{"author":{"bio":"Daniel Chote, the Code Monkey, Cat Herder, Maker, H4x0r, uav pilot, sim racer, bullshit artist and dad. Made in Hastings, New Zealand... Now living in the USA!","imageUrl":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f04e14567c4ec6ea9c28826cc9e3e12?s=250\u0026d=mm\u0026r=x","location":"State College, PA","name":"Daniel Chote","postCount":157,"slug":"daniel","website":"http://chote.com"},"authorId":"190160de54f2192bd5b8734ec8808086","cover":"/content/images/2026/10/9e08d4941150-social-background.png","heroes":{"b01eb4606f4cb32b2290a4b05a68a2f9":"/content/images/2016/08/tumblr_o0catqPO2H1rgpsuzo2_1280.jpg"},"kind":"author","logo":"/content/images/2016/08/projectable-me-4.png","nav":[{"id":"62e854d471683dea63488bcbca5c6188","label":"Home","url":"/","sortOrder":0},{"id":"1bc84fb15620acd635df7735a0b8ddd8","label":"Projects","url":"/projects/","sortOrder":1},{"id":"3207e2fec51d66d2a5b3d8d04feb9dd8","label":"Sim Racing","url":"/tag/sim-racing/","sortOrder":2},{"id":"59115afd52e59a74faa4b386e00ae3fa","label":"About","url":"/about-me/","sortOrder":3}],"page":4,"perPage":10,"posts":[{"id":"8f98ed9e19d05d09fd39dc583f2f438d","siteId":"projectable","slug":"gaming-rig-speaker-upgrade-part-3-follow-up","title":"Gaming Rig - Speaker Upgrade (part 3)","markdown":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGaming Rig - Speaker Upgrade (part 3)\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow up from my prior posts: \u003ca href=\"http://projectable.me/post/137684124761/gaming-rig-speaker-upgrade-part-2-followup\"\u003ehttp://projectable.me/post/137684124761/gaming-rig-speaker-upgrade-part-2-followup\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http://projectable.me/post/136896495676/gaming-rig-speaker-upgrade-part-1-so-as-i\"\u003ehttp://projectable.me/post/136896495676/gaming-rig-speaker-upgrade-part-1-so-as-i\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally found a matching center channel on eBay and got it installed! It is a Paradigm Cinema CC v.3, got it for $75 (not a steal, but not terrible). It came in fair condition, with a bit of cleaning it is totally fine. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAudibly these things are amazing, and the Z906 is doing a very good driving them, no ratable distortion or peaking. I spent some time in windows tweaking the EQ for the soundcard to get the full range out of these things, it was a little flat compared to what it could be.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverall I am really happy I spent the time and money to do this, it is a worthy upgrade, and these speakers will be great if I ever decide to drop in an actual receiver and separate sub.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/4d81df78216148325d3692481faa2fe6/tumblr_o22vm3Q4FK1rgpsuzo1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/a1c9059bc8ea153659fa36afad74b4dd/tumblr_o22vm3Q4FK1rgpsuzo2_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://65.media.tumblr.com/1ca7a7de8f88ea0989fc4fffd6016894/tumblr_o22vm3Q4FK1rgpsuzo3_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/c1d9db5c3b4f8ce724f6aaa6ab6c0f4d/tumblr_o22vm3Q4FK1rgpsuzo4_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/262f988b86c816e9d257819021df6f77/tumblr_o22vm3Q4FK1rgpsuzo5_1280.jpg\"\u003e","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGaming Rig - Speaker Upgrade (part 3)\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow up from my prior posts: \u003ca href=\"http://projectable.me/post/137684124761/gaming-rig-speaker-upgrade-part-2-followup\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttp://projectable.me/post/137684124761/gaming-rig-speaker-upgrade-part-2-followup\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http://projectable.me/post/136896495676/gaming-rig-speaker-upgrade-part-1-so-as-i\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttp://projectable.me/post/136896495676/gaming-rig-speaker-upgrade-part-1-so-as-i\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally found a matching center channel on eBay and got it installed! It is a Paradigm Cinema CC v.3, got it for $75 (not a steal, but not terrible). It came in fair condition, with a bit of cleaning it is totally fine. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAudibly these things are amazing, and the Z906 is doing a very good driving them, no ratable distortion or peaking. I spent some time in windows tweaking the EQ for the soundcard to get the full range out of these things, it was a little flat compared to what it could be.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverall I am really happy I spent the time and money to do this, it is a worthy upgrade, and these speakers will be great if I ever decide to drop in an actual receiver and separate sub.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/4d81df78216148325d3692481faa2fe6/tumblr_o22vm3Q4FK1rgpsuzo1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/a1c9059bc8ea153659fa36afad74b4dd/tumblr_o22vm3Q4FK1rgpsuzo2_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://65.media.tumblr.com/1ca7a7de8f88ea0989fc4fffd6016894/tumblr_o22vm3Q4FK1rgpsuzo3_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/c1d9db5c3b4f8ce724f6aaa6ab6c0f4d/tumblr_o22vm3Q4FK1rgpsuzo4_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/262f988b86c816e9d257819021df6f77/tumblr_o22vm3Q4FK1rgpsuzo5_1280.jpg\"\u003e","excerpt":"","metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","status":"published","featured":false,"publishedAt":"2016-02-05T14:15:39Z","authorId":"190160de54f2192bd5b8734ec8808086","authorName":"Daniel Chote","authorSlug":"daniel","heroMediaId":"","projectId":"","tags":[{"id":"ab4bc19e35909615ae7bc6a344a2b50a","name":"Motion Simulator","slug":"motion-simulator"},{"id":"a04d1ca06a99a85d98d1f46101ba5a4f","name":"Paradigm","slug":"paradigm"},{"id":"ecaaace3f367d1a9865ae0933d53d715","name":"Sim Racing","slug":"sim-racing"}],"createdAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z"},{"id":"21e2740803b6fbd85d55eae67d8d476f","siteId":"projectable","slug":"gaming-rig-speaker-upgrade-part-2-followup","title":"Gaming Rig - Speaker Upgrade (part 2)","markdown":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGaming Rig - Speaker Upgrade (part 2)\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowup from my post here: \u003ca href=\"http://projectable.me/post/136896495676/gaming-rig-speaker-upgrade-part-1-so-as-i\"\u003ehttp://projectable.me/post/136896495676/gaming-rig-speaker-upgrade-part-1-so-as-i\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI managed to get a pair of Paradigm Cinema 90 v.3s for $55 on eBay, an even better deal than I got for the pair of Cinema 70 v.3s I got for the rear, slightly more beat up, but still sound fantastic!\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI gotta say, these things leave the Logitech satellites sounding like a pair of $5 headphones you would get for your children (the ones with a crappy pot to limit volume inline). I ran the updated right side with the logitech on the left side, the difference was quite pronounced, heavier bass, crisper everything, and well defined high end. I fully recommend everyone that wants to get a bit more out of their Z906, to go ahead and buy some 8ohm replacement satellites with separate tweeter, either look for Paradigm Cinema v.3 like I did, or go with something from Klipsch or Polk.