Greekbull Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 (edited) Well I got motivated to build a new cockpit for the upcoming F-18. I was previously in my theater room on a projection screen. After reading this thread: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=117483&highlight=4k and all of the people ditching their current setups for a single large 4K monitor I started looking for a 4K that was around 50". I found a nice Vizio 50" that has a full 4K 60Hz HDMI 2.0 input. I then started to build around it with the idea of the 50" 4K as the center piece and a 22" 1080P monitor mounted below for my instrument cluster in the F-18. I found a nice sports car seat at the salvage yard($30 :D ) and came up with my own design that was close to the ACES II and still very comfortable(I know the F-18 uses NACES lol...I just went with ACES:D). I also built two consoles left and right that are the exact dimensions for the F-18. So I can someday add all of the switch panels if I choose to do so. So here are some pics of the build: Started with this... Ended with this... Also I mounted two Aura Bass shakers under the seat. That are powered by a sub amp located behind the throttle on the left console. I can feel bumps, engines etc real immersive. And I went ahead and added another GTX 970 to the computer to SLI. Edited April 19, 2015 by Greekbull AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | ASUS Crosshair Hero X670E | 64GB G Skill Trident Z DDR5 6000 | Nvidia RTX 4090 FE| Samsung EVO Plus 6 TB M.2 PCIe SSDs | TM Hornet Stick/WinWing Hornet Throttle and MIP | VPC T-50 Stick Base | TM TPR Rudder Pedals W/Damper | Varjo Aero/Pimax Crystal VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet Carrier Strike Group One(CSG-1) Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MA_Goblin Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Very nice set up you have there :D Great work [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] _____________Semper paratus, In hoc signo vinces________________ PC: Intel i7-8700K (4.9 GHz), Aorus Ultra Gaming Z370 MB, Gigabyte RTX 3080, 32 GB DDR3 (3,2 GHz), Samsung EVO 860 M.2 500 GB SSD + Samsung 960 M.2 250 GB SSD Gaming: Virpil T-50 CM2, TM WH Throttle, Crosswind pedals, HP Reverb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=Pedro= Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Well done Sir! Gigabyte Z390 Gaming X | i7 9700K@5.0GHz | Asus TUF OC RTX 4090 | 32GB DDR4@3200MHz | HP Reverb G2 | TrackIR 5 | TM Warthog HOTAS | MFG Croswinds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walker450 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Awesome setup. What kind of performance are you getting from your rig? I plan on upgrading to 4k this fall. Hopefully 2.0 will be out be then too. Speedpad for Inputs | My Simpit | Joystick Damper Mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladman Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I still don't think it'll help you with your autofire aamram's. :) It looks great, can't wait to get started on my own. Gladman i9 9900K @ 5.1Ghz - ASUS Maximus Hero XI - 32GB 4266 DDR4 RAM - ASUS RTX 2080Ti - 1 TB NVME - NZXT Kraken 62 Watercooling System - Thrustmaster Warthog Hotas (Virpil Base) - MFG Crosswind Pedals - Pimax 5K+ VFA-25 Fist Of The Fleet [sigpic]http://forums.eagle.ru/signaturepics/sigpic99190_2.gif[/sigpic] Virtual Carrier Strike Group 1 | Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greekbull Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Awesome setup. What kind of performance are you getting from your rig? I plan on upgrading to 4k this fall. Hopefully 2.0 will be out be then too. I'm getting 27-50 fps with one Gtx970 at 3840x2160 60Hz.... I'm working on getting my second GTX 970 setup in SLI unfortunately I'm having an issue with what looks like the SLI Bridge. New one on the way delivering tomorrow. So we'll see. AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | ASUS Crosshair Hero X670E | 64GB G Skill Trident Z DDR5 6000 | Nvidia RTX 4090 FE| Samsung EVO Plus 6 TB M.2 PCIe SSDs | TM Hornet Stick/WinWing Hornet Throttle and MIP | VPC T-50 Stick Base | TM TPR Rudder Pedals W/Damper | Varjo Aero/Pimax Crystal VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet Carrier Strike Group One(CSG-1) Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron886 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Very nice practical setup! How did you mount the TM MFDs to the lower monitor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greekbull Posted April 23, 2015 Author Share Posted April 23, 2015 (edited) Very nice practical setup! How did you mount the TM MFDs to the lower monitor? Thanks! I used good quality velcro, works perfect. Had to cut the little tabs off the back for where the stabilizers were. But they mount flush and are nice and sturdy. Edited April 23, 2015 by Greekbull AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | ASUS Crosshair Hero X670E | 64GB G Skill Trident Z DDR5 6000 | Nvidia RTX 4090 FE| Samsung EVO Plus 6 TB M.2 PCIe SSDs | TM Hornet Stick/WinWing Hornet Throttle and MIP | VPC T-50 Stick Base | TM TPR Rudder Pedals W/Damper | Varjo Aero/Pimax Crystal VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet Carrier Strike Group One(CSG-1) Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Dredd Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Fantastic.. simple, creative. You've given me some ideas already to improve on my pit. Did you maintain the seat rails to allow forward/aft adjustments of the seat ? Also what is the cylindrical stand made of that you are securing the stick to ? Current Flight Rig i7 4960X @ 4.6Ghz ASUS Rampage IV Formula G.SKILL TridentX 2400Mhz 32GB DDR3 Crucial 1TB MX300 SSD MSI Gaming X 1080Ti Samsung 55" JS8000 SUHD 4K Windows 10 x64 TrackIR 5, Warthog HOTAS Saitek Pro Flight Combat Pedals Custom Akers-Barnes, MkI eyeball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greekbull Posted April 23, 2015 Author Share Posted April 23, 2015 (edited) Fantastic.. simple, creative. You've given me some ideas already to improve on my pit. Did you maintain the seat rails to allow forward/aft adjustments of the seat ? Also what is the cylindrical stand made of that you are securing the stick to ? Thank you, yes rails are let intact and seat is adjustable. The cylinder is made of discs of 3/4" MDF bolted together. I can actually adjust the height of the mount. I used two 8", 1/4" Dia hex bolts screwed in from below to two recessed nuts that hammer flat into the top piece. Edited April 23, 2015 by Greekbull AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | ASUS Crosshair Hero X670E | 64GB G Skill Trident Z DDR5 6000 | Nvidia RTX 4090 FE| Samsung EVO Plus 6 TB M.2 PCIe SSDs | TM Hornet Stick/WinWing Hornet Throttle and MIP | VPC T-50 Stick Base | TM TPR Rudder Pedals W/Damper | Varjo Aero/Pimax Crystal VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet Carrier Strike Group One(CSG-1) Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageOT Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Greek, Just wanted to see my new Sig. Looks great, thanks man! :) Sage VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet[sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Virtual Carrier Strike Group One | Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greekbull Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 Glad you like it:thumbup: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | ASUS Crosshair Hero X670E | 64GB G Skill Trident Z DDR5 6000 | Nvidia RTX 4090 FE| Samsung EVO Plus 6 TB M.2 PCIe SSDs | TM Hornet Stick/WinWing Hornet Throttle and MIP | VPC T-50 Stick Base | TM TPR Rudder Pedals W/Damper | Varjo Aero/Pimax Crystal VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet Carrier Strike Group One(CSG-1) Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladman Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Hoser 1-1 checking in eh!! i9 9900K @ 5.1Ghz - ASUS Maximus Hero XI - 32GB 4266 DDR4 RAM - ASUS RTX 2080Ti - 1 TB NVME - NZXT Kraken 62 Watercooling System - Thrustmaster Warthog Hotas (Virpil Base) - MFG Crosswind Pedals - Pimax 5K+ VFA-25 Fist Of The Fleet [sigpic]http://forums.eagle.ru/signaturepics/sigpic99190_2.gif[/sigpic] Virtual Carrier Strike Group 1 | Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greekbull Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 So following a design I got from SageOT I changed from stacked wooded discs to a 4" PVC for my stick mount. I raised it a bit too.. Nice and stable and a nice change... AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | ASUS Crosshair Hero X670E | 64GB G Skill Trident Z DDR5 6000 | Nvidia RTX 4090 FE| Samsung EVO Plus 6 TB M.2 PCIe SSDs | TM Hornet Stick/WinWing Hornet Throttle and MIP | VPC T-50 Stick Base | TM TPR Rudder Pedals W/Damper | Varjo Aero/Pimax Crystal VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet Carrier Strike Group One(CSG-1) Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragtop Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Looks fantastic Greek. 476th vFG Alumni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Sweet set up! I have a car seat in the garage waiting for me to start rearranging my pit also. i7-4820k @ 3.7, Windows 7 64-bit, 16GB 1866mhz EVGA GTX 970 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, TM Warthog, TM Cougar MFD's, Saitek Combat Pedals, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard, 55" 4K LED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethshark Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Fantastic Setup. This is something that I would totally do. