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CyanteK

I'm thinking about getting a steering wheel for my racing games (NFS, Dirt, Grid, GT5, etc) but I've never bought one before so I thought you guys could help me. I'm basically looking for a wheel that's compatible with PC and PS3 (but mostly PC), that has force feedback and that is pretty good quality.
I've seen this on sale for about 75€ which would probably be my budget (approx. 99$), does anybody know if this is any good ? is there anything better at this price range ? Also, I'd like to know if an actual gear box is more fun than the gear changers on the back of the one I showed.
Thanks in advance to anyone that helps me. :)

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kangarooster

If you get the wheel, ETS games are a must! D:

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CyanteK

Never really thought about playing those kind of games, are they really that good ?

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blackbat

they're lots of fun. (personal opinion)

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CyanteK

Looking at a few reviews it does seems like a good game, I bet it was on sale a few days ago, wasn't it ?

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kangarooster

Very relaxing ^^

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Icebound

I always preferred controllers to wheels personally. I don't think I ever got to use a high quality one though so my opinion might have no merit.

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CyanteK

Yeah I usually played my racing games with a controller on the PS3, but now that I have a PC I thought it might be better to have a wheel, or at least better than using the keyboard x)I'm still not sure about it though so everyone's opinion matters to me

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Fnord

It depends on what type of racing games you intend to play. For arcadey ones, a controller will usually do the job well, and in some cases it does it better, but for simulation-style games, a wheel is far superior.

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Gijst

An actual gear box is a lot more fun! :)

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CyanteK

Would it not be worth it for games like shift and dirt 3 ? I know they aren't actual sims but they seem less arcadey than the others, have you got any suggestions for good sims or games that are fun to play with a wheel ?

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EephusSwift

Said it before, but listen to dirtySanchez. He knows what he's talking about in regard to racing games/peripherals.

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EephusSwift

Ya. I know a fellow racer when I sees one. :)

[shuffles off to sign up for a HPDE]

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CyanteK

Thanks for the suggestions ! Simbin games seem interesting, I'll look into them, I noticed they had a free to play game, do you know if it's as good as the others ? I'm not a big fan of subscription based games so I'm not so sure about rfactor and iracing but i'll check them out, project cars however does look like a very good game.
What wheel do you use ?

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CyanteK

Yeah that's the one I meant, and I'd do the same if I had an old wheel ;). Thanks for all the advice and suggestions you've given to me, I've just got to decide whether to buy it or not now.

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Baschtard93

Better Save a little more and get a Logitech Driving Force GT. (~140$) You'll have a lot more fun with a proper steering wheel and not just a piece of plastic like that thrustmaster imo. Everyone I've known to own one of those Thrustmaster wheels complained about it and replaced it after fairly short time with a Logitech or Fanatec.

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CyanteK

Thanks for the advice ! The problem wouldn't be saving more, I would have enough to buy the driving force GT, but I don't know if I'd want to pay that much for a wheel, do you know what the people complained about on the thrustmaster wheels ?

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DeeplyInside

Their build quality is far from great. They break really easily, and the force feedback is atrocious. Just get the driving force GT, it's a much better product.

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Baschtard93

^ this. Build quality of those things just isn't on par with the Logitech products.

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LordRoyale

I'm thinking of one too. I want to get a wheel for Euro Truck Simulator 2.

Any recommendations? Not the Logitech G series one. Too expensive.

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kickformoney

A used Driving Force GT goes for around $80. or so.

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Zuras

I would also recommend Driving Force GT. It's a really great wheel with nice force feedback and 900 degrees rotation. I have played many games (rfactor, pcars, ets, etc.) with it for almost 4 years, and still it's in fine condition ;)

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