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNext up is a center channel replacement\u0026hellip; Once I find another great deal.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/1679ce78ded4636b0563c75338c95506/tumblr_o197iyE4Gn1rgpsuzo5_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/0a9c128bc22a511dec48a2ac22b131ff/tumblr_o197iyE4Gn1rgpsuzo1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/03cdb72e96e3469074edf3359dd05d83/tumblr_o197iyE4Gn1rgpsuzo2_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/71fe09559168747ded6db0b4c9648955/tumblr_o197iyE4Gn1rgpsuzo4_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/ac72cf472a7a4f1644adbb4902d6247f/tumblr_o197iyE4Gn1rgpsuzo3_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/edcd33d7b9a1b1b9fab925c006a7dc64/tumblr_o197iyE4Gn1rgpsuzo6_1280.jpg\"\u003e","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGaming Rig - Speaker Upgrade (part 2)\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowup from my post here: \u003ca href=\"http://projectable.me/post/136896495676/gaming-rig-speaker-upgrade-part-1-so-as-i\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttp://projectable.me/post/136896495676/gaming-rig-speaker-upgrade-part-1-so-as-i\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI managed to get a pair of Paradigm Cinema 90 v.3s for $55 on eBay, an even better deal than I got for the pair of Cinema 70 v.3s I got for the rear, slightly more beat up, but still sound fantastic!\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI gotta say, these things leave the Logitech satellites sounding like a pair of $5 headphones you would get for your children (the ones with a crappy pot to limit volume inline). I ran the updated right side with the logitech on the left side, the difference was quite pronounced, heavier bass, crisper everything, and well defined high end. I fully recommend everyone that wants to get a bit more out of their Z906, to go ahead and buy some 8ohm replacement satellites with separate tweeter, either look for Paradigm Cinema v.3 like I did, or go with something from Klipsch or Polk.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNext up is a center channel replacement… Once I find another great deal.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/1679ce78ded4636b0563c75338c95506/tumblr_o197iyE4Gn1rgpsuzo5_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/0a9c128bc22a511dec48a2ac22b131ff/tumblr_o197iyE4Gn1rgpsuzo1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/03cdb72e96e3469074edf3359dd05d83/tumblr_o197iyE4Gn1rgpsuzo2_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/71fe09559168747ded6db0b4c9648955/tumblr_o197iyE4Gn1rgpsuzo4_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/ac72cf472a7a4f1644adbb4902d6247f/tumblr_o197iyE4Gn1rgpsuzo3_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/edcd33d7b9a1b1b9fab925c006a7dc64/tumblr_o197iyE4Gn1rgpsuzo6_1280.jpg\"\u003e","excerpt":"","metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","status":"published","featured":false,"publishedAt":"2016-01-20T13:44:58Z","authorId":"190160de54f2192bd5b8734ec8808086","authorName":"Daniel Chote","authorSlug":"daniel","heroMediaId":"","projectId":"","tags":[{"id":"ab4bc19e35909615ae7bc6a344a2b50a","name":"Motion Simulator","slug":"motion-simulator"},{"id":"ecaaace3f367d1a9865ae0933d53d715","name":"Sim Racing","slug":"sim-racing"},{"id":"a04d1ca06a99a85d98d1f46101ba5a4f","name":"Paradigm","slug":"paradigm"},{"id":"223404359a298639934cedf38a7c1444","name":"Z906","slug":"z906"},{"id":"afea1dadea595aa000eb0d5203228224","name":"Logitech","slug":"logitech"},{"id":"d3ef6449a3427f9ebc643007d793a9b5","name":"Speakers","slug":"speakers"}],"createdAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z"},{"id":"e926ea179e2c29b0ff44ab6fa7380ee9","siteId":"projectable","slug":"gaming-rig-speaker-upgrade-part-1-so-as-i","title":"Gaming Rig - Speaker Upgrade","markdown":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGaming Rig - Speaker Upgrade (part 1)\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, as I mentioned in my last post, Im not all that impressed by the bundled satellite speakers with the Logitech Z906. I mean, they’re fine, especially for the price point of this 5.1 solution, but they lack range, they have no highs and no lows.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere were pieces of info scattered in various forums about people swapping out the satellites, so I decided to give it a shot. I am a huge Paradigm fan, I have an amazing 9.1 set of Paradigm Studio Series speakers for my movie room, so I found a nice pair of Paradigm Cinema 70′s on eBay for cheap ($35ea). \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a slight modification to the speaker mounts to accommodate the extra weight of these, I think they look pretty nice, and with the extra screw, the stands are a little more rigid than before.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am super stoked with the result, driving the Ferrari F40 in Assetto Corsa, I can once again hear that wonderful turbo whine (which I first heard through my movie room speakers), everything else is a lot more precise sounding, unfortunately, the fun is all in the rear! I will definitely be investing in 3 more to replace the front speakers as soon as funds permit, so I can have some fun in the front too\u0026hellip;.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/858ef1fc40db1fb58f028efbaa155629/tumblr_o0nh86uLqa1rgpsuzo3_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://65.media.tumblr.com/181ef65b386cbfb2379c0a4b7164d7e2/tumblr_o0nh86uLqa1rgpsuzo4_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/8a9ddb188e3cedb0d610d32e94a187fc/tumblr_o0nh86uLqa1rgpsuzo1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/f236a84bd69494fbd5c75300e58b6fad/tumblr_o0nh86uLqa1rgpsuzo2_1280.jpg\"\u003e","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGaming Rig - Speaker Upgrade (part 1)\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, as I mentioned in my last post, Im not all that impressed by the bundled satellite speakers with the Logitech Z906. I mean, they’re fine, especially for the price point of this 5.1 solution, but they lack range, they have no highs and no lows.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere were pieces of info scattered in various forums about people swapping out the satellites, so I decided to give it a shot. I am a huge Paradigm fan, I have an amazing 9.1 set of Paradigm Studio Series speakers for my movie room, so I found a nice pair of Paradigm Cinema 70′s on eBay for cheap ($35ea). \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a slight modification to the speaker mounts to accommodate the extra weight of these, I think they look pretty nice, and with the extra screw, the stands are a little more rigid than before.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am super stoked with the result, driving the Ferrari F40 in Assetto Corsa, I can once again hear that wonderful turbo whine (which I first heard through my movie room speakers), everything else is a lot more precise sounding, unfortunately, the fun is all in the rear! I will definitely be investing in 3 more to replace the front speakers as soon as funds permit, so I can have some fun in the front too….