Looking into getting a bit more out of the Ally now, the cooing system here will handle 65watts but looks like we have a lock on the wattage. Hopefully I can bypass this lock so we can do some iGPU overclocking.

@ModernMan23

11 ай бұрын

Following for this content! Appreciate the ROG Ally love - since Bios 322 mine has never ran better

@jesterface0521

11 ай бұрын

Can it run a Egpu from the connector on top? Not the Asus one I mean like an AMD or Nvidia one.

@AI-lr6qv

11 ай бұрын

I got my asus dock yesterday and it’s done nothing but impress me. I am however wanting to see if the aftermarket chenyang oculink works with this if at all. If it does I’d love to hook my 2060 12gb up to it.

@craigmarsden2188

11 ай бұрын

Would enjoy seeing that! I’m very much enjoying mine

@HolyRamanRajya

11 ай бұрын

Can the ally drive 4k120 for the Windows UI? Would I need to lower to YCbCr, 8bit or would it work for RGB or 10/12bit.

Everyone been complaining about it but I'm enjoying every minute of it

@LoisCS

11 ай бұрын

Same here

@aaroncortez8347

11 ай бұрын

Same

@toxicavenger6172

11 ай бұрын

So someone is saying the small screen is a problem in some games. Has that been an issue for y'all? Have you had issues being able to see the in game UI or reading text on the screen?

@xxelitewarriorxx

11 ай бұрын

@toxicavenger6172 it depends if you trying to play a game in 720p then you would need to use rsr for it to upscale it to 1080p

@mathewanderson7528

11 ай бұрын

I love mine

I have considered getting a Rog Ally to use as a docked PC. The SD is my preferred device for portable gaming, because of the controls. But as a docked device, controls don't matter. If I didn't already own a SD, I would buy this for sure.

I own the ROG Ally for three weeks now. I love it and use it a lot docked like a desktop pc. With the latest update 3.22 performance increased, but also the fan noise (they turned up the fan curves). Unfortunately yesterday it burned my brandnew 512gb Samsung SD Card 🙈. I hope Asus gets this fixed asap. Apart from this I am very happy with it.

@leander4107

11 ай бұрын

What Samsung 512 evo plus sd card did you have, did you remove it as intended, first in windows you give the eject sd disk icon and after the information you safely remove it. Go to the disk management tab, look if the sd card is visible, when you find the partition, format it, you should revive the card.

@evilweevil4743

11 ай бұрын

@@leander4107 it was a Samsung Evo plus UHS1 A2 V30. I am pretty sure I did everything correctly. It already worked for a few days. It died when I tried to launch Green Hell VR from it. Tried different VR games with success (but they are installed on the internal ssd). After the update 3.22 I wanted to check out, if there was a performance gain in VR. The card is dead. It is not readable in any of my computers. RIP

@youngjustin82

11 ай бұрын

My reader quit all together 😢 I use a adapter on the dock usb Now

@jaketorrey4220

11 ай бұрын

My Ally locked up after 322. I did a restore and then it would not read my San Disk extreme 256 which I had been using since day 3. ASUS said to either RMA it or return and get another at Best Buy. Setting up the new one tonight. Fingers crossed it will work with SD cards.

@leander4107

11 ай бұрын

@@evilweevil4743 Try again. On your keyboard, press the windows key + x Select the Disk Management tab. Look for a partition around 480 gb this will be the sd card, click and format, after formatting the card will appear. The card, even if it is invisible by computers or readers, does not mean that it does not work, it just changed something and removed it.

I actually love the idea of using this as a full-fledged desktop PC. I think it'll only get better with future updates.

@Salaundre

11 ай бұрын

This is one of my ideas too. I don’t have to lug my 50+ lb computer when I visit family.

@sergiolandz6056

11 ай бұрын

this has a chance to change gaming pc's forever. I would much rather have a small device like this to use as a pc than my big box that takes up a lot of space.

@Leo9ine

11 ай бұрын

Lap...top? Has existed since 1980..? Hi?

@Salaundre

11 ай бұрын

@@sergiolandz6056 I agree with you, I’ve been making my rigs smaller for the last 7 years.

@starlightSEGA

11 ай бұрын

@@Leo9ine yeah but this is way more portable

Could you please do a video showcasing a ton of games at 1440p medium settings with just the IGPU? Even if they run badly, I'd be really curious to see like a couple dozen game examples to really get an idea of how well it can work at 1440p and say a bunch of old games and new games and simple games like Rocket League, Sons Of The Forest, the original Alan Wake, and Guilty Gear Strive. Really interested in this as my first windows PC and curious how far I can stretch it in this way! Thanks a lot of your videos

Like always, thanks for the content!

