GT Omega Prime: Affordable P1X or Cheap Clone?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
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Corrections: The profiles going across from left to right are 80x40, not 120x40, and the wheel deck plate is 10mm, not 20mm.
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TIME STAMPS
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00:22 Introduction
01:43 Shipping & Support
02:09 Accessories
02:45 Assembly
03:26 Materials & Quality
05:13 Flex
07:22 Design & Construction
08:20 Verdict & Recommendation
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MY PEDAL MOD (PART LIST)
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2x aluminium profile 8040 x 580mm
4x cover cap 8040
8x corner bracket 40x40
16x T-nut (caution! T-nuts aren't necessarily cross-compatible between different profile suppliers)
16x screw (you usually get these bundled with the T-nuts)
Cost for this mod without screws and T-nuts was 40€ + 25€ shipping from Alux Profiel NL.
Received my omega prime. Carried those heavy boxes up three flights of stairs, assembled it in a tight area, it took hours... Worth every penny I spent and every drop of sweat I spilled..
would you still recommend it?
@@snyderman32x33 Oh yeah... Without a doubt..
Despite the higher price, I got the P1-X. No regrets yet! I don't need to be affraid if some day I want to mount high end gear that it will flex.
Same, if you spend that much on a rig anyway you might as well just go for the best.
The P1X pedal tray has the best design out of all the available 8020 cockpits in my opinion.
@@ErikGPL did you check out the PSR1 pedal tray? I think that one is also quite good. That being said I like my solution as well. Simple, perfect height for me.
Awesome and honest review. For my purposes I will go with the ASR-3 with the heavier extrusions. That may be the best price option for me.
glad to hear you like it! enjoy the ASR-3 :-)
What are the "heavier extrusions" you refer to with the ASR-3? I was looking at the ASR-4, for a DD1.
@@TheSimChannel Want to upgrade from my GT evo, will the p1x inverted pedal plate fit on the ASR 4 ?
I ordered a P1X right before Xmas 2020. It got to my house in the NW of the USA in 4 days from the time I placed my order. That’s premium speed shipping.
I already have a GT1 EVO so I’m familiar with the SimLab quality standards. It was just over $1k including shipping with the Sim Floor, Podium mount and 2 pairs of NLR V3 motion platform mounts...yeah I accidentally order 2 pairs.
I still think the P1x is the best value for that size of chassis. The GT1 EVO is even more of an incredible value. SimLab practically invited the affordable aluminum profile chassis.
I think the GT Omega Prime will eventually get better overtime but they’ll probably start charging for shipping as they may be forced to add more weight to the packages with heavier pedal and wheel deck mounts.
We'll see. I'm curious to hear back from them after they've watched this video. In the past they've been rather receptive to my feedback. Really hope they don't take the criticism the wrong way.
Put my order in today. I would have bought the P1-X, but with shipping to California it comes out about $300 more. I figure it'll be cheaper to upgrade the pedal plate when I eventually go for something stronger than my Fanatec V3s.
I ordered mine, listed as "In Stock" over a month ago, they still haven't even bothered to ship it yet.
@@DerekMoore82 This is interesting, did it say in stock at the time of order or did it become in stock after ordering? I ordered mine last week under pre-order with an eta of March 30th for stock. I noticed the day after I purchased the eta was changed to April 10th and now it says out of stock. I don't know what to think. Have you spoken to them at all? Also, are you in USA?
@@sethfrancissimracing7558 It said in stock when I purchased. Then after a long time of waiting they told me it would ship when they have it in stock. I got upset and responded explaining that it was listed as in stock when I purchased it. They just gave me some company jargon and it took another month but i finally got it after 2 months total. I'm in Florida.
Thanks for the review. Curious to see the F1 seat option and foot pedal upgrade when it comes out. I’m not in a rush to buy a rig as I’m just starting out in sim racing. Also living in the States this one got my attention because of the free shipping and as of today,July 3rd, it’s $665.95. Later.
