#3516260 - 02/11/12 06:14 AM
Re: Review: Obutto oZone Gaming Cockpit
[Re: citizen guod]
|
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 15,158
No Name
Veteran
|
Veteran
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 15,158
|
That's impressive! Are those 3 x 1920x1080?
Mobo ASUS MAXIMUS IV EXTREME (REV 3.0) Memory CORSAIR XMS3 8GB DDR3 GPU 2 EVGA 680 FTW 4GB CPU Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz) Drives 2 HITACHI Deskstar 3TB 2 Crucial 256 GB SSD Displays 3 HP ZR30w 30" monitors UPS Cyberpower PP2200SW PSU Antec High Current Pro HCP-1200 1200W Case COOLER MASTER CM Storm Trooper Drive LITE-ON Black 12X Blu-ray CPU cooler Noctua 6 Dual Heatpipe Fans COOLER MASTER SickleFlow 120 OS Windows 7 Premium
|
|
#3516395 - 02/11/12 01:28 PM
Re: Review: Obutto oZone Gaming Cockpit
[Re: Taipan]
|
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 3,812
JAMF
Frugalite & P-38 fan
|
Frugalite & P-38 fan
Senior Member
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 3,812
The Netherlands
|
Don't need trackir anymore As if. Adding 2 screens adds to immersion like a TrackIR. Combined, probably only outdone by 3D HMD.
|
|
#3516397 - 02/11/12 01:34 PM
Re: Review: Obutto oZone Gaming Cockpit
[Re: JAMF]
|
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 261
jskibo
Member
|
Member
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 261
Cincinnati
|
Don't need trackir anymore As if. Adding 2 screens adds to immersion like a TrackIR. Combined, probably only outdone by 3D HMD. Il let you know once I get it back. I loaned it to te guy who built my stand so he could try it before buying one.
|
|
#3516454 - 02/11/12 04:02 PM
Re: Review: Obutto oZone Gaming Cockpit
[Re: citizen guod]
|
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 15,158
No Name
Veteran
|
Veteran
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 15,158
|
Here are a few pics of my current setup. I don't find the center stick comfortable and my goal was to have a setup that would allow me to use the keyboard, stick, and throttle without having to remove the stick or move the keyboard tray to the side. Plus the keyboard tray wasn't flat for some reason when I attached it to the right side of the chair. The answer was to buy 2 flight stick mount kits and use the shorter of the mounts for the throttle and the stick. It's low enough that I can use the throttle comfortably while the keyboard tray rests above it. I've mounted the throttle and stick at a slight angle on the bases so that I can keep the arms angled outward a bit so that they stick doesn't contact the keyboard tray. This setup cost a bit extra but to me it's worth it. Oh, and I also mounted the 3rd base to the right behind the stick- ipad, drink, whatever else goes there. in the last pic you can see how uneven the height of the two side monitors are- quite disappointing that the monitor arms seem to be of different heights :-(
Last edited by peppergomez; 02/11/12 10:50 PM.
Mobo ASUS MAXIMUS IV EXTREME (REV 3.0) Memory CORSAIR XMS3 8GB DDR3 GPU 2 EVGA 680 FTW 4GB CPU Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz) Drives 2 HITACHI Deskstar 3TB 2 Crucial 256 GB SSD Displays 3 HP ZR30w 30" monitors UPS Cyberpower PP2200SW PSU Antec High Current Pro HCP-1200 1200W Case COOLER MASTER CM Storm Trooper Drive LITE-ON Black 12X Blu-ray CPU cooler Noctua 6 Dual Heatpipe Fans COOLER MASTER SickleFlow 120 OS Windows 7 Premium
|
|
#3516654 - 02/11/12 10:57 PM
Re: Review: Obutto oZone Gaming Cockpit
[Re: jskibo]
|
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 498
Taipan
Sim Addict
|
Sim Addict
Member
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 498
Sydney, Australia
|
Don't need trackir anymore As if. Adding 2 screens adds to immersion like a TrackIR. Combined, probably only outdone by 3D HMD. Il let you know once I get it back. I loaned it to te guy who built my stand so he could try it before buying one. I find I don't like it in racing, so I just use mirrors and side screens. FPS too I use triple screen with no trackir it's great. Although I haven't tried triple screen Arma2 yet. Flight sim, definite trackir and single screen. The side screens I export the MFD displays.
