agentdarnell Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 I have decided to get away from FPS games and get back into flight sims as well as driving sims. It will be a long process to get all the equipment as it is quite expensive. First question is the controllers I eventually plan on using. First I think I will be going with the saitek x55. This will give me a good startup till I can get some pedals. Whats everyone experience with this stick and throttle set? Next are the pedals. Originally I was looking at the Saitek pro flight combat pedals and then discovered the MFG. The MFG are about double the price of the saitek. Are they really that much better? Next is monitor setup. I was originally going to go with 3 27" 2560x1440 monitors with track IR. Then I discovered the Oculus rift. How is the technology on these? Would it be better to have the three monitors or just a single monitor and the rift 2? Thanks for the input. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
agentdarnell Posted February 16, 2015 Author Posted February 16, 2015 No one can help? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
313_Nevo Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 hi darnell, to be honest all the questions you are asking were already asked and answered somewhere here on this forums. try to search a bit and you will be overwhelmed with all the info you will find ;) anyway in short x55 is OK for its price but pay attention to the ergonomics if it fits your needs. It is good for the startup as it has the twist and you dont need pedals right from the start. MFGs or Slaw pedals are perfect for your whole vpilot carrier, you will not be disappointed. Consider also one big screen (40-50" or similar) instead of triple small monitor setup. Oculus Rift is cool in case you can afford it, it will push you vexperience to other level.
hansangb Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 And use a more descriptive subject line. You'll get more interested parties that way. Rift is not ready for prime time. It's way cool, to mess around with, but not for serious flying just yet. People who've gone to 40+ 4K screens say it's better than triple monitors. So do search for it and see what people have to say about it. hsb HW Spec in Spoiler --- i7-10700K Direct-To-Die/OC'ed to 5.1GHz, MSI Z490 MB, 32GB DDR4 3200MHz, EVGA 2080 Ti FTW3, NVMe+SSD, Win 10 x64 Pro, MFG, Warthog, TM MFDs, Komodo Huey set, Rverbe G1
agentdarnell Posted February 16, 2015 Author Posted February 16, 2015 I need the multiple monitors for other things. A 40+ will not work and 4k for desktops are just not there yet. The sweet spot right now is 1440p for multiple monitors and a resolution of 7680x1440 is pretty sweet. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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