Sneaky how you never put the different pedals on the so called flexing plate. With a FLAT or 4 contact patch pedal set. You won’t see any flex. I own this and LOVE IT!
I wondered about this myself. The flex in the pedal plate had more to do with brackets he was using under the pedals which created only 2 contact points, and forced the leverage to the front rather than the plate itself.
Yes I noticed this too. Bit of an unfair test of the plates flexing
I just got my prime so I was looking at reviews and all the flexy things illustrated here have been solved on any unit you buy in 2023. So buy with confidence this cockpit is excellent and has actually zero flex
I just bought the p1x but will point my buddies towards this one
Got my gt omega prime it’s great till you have to adjust (move) anything. Wish the track nuts had deep grooves. Took me 9 hours solo to assemble mine.
Thanks for your Video. Its help me a lot.
Damn. Are you back for real?
Ich denke schon. My thesis is done (after 6 years) so I can finally work on videos again without feeling guilty.
Hi, great video, all nicely explained, great insight into the product.
I do notice "some" bias against the rig, but ok, you do state your reasons clearly :)
Just a note, let us know if you tried the anti-flex idea on minute 7:00 but I have a feeling it won't do much at all because the lever is nearly the same length, plus it will make it a pain to get into the cockpit!
I don't have this cockpit anymore, so I can't try unfortuantely. But I do my best to stay unbiased. It's not an all positive review, but the rig also has some weaknesses, so I think it's fair.
it comes with a seat which makes it much cheaper than the rest you mentioned
not at the price I mentioned.
This is an ad for Sim Lab :D
great review
Ho there. I hope you’d be able to help me with this.
I’m getting into sim a bit more serious in the next couple of months. I come from a g29 on a table with GT7 on ps4.
I’ll be getting the podium f1 fanatec (DD1) with cs v3 pedals. Now here comes my problem, will I be ok with the gt omega Titan or should I go for the prime? It would be great for my budget and looks better the titan, but i’m worried in the long run the flex will be annoying me too much. What is your opinion as someone that will be getting into ACC and maybe AC… please give an honest opinion. Thanks you so much for your videos
So in my opinion the Titan should be "fine" in terms of flex. It'll flex a little but it won't have a very big impact on your enjoyment of the games. Where it comes a bit short compared to aluminium profile solutions is upgradability. Wanna attach a screen directly to the rig? Handbrake and shifter on it at the same time? Buttkickers or motion setups? Headphone holder? If the answer is no to all of those I think the Titan may make you quite happy 🙂
@@TheSimChannel that is such great help. I honestly don’t see myself with a shifter or handbrake. I actually like the minimalist feel to the titan. So might just go ahead and pull the trigger. Thanks you so much for your honest opinion!
I can only afford the 6sigma 6s slim😅
It’s a pity that non of the accessories are available for this cockpit in Australia. Brought Prime and love it but have been trying to get a monitor mount for the past few week with no luck I emailed Gtomega and they supply any accessories here.... anyone know if a monitor mount from track racer or another brand will work ?
wait, you mount the gas pedals ABOVE the pedal tray in a strange way.
should you not DIRECTLY on to the pedal tray ?
would that stop the pedal flex?
that's not how you mount these pedals.
@@TheSimChannel The could have mounted the pedal plate flat then put your pedals plate flat to the prime plate and it would have been much stiffer
@@aperturescience2 no, the HE base plate cannot be mounted without spacers.
Great review! Is there a way to raise it with castors or feet, like P1X?
You can add accessories from other manufacturers, including simlab
Honest review 👍🏻
Yeah, it's hard to beat your gear. Let me know if you're interested in a review of any of your products at some point!
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see the person to name no names who premeraird this rig said there was zero flex and as strong as the p1x. thank you for an honest review and not talking shit or lying
'glitter on your hands from reaching into the nutsack' sounds kinky
Could you please tell me what brand your rig seat is?
I didn't see any washers for the screws both on the Simlab and the GT Omega
Yeah, the screw heads are large enough, and the corner brackets' metal is hard enough not to require washers.