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Manfred von Richthofen, better known as the "Red Baron". He scored the most officially accepted kills in World War I and is arguably the most famous flying ace of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greekbull Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 Thanks guys! AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | ASUS Crosshair Hero X670E | 64GB G Skill Trident Z DDR5 6000 | Nvidia RTX 4090 FE| Samsung EVO Plus 6 TB M.2 PCIe SSDs | TM Hornet Stick/WinWing Hornet Throttle and MIP | VPC T-50 Stick Base | TM TPR Rudder Pedals W/Damper | Varjo Aero/Pimax Crystal VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet Carrier Strike Group One(CSG-1) Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaspeR32 Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Love the setup. I just wanted to ask about your 4k Vizio. How is the input lag? I just received a Seiki 42" 4k w/ HDMI 2.0, and I cannot use it at all with my computer. It's at least a quarter second delay from when I move the mouse to when I see the screen change. I do love Vizio (I have two already for my TVs) but I didn't know how they'd be as a computer monitor. Intel i5-2500k @ 4.4GHz w/ H70 liquid cooler, ASRock PRO3-M Z68 Mobo, 32G 1600Mhz Mushkin RAM, EVGA GTX970 4GB , OCZ Agility 3 128g SSD, SanDisk 240g SSD, Win7 64-bit --Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/livingfood -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thick8 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Love the setup. I just wanted to ask about your 4k Vizio. How is the input lag? I just received a Seiki 42" 4k w/ HDMI 2.0, and I cannot use it at all with my computer. It's at least a quarter second delay from when I move the mouse to when I see the screen change. I do love Vizio (I have two already for my TVs) but I didn't know how they'd be as a computer monitor. Make sure you have all of the post processing "stuff" turned off on the TV. On my LG I had to select PC as the input source and turn off the "TruMotion" feature. Yours may have something similar. John Asus ROG C6H | AMD Ryzen 3600 @ 4.2Ghz | Gigabyte Aorus Waterforce WB 1080ti | 32Gb Crucial DDR4/3600 | 2Tb Intel NVMe drive | Samsung Odyssey+ VR | Thrustmaster Warthog | Saitek pedals | Custom geothermal cooling loop with a homemade 40' copper heat exchanger 35' in the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaspeR32 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 (edited) Make sure you have all of the post processing "stuff" turned off on the TV. On my LG I had to select PC as the input source and turn off the "TruMotion" feature. Yours may have something similar. John Tried.. the TV doesn't have a "game mode" but it does have a few features like 3D sound and two other things that I turned off. Nothing helps =\ I'm wondering if people would be kind enough to post their 4k TVs/Monitors over 40" that work well as a main desktop display & DCS. Model numbers would be amazing! Edited July 16, 2015 by KaspeR32 Intel i5-2500k @ 4.4GHz w/ H70 liquid cooler, ASRock PRO3-M Z68 Mobo, 32G 1600Mhz Mushkin RAM, EVGA GTX970 4GB , OCZ Agility 3 128g SSD, SanDisk 240g SSD, Win7 64-bit --Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/livingfood -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thick8 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 (edited) Looking at the owner's manual for your TV you should turn off MEMC and DLC. Hope this helps. John EDIT: And use the HDMI3 input. Edited July 16, 2015 by Thick8 Asus ROG C6H | AMD Ryzen 3600 @ 4.2Ghz | Gigabyte Aorus Waterforce WB 1080ti | 32Gb Crucial DDR4/3600 | 2Tb Intel NVMe drive | Samsung Odyssey+ VR | Thrustmaster Warthog | Saitek pedals | Custom geothermal cooling loop with a homemade 40' copper heat exchanger 35' in the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaspeR32 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Thanks John, those are the "two other things" I shut off. Didn't help. I think this model Seiki is just not suitable for a PC monitor. Intel i5-2500k @ 4.4GHz w/ H70 liquid cooler, ASRock PRO3-M Z68 Mobo, 32G 1600Mhz Mushkin RAM, EVGA GTX970 4GB , OCZ Agility 3 128g SSD, SanDisk 240g SSD, Win7 64-bit --Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/livingfood -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjonessnp175 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Sony 802a was ranked best gaming tv with fastest response time minus one other Sony model. 55 inch and it's only 1080p but i edid hack and run nvidia 3dvision and it's epic in the sim. I7 4770k @ 4.6, sli 980 evga oc edition, ssdx2, Sony 55 inch edid hack nvidia 3dvision. Volair sim pit, DK2 Oculus Rift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7rooper Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 hehehe...looks like a overweighted ACES seat. Great job!! I mean it! I wish I had the courage to start building mine My rig specs: Intel Core i7 4770 @3.4Ghz // Corsair 16GB DDR3 // MoBo Asus Z87K // HDD 1TB 7200RPM // eVGA Nvidia GTX 760GT 2GB DDR5 // LG 3D 47" 1920x1080 // Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS // Saitek Combat Pro Pedals // Thrustmaster MFD Cougar pack // PS3 Eye + FTNOIR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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