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Trucker shows off $6,000 PC driving sim rig in passenger seat — driver slides over to RTX 5080-powered setup when stuck in traffic
There’s at least one trucker in the U.S. who looks forward to getting stuck in traffic. ZanaZamora shared a video on Reddit where they made the best use of what would usually be a frustrating time. After an accident closed the route they were on, they eagerly slid over to the passenger seat and played on a powerful $6,000 gaming PC. Disappointingly, it isn’t a truck simulator that we see Zamora indulge in during this jam. Instead, this closet racecar driver enjoys a bit of Assetto Corsa Competizione (ACC) action.
“Been waiting to get stuck in traffic ever since installing this rig just to make this video lol,” wrote Zamora on Reddit, earlier this month. “Road was shut down due to an accident, said we could u turn across the median, I said one minute I need to do something REAL QUICK.”
The trucker has what looks like an awesome sim rig, with the immersive widescreen, driving yoke, various input pads, and dials. In a separate post, where Zamora also reveals their motorbiking hobby, we learn more about what the setup consists of. Components confirmed include “pedals are by SIMMSON, wheelbase is Simagic Alpha Evo Pro, wheel is Conspit GT300. Flight stick is Moza AB9/MH16, and throttle is Winwing Orion 2. The button box is by PXN, and the pad is an off brand stream deck.” Also, the monitor is on an adjustable arm, and there are “bass shakers” in the seat. Nice.
As for the PC driving the sim side of Zamora’s on-road life, another reply from the trucker reveals that the CPU in the PC is an Intel Core i9-14900 of some sort. This is paired with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 GPU.
Zamora’s dedication to high-end PC sim gaming is something to behold. If I get stuck in traffic, I might put the radio on, play some MP3s I put on the car’s SD card about five years ago, or watch YouTube on the phone. I’ll also note that you'd need a very bright screen to enjoy any complicated gaming environment in a vehicle. Neither of my laptop screens is very readable when even the slightest amount of sunshine pops from between the clouds in England.
Mark Tyson is a news editor at Tom's Hardware. He enjoys covering the full breadth of PC tech; from business and semiconductor design to products approaching the edge of reason.
DOT is going to have a hayday with them. I don't make the rules I just know how they are 🤷🏻 basically if they see that video he is suppossed to be considered on duty driving as you are not suppossed to abandon the driver seat while on an active roadway. It is also why there are exceptions to the 11 hour rule but generally you arent suppossed to break them. Like one time I was in Youngstown OH trying to get to North Jackson OH (where my company at the time yard is). Well just before, I got behind an accident which I never seen but seen police ambulance and everything go up the shoulder.
I sat there from getting to my destination for the day with still 3 hours left to getting parked 1 hour and 30 minutes over time. 4.5 hours just because of some accident and they had to recreate and cleanup I guess, then they eventually let us drive on shoulder to get around but it was slow going. Legally though it's considered driving on the logbook when you are stopped on the roadway.
I don't care, and would love for something like that... but dont get yourself in trouble for something stupid.