|
|
#3516750 - 02/12/12 01:34 AM
Re: Review: Obutto oZone Gaming Cockpit
[Re: Taipan]
|
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 3,812
JAMF
Frugalite & P-38 fan
|
Frugalite & P-38 fan
Senior Member
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 3,812
The Netherlands
|
I find I don't like it in racing, so I just use mirrors and side screens.
FPS too I use triple screen with no trackir it's great. Although I haven't tried triple screen Arma2 yet.
Flight sim, definite trackir and single screen. The side screens I export the MFD displays. So it's more dependant on the situation. I understand the racing situation, although I would understand someone using a little "head" movement (~15 deg), if he has the "look into corner" turned off. In ArmA2, "head" movement is about 45 degree. In IL2:1946 it's 90 degrees, for the dogfight situation, and you need all axes. The FoV is around 110 degree, so you see quite a bit.
|
|
#3522506 - 02/20/12 02:29 AM
Re: Review: Obutto oZone Gaming Cockpit
[Re: citizen guod]
|
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 12
Tweet
Junior Member
|
Junior Member
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 12
|
Picked up a black wire shelf on sale and moved my Obutto to a better spot in my basement Not shown, but I threaded a piece of 1.5" PVC, screwed in into a base flange that I attached to a board. Basically, I made a stand for my center joystick mount for when I'm just using it as my comp desk.
V/R -tweet
|
|
#3523231 - 02/21/12 07:10 AM
Re: Review: Obutto oZone Gaming Cockpit
[Re: citizen guod]
|
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 12
Tweet
Junior Member
|
Junior Member
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 12
|
It doesn't compare to 3x40" displays, but since I only play WW2 flight sims, and I use a TrackIR 5, I'm good.
One little tip for those that live in humid areas, find a bicycle shop and ask for something called "frame saver". They use it in steel frame bikes to keep them from rusting internally. Works here too!
Last edited by Tweet; 02/21/12 07:11 AM.
V/R -tweet
|
|
#3548978 - 04/02/12 02:30 AM
Re: Review: Obutto oZone Gaming Cockpit
[Re: kestrel79]
|
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 498
Taipan
Sim Addict
|
Sim Addict
Member
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 498
Sydney, Australia
|
Here's my Obutto flight mode setup. How did you mount the second throttle quadrant? I want to mount a Saitek quadrant next to my Warthog throttle but still deciding options.
|
|
#3553001 - 04/09/12 01:06 AM
Re: Review: Obutto oZone Gaming Cockpit
[Re: citizen guod]
|
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 3,154
Bulletstop
Senior Member
|
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 3,154
Littleton, Co
|
Lol Awesome, I really need to get one.
Bullet
Last edited by Bulletstop; 04/09/12 01:07 AM.
Specs home built I7 870 Lynnfield Chip at stock speed 2.93 with Evga P55FTW system board, A BFG GTX275 Vid card, 4Gigs Corsair Dominator Mem 2600+, 1.3 TB on 2 WD Hard drives, Corsair H50 water cooler.X-65F with peddals and Tir 4 track clip pro One badass machine... A truism "liberals, who believe that everyone should categorically agree with them because their theoretical positions are "a higher truth" than the positions of any person out there living in and interacting with the real world."
|
|
#3569730 - 05/09/12 02:07 AM
Re: Review: Obutto oZone Gaming Cockpit
[Re: citizen guod]
|
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 4,328
Panther
Senior Member
|
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 4,328
|
Now where do I put my old one. That is bad ass and hopefully will fit my Simpeds.
Virtual Thunderbirds, LLC | Sponsored by ThrustmasterASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO, i7 6700k, G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB, 980TI 6GB G1 OC, Obutto oZone, Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog, CH Pro Pedals, NP TrackIR5, ***Soon*** Oculus Rift
|
|
|
|