I love the intro video.. it's so peaceful and beautiful.. I just wanna be there 😢

Great video. How can I get that live wallpaper you use? It’s sick.

Great device, thank you😊

Waiting for a video like this for the Legion Go!

Love my ally. Just got a dock, can't wait to try it out. I'm not knowledgeable enough to fine tune the settings so I usually crank it to the max and deal with whatever comes out of that xD

Hi your videos have helped me a ton thank you and hope you make many more.i was wondering if a 2k 2560×1440 res would work with the rog as a monitor or should I stay with 1080 better than that what would you recommend I currently play on a 65"4ktv but when I play ww2 rts Sims they look a little rough any feed back would be deeply appreciated merry christmass and have a great new year!!!

Omg I love you man. Thanks for explaining dock mode and also test jedi at 60 fps. Now I can order it, I dont need a monitor so just plug in and play on my bed 😂😂😂

Great video as always. ROG Ally is getting better every day. Curious how it would run Cities Skylines tho. That Z1 extreme is promising. ❤❤

ROG rocks!! No issues here, loving it!!

I honestly couldn't ask for more. The ability to o play basically anything anywhere, given at home, or at work when I'm waiting for my program to finish. 5+ years hand held PCs will be the equivalent of yearly 2020 dedicated PCs

Would love to see settings used on the ROG for Street Fighter 6 in standalone and docked mode

Bruh where you find your wallpaper at for your ally ?🔥🔥🔥

I use mine for work now with a quad monitor set up. Its been an amazing buy. Much less power than my 900watt pc. Took some hassle, A KVM with a usb splitter, and the right kind of dock. Never been happier. Still handles games amazingly in quad monitor docked mode. Great for the summer in this intense heat.

1080p on diablo 4 with fsr on performance runs super smooth for me

honestly more compitetion is good. honestly the rog Ally is really the only device that has challenged the Deck. Hopefully this will push the market further

@Shuttterbugg

11 ай бұрын

In reality it's so much more powerful than the stream deck there is no way they Cn do 4k why with any game dock.mode or not. Literally the z1 extreme is amazing

@TheMad0ne

11 ай бұрын

honestly

@aozora_2k

11 ай бұрын

@@Shuttterbugg if you want 4k, you can technically use xg mobile but that is crazy expensive

@SODA-Vanillapop

5 ай бұрын

The GPD and ayan neo have been doing it before steam.

@ETAPRIME I've just purchased the Legion Go and will be mainly using it in docked mode. Can we see the same benefits for the GO using it in docked mode, like max wattage etc? Also do you have any recommendations for Docking stations for the Legion Go?

One of the primary reasons I bought the Ally was the flexibility to use it as a full pledged PC and a mobile gaming device.

@jessierosenqueen5644

11 ай бұрын

Im wondering if the ally will last long if used as a primary pc any thoughts on this? just like what this vid is doing.

@nani.df.

10 ай бұрын

​@@jessierosenqueen5644I just thought abt that like 30 minutes ago lol

Thank you for the video! Can you explain me how are you getting 21000+MB Ram usage and 4416MB vram usage on jedi survivor? I thought the rog ally had only 16gb shared memory in total... Also how are you being able to manualy set the fan on +60°C. In my case since the new bios update the system overrides any manually set Fan speed to +75% when over 60°C

@maomekat7969

11 ай бұрын

cached memory on hdd/ssd

Noticed your power while playing Diablo IV was right at or just below 30W - appears you could get more out of it?

You have the Pixio Px277 pro no? Does this work with that monitor? If so, can you make a short to show it works?

@ETAPRIME, Any chance you could do a video on the current microSD card module issue?

@OhmyJeebuss

11 ай бұрын

Exactly :/

I finally cleared GoW again with this thing docked and handheld and it was a very enjoyable experience. I can see myself clearing out more of my backlog with this than I did with the steam deck and having that egpu for a travel setup is awesome 😎

what would you recommend to get right now with all the bios update available for the rog ally and the lenovo legion go which do you think is best?

Can you make a video about the eGPU playing VR games?

i never been dissatisfied since i got it on day 1 release. I'll get a webcam for it and better monitor than the one I have now

@RealziesCuts

11 ай бұрын

What about the mushy face buttons? I have heard the analog sticks are a little bit loose as well. They should’ve put a way to change the tension like elite 2 controllers 💫

@RiddimWubz

11 ай бұрын

@@RealziesCuts I usually use mouse and keyboard or controllers, but the toggles on the device itself aren't perfect, definitely gets the job done

@MICKEY0001

11 ай бұрын

Lol this has to be a joke me and my husband purchase 2 of them they both got overheated burnt out and then black death screen. Return them to best buy and purchase the onexplayer best console ever own NOW!!!

