Hardware & Technical Which Joystick After X52 Pro??

[hems303]

I have tried them all...and believe this or not...I have found the sweetest setup specifically for ED:
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It is the venerable " Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 " joystick.... fully configurable in ED Options ...INCLUDING "Yaw" on the stick..awesome!
(It is USB and it retains it's force feedback resistance which can be readily felt.. but not any actual dynamic/reactive force feedback of course as ED does NOT support such.)
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I have coupled the stick with the fantastic CH PRO Throttle...they even look like they came from the same design studio!
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Anyone interetsed will have to find the " Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 " stick on the used market but it is well worth the hunt.. a very reliable and robust product that under Windows 10 needs no additional software to run. (It's driver/config software does not work on later editions of Windows and is NOT needed and the stick is automatically recognised in the hardware/game controllers folder of W10)
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Even the stick's name is appropriate for ED...lol
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o7 Commanders
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[ChrisR]

Well i tried a fresh install of drivers (the latest) and updated my motherboard drivers and it did exactly the same.

I have bought a T16KM FCS as a replacement. So if anyone wants a cheap x52 get in touch.

 

[CMDR Ellegon]

Here is my dilemma.

I have a fully working X52 Pro sat on my desk unable to be used because Saitek cant make drivers which don't screw my system up completely. I have tried everything i can find to get them to work but to no avail.. So... the question is.. which joystick would be the next best to use n elite? I say next best because imo the X52 Pro was perfect for the job, every button was well placed, i have it down to a T.. (in english that means i had it setup perfect!)

Price isn't really a concern, as long as the Joystick is good!

I like the look of the warthog, but dont know if i could get used to no Yaw.. Which leads me to the X55/X56 but i dont know if it will work with it being saitek again.. drivers are deffo not their strong point..

Any opinions?

Cheers.

If you are on a modern Intel Chipset (i.e. X99) try adding a USB card to your computer (non-Intel chipset). I had an old USB 2.0 PCIe card on hand, which resolved the problem. No way to get it to work with any of the chipset-controlled USB ports, not even the USB 2.0 ones.

 

[Asp Explorer]

Interestingly - one of my friends machine here does the same thing and X52 chokes on on-board USB2 and 3. It works perfectly on the turquoise USB 3.1 connection though. It's a Gigabyte.

My ASUS boards work with on-board USB, apart from my X99 which had a BIOS update recently, and I now get the same issues as other people have reported - which is disappointing as it was fine before. USB 3.1 also seems to work at the moment, so I'll stick with that until some update breaks it.

 

[anfieldmarauder]

If you could define 'cheap' for the x52 pro....I'd be interested, as a back up in case I get problems with my Warthog....this is a genuine post, but I'd really like to think you could suss it once and for all bud...I'm actually gutted for ya! o7