(Part 2) Top products from r/forza

I did, thanks for asking! After doing a lot of thrifting and sale hunting, I ended up grabbing Forza Horizon 1 for the 360, a refurbished Thrustmaster 458 wheel, aaaand.....a cheap laptop computer desk. That last one definitely wasn't ideal compared to specialized racing mounts, but I was doing my best to keep prices down, and it honestly worked a lot better than I expected. Turning it around backwards ended up being very comfortable for the wheel and pedals, so long as you're wary of the center bar. The only thing I want to do now is weigh it down a bit so its a little more tolerant of turns on the wheel. Honestly I want to weigh the pedals down too, as they tended to move around on the carpet. All in all though, the whole setup worked pretty damn well for what we paid for it! As for Forza Horizon, it was EXACTLY what I was looking for. Better than I could have hoped for, in fact! Before bringing it to my grandfather I tweaked the settings to make it as userfriendly as I could. Got through the tutorial, made the controls as forgiving as possible, disabled the music, unlocked a few classic cars, etc. I also set the xbox up so it would boot directly to the game, which ought to help a lot. So far my mother and I have gotten him to play once, and he had an absolute blast doing so! It really warmed my heart seeing him laugh and smile as he played the game. He was just moved into the memory care unit of the retirement campus, so we are hoping we can bring the whole setup into his new living space so it can be a permanent fixture in his life. Should be attempting this in the next few months; I'm both excited and nervous to see if I can convince his aides to help make it a regular part of his day!

I have an SSD and that improved my loading times by a good amount of time, also helps to have better internet, my speeds are good enough but not great at all.

They really aren't that expensive, I'll point you in the right direction if you want. Also helps a ton with games like PUBG, BF, Red Dead, GTA etc.

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Edit: If anyone is wondering I have one 512GB Silicon Power 3D NAND A55 SLC Cache Performance Boost SATA III 2.5" 7mm (0.28") Internal Solid State Drive from Amazon for $49.99 USD along with another of the same Silicon Power SSD but in 256GB for $28.99 USD.

Then you need the enclosure which costs $8.99: Sabrent 2.5-Inch SATA to USB 3.0 Tool-Free External Hard Drive Enclosure [Optimized for SSD, Support UASP SATA III]. Super simple set up, literally open the enclosure by sliding the top off, slide the SSD into the connection slot in the enclosure, put the top on, plug it in to the USB slot and turn the thing on. Really nice price, had never heard of the brand but it has really good reviews, and works well for me. Just about the cheapest SSD I've seen on Amazon with an average review of 4.5+ (and at least 1k reviews).

We just put together a new racing line infographic. I really like these kinds of quick reference sheets that pack a lot of info into one graphic. Hope you like it.

http://www.paradigmshiftracing.com/racing-basics/racing-line-quick-reference-apex-troubleshooter

The 3rd book in The Science of Speed Series is also now available. The Perfect Corner 2 covers complex track sections and completes our core program starting with The Perfect Corner and Perfect Control. Here is the Amazon link, but it's available from other retailers as well.

http://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Corner-Step---Step-Optimizing/dp/0997382449/

Feel free to ask questions as well.

I just got one for my TX 458 Italia from Wheelstand Pro. I have been pretty pleased so far. Not super expensive, folds up when you're not using it, pretty sturdy and big enough to fit me (6' 1"). The bar in the middle IS noticeable, but I got used to it. Note that the pedals (at least for my wheel) are not directly bolted to the stand, but are clamped between two metal bars. This is a different stand, but you can see the red bar holding the pedals down. Kind of weird, but it works. Good luck!

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You can buy lt from amazon or any good game retailer.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B005L0Z2BQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1427667065&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX200_QL40&keywords=thrustmaster+shifter&dpPl=1&dpID=31IeTgHKflL&ref=plSrch

If you want it for the xbox one make sure you get the TH8A shifter. There's another shifter which doesn't I nearly made the mistake.

You have to update the firmware on this before it works. Yep this shifter has its own firmware, So does the wheel. Easy enough to update unplug both and plug them into a pc and download updates

Forgive my ignorance but you seem pretty knowledgable about these parts and I know nothing about computer hardware - I bought this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N2S6ZUQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_HH0wCbY7KF72G and ran FH3 off it fine but now when running FH4 off it I'm getting "stability issues" with random crashes - switched to the internal and still having issues. Judging by the price difference I assume the HD I have now isn't good enough to run the new game without these issues but neither is my internal hard drive apparently....so if I get a better external HD I won't have these problems(I ask because the cheapest ones look to be 150$+) Seems kinda insane they built a game that's so advanced the consoles it was made for cant even run it properly.

Wow I kinda wish I got one of those hub add ons. I use a 500GB hybrid hard drive with a separate enclosure
Just plugged into the back.

The enclosure might work better for you if you're worried about the colors not matching. Plug it into the back or side and hide the hard drive somewhere.

Only reason I got the hard drive is to load up tracks faster

$35 on amazon!
http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Wireless-Headset-Bluetooth/dp/B005FMLXW2/

Someone told me to buy windows store gift cards but i don't know, didn't tried it yet.

Many important well-explained tips here

The more I think about iRacing, the more I want to do it. The only thing that stops me is the racing wheel. I'm not big on shelling out over $100 on a wheel. Saw one particular wheel that was $40 on Amazon that caught my eye, though.

Ah yes, I printed to this sticker paper
https://www.amazon.jp/dp/B0000E6WCV
and covered by
https://www.amazon.jp/dp/B0000999VG
and 4 months past after pasted.

Idk they ship to overseas but these are general products. I think it's nothing different as you can buy at Staples.

https://www.amazon.com/Playseat-RC0002-Challenge/dp/B009ZELZDS/ref=sr_1_27?keywords=gaming+wheel+chair&qid=1567326027&s=gateway&sr=8-27

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There's this one which is practically the same but maybe a little more flimsy.

ahem..
See here

and here

Cheaper method and just get a 7200 rpm 2.5 because they usually use less voltage so no need to have all them extra cables, my little setup And if HDD isn't your issue might just be your xbox's cpu/gpu dying off rip https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-SATA-Drive-Adapter-Cable/dp/B00HJZJI84/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1478791981&sr=8-3&keywords=sata+to+usb

if it's Canadian it would be even more expensive...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HMGVR8D/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_bcFnDb4ZPB00B

price was reduced by $13

amazon link, eBay link

Seems weirdly expensive, mine was only about £40, same model. Probably a sale. I know it says Logitech, but these stands are compatible with just about everything.