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Project Cars- In Depth Look at Career Mode

Project CARS is starting a series of videos about the upcoming sim.
First up is career mode and how it is structured. Next episode will look at Qualifying, the Pit Box, pit strategies, and gameplay from your first career race.

Check out some cool Project Car Pics.

Running a Racing in the new RFactor2 Build 930

I must admit I hadn't picked up RFactor2 since the release of the Honda NSX. I always loved the physics of the game, but had issues with the graphics not looking all that to me. Plus somehow I gained a issue where my screen wouldn't go full screen anymore and didn't feel like re-installing RFactor2 just to play what was becoming a buggy sim for me. So I picked up other Sim games to play.

Well Build 930 changed that for me. It peaked my interest with its host of new features like new UI menu, tire models and a ton of bug fixes. Somehow the graphics look even better to me as well especially the rain. Maybe I finally got my graphics settings down. The new menu system is refreshing and has allot easier navigation. Especially love they ditched of the rotary style when selecting cars. Drove me insane! (No pun intended) I also like the bigger replay window when you back out to the menu while in game play.

I noticed the cars seem so much more stable to handle that I could easily identify what was going on with the car. Really makes drifting the Corvette ZR1 a blast! I also love the wheel lock up feeling under heavy breaking that I get thru my Fanatec CSW. That's nothing totally new, but I forgot how good the Physics where and they feel even better now with the new tire model.

There is loads of new features in build 930 that will keep me busy for awhile relearning the cars limits. Check out some game play below showing off the rain and notice how nicely the track drys out on the race line and puddles on the curbing. BTW get off the dryer race line and you notice quickly. ;)

DSD 2014 RACE KING r12 LED

Check out the newly released LED r12 button box by DSD.

I've been wanting a button box that lights ups. These look to be pretty cool!

The DSD Race King r12 LED has the following functions:

• 10 LED Illuminated Pushbuttons
• 1 Lighted FVS Button
• 5 On/Off Toggles
• 4 Two Way Momentary Toggles
• 1 12 Position Rotary Switch
• 4 Two Way Rotary Encoders each with Integrated Push button

For more info and how to order check out:  The DSD Race King r12 LED

Here enjoy some more cool pics of the new LED box

 

IRacing 2014 Season 3 Build Released today

Check out some released pics on IRacing build 3 for 2014.  Download the new build today and let us know how you like it.

New DLC for Grid Autosport

Check out the new DLC availalbe today for download in PC, PS3 and XBOX360. I know I'll hurry how to download it. :)

Check out Fanatec New F1 Carbon Fiber Edition Rim

     So are you wanting a new sexy rim to mount up to your Clubsport base? Well check out the new Formula rim with real CARBON fiber!

The new rim functions the same as the existing Formula rim with the same amount of buttons, but the style is completely different. The 3D effect of the Carbon Fiber makes it looks different from every angle. This rim is sexy and exhibits the pure racing style we love.

It also comes with exchangeable grips and Fanatec has plans to offer different colors and material options in the future.

Available very soon at a price of USD $249.95 (excl. tax) or € 249,95 (incl VAT)

Project Cars PS4 Screenshots

     Check out some new screenshots taken in game of Project Cars. Some might think there is some tricky photography going on to sell there game, but it's not the case. These are actual screen shots from in game just like you would do yourself by pausing the game and snapping a pic.

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Basherboards comes out with a new USB adapter for your Fanatec wheel!

Tired of waiting for the Clubsport Shifter? Do you have a USB shifter that you wish you could use with your Fanatec wheel? Now you can!

This simple device allows you to use USB shifters with your Fanatec wheel. That's all there is to it! Power for the device can be provided directly from your Xbox or PS3 console.

These are designed and hand built by myself, using only high quality components. Each one is fully tested before it goes out the door.

Purchase includes:

• SFA1 - Shifter Adapter
• 6 Foot USB A to USB B cable for powering or updating the adapter

Supported Shifters:

• Thrustmaster TH8RS: Both gated and sequential modes work properly. The adapter will automatically switch between modes on the fly when changing the shifter plate on the TH8RS.
• DSD Pro Sequential and DSD Bent Rod GT. You can learn more about these shifters here:http://www.derekspearedesigns.com/shifters
• Lightning SST
• TSW gated shifter support coming soon!
• Have a shifter you want to add? Contact me here to discuss the details: Contact
• ... More to be added soon through firmware updates. Check back regularly for updates ...