\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/858ef1fc40db1fb58f028efbaa155629/tumblr_o0nh86uLqa1rgpsuzo3_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://65.media.tumblr.com/181ef65b386cbfb2379c0a4b7164d7e2/tumblr_o0nh86uLqa1rgpsuzo4_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/8a9ddb188e3cedb0d610d32e94a187fc/tumblr_o0nh86uLqa1rgpsuzo1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/f236a84bd69494fbd5c75300e58b6fad/tumblr_o0nh86uLqa1rgpsuzo2_1280.jpg\"\u003e","excerpt":"","metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","status":"published","featured":false,"publishedAt":"2016-01-08T20:07:18Z","authorId":"190160de54f2192bd5b8734ec8808086","authorName":"Daniel Chote","authorSlug":"daniel","heroMediaId":"","projectId":"","tags":[{"id":"ab4bc19e35909615ae7bc6a344a2b50a","name":"Motion Simulator","slug":"motion-simulator"},{"id":"ecaaace3f367d1a9865ae0933d53d715","name":"Sim Racing","slug":"sim-racing"},{"id":"a04d1ca06a99a85d98d1f46101ba5a4f","name":"Paradigm","slug":"paradigm"},{"id":"928d2c45771da339c0d53b265eb1000f","name":"Assetto Corsa","slug":"assetto-corsa"}],"createdAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z"},{"id":"b01eb4606f4cb32b2290a4b05a68a2f9","siteId":"projectable","slug":"gaming-rig-the-deets-i-have-been-getting-a-few","title":"My Sim Racing Gaming Rig","markdown":"####Gaming Rig Overview\n\nI have been getting a few questions about my rig, mainly about the projector and screen, so here are some details!\n\nThe projector is a BenQ W1080ST (short throw), it is mounted 14″ down from the ceiling and about 90″ away from the screen. The screen is just the wall, patched and smoothed, primed and then painted with Sherwin Williams paint (article \u003ca href=\"http://www.projectorcentral.com/paint_perfect_screen_%24100.htm?page=Finding-the-Perfect-Paint\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e). The screen size measures 120″ x 67″, which is about 138″ diagonal.\n\nFor audio, I am currently running a Logitech Z906 setup, with 6 channel analog to my onboard sound. I am really not happy with the Z906 satellite speakers, they cant reproduce the turbo whine of cars very well, and I will be looking to replace them soon.\n\nThe motion platform is the DIY kit from SimXperience and a whole lot of 8020 extrusion and aluminum that I fabricated in to parts myself. SimVibe is using 2 asus pcie soundcards that feed the 2 Crown amplifiers, which in turn feed Buttkicker LFE Mini’s. I have chassis mode for the front left+right transducers, and extensions mode for shifter and seat (hence 2 sound cards).\n\nThe controller setup is mainly Fanatec, with the CSW v2, CS Pedals v2, CS Shifter SQ v1.5 and CS Handbrake. I also have a custom “button box” powered by DSD.\n\nThe PC is pretty straight forward, i7 clocked at 4.2ghz, SLI 970s. The only interesting part is that its positive pressure (meaning all fans blow in), with the top vent being the only ‘air out’, which is then ducted directly in to my house HVAC system. It makes a HUGE difference in room teperature.\n\nThe motion rig has a cable bundle that runs from power/pc/speakers, this keeps everything nice and clean. The power on the rig is fed via a USB controlled power strip, when the computer is turned off, the entire rig is too, computer on, everything turns on!\n\nHope that helps people with their questions. Let me know if you have any more.\n\n\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/2cd99b65c19591e156920e05cf8a646d/tumblr_o0catqPO2H1rgpsuzo6_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/e4372637dfc076ffefc4484c664e7207/tumblr_o0catqPO2H1rgpsuzo1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://65.media.tumblr.com/1050780abaf04e0bf9db513f35ad7179/tumblr_o0catqPO2H1rgpsuzo5_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/24e0c14d8d34750328676a7265c7842c/tumblr_o0catqPO2H1rgpsuzo2_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/23ca13ffa199d410fc912bffe2425774/tumblr_o0catqPO2H1rgpsuzo3_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/d0d38260734649c67e47719049752f74/tumblr_o0catqPO2H1rgpsuzo4_1280.jpg\"\u003e","html":"\u003ch4\u003eGaming Rig Overview\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have been getting a few questions about my rig, mainly about the projector and screen, so here are some details!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe projector is a BenQ W1080ST (short throw), it is mounted 14″ down from the ceiling and about 90″ away from the screen. The screen is just the wall, patched and smoothed, primed and then painted with Sherwin Williams paint (article \u003ca href=\"http://www.projectorcentral.com/paint_perfect_screen_%24100.htm?page=Finding-the-Perfect-Paint\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e). The screen size measures 120″ x 67″, which is about 138″ diagonal.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor audio, I am currently running a Logitech Z906 setup, with 6 channel analog to my onboard sound. I am really not happy with the Z906 satellite speakers, they cant reproduce the turbo whine of cars very well, and I will be looking to replace them soon.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe motion platform is the DIY kit from SimXperience and a whole lot of 8020 extrusion and aluminum that I fabricated in to parts myself. SimVibe is using 2 asus pcie soundcards that feed the 2 Crown amplifiers, which in turn feed Buttkicker LFE Mini’s. I have chassis mode for the front left+right transducers, and extensions mode for shifter and seat (hence 2 sound cards).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe controller setup is mainly Fanatec, with the CSW v2, CS Pedals v2, CS Shifter SQ v1.5 and CS Handbrake. I also have a custom “button box” powered by DSD.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe PC is pretty straight forward, i7 clocked at 4.2ghz, SLI 970s. The only interesting part is that its positive pressure (meaning all fans blow in), with the top vent being the only ‘air out’, which is then ducted directly in to my house HVAC system. It makes a HUGE difference in room teperature.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe motion rig has a cable bundle that runs from power/pc/speakers, this keeps everything nice and clean. The power on the rig is fed via a USB controlled power strip, when the computer is turned off, the entire rig is too, computer on, everything turns on!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHope that helps people with their questions. Let me know if you have any more.