Did GT OMEGA ever fix the flexible pedal plate? Looking to buy this soon on Black friday
I am not aware of any changes, might be best to ask them directly?
There's a new pedal plate now
is the GT omega cross compatible with Sim Labs? I've read on reddit that the omega uses proprietary channels and t nuts. I wanted to get a Sim labs rig along with some omega accessories but am not sure if it'll fit. thanks in advance!
It's cross-compatible. Companies use different T-nuts, bolts, etc., but it's all series 40 profiles. The channel shapes can differ slightly but the width of the opening and maximum depth are the same (or at least close enough that the T--nuts fit).
Hi man. I just ordered the GT Omega prime and am looking for a seat to put on it. I see the NRG seats look the part and aren’t so expensive ($300 USD), but will I need to acquire anything else to properly fit it into the rig like you do?
Based on a quick check: If you ordered the Prime without a seat it won't come with a seat slider, so you're probably gonna want one of those. The NRG seats, or at least the "Fiber Glass Bucket Seat" comes with (small) seat brackets for bottom mounting (in other words you can mount that directly onto the seat slider). You can even skip the seat slider entirely but I wouldn't recommend that (every adjustment of the seat will then require a tool kit and 5 minutes of work).
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Did you ever get the pedal plate?
He said nut sack🤣
and I was afraid it was gonna go unnoticed... ;-)
Does it have a cup holder?
Its pretty funny how Gt omega can even make there 8020 rigs flex 🤣
every rig flexes, even the P1-X. But the Prime a bit more, yes.
@@TheSimChannel to be clear, does the profile flex more or only the pedal and wheel mounting plates?
@@sethfrancissimracing7558 the profiles flex slightly more, although most will perceive this difference as negligible. I'm not 100% sure if its the actual profile thats flexing or the mount for the uprights that allows for a little more flex, or both. Most likely both as the profiles are lighter and "thinner", as shown in the video. Either way, that shouldn't stop you from buying it in my opinion. The flex in the wheel deck is not gonna matter much during regular driving, the pedal plate however is a bit of an issue in my opinion.
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Hi, what size is your tv !
Thank
this was a 60". I have since switched to a 49" ultrawide for reasons of practicality, but a flat 60" still leaves you with a decent FOV :)
Hy!
What is your screen size?
Thank you :)
that was a 60" TV. I have since switched to a Samsung G9 though (49" superultrawide)
Hey what seat are you using?
Mirco Seats GT Race Gel, but I think they went out of business.
Price gap? P1, with seat' is around $1700 in the US. GT Omega Prime is $800. How is that 10%? It's almost half.
I think it's more fair to compare the price without a seat, or at least with the same seat on both.
Anyway, I'm situated in Europe and was commenting on it mostly from a European price / performance perspective. Obviously if the price difference is large that changes the picture.
What kart sim is that?
kartkraft. it's not what it used to be though.
Im in a Playseat challenge atm and I can accept any flex, shake or home made handbreak mounts for the price I payed for the seat.. I was looking at the GT Omega for a future upgrade, but I dont see why I would spend many many more disney dollars on a rig like this, when you still have to do a bunch of DIY fixes for the pedals and columns so they dont move about.. paying for what now?
Playseat challenge at least gives you what you pay for. fuck this
Seems like the pedal plate got updated. My Prime arrived the other day and it's pedal plate is completely new. Super sturdy without a hint of flex.
@@ThePurpleGoose023 Beat me to it. XD. Im looking at this rig as yes it isn't what I was looking for in the first place but given the space I have which isn't loads maybe getting a proper rig like this might help to eliminate some of the issues I've been having with my wheel on my desk. Might have to cut a piece of my desk out to fit it to the wall but hey ho.
Not cheap.
If I wanted to save money on a rig I'd buy a GT1-EVO from Sim Labs. Cheaper AND sturdier than this thing.
Well you're obviously not an engineer...