Supported Fanatec Wheels:

• ClubSport Wheel (with RJ12 to PS2 cable)
• CSR Elite(with RJ12 to PS2 cable)
• CSR
• Porsche 911 GT2
• Porsche 911 GT3 RS
• Porsche 911 Carrera
• Porsche Turbo S
• Essentially any Fanatec wheel that can use the Fanatec 6 speed or sequential shifters

SFA1 Connection Diagram:

Price: $89 - this includes shipping to anywhere in the US. (See below for orders outside the US)

Check these out for purchase at: http://basherboards.com/SFA1

T500RS Brake Mod Kit from Basherboards

Installation instructions: Download

For myself and apparently many others the stock T500RS "Realistic Brake Mod" isn't quite satisfactory... Thus, upon using my pedals for the first time I immediately came up with the idea to use some urethane skate board bushings. So far it works excellent for me and many others. The feel of the pedal after doing this is very similar to a load cell pedal and makes being consistent much easier. I am offering this simply because I think this is a great mod and because finding the proper bushings has proven difficult for some. (As does making the retaining plate)

This is now being offered as a kit which includes 4 bushings. Two 70 durometer bushings and two 60 durometer bushings should allow you to mix and match the bushings to create a pedal stiffness that is to your liking.

Your purchase gets you the following:

- Two 70 durometer RipTide urethane bushings
- Two 60 durometer RipTide urethane bushings
- Retaining plate

Installing the mod is simple and only takes a few moments. It installs using the Thrustmaster "Realistic Brake Mod" plate, the existing rubber and spring are removed and replaced by these bushings. The retaining plate is then secured using the original screws.

This item is shipped USPS First Class both domestically and internationally. Please allow a minimum of 10 to 15 days for international shipments. All orders are shipped within 48 hours as long as stock is available.

Get these at: http://basherboards.com/T500RS-BMK

IbuyPower Gaming PC Review

IBuyPower Gaming PC Review

By: Larry Ray

Track Junkie Racing

Where Sim Racing Lives!

 The Review

   I was recently in the market for a gaming PC. Now my criteria for the gaming PC was to be fast, render high end graphics to handle the latest video games like Battlefield 4 and sim racing games like IRacing, Rfactor 2, F1 2013 and the like. It also needed to be upgradable in the future. This PC had to have all that and still come into a budget of $2000 shipped to my door. I did slightly go over budget with $2044.40 being my total, but I can live with it considering all the free gear I received including Word and Excell. Well I was fortunately able to do it thru IBuyPower with their custom pc builder website. You can find IBuyPower at http://www.ibuypower.com/ .

As you know there are many choices to buy a PC’s from, but I needed a real hardcore gaming PC. Not just a off the shelf gaming PC you get from Best Buy or online at Dell. Those places offer great PC experiences as I have bought many from them in the past, but this time I really needed to fit a budget and get the most for my dollar along with it being upgradable in the future. As soon as I started navigating thru IBuyPower website I knew I liked it as it listed out great buys of prebuilt pc’s and gave me options to customize my pc like no other I have used in the past. Now these options were not the lacking options you find at other websites that offer i3, i5, i7 processor options with SDD hard drives or 7200 rpm hard drives. IBuyPower goes much further than that.

With IBuyPower I was choosing normal options like the Processor (i7, i5, i3), Video Card, Hard Drive, Blue Ray and such. But what separates IBuyPower from the normal mainstream PC store was how deep I got to dive down into each option. I didn’t have one choice of processor, I had three choices. I didn’t have to get a quad core i7, I could choose a 6 core or 8 core processor. I didn’t have one choice of video cards to choose from. I had all the choices of video cards that are made in the past 2 year and even the latest cards that came out like the ATI Radeon R9 290X or the Nvidia Titan. I not only chose ram size I wanted I could even choose heatshielded ram that looks great and helps with heat dispation over the standard selection. I got to even choose the motherboard and power supply I wanted to insure easy future upgrades. For hard drives I could choose my operating system to boot up on the faster SDD and have a 7200 RPM 1TB hard drive for my other documents and data. If I run out of hard drive space I can easily add another SDD or reg hard drive to it. Even when I was looking to water cool or not I had the choices in front of me. The options were almost endless. 

                      

With these options was also verbiage to educate yourself on what to buy to fit your needs. Now you owe it to yourself to read over the options to see what’s going on. Don’t worry though if you’re new to PC building or just don’t know what components work with each other. IBuyPowers website will flag you when something isn’t compatible and even tell you what to choose down the list to make your combination work. For instance I choose a high end 4gb memory video card. The system flagged me saying I needed a bigger power supply for it. That's great right? I thought so too.

