Sim Racing Triple Screen Sizes: Complete Buyer's Guide

We all know that a sim racing triple screen setup is the best experience you can build. Full, immersive, surround-screen perspective. Comfort. Performance you can actually count on race after race.

You unfortunately can't say the same for VR. And I say "unfortunately" because VR really could be the future of sim racing. But right now? The reliability just isn't there, and the amount of computing power you need to push a 1440p-equivalent headset is honestly wild compared to a triple screen sim racing monitor setup. Headsets fog up, batteries die, tracking drifts. A triple monitor setup just... works.

But that's not what we're here to talk about today. Today we're talking sizes. Specifically, what triple screen size is actually right for you.

What Sizes You Should Steer Away From

Let's get the "don'ts" out of the way first.

In my humble opinion, the smallest screen size you should even consider for a turnkey racing simulator is triple 32-inch monitors. Anything smaller — we're talking 24s or 27s — is going to feel small. Almost childish, honestly. You lose that true immersive driver feeling that makes triple screen worth doing in the first place. So if you're building a full turnkey setup, or upgrading an existing rig to triples, skip the 24s and 27s entirely.

On the other end, I'd cap things around 55-inch screens for most setups. If you're running a Stewart platform simulator — the kind that actually moves and lifts into the air — you can push up to 65s or even 77s, since those rigs are built for a bigger footprint. But for standard, smaller-footprint aluminum extrusion sim rigs, 55-inch is about as big as you want to go before things get impractical.

What You Should Actually Go With

Alright, now that we've covered what not to do, let's get into it.

I'm not here to tell you there's one "right" answer. What I want to do is walk you through the most common sizes people are actually running, along with the real-world stats, so you've got everything you need to make an educated decision for your own sim racing triple screen build.

As a general rule across all of these, look for monitors with:

• A response time of 1ms or faster
• A refresh rate of at least 144Hz
• Native support for 75mm or 100mm VESA mounts, so they'll actually bolt onto a proper monitor stand

And speaking of stands — this matters more than people think. Get yourself an extremely sturdy monitor stand, like the ones we run from ASR. A stand that sags to save you a couple bucks will absolutely ruin your day. Saggy monitors, combined with a setup that isn't at least 97% bezel-aligned, will wreck the entire triple screen experience. That level of alignment is genuinely what we strive for on every turnkey racing simulator we build.

Triple 32" 1440p Monitors — The Bare Minimum for Immersion

This is where most people start, and for good reason. There are a ton of great brands to choose from here — Samsung, AOC, LG, you name it.

The footprint on a triple 32 setup comes in around 5 feet wide, which makes it perfect if you're tight on space. It's also the single most common size in sim racing triple screen builds, purely because of the bang-for-buck and the sheer number of options available. Flat, curved, OLED, IPS, VA — whatever panel type you're into, you can build a genuinely great setup at this size.

The Middle Ground — 34s, 37s, 39s, 40s, and the 45" LG UltraGear

After 32-inch, things get a little murky. There's a whole cluster of in-between sizes — 34s, 37s, 39s, 40s, 43s — and they all range in price, resolution, and panel type.

My honest take? If you're paying only a couple hundred dollars less for something like a 4K 39-inch panel, you're going to end up wishing you'd just gone with the 45s down the road.

Which brings us to the 45" LG UltraGear. Brilliant in size, brilliant in picture. This setup gives you roughly an 8-foot-wide footprint with an 800R curve — that curve is what makes these panels wrap around you like a dome. And because they're 1440p OLED rather than native 4K, you don't need an insane amount of GPU horsepower behind them. A 4080, 4080 Super, or 5080 will handle it just fine.

End result: an 8-foot-wide, fully encapsulated, gorgeous screen setup that genuinely gives you the perspective of sitting inside the car.

But can it get better than this? Yeah — it can.

Triple 55" Monitors — The Big Boys

This is the top of the mountain. You can run these flat or curved — personally, I prefer curved, purely for how elegant they look in any room.

But it's not just looks. The dome shape gives you better visual perception, and modern sim titles are good enough now that they scale beautifully to the curve. This is, without question, the best of the best.

It's also the most expensive tier, and not just because of the monitors themselves. At 4K resolution, you need a 4090 or 5090 to actually drive these panels, and you need the biggest, sturdiest sim racing stand on the market to hold them up.

Contrary to what you'll read on Reddit or in Facebook groups, triple 55s absolutely deliver the best experience out there — when they're set up correctly. Get your alignment right, dial in your in-game FOV, and this is as close to "actually being in the car" as sim racing gets. Your entire environment surrounds you. You genuinely lose yourself in it.

The catch is cost. To get the best, you have to pay for it — computing power isn't cheap, and neither are the ultrawide-format monitors and TVs that make this tier possible. But if you've got the budget and the space, it is worth every dollar.

Building Your Own Turnkey Racing Simulator

Whether you're eyeing a compact triple 32 build or you're ready to go all-in on triple 55s, the size you choose should come down to your space, your budget, and how deep you want to go on that fully immersive feeling. There's no wrong answer here — just the setup that fits your goals.

If you've got questions about which sim racing triple screen size makes sense for your space, drop them below — happy to help however I can.

And if you're ready to have a custom turnkey racing simulator built and delivered straight to your door, give us a call at 678-974-1190 or email us at info@boundlessracing.com. We'll help you build the setup that's right for you, start to finish.

Thanks so much for reading, and we'll catch you in the next one.