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/2cd99b65c19591e156920e05cf8a646d/tumblr_o0catqPO2H1rgpsuzo6_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/e4372637dfc076ffefc4484c664e7207/tumblr_o0catqPO2H1rgpsuzo1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://65.media.tumblr.com/1050780abaf04e0bf9db513f35ad7179/tumblr_o0catqPO2H1rgpsuzo5_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/24e0c14d8d34750328676a7265c7842c/tumblr_o0catqPO2H1rgpsuzo2_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/23ca13ffa199d410fc912bffe2425774/tumblr_o0catqPO2H1rgpsuzo3_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/d0d38260734649c67e47719049752f74/tumblr_o0catqPO2H1rgpsuzo4_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","excerpt":"","metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","status":"published","featured":true,"publishedAt":"2016-01-02T19:15:00Z","authorId":"190160de54f2192bd5b8734ec8808086","authorName":"Daniel Chote","authorSlug":"daniel","heroMediaId":"8a5e98e7632f81d846f9259f714475f3","projectId":"","tags":[{"id":"ab4bc19e35909615ae7bc6a344a2b50a","name":"Motion Simulator","slug":"motion-simulator"},{"id":"ecaaace3f367d1a9865ae0933d53d715","name":"Sim Racing","slug":"sim-racing"},{"id":"9c4230a56ffd914aade79798824d9d23","name":"SimXperience","slug":"simxperience"},{"id":"6c984eeb13d39eab0477f9c4ac9ae137","name":"Fanatec","slug":"fanatec"}],"createdAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z"},{"id":"017a8ef3790467346050adba45c1f1bf","siteId":"projectable","slug":"gaming-rig-dirt-rally-fov-tweaks-pt-3","title":"Gaming Rig - Dirt Rally FOV tweaks pt. 3!","markdown":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eSince the full release (non Early Access) of Dirt Rally, I have been playing with slightly “off” POV, today I spent the time to go in and adjust the eyefinity_cameras_adjustments.xml file to finally get things right. You can read the original post here: \u003ca href=\"http://tmblr.co/ZI30Hu1rcN8_C\"\u003ehttp://tmblr.co/ZI30Hu1rcN8_C\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy new settings are as follows:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u0026lt;CameraAdjustment class=\u0026ldquo;Head\u0026rdquo;\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e \u0026lt;Fov angle=\u0026ldquo;180\u0026rdquo; /\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e \u0026lt;Tilt percent=\u0026ldquo;-60.0\u0026rdquo; /\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e \u0026lt;Position x=\u0026ldquo;0.0\u0026rdquo; y=\u0026ldquo;2.0\u0026rdquo; z=\u0026ldquo;45.0\u0026rdquo; /\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e \u0026lt;/CameraAdjustment\u0026gt;\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe game preference FOV is set at 0, and the seat position reset. This seems to work across all cars, with only needing slight adjustment of seat pitch for some cars.\u003c/p\u003e","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eSince the full release (non Early Access) of Dirt Rally, I have been playing with slightly “off” POV, today I spent the time to go in and adjust the eyefinity_cameras_adjustments.xml file to finally get things right. You can read the original post here: \u003ca href=\"http://tmblr.co/ZI30Hu1rcN8_C\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttp://tmblr.co/ZI30Hu1rcN8_C\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy new settings are as follows:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u0026lt;CameraAdjustment class=“Head”\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e \u0026lt;Fov angle=“180” /\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e \u0026lt;Tilt percent=“-60.0” /\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e \u0026lt;Position x=“0.0” y=“2.0” z=“45.0” /\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e \u0026lt;/CameraAdjustment\u0026gt;\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe game preference FOV is set at 0, and the seat position reset. This seems to work across all cars, with only needing slight adjustment of seat pitch for some cars.\u003c/p\u003e","excerpt":"","metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","status":"published","featured":false,"publishedAt":"2016-01-02T18:57:39Z","authorId":"190160de54f2192bd5b8734ec8808086","authorName":"Daniel Chote","authorSlug":"daniel","heroMediaId":"","projectId":"","tags":[{"id":"ecaaace3f367d1a9865ae0933d53d715","name":"Sim Racing","slug":"sim-racing"},{"id":"bda7da089cef0417916d7e03950af340","name":"Dirt Rally","slug":"dirt-rally"}],"createdAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z"},{"id":"ca2ff224ae1ce30738cbe5c562b690ee","siteId":"projectable","slug":"gaming-rig-dirt-rally-fov-tweaks-pt-2-it-has","title":"Gaming Rig - Dirt Rally FOV tweaks pt. 2","markdown":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGaming Rig\u003c/b\u003e - Dirt Rally FOV tweaks pt. 2!\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has been a while since I last fired up my rig, and there were some tweaks in 0.71 that extended the cockpit FOV setting. Unfortunately, the FOV alone does not a perfect match make, so I once again had to go back to editing the eyefinity_cameras_adjustments.xml file. You can read my last post here: \u003ca href=\"http://tmblr.co/ZI30Hu1rcN8_C\"\u003ehttp://tmblr.co/ZI30Hu1rcN8_C\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy new settings are as follows:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u0026lt;CameraAdjustment class=\u0026ldquo;Head\u0026rdquo;\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e \u0026lt;Fov angle=\u0026ldquo;185\u0026rdquo; /\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e \u0026lt;Tilt percent=\u0026ldquo;0\u0026rdquo; /\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e \u0026lt;Position x=\u0026ldquo;0.0\u0026rdquo; y=\u0026ldquo;1.0\u0026rdquo; z=\u0026ldquo;10.0\u0026rdquo; /\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e \u0026lt;/CameraAdjustment\u0026gt;\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts not perfect, but pretty darn close. The main thing is that its playable, Dirt Rally is hard, using the interior view without a correct FOV is even harder! The game preference FOV is set at 0, which required me to push the “Fov angle” in the xml file up quite a bit higher to achieve a similar angle as I had before.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/144c0206fc810dd0c509096fff7947b4/tumblr_nup1i4ehDl1rgpsuzo4_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/65f8e0dc0e06e55df31f131a723020c0/tumblr_nup1i4ehDl1rgpsuzo2_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/0a4bf01a33034f7ce81a29afce13eecd/tumblr_nup1i4ehDl1rgpsuzo1_1280.jpg\"\u003e","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGaming Rig\u003c/b\u003e - Dirt Rally FOV tweaks pt. 2!\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has been a while since I last fired up my rig, and there were some tweaks in 0.71 that extended the cockpit FOV setting. Unfortunately, the FOV alone does not a perfect match make, so I once again had to go back to editing the eyefinity_cameras_adjustments.xml file. You can read my last post here: \u003ca href=\"http://tmblr.co/ZI30Hu1rcN8_C\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttp://tmblr.co/ZI30Hu1rcN8_C\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy new settings are as follows:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u0026lt;CameraAdjustment class=“Head”\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e \u0026lt;Fov angle=“185” /\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e \u0026lt;Tilt percent=“0” /\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e \u0026lt;Position x=“0.0” y=“1.0” z=“10.0” /\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e \u0026lt;/CameraAdjustment\u0026gt;\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts not perfect, but pretty darn close. The main thing is that its playable, Dirt Rally is hard, using the interior view without a correct FOV is even harder! The game preference FOV is set at 0, which required me to push the “Fov angle” in the xml file up quite a bit higher to achieve a similar angle as I had before.