 

Some people ask how a big PC ships to my door undamaged and how is their quality control. Well they got that covered. Your custom PC is built and boxed up in quality materials of foam. It’s actually boxed up in the original PC tower case and then put into a bigger box that has foam padding all around it. Also if you opt for your video card protection they include a sealed foam pouch inside the case that wraps itself around the video card keeping it from bouncing around in the shipping trucks. You must remove it before turning on. Now the only disappointing thing was I had to pay for the foam pouch to be placed inside. I feel this $5 worth of foam should be free as it’s also saving IBuyPower from the hassle of returned PC from the overzealous delivery drivers. The option wasn’t to much at $19 for peace of mind, especially when you’re considering the cost of the PC.

For Quality Control IBuyPower seems to be on top of things. A bonus is they update you along the way with your build. I received the following updates which I really appreciated.

1/9/2014 0:00 Shipped Shipped: FEDEX xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

1/9/2014 0:00 Processing The order has been packaged and is awaiting shipment

1/8/2014 0:00 Processing Burn-in inspection/testing is complete and has been sent to Shipping.

1/8/2014 0:00 Processing Quality Control inspection/testing complete and has been sent to Burn in.

1/8/2014 0:00 Processing Assembly of the computer has been completed and has been sent to QC.

1/8/2014 0:00 Processing The materials needed for the order have been gathered.

1/8/2014 0:00 Processing Materials are now being gathered to complete the order.

12/31/2013 0:00 Processing Payment has been successfully received/approved.

12/30/2013 0:00 Processing The order has been received and will be reviewed/processed by a sales rep.

12/28/2013 0:00 Submitted Order Submitted by Customer

I have one other great comment about IBuyPower. I was receiving many free downloads of games during their Christmas specials and somehow did not get one of my codes for BattleField 4. No problem as I emailed the customer representative that handled my order, (Which they assign to you and email the customer as soon as your order is received) and he got right back to me even though it was after their working hours for the day. He immediately handled the problem and noticed that they were out of free game codes for BF4, so instead he offered up 2 other free game codes which was Assains Creed 4 and Tom Clancy Splinter Cell Blacklist. I of course took it with a smile as they were also A+ games. Who doesn’t like free games?

So if you’re in the market for a great PC you owe it to yourself to checkout IBuyPower and what they have to offer. You won’t be disappointed. See below for my PC Specs for your reference and included pictures.

PC Specs:

1 x Case NZXT Phantom 410 Gaming Case - Black

1 x Processor Intel® Core™ i7 4930K Processor (6x 3.40GHz/12MB L3 Cache) - Intel Core i7 4930K

1 x Motherboard Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 -- 4x PCI-E 2.0 x16

1 x Memory 16 GB [4 GB X4] DDR3-1600 Memory Module - FREE Upgrade to DDR3-1866 ADATA XPG V2

1 x Video Card AMD Radeon R9 290X - 4GB - Single Card

1 x Case Lighting Cold Cathode Neon Light - Blue

1 x Power Supply 750 Watt - Corsair RM750 - 80 PLUS Gold, Full Modular

1 x Processor Cooling Liquid CPU Cooling System [Intel] - Standard 120mm Fan

1 x Primary Hard Drive 120 GB ADATA S510 SSD -- Read: 550MB/s, Write: 510MB/s - Single Drive

1 x Data Hard Drive 1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive

1 x Optical Drive 24x Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black - FREE upgrade to BLU-RAY Reader Combo Drive for Primary Optical Drive

1 x Sound Card 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard

1 x Network Card Intel Pro 10/100/1000 Network Card

1 x Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Professional + Office Starter 2010 (Includes basic versions of Word and Excel) - 64-bit

1 x Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty Service

1 x Advanced Build Options iBUYPOWER Specialized Advanced Packaging System - Protect your investment during transportation!

1 x Advanced Build Options Tuniq TX-2 High Performance Thermal Compound - The best interface between your CPU and the heatsinks

1 x Advanced Build Options Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower - Achieve exceptional airflow in your chassis

1 x Advanced Build Options Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower - Basic Pro Wiring

1 x Flash Media Reader / Writer 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer - Black

1 x Free Stuff [FREE] Thermaltake eSPORTS CHALLENGER Gaming

1 x Free Stuff [FREE] - McAfee Antivirus PLUS 2014 - FREE with any System ($49 Value)

1 x Free Stuff [FREE] - GG Cruiser PC200-I Headset w/ large 57mm drivers for clear audio - FREE with any System ($29 Value)

1 x Free Stuff [FREE Game Download] - AMD Gold Reward - Select 3 Free Games - Free with purchase of AMD Radeon R9 280X, R9 290 and 290X Graphics Cards

1 x iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion [6-Port] NZXT Internal USB Expansion System