Thrustmaster T-GT Wheel Thread
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Well, I didn’t realize how important a load cell brake is if you are serious about improving lap times, which is presumably why someone would spend 800.00 for only two of the three essential components of a serious racing setup in the first place. I am happy with the wheel and my new open wheeler cockpit. But when it became clear that I needed a load cell brake to match the quality of the wheel and seat, I began to realize that I may have trusted thrustmaster too much to give me my moneys worth. As I began reading and watching reviews, my fears were made worse when I saw how much better fanatecs same class of products were in appearance AND reviews. Bottom line- Fanatecs csl elite wheel for ps4 with FAR SUPERIOR all metal/fully adjustable and load cell equipped brake set all costs 100 dollars less than the T-GT combo! I have never seen a greater discrepancy in value between two competing products in my entire life. To add insult to injury, even if I wanted to put my admittedly foolish purchase behind me and just upgrade my now marginally acceptable pedals to load cell(for more money!) they DON’T EVEN OFFER THAT OPTION! Thrustmaster took complete advantage of my inexperience by charging me 200 dollars more than their competition that frankly is a better product.
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This wheel is sweet, strong, quite and very immersive. My entire cockpit vibrates and feels like I'm on the road every time I hit rumble strip or rip through a turn. Peddles are much better quality than they look and the brake mod does give a realistic feel. I've adjusted the conical brake mod as far away from the peddle as possible though. Any closer and I couldn't stop, but with it far away it allows me to brake smoothly without locking up the brake. I love the wheel.
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I assume you mean the gt sport patch? Yes it reduced the force feedback which is a good thing. I was fortunate to not to have noticed the other parts of the patch. Also to add to my review of the wheel, half of all those great extra buttons, joysticks, etc., are not able to be reassigned. Share button, joysticks and all four of those awesome aluminum button press knobs, two of which are mostly useless on most cars.
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The t-gt peddles are all metal except the foot rest, very good quality. All metal internally.From what I understand its built with the same parts and reviews suggest its the same feeling except for placebo perhaps and that is nice too
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- bazet_mpower
was on t500rs and now with SimuCUBE and Fanatec V3. The experience is at whole new level.
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I don't know what skill level you are but unless you are at an elite level, racing against other elite racers, then load cells aren't as important as some will have you believe. Sure they will help drag that last tenth or two out of yourself, and muscle memory is an easier way to be precise but the reality is most of us won't get much more out of them other than immersion.
Having said that, I still want load cells....... even if it's only for the immersion factor.
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I think you may be underestimating the extra advantage the load cell gives in consistent and controlled braking. Our whole lives we have been using hydraulic brakes that respond to pressure and not distance, and that is what the load cell does. Also, I am just as interested in not running into other cars in close traffic as I am competing on an elite level, and some have said the load cell prevented lockups and collisions at a much greater rate for them, not to mention significant(more than a few tenths) of lap times for same reasons.I don't know what skill level you are but unless you are at an elite level, racing against other elite racers, then load cells aren't as important as some will have you believe. Sure they will help drag that last tenth or two out of yourself, and muscle memory is an easier way to be precise but the reality is most of us won't get much more out of them other than immersion.
Having said that, I still want load cells....... even if it's only for the immersion factor.
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Which simucube do you have? Does the base have to be direct drive to use it? Do they taylor the connectors to your wheel?
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- bazet_mpower
if you guys can pair thrustmaster t-gt wheel with fanatec loadcell in PS4 gts, that will be the most awesome setup. maybe invest a bit on buttkicker simulation kit and just mount it properly and the imnersion is great.
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I would love to do that but not only is that about 350.00 more than the already 800.00 I have invested, but I cant even get the cpx adapter right now. Thanks though, I have considered that. Those csl elite pedals are sweet!
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I'm not underestimating in the slightest and I know exactly what they do. In fact I even stated that it's more precise due to muscle memory, which is what you echoed with this ''Our whole lives we have been using hydraulic brakes that respond to pressure and not distance, and that is what the load cell does''. The pressure and not distance is due to muscle memory. And yes, some do say they gain time and lock brakes less, but many a fast driver can also drive at an elite level with a DFGT with a squash ball jammed behind the brake pedal. It doesn't take a load cell to compete at elite levels, it takes a damn good pilot. Some can even do it with a DS4 (no load cell there
).Where do you compete, if I may ask? I would of thought someone already competing at an elite level would not be doing research after their purchase and could have asked those they race for some guidance.