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/144c0206fc810dd0c509096fff7947b4/tumblr_nup1i4ehDl1rgpsuzo4_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/65f8e0dc0e06e55df31f131a723020c0/tumblr_nup1i4ehDl1rgpsuzo2_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/0a4bf01a33034f7ce81a29afce13eecd/tumblr_nup1i4ehDl1rgpsuzo1_1280.jpg\"\u003e","excerpt":"","metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","status":"published","featured":false,"publishedAt":"2015-09-15T01:01:16Z","authorId":"190160de54f2192bd5b8734ec8808086","authorName":"Daniel Chote","authorSlug":"daniel","heroMediaId":"","projectId":"","tags":[{"id":"ecaaace3f367d1a9865ae0933d53d715","name":"Sim Racing","slug":"sim-racing"},{"id":"bda7da089cef0417916d7e03950af340","name":"Dirt Rally","slug":"dirt-rally"},{"id":"6b6b6e0c23fb92bd19230cf9e65ef2bd","name":"Fov","slug":"fov"}],"createdAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z"},{"id":"a206483cb41edb1124bfd15aeb11fc6b","siteId":"projectable","slug":"gaming-rig-dirt-rally-fov-tweaks-after-dialing","title":"Gaming Rig - Dirt Rally FOV tweaks","markdown":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGaming Rig\u003c/b\u003e - Dirt Rally FOV tweaks After dialing in FOV and seat position within Assetto Corsa and Project Cars (which have in game mechanisms to do so), I decided to attempt to dial in Dirt Rally. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEasier said than done\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirstly, there has been one addition in the game preferences to “kinda” adjust FOV, and for simple setups, this makes complete sense, for mine, not so much, and now that value is set to 0 for me.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThanks to a \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/simracingjason/status/629696051407101952\"\u003etweet\u003c/a\u003e from \u003ca href=\"http://www.pitlanes.com\"\u003eJason Palmer\u003c/a\u003e, I was introduced to \u003ca href=\"http://www.projectimmersion.com/index.php\"\u003eMrPix’s\u003c/a\u003e FOV guides. Unfortunately, his FOV calculator doesn’t support my screen size (134″) or seating position (between 60-70″ depending on motion). So, I was left with some basic knowledge to guide me in my attempts of testing random values in the config file.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst thing to note, to allow you to adjust the config file (cars/generics/eyefinity_cameras_adjustments.xml) with FOV/position settings, you must enable eyefinity, which REQUIRES setting an eyefinity force definition in your hardware_settings_config.xml file. Now the big problem I have with this is that it pretty much breaks menus and HUD when you’re running a single screen, as everything gets squished in the middle 3rd of the view, and in my case, the selection labels, continue, etc, falls right behind my steering wheel (out of my line of sight). The other thing I really dislike, is that eyefinity_cameras_adjustments.xml lives within the game deployment structure, meaning that Steam owns it\u0026hellip; It could be overwritten by a game update, or by validating game integrity. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuirks aside, having FOV dialed in correctly does make a huge difference to gameplay, here are the settings that worked for me (note: my rig is not like most others, im not going for SuperFOV, and the screen size is very large).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPDATE: After trying a few other cars I made some more tweaks to position and FOV angle. \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003ehardware_settings_config.xml\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;eyefinity force=\u0026ldquo;3x1\u0026rdquo; osd=\u0026ldquo;\u0026rdquo; /\u0026gt;\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eeyefinity_cameras_adjustments.xml\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u0026lt;CameraAdjustment class=\u0026ldquo;Head\u0026rdquo;\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e \u0026lt;Fov angle=\u0026ldquo;135\u0026rdquo; /\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e \u0026lt;Tilt percent=\u0026ldquo;0\u0026rdquo; /\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e \u0026lt;Position x=\u0026ldquo;0.0\u0026rdquo; y=\u0026ldquo;2.0\u0026rdquo; z=\u0026ldquo;-40.0\u0026rdquo; /\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e \u0026lt;/CameraAdjustment\u0026gt;\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHope this helps someone else along the line \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/22433750df5802b84400ad31e5d53d97/tumblr_nstvxivz221rgpsuzo1_r1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/bc8c024a3b18e70e43206439de64e028/tumblr_nstvxivz221rgpsuzo2_r1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/a8d2e4d3de3a469eb11f5761a48d7c84/tumblr_nstvxivz221rgpsuzo3_r1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/36e1be35cf67ac3e6e91f46ef047bb22/tumblr_nstvxivz221rgpsuzo4_r1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/4461c00ae1c43adc396135538bde6045/tumblr_nstvxivz221rgpsuzo5_r1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/7916153003ae3a69ecf8c5918229d073/tumblr_nstvxivz221rgpsuzo8_r1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/aac283c4a2c27ef2e8ec10b1ff12a4d3/tumblr_nstvxivz221rgpsuzo7_r1_1280.jpg\"\u003e","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGaming Rig\u003c/b\u003e - Dirt Rally FOV tweaks After dialing in FOV and seat position within Assetto Corsa and Project Cars (which have in game mechanisms to do so), I decided to attempt to dial in Dirt Rally. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEasier said than done…\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirstly, there has been one addition in the game preferences to “kinda” adjust FOV, and for simple setups, this makes complete sense, for mine, not so much, and now that value is set to 0 for me.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThanks to a \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/simracingjason/status/629696051407101952\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003etweet\u003c/a\u003e from \u003ca href=\"http://www.pitlanes.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJason Palmer\u003c/a\u003e, I was introduced to \u003ca href=\"http://www.projectimmersion.com/index.php\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMrPix’s\u003c/a\u003e FOV guides. Unfortunately, his FOV calculator doesn’t support my screen size (134″) or seating position (between 60-70″ depending on motion). So, I was left with some basic knowledge to guide me in my attempts of testing random values in the config file.