TLDW (and extra info): My GT DD Extreme was working with 455 driver and firmwares, updated to 456 driver and FW, then the wheel got bricked after repeated attempts to update Wireless QR FW failed. Then I finally fixed it after several hours, the update finally worked somehow (yes I had wheel off). Then after that the wheel was glitching out bad in all games and GT7 with wheel "disconnecting" from base and random assorted things would break until reboot, it happened a lot while trying to race.

So after some research I decided to attempt to fix it. I completely uninstalled all things Fanatec from my PC and rebooted (windows 10 64). Then installed 455 driver on PC and rebooted, then downgraded wheelbase FW and then downgraded wheel FW but left Wireless QR FW to the most recent one, as I didn't want it to fail again. So now it seems to be working great. No problems at all after more than an hour playing GT7. I'm not saying it's completely fixed because there's still a known wheel disconnect issue regardless of FW but this combo seems to work the best right now until they release a FW update to fix it mid March (driver 457 and included FW).

If you're thinking about buying one, it's a great wheelbase and the GT Extreme wheel is perfectly fine but I'd probably hold off until these wheel disconnect and firmware bugs are sorted out. I'd like to think they'll fix it ASAP but who knows what will happen. I'm astounded they are not trying to get a patch out to fix it sooner than mid March. But yeah.. maybe I shouldn't be.

Overall it's a powerful wheelbase that has amazing force feedback, and has a ton of power, speed, and refinement. 8nm was enough overall torque for me I think, but the GT DD Pro 8nm doesn't seem to react to FF inputs from the game/ sim as fast or as precisely, causing me to have to use more NFR and NDR and other settings to get it to "feel right" and not wobble around and oscillate too much.

This GT DD X seems to be so quick and accurate that I can leave those filter setting completely off or turned way down and still not get oscillations but at the same time getting much, much stronger FF with lots of overhead for more if needed or wanted. It's not the overall power I'm impressed with, even though it's very powerful, it's the refinement and accuracy of the FF that is most impressive to me. I didn't buy this for the extra power, I bought it for the extra FF fidelity, accuracy, and speed. I didn't know what to expect but this FF feels amazing, head and shoulders above GT DD pro 8nm in every way. And the GT DD Pro 8nm is a fine wheelbase, but this is just way better. If you're reading this, you probably want to know how much better, or is it worth the upgrade? Yes it is, even if you only play GT7. It's like a different game with this wheel.

The wheel / rim itself is fine, not spectacular, way better than GT DD Pro rim. It feels good and I can race with it all day without gloves. 300mm is a good size, buttons all work fine, and it will be totally compatible with GT7 and who knows maybe GT8 or whatever they come out with next. Since I play a lot of GT7 lately, it made sense for me to get this package. I wish maybe the paddle shifters went down farther on the sides and the analog clutch paddles were a little lower but the shifters work nice. Shifter throw is a little long for my taste, but it's positive and works well. It'll be interesting to see what happens with more support in GT7 with "Fullforce" and everything else. I'm not sure I'll even like Fullforce, I tend not to like a lot of artificial feeling high frequency sharp vibes, that's why I usually run the lower slider in GT7 FF at 1 or 2 at the most. Anything higher and it starts feeling really unnatural to me with all the high frequency buzzing that slider induces, especially on understeer. But that's a personal preference thing.

Note: The settings listed in vid were just for that race, and were on the light side, I was driving for a while and was getting tired! I change the wheel settings and experiment a lot, but those felt good on that track with that car.
Also there's probably a slight time delay on the wheel video bottom right. You can see game shifting before I click gear lever but steering seems to line up perfectly. It looks like I'm reacting to what's on the screen instead of initiating it. I know you can't "see" force feedback but maybe it'll give you some idea of what it's like. Even in GT7 it feels great and I realize GT7 doesn't have the most direct and refined FF in the world, but with this wheel it still feels great to me.

Sim rig: Fanatec GT DD Extreme - Metal QR2 // CSL Elite v2 Pedals // ClubSport Handbrake V1.5 // ClubSport Shifter SQ V 1.5 + (not hooked up) // Sim-Seats SR-X Racing Rig // 2 x 50 watt 4 Ohm AuraSound AST-2B-4 Pro Tactile Transducers - they THUMP!

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