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It's better than a T500rs. It's a lot smoother and more informative. Even the pedals (with the brake mod fitted) have a better feel to my old Version 1 pro's. I can't say about the T300 or Fanatec having never tried them.
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Thrustmaster webshop with 25% discountcode (code is not valid anymore)
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My usual sites still charge 800, can you share some links to the sites with 600? Thanks!
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I don't know what skill level you are but unless you are at an elite level, racing against other elite racers, then load cells aren't as important as some will have you believe. Sure they will help drag that last tenth or two out of yourself, and muscle memory is an easier way to be precise but the reality is most of us won't get much more out of them other than immersion.
Having said that, I still want load cells....... even if it's only for the immersion factor.
It’s hard to brake without ABS in most games with the T3PGT pedals (with mod). I modded my G29 pedals to bet very stiff, which was better for me. In the end it’s mostly the immersion factor what is important. Never tried loadcell, but from what I understand, the muscle memory helps you “feel” your breaking much better. With the standard set it just feels more like an on and off switch sometimes, because it’s hard to modulate the braking power with potentiometer.
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Another review with the same summery...great for GT sport but pedals not up to par with the price tag. Small rim and also a bit notchy.
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/thrustmaster-t-gt-steering-wheel
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/thrustmaster-t-gt-steering-wheel
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The cheapest I’ve seen here in NL is 749
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Mmm in Sweden they charge 870 euro on all sites. That is too high. Show me 600 and I will order or else Fanate CSL here I come
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If not for 25% discount I would have gone for Fanatec. But (full) compatibility is/was an issue. Also the add on options where more reasonable in price with thrustmaster. The th8a maybe less tactile then the fanatec one, but very high quality for half the price. Also like the current and future rim options for thrustmaster. I like the 599XX (had to return it because of faulty paddles). Allthough the fanatec formula rim (26 cm) looks really sweet, I now am looking forward to the TSpc racer open wheel (28 cm) rim to be available with the BT led display add on. That combo might be even better! Hopefully the display show speed, gear and lap time if supported by the game.
After driving it for a while between Pcars 2 and GTsport I do think the T-DFB upgrade is worth at least € 50 (€ 100 is it was available for other games) which fanatec does not offer. But I agree if it came with loadcell pedals. € 800 would be a fairer price. I just can’t imagine thrustmaster not releasing a LC mod or maybe new pedalset with LC, after releasing the new range of high end wheels (TS-PC, TS- XW and T-GT). It is just a matter of time.
For the ps4 (native support) the absolute best wheel, in my opinion, is the T-GT at the moment. Cross platform probably the CSL elite.
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Can’t look into your wallet. But I’m confident you will be happy either way. If money wasn’t factored and you don’t like tinkering/modding (Direct drive) the best wheel for Ps4 at the moment is the T-GT (not taking the pedals in account). The best value for money? Absolutely not! I would recommend either the G29 or thrustmaster T300 GT edition for value.Mmm in Sweden they charge 870 euro on all sites. That is too high. Show me 600 and I will order or else Fanate CSL here I come
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But how can i get the thrustmaster T300 when is sooooooo unreliable i mean, im also looking for buyin a new wheel right now , owned a tx 2nd hand witch ran out of warranty , i didnt know the issues with it or that it wont last thought will be ok, and last me 9 months and died ,got 30 euros for it sold it as parts , after i bought
a g920 witch is total garbage in terms of feeling (personal opinion) comparing with the tx/t300 , sold it 1 week ago , and i dont know what to do ,
my buget is 550 can't order a fanatec because the shiping to cyprus is 150 euro only witch goes close to 650-680, i can buy a t300 alcantara for 370
a t500 for 480 or the t-gt for 622 with shpping included, just dont want to go trough the pain again with the tx/t300 50/50 reiability dont know...what to do.
The wheel i will buy it from amazon , even tho i never returned nothing to them , im still sketchy of investing 400 euro in a t300 and playin 2-3 months and chaning it again. and here in Cyprus the summers are wayyy hotter than rest of europe witch adds to the wheel.
The T-GT can be found here for 600 https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B01HRYDV0M/
Not sure how long will last.
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Mmm I got the T300 with T3pa but the wheel as started to break down, crazy calibration at start and weaker ff. Looking for something more and when comparing products I would say that for me CSL and T-GT have different strength (gt-sport imersion vs load cell) but (again for me) price levels should be about the same. So for 600 I would go for T-GT today but for 800 well maybe not
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