@ViktorFury

11 ай бұрын

@@MICKEY0001 Definitely not a OneXPlayer stooge here.

@MICKEY0001

11 ай бұрын

@@ViktorFury we purchase the onexplayer mini pro 6800u highly recommended 👍👍😀😀

Would the ROG Charger Dock work on other handhelds? It would be interesting if it works on the Steamdeck or the other handhelds like the ayaneo or onexplayer.

Dumb question here since i'm new to PC gaming (and having a ton of fun with the Ally), what do you use to capture the FPS, power, etc. in the upper left hand corner. I don't particularly care for the one in armoury crate. Thanks for all the content!

@strictlynineties

11 ай бұрын

Afterburner

@amangaming5760

11 ай бұрын

RTSS with MSI Afterburner

Impressive ally 😍

If they ever release a version with 32GB… oooooh baby, would be very viable for me as a desktop replacement with an XG mobile

Do you get better performance with only having the monitor as the screen and turning off the Ally's screen?

I just bought the ROG Ally as my new Desktop, so far i am loving it like crazy, my previous Desktop was a mere Ryzen 7 5700G combined with ASRock Jupiter X300, it was compact, but it lacks power, but the ROG Ally is just 10x better than my Ryzen 7 5700G

@tomowens7499

8 ай бұрын

I'm dying to hear from someone using it as a COMPUTER and not just an extension of it as a gaming system... I just got one and am curious if it really would be useful as a computer as well. Would you be willing to share what you do with it, what it can do, and what you bought for components?

@aegisrunestone5573

2 күн бұрын

@@tomowens7499 Based on what I hear it should work fine as a computer. Once you dock and connect peripherals, it's practically indistinguishable. Still, 16gb RAM is probably the biggest limitation if you intend to use it for like Adobe software for editing etc.

how do you get a video wallpaper? I have been always watching your videos and wondered how to do that.

Does using an external monitor increase performance, or should the results be the same as long as we're on a 65w pd charger? I know on laptops, if they don't have a mux switch, you can get a nice boost going to an external monitor.

@ohyash

11 ай бұрын

The external monitor benefit only comes in devices with dedicated GPU. So no, this won't benefit. Also the laptops without dGPU won't benefit either

I don't need a large CPU anymore! This is my ideal PC!

Are there any dock alternatives? The OG Dock from Asus is mostly not available.

I would be interested in knowing how this could be set up as a media server, not like NAS but something to add HDDs to it to be used for media playback without taking too much space, this is a mini pc so to speak, just lack the knowledge or know how of what's on the market to do this with a small footprint.

We need a Overclock Video for Dock

I love my ally and while you are getting great performance from this dock I’m looking at the 6850m Xt, I saw it on sale at Best Buy

For the price it is a great gaming and pc. I work fly in fly out mining camps. Recently had a motorcycle accident so been living of disability until I can have surgery. My game laptop died and no way I could afford dropping 2 -3k on a new laptop. This machine has a great price and still lets me play my games while laid up on the couch. Thank you ASUS!

I play docked mode like that while working night shifts. Literally only reason i got it and it works awesome for it.

@ctnative203

11 ай бұрын

wow gaming on The Job real professional .

@XcaLiPaul

11 ай бұрын

@@ctnative203 Made $300,075 last year also. You mad?

How you do that animated wallpaper? Inquiring minds would like to know🤔

I really wish this thing came with 32gb ram. If so, I would for sure be using it as my "everything" pc. I mostly game, since work assigns a laptop, but occasionally I would do personal work on it. My ultimate vision for the future is something like this (or a tablet), with a near loss-less egpu dock for when I get home. 16GB ram is pushing it though for a full time pc, as I can fill that up very fast with some of my use cases. Still though we are so close. If only Asus used oculink, or did something non-proprietary. We desperately need an ePCIE (eSata equivalent). I think with proper eGPU support, one that works and doesn't sacrifice almost half of the perf, you would see quite a lot of people embrace SFF, laptops/ultrabooks, or other small form factor devices (think Surface).

@heroofharo

11 ай бұрын

I agree 16gb really just isn't enough, especially when we use 4-8gb as v ram. The XG mobile connector is currently the best on the market though. Just a shame Asus has made them so expensive and only makes the top GPU available. I'd happily pay $400 for a 4060m setup.

@baohoaily

7 ай бұрын

@@heroofharo it’s also strange to me that the connector is only available on their expensive notebooks. A Mobile nomad gamer type could justify their eGPU option a lot more if the port was on a well specced $999 class notebook.

@baohoaily

6 ай бұрын

@@jangounchained2942 I believe this type of ram can only be soldered on. :(.