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst thing to note, to allow you to adjust the config file (cars/generics/eyefinity_cameras_adjustments.xml) with FOV/position settings, you must enable eyefinity, which REQUIRES setting an eyefinity force definition in your hardware_settings_config.xml file. Now the big problem I have with this is that it pretty much breaks menus and HUD when you’re running a single screen, as everything gets squished in the middle 3rd of the view, and in my case, the selection labels, continue, etc, falls right behind my steering wheel (out of my line of sight). The other thing I really dislike, is that eyefinity_cameras_adjustments.xml lives within the game deployment structure, meaning that Steam owns it… It could be overwritten by a game update, or by validating game integrity. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuirks aside, having FOV dialed in correctly does make a huge difference to gameplay, here are the settings that worked for me (note: my rig is not like most others, im not going for SuperFOV, and the screen size is very large).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPDATE: After trying a few other cars I made some more tweaks to position and FOV angle. \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003ehardware_settings_config.xml\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;eyefinity force=“3x1” osd=“” /\u0026gt;\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eeyefinity_cameras_adjustments.xml\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u0026lt;CameraAdjustment class=“Head”\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e \u0026lt;Fov angle=“135” /\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e \u0026lt;Tilt percent=“0” /\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e \u0026lt;Position x=“0.0” y=“2.0” z=“-40.0” /\u0026gt;\u003cbr/\u003e \u0026lt;/CameraAdjustment\u0026gt;\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHope this helps someone else along the line \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/22433750df5802b84400ad31e5d53d97/tumblr_nstvxivz221rgpsuzo1_r1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/bc8c024a3b18e70e43206439de64e028/tumblr_nstvxivz221rgpsuzo2_r1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/a8d2e4d3de3a469eb11f5761a48d7c84/tumblr_nstvxivz221rgpsuzo3_r1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/36e1be35cf67ac3e6e91f46ef047bb22/tumblr_nstvxivz221rgpsuzo4_r1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/4461c00ae1c43adc396135538bde6045/tumblr_nstvxivz221rgpsuzo5_r1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/7916153003ae3a69ecf8c5918229d073/tumblr_nstvxivz221rgpsuzo8_r1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/aac283c4a2c27ef2e8ec10b1ff12a4d3/tumblr_nstvxivz221rgpsuzo7_r1_1280.jpg\"\u003e","excerpt":"","metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","status":"published","featured":false,"publishedAt":"2015-08-09T18:41:42Z","authorId":"190160de54f2192bd5b8734ec8808086","authorName":"Daniel Chote","authorSlug":"daniel","heroMediaId":"","projectId":"","tags":[{"id":"ecaaace3f367d1a9865ae0933d53d715","name":"Sim Racing","slug":"sim-racing"},{"id":"bda7da089cef0417916d7e03950af340","name":"Dirt Rally","slug":"dirt-rally"},{"id":"6b6b6e0c23fb92bd19230cf9e65ef2bd","name":"Fov","slug":"fov"}],"createdAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z"},{"id":"3cd2de4d1fbc8c7cc266af8f5519b00b","siteId":"projectable","slug":"gaming-rig-i-havent-had-a-post-in-a-while-so-i","title":"Gaming Rig","markdown":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGaming Rig\u003c/b\u003e - I havent had a post in a while, so I may as well add some content to this barren blog. Kids eat a lot of time, so aside from the treehouse project I started, my personal projects are fairly dormant (with the exception of this one).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have my gaming pc mildly overclocked, its enough to push out a LOT of heat, too much for my small office space. Within 30 minutes of gaming, my office was a sauna, so I had the brilliant idea of ducting directly from the top of my case (positive pressure) straight in to the warm air return of my HVAC! I am yet to try it out, I did the duct work over my lunch break.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor those curious about my mediocre gaming rig, its an Intel 3770 @ 4.2ghz, 8G ram running at 1866XMP, 256G ssd for Windows7 and 4x 10k rpm drives raid 10 for my Steam volume. It has a pair of GTX970s in SLI, 2 extra soundcards (for SimVibe) and a usb2 card for my displaylink usb display (which hates USB3 for some reason).\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/a1f5a35c49f421659b1f369735000dea/tumblr_ns7q1kqI7J1rgpsuzo7_r1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/157a0c9916830233e85190253e1a289a/tumblr_ns7q1kqI7J1rgpsuzo1_r1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/11316421b61f3670768d7c54dc2e91f1/tumblr_ns7q1kqI7J1rgpsuzo2_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/661039defdeeb3265e8c9bcc680ff656/tumblr_ns7q1kqI7J1rgpsuzo4_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/7335e4f478d54073412bd316ffd8c15e/tumblr_ns7q1kqI7J1rgpsuzo3_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/4a0deaf3ce8a356c4f2b852f036da9b9/tumblr_ns7q1kqI7J1rgpsuzo5_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://65.media.tumblr.com/63472971f58d65522608c654a56121a4/tumblr_ns7q1kqI7J1rgpsuzo6_1280.jpg\"\u003e","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGaming Rig\u003c/b\u003e - I havent had a post in a while, so I may as well add some content to this barren blog. Kids eat a lot of time, so aside from the treehouse project I started, my personal projects are fairly dormant (with the exception of this one).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have my gaming pc mildly overclocked, its enough to push out a LOT of heat, too much for my small office space. Within 30 minutes of gaming, my office was a sauna, so I had the brilliant idea of ducting directly from the top of my case (positive pressure) straight in to the warm air return of my HVAC! I am yet to try it out, I did the duct work over my lunch break.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor those curious about my mediocre gaming rig, its an Intel 3770 @ 4.2ghz, 8G ram running at 1866XMP, 256G ssd for Windows7 and 4x 10k rpm drives raid 10 for my Steam volume. It has a pair of GTX970s in SLI, 2 extra soundcards (for SimVibe) and a usb2 card for my displaylink usb display (which hates USB3 for some reason).