Buying a sim rig should be straightforward. You find one you like, you check the price, you order it. The problem is that the price you see on most product pages is not the price you actually pay by the time the rig is usable.
This is not unique to sim racing. It happens across hardware categories where a core product is sold separately from the accessories that make it functional. But in sim racing it is particularly common, and particularly easy to miss until you are already committed.
Here is what a sim rig actually needs to be usable from day one.
A Place to Put Your Monitor
A monitor mount is not optional. Without one, you are propping a screen against a wall or balancing it on whatever surface is nearby. Most rigs at the upper end of the market offer an integrated or add-on monitor mount, but it is rarely included in the base price. Depending on the type, a monitor mount can add anywhere from around €80 to nearly €200 to the total.
Somewhere to Rest Your Feet
This one gets overlooked more than any other. A heel rest is a small component with an outsized effect on how consistently and comfortably you can operate the pedals. Without one, your feet have no fixed reference point. You adapt, but adapting costs you precision. Most rigs do not include one. The ones that offer it charge extra.
The Math
A comparable finished setup from a leading competitor (frame, monitor mount, and heel rest) lands above €1,100. The PR 45-600 is €950 and includes all of it. A wheelbase mount of your choice is included too.
The difference is not just €150 or more. It is the difference between a price that is honest and a price that requires a spreadsheet to understand.
Comparable competitor setup (frame + monitor mount + heel rest)
Above €1,100
PR 45-600 (frame + monitor mount + heel rest + wheelbase mount)
€950, everything included
What the Frame Price Does Not Tell You
Beyond the accessories, there is a second layer of cost that frame-only pricing obscures. The structural decisions made in the design of a rig determine how it performs over time, under real use, with real force feedback and motion platform load. Those decisions do not show up in the price. They show up six months later when some rigs are still tight and others have started to loosen.
The closed perimeter base, the anchor connector system, the triangulated upright bracing on the PR 45-600 are not premium features charged as extras. They are the baseline. A rig built to perform under serious use, priced as a finished product, not as a starting point.
What to Look For
When comparing sim rigs at any price point, the question to ask is simple. What does this price actually include, and what will I need to add before I can use it? A lower number on a product page is not always a better deal. A higher number that includes everything is not always expensive. The honest comparison is between finished setups, not between frames.
The PR 45-600 is priced as a finished setup because that is what it is.
