Going from Logitech G29, CSL Elite & Clubsport to the Fanatec CSL DD

Any reliability issues all this time with your wheel?

Can confirm, it was a massive step up and now i gotta get a new rig that does it justice. Just a matter of when not if as you said.....

Excellent video bro. Lots of useful info and makes me want one. But i like the simplicity of a console and don't have a suitable pc. The problem is it's a big investment if you are starting from scratch. I have a PS3. So would need at least a PS4 and GTDD. Or a gaming pc and full csl kit. Same price either way.

Keep up the great work.

My CSL DD and kit is on its way =) upgrading from a g920

Been using my trusty Driving force gt and thanks to this ill likely be upgrading finally to the csl dd! Used this old wheel on everything from iracing, drifting in assetto, to truck sim driving

I started with G25 but broke down, bought G27 used both together for 20 years. But today I orderd a csl dd with load cell brake. Wanted it for a real long time. Now it's waiting til I wil receive the package cant wait.

Just ordered the $400 Ready2Race bundle and I can't wait for it to come in! Currently using a G920 so it's going to be a massive upgrade.

Going from g29 to a Fanatec gt dd pro wheelbase with a mclaren rim

I just upgraded to a Fanatec DD wheelbase from a Fanatec Clubsport v1 wheelbase. This means that I already have Fanatec pedals and steering wheels. I use the Fanatec Clubsport desk clamp, and it works much better than I thought it would. The CSL DD is an amazing product. Smooth... smooth... smooth, accurate, crazy detailed feedback, runs cool, etc, and for what these cost, it is the best sim racing bit of gear ever. Wow!

Welcome to the club of Finns and Germans, or in other words: How to open a bottle with anything at hand :D

this video is sponsored, do you not think this needs a disclaimer?

I love myself to make this step about a week ago. So much different. But I am also grateful for my previous 10+ years as a logitech user. I learnt a lot with that as well. I think fanatec is just too much for starting with. it can easily happen that at the end you think simracing is not for you and then you just throw away hundreds of dollars, while if you just keep it low cost to slowly learn what does this hobby mean and how much it would cost to get what you really need you can save a lot.

Also, its worth mentioning that logitech is more than you think. I know by experience that you can get much more from a logitech wheel or pedal if you have patience and time. But a regular user wants out of the box solutions and uses logitech as it comes.

Makes you wonder why these wheel bases took so long. It literally looks like a motor I pull out of old air handling units to replace them lol. Just hope the voltage controller never packs in and puts 240v through it and spins it up at 3000rpm 😂

maybe will be even better if he conect it to tabel :) was loos

Mine comes tomorrow I had a logitech also for 8 years now I get my fanatec clubsport xbox bundle csl dd (8nm)elite pedals and Podium Button Module and shifter I'll be ordering another wheel rim next week can't wait

New to sim racing here! Im assuming the Logitech is about the same as the thrustmaster TX servo base? Im looking to upgrade and want to say screw it and go with the DD1 but its going to be around 2k to change over from thrustmaster to fanatec 😢

Can the Fanatec CLS DD actually overheat and loose then FFB? Like thrustmaster wheels ?

I just ordered it 2 days ago for Iracing 😢

It's been a great review. sincere and enlightening. thanks.

if this is real carbon on the wheel, then its just a waste of money. i hope its just plastic

Man I was a Logitech user for 10 years or so, never gave a DD wheel a thought. Then i got sick of wrecking from simple slides. Upgraded to the DD Pro with boost kit and CSL wheel and shifter. OMG!!! It took about a month maybe 2 to relearn everything i thought i knew on iracing. But man it is truly a game changer now

Nice video. I almost went CSL DD route. Ended up going Sigmagic Alpha Mini. It's in the mail.. currently have a Fanatec CSL elite v1.1

Did you have to pay any VAT or import tax when ordering from the Fanatec site into the UK?
Great review, thanks!

So, I had a G923 for about 2 weeks and I couldn’t stand it.

It was loud, clunky, loud, not really strong enough, loud and kinda cheap feeling. Oh, and it was loud.

I finally decided to pull the trigger on the Fanatec GR DD Pro. I got the premium bundle, and on top of that I got the same McLaren GT3 wheel seen in the video.

And I went deeper still. I decided that if I was going to get a DD, I needed to just commit. So…..

I also got a sim rig and a buttkicker.

I can’t wait to put everything together when it arrives because I have a feeling with my surround sound (physical and headphone) and VR, it’s gonna be an out of this world experience.

And then Logitech gets into the direct drive market.

I used a G29 for a decent while, thought it felt fine, till I got a CSL DD recently and it is absolutely light years ahead of the Logitech, completely transformed every single sim I tried, it's just a hundred times better in every way.

Bro love this vid my man...great explanation on the wheels base as I have the CSL Elite its like brand new, not working well with GT7 and I was so hard up on not wanting to shell out on the DDPro that's another 600 bucks ...but I may have to geesh...do you have a code I can use to get a discount it will much appreciated 👍🏽

Amazing video! Thanks for the hard work.

Yep way overkill for forz horizon 5 lol😂

excellent content, thank you

I really want to upgrade to this but living in Canadian it would cost over $1000 before duty or taxes to replace the wheel pedals and shifter, compared to the $229 I paid for my G27 in 2015, kinda hard to justify the steep increase in price. I guess other sim racers must make bank to afford this stuff.

Hi Danny, after a year, are you still as happy with it?

What about logitech g pro???

@Danny Lee This is an interesting video. I wish there was more insight behind the choice between the CSW 2.5 and the CSD DD w/ boost kit. Both are 8nm, so how big of a difference is there really? I understand what DD can offer, but my point is the performance gap large enough to go from a CSW 2.5 to a CSL DD. My initial thought it probably not. I suspect the better upgrade for CSW 2.5 customers would be a more powerful DD1 or comparable DD.

My first wheel base is the podium lol

This would be great if someone did this comparison with a real DD instead of this POS dollar store crap thing

Great vid

Got my rig and been using g29 from start as fanatec been sold out for months, ordered my fanatec yesterday with nm boost . Can't wait to try

Man, i really hope this DD base and the mclaren wheel come into stock again. They are out with not updates to when they are going to be available, and its sad because its the only true budget bundle there is right now.

I tried the new Logitech G Pro wheel but had an issues with the pedals intermittently disconnecting about every 30 seconds or so. I return the logitech and ordered a GT DD pro and Club Sport V 3 pedals also it will allow me to run a shifter and handbrake if I want to.

i went from a g29 to a thrustmaster t300 rs with load cell pedals like 6 months ago and the difference is day and night. i saw a video where the g29 is about 2mn and the t300 is about 4mn and you can tell its way better and with a rig it so sable even the g29 was better on my rig then the desk. the only reason i got thrustmaster was fantec didnt have stock for so long

@Danny Lee What monitor stand are you using? I just went to the Prime cockpit and use 3 monitors on monitor arms on my desk right now, this would be a lot cheaper than buying one of those giant quad monitor kits and I already have the monitor arms. Hope to hear back from you I know this is an old video

paused at 2;46 what's going on there??????? 🙃🙃🙃🙃