\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/a1f5a35c49f421659b1f369735000dea/tumblr_ns7q1kqI7J1rgpsuzo7_r1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://66.media.tumblr.com/157a0c9916830233e85190253e1a289a/tumblr_ns7q1kqI7J1rgpsuzo1_r1_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/11316421b61f3670768d7c54dc2e91f1/tumblr_ns7q1kqI7J1rgpsuzo2_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/661039defdeeb3265e8c9bcc680ff656/tumblr_ns7q1kqI7J1rgpsuzo4_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/7335e4f478d54073412bd316ffd8c15e/tumblr_ns7q1kqI7J1rgpsuzo3_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://67.media.tumblr.com/4a0deaf3ce8a356c4f2b852f036da9b9/tumblr_ns7q1kqI7J1rgpsuzo5_1280.jpg\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://65.media.tumblr.com/63472971f58d65522608c654a56121a4/tumblr_ns7q1kqI7J1rgpsuzo6_1280.jpg\"\u003e","excerpt":"","metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","status":"published","featured":false,"publishedAt":"2015-07-28T19:27:00Z","authorId":"190160de54f2192bd5b8734ec8808086","authorName":"Daniel Chote","authorSlug":"daniel","heroMediaId":"","projectId":"","tags":[{"id":"ecaaace3f367d1a9865ae0933d53d715","name":"Sim Racing","slug":"sim-racing"},{"id":"9c4230a56ffd914aade79798824d9d23","name":"SimXperience","slug":"simxperience"},{"id":"ab4bc19e35909615ae7bc6a344a2b50a","name":"Motion Simulator","slug":"motion-simulator"}],"createdAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z"},{"id":"61d525431c16bd56a8421e309a720b90","siteId":"projectable","slug":"sim-racing","title":"Sim Racing","markdown":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/dchote/sets/72157651648568535\"\u003eSim Racing\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimXperience DIY Motion rig\u003c/b\u003e - Some updated photos!\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have upgraded my gaming PC to something better suited for the new generation racing games such as Dirt Rally and Project Cars. I have also moved from a single transducer on the pedals to front left+right transducers to use Chassis Mode in SimVibe.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhotos here: \u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/dchote/sets/72157651648568535\"\u003ehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/dchote/sets/72157651648568535\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/dchote/sets/72157651648568535\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSim Racing\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimXperience DIY Motion rig\u003c/b\u003e - Some updated photos!\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have upgraded my gaming PC to something better suited for the new generation racing games such as Dirt Rally and Project Cars. I have also moved from a single transducer on the pedals to front left+right transducers to use Chassis Mode in SimVibe.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhotos here: \u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/dchote/sets/72157651648568535\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/dchote/sets/72157651648568535\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/dchote/sets/72157651648568535\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","excerpt":"","metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","status":"published","featured":false,"publishedAt":"2015-06-17T15:17:00Z","authorId":"190160de54f2192bd5b8734ec8808086","authorName":"Daniel Chote","authorSlug":"daniel","heroMediaId":"","projectId":"","tags":[{"id":"ecaaace3f367d1a9865ae0933d53d715","name":"Sim Racing","slug":"sim-racing"}],"createdAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z"},{"id":"84352f0c74bebb902ed5f6d00ed0a12f","siteId":"projectable","slug":"a-developers-take-on-the-dirt3-motion-output","title":"A developer's take on the Dirt3 motion output crash","markdown":"\u003ch2\u003eIntroduction:\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirstly, please excuse the meta’ness of this post, it’s a verbalization on my thought process on the bug, to possibly help Codemasters and the Dirt team track down and squash the motion output crash within Dirt 3.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI built myself a motion simulator using the DIY kit available from \u003ca href=\"http://simxperience.com\"\u003eSimXperience\u003c/a\u003e. I am not a sim racing expert by any means, I find the Codemasters racing games the most enjoyable, but they arnt really simulations like Assetto Corsa (or iRacing) is, so I know some hardcore sim racers discount them. The games I play the most on my rig are: Grid: Autosport, Dirt3, F1 2014 and Assetto Corsa. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Dirt team at Codemasters released a new Complete Edition of Dirt3 a few weeks ago, after stripping out the last of GFWL (Games for Windows Live), which had a heavy integration in a lot of Codemasters games. This fixed a lot of menu and setup related issues that occurred after MS shut GFWL down last year. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this new found dev interest in Dirt3, I was hoping that Codemasters could get on top of a bug that was introduced way back in version 1.2. I first got my copy of Dirt3 via Steam, the motion output bug existed from day 1 for me. It wasnt until I found a Dirt1.1 installer that I was able to play Dirt3 without the end of race crash, and discovered just how AWESOME it is. But running an ancient version of Dirt3 with completely broken GFWL integration is far from entertaining, random crashes when selecting different cars/tracks, etc was just part of the roulette of playing Dirt3.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyway, I figured I should put together a metasplanation of what I feel the bug is, the bug is only present in Dirt3 1.2 onwards, not in any of the other Codemasters games, and I think Dirt3 1.1, and the update log of 1.2 gives me insight in to what the bug may be.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Gist:\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eDirt3 seems to be a little different from the other Codemasters games due to its interesting/fun menu system. With v1.1 after completing a race and returning to the menu, motion telemetry is still being streamed out of the game, the MPH display on my Fanatec wheel updates and changes as the car (in the menu) moves. This makes me think that the physics engine for racing is being incorporated in to the menu system to pull off the integrated car animations etc. The changelog for 1.2 states that they fixed a bug that was allowing motion output to continue after the race ends. My guess is they just called a close socket as a “lets just make sure we no longer send telemetry”. The problem is, it seems as though the physics engine still passes to the now closed socket reference (and crashes). This seems to be a problem isolated to the udp socket implementation and not the usb driver dbox integration, and thats why I dont think it was caught by Codemasters, and likely has less priority.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003eResolution:\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eI think this problem could be solved relatively quickly by checking the state of the socket reference before calling sendto(). I know there is probably more that could happen, but as a quick fix, that would likely do it.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eRecreating the bug:\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt just dawned on me that I should have included how to recreate the bug, because its actually very simple, and you don\u0026rsquo;t actually need a motion rig or sim dashboard to do so, as udp sockets don\u0026rsquo;t care if there is nothing there to receive the data its sending.