XTX is faster and has more VRAM, but you lose out on DLSS. AMD has better drivers now. Do you have a PCIe slot free? If so, you might be able to use a SATA PCIe card for very little. That will cost a ton of money, investing lots on an obsolete platform! And such a memory upgrade won't do all that much for the system compared to the money spent. If we take the GPU upgrade as a given, then I would look into these options for the platform: Just add a SATA PCIe card and save up for a big platform upgrade Upgrade to AM5 with a 9600X (that you can upgrade to a X3D-chip in the future) Upgrade the AM4 motherboard and leave the memory as it is Option 2 is a small upgrade when it comes to the CPU, but you'll have futureproof motherboard and RAM, so later on you can upgrade to a much faster CPU. Most likely, Zen 6 will remain on AM5, so you can then upgrade to an X3D-cpu from that generation. Also, you can probably still sell the AM4 motherboard + 5900x for a decent price.

So it looks like my prediction was spot on. Since people have been using a 4070 with decent results in DCS VR, this card should perform well enough if you manage your expectations.

We have a Winwing subforum. @NineLine Please move this thread.

Very generous. I hope that @sirrah ends up enjoying it (if he gets it).

You can always post your build list in a new thread if you want feedback on the parts you picked.

Did you look in #flying-settings-shared?