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eOpen \u0026ldquo;hardware_settings_config.xml\u0026rdquo; which is located in your savegame folder of the game. For instance: C:\\Users\\your username\\Documents\\My Games\\DiRT3\\hardwaresettings\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eOpen this file and look for a line that begins with:\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u0026lt;motion enabled\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eReplace this line with:\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u0026lt;motion enabled=\u0026ldquo;true\u0026rdquo; ip=\u0026ldquo;127.0.0.1\u0026rdquo; port=\u0026ldquo;30500\u0026rdquo; delay=\u0026ldquo;1\u0026rdquo; extradata=\u0026ldquo;3\u0026rdquo; /\u0026gt;\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eStart the game and attempt a time trial. As you cross the finish line, the game will crash.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInstructions pulled from Fanaleds website \u003ca href=\"http://www.fanaleds.com/readme\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","html":"\u003ch2\u003eIntroduction:\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirstly, please excuse the meta’ness of this post, it’s a verbalization on my thought process on the bug, to possibly help Codemasters and the Dirt team track down and squash the motion output crash within Dirt 3.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI built myself a motion simulator using the DIY kit available from \u003ca href=\"http://simxperience.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSimXperience\u003c/a\u003e. I am not a sim racing expert by any means, I find the Codemasters racing games the most enjoyable, but they arnt really simulations like Assetto Corsa (or iRacing) is, so I know some hardcore sim racers discount them. The games I play the most on my rig are: Grid: Autosport, Dirt3, F1 2014 and Assetto Corsa. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Dirt team at Codemasters released a new Complete Edition of Dirt3 a few weeks ago, after stripping out the last of GFWL (Games for Windows Live), which had a heavy integration in a lot of Codemasters games. This fixed a lot of menu and setup related issues that occurred after MS shut GFWL down last year. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this new found dev interest in Dirt3, I was hoping that Codemasters could get on top of a bug that was introduced way back in version 1.2. I first got my copy of Dirt3 via Steam, the motion output bug existed from day 1 for me. It wasnt until I found a Dirt1.1 installer that I was able to play Dirt3 without the end of race crash, and discovered just how AWESOME it is. But running an ancient version of Dirt3 with completely broken GFWL integration is far from entertaining, random crashes when selecting different cars/tracks, etc was just part of the roulette of playing Dirt3.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyway, I figured I should put together a metasplanation of what I feel the bug is, the bug is only present in Dirt3 1.2 onwards, not in any of the other Codemasters games, and I think Dirt3 1.1, and the update log of 1.2 gives me insight in to what the bug may be.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Gist:\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eDirt3 seems to be a little different from the other Codemasters games due to its interesting/fun menu system. With v1.1 after completing a race and returning to the menu, motion telemetry is still being streamed out of the game, the MPH display on my Fanatec wheel updates and changes as the car (in the menu) moves. This makes me think that the physics engine for racing is being incorporated in to the menu system to pull off the integrated car animations etc. The changelog for 1.2 states that they fixed a bug that was allowing motion output to continue after the race ends. My guess is they just called a close socket as a “lets just make sure we no longer send telemetry”. The problem is, it seems as though the physics engine still passes to the now closed socket reference (and crashes). This seems to be a problem isolated to the udp socket implementation and not the usb driver dbox integration, and thats why I dont think it was caught by Codemasters, and likely has less priority.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003eResolution:\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eI think this problem could be solved relatively quickly by checking the state of the socket reference before calling sendto(). I know there is probably more that could happen, but as a quick fix, that would likely do it.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eRecreating the bug:\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt just dawned on me that I should have included how to recreate the bug, because its actually very simple, and you don’t actually need a motion rig or sim dashboard to do so, as udp sockets don’t care if there is nothing there to receive the data its sending.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eOpen “hardware_settings_config.xml” which is located in your savegame folder of the game. For instance: C:\\Users\\your username\\Documents\\My Games\\DiRT3\\hardwaresettings\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eOpen this file and look for a line that begins with:\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u0026lt;motion enabled\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eReplace this line with:\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u0026lt;motion enabled=“true” ip=“127.0.0.1” port=“30500” delay=“1” extradata=“3” /\u0026gt;\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eStart the game and attempt a time trial. As you cross the finish line, the game will crash.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInstructions pulled from Fanaleds website \u003ca href=\"http://www.fanaleds.com/readme\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","excerpt":"","metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","status":"published","featured":false,"publishedAt":"2015-04-21T13:41:09Z","authorId":"190160de54f2192bd5b8734ec8808086","authorName":"Daniel Chote","authorSlug":"daniel","heroMediaId":"","projectId":"","tags":[{"id":"ecaaace3f367d1a9865ae0933d53d715","name":"Sim Racing","slug":"sim-racing"},{"id":"ada435a9e1120bb7598ca3bda95a5677","name":"Dirt3","slug":"dirt3"}],"createdAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-18T13:16:27Z"}],"site":{"id":"projectable","theme":"projectable","title":"Daniel Chote's Project Blog","description":"Software Development, Game Development, Hardware Hacking, Sim Racing, Multi-rotors and Robots!","timezone":"America/New_York","postsPerPage":10,"logoMediaId":"21557257b3f2ecc4b3fa875b808097a7","coverMediaId":"6d7e99f0997d13aac98da38677ca7064","copyright":"© Daniel Chote","twitterUrl":"https://twitter.com/dchote","linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/dchote","googleTagId":"G-07GJBQVM38","hosts":[{"host":"new.projectable.me","canonical":false},{"host":"projectable.me","canonical":true},{"host":"www.projectable.me","canonical":false}]},"tagId":"","total":157}

Daniel Chote

Daniel Chote, the Code Monkey, Cat Herder, Maker, H4x0r, uav pilot, sim racer, bullshit artist and dad. Made in Hastings, New Zealand... Now living in the USA!

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