@baohoaily

6 ай бұрын

Not sure if Asus will release an annual revision. 8000 series with no real GPU bumping out now… but there’s still a market for that with 32GB LPDDR5-7500 like those Chinese products.

@panther189_

4 ай бұрын

You can mod it to support 32gb

The Ally needs more accessories. Besides that expensive add on Asus has released for it,something like a bigger dock with usb ports and maybe a headphone jack or even a external gpu enclosure that can house the Ally.

@jaygarcia18

11 ай бұрын

Jsaux makes a dock that has 3 USB 3.0, HDMI 2.0, Ethernet and it's only $40

@BaBboonking

11 ай бұрын

@@jaygarcia18 cool😀

@JoshuaJones247

11 ай бұрын

Yes, I have the 70$ one for dual output DP & Hdmi with Lan port!

is there any raytracing support on this new amd APU?

Hey ETA! Is it possible, to map normal PC Keys (WASD) to the controller for games, that doesn't recognize the controller? Actually this happens with the game "grime", which you can get for free in the epic game store. if this is possible, it would be a good topic for a video!

do you use wallpaper engine for desktop background?

can we just use normal usb c hub like from anker or other that comes with PD input also? so more flexibility to connect with several peripherals (mouse, keyboard, hdmi monitor, external disk, etc.). because I plan to do this to play some games, valorant for example

For D4, docked and you are still playing at 720P? I can't imagine the picture quality on the big screen.

Will that dock support ultra wide ? Like a 32:9 aspect ratio ?

Didn’t you say in your last video that you was returning it?

@CrumpetsNBiscuits

11 ай бұрын

He do say that

... And thanks for making!

I dont have my ally yet but im soo gonna do this! If all i need is that 65w block an hdmi and a usb-c to usb-c cable. Can i also play with a Dualsense 5? I never had any xbox stuff 😅

@eros2144

11 ай бұрын

You can play with Dualsense but Xbox controller has lowest latency when connecting to PC

I'll wait for the meta quest 3 😊

Does a hub work well in the usb port. Would there be an issue plugging in a powered usb hub

Can you please tell me your settings for Counter Strike how do you manage to get to 200 fps I can only manage a maximum of 120 fps in doc mode

Planning to get this as my workstation since I all do is managing social channels and a wee-bit of video amd graphic editing. Is it any good for that?

@giacomomartin9519

7 ай бұрын

Did you buy It ?

@kamengamerrider8556

7 ай бұрын

I bought the Steam Deck, the store won't sell me ROG cause of high return rate and they needed to pull out all ROG ally @@giacomomartin9519

Could you also do a test of legion go performance with an external monitor? All i want is to be able to play rocket league and the finals on my lg c2 from my legion go at home :( and ill sell my xbox series x haha

And now you gotta go make another chimeraos video 😂

iv only been playing trails 2d games on mine, havent even tested a big game yet >

FPS limiter breaks if you have the built in performance monitor on in the latest update.

Can you link that cool animated wallpaper??

well you could do a test of this device with 2 monitors and emulating consoles like nintendo ds, 3ds and wiiu

Can you check if you can use freesync and VRR with the official dock? So far I was only able to use Displayport on alternative docks. Thanks!

@ab.su.7797

11 ай бұрын

Any way to use FreeSync/ VRR on a HDMI 2.1 TV? Links to Hardware pls.

How did you have this docked and still have the ROG screen on? I have an external display plugged in and can not figure this out

Is ROG CPU Z necessary to achieve that wattage?

Fan speed is running crazy fast on dock mode manual mode, do I have to concern?

Can I play overwatch 2, lowest grpahics, 1280x720 resolution and 144hz on a dedicated monitor?

I want one so bad 😫

How is battery health on the Ally if used as a desktop full-time? Are there features in place that limit battery charging to something like 80%, so all additional outlet power bypasses the battery altogether? Would love to be able to use it as my full-time desktop while home, but have the battery remain healthy enough to take anywhere on the go without issue.

@ruzaroos

11 ай бұрын

Yes there is a setting in My Asus App to cap charging to 80%. It also has a one time full charge mode when in that setting to top off fully if you know you are going to be on battery for a while.

@TysonHarvey

11 ай бұрын

yeah that battery life would get wrecked lol, luckily it looks like an easy swap if you don't mind opening the back of a device a couple years down the road.

It its Windows 11 restricted or could one use it as a Desktop work station?

Can this run a DAW like FL studio with no issues?? That would be amazing!!

I changed my vram to 8. I docked it. Witcher 3 on medium/lowish settings runs at 25fps on 4k. 1440p i get about 30 to 40 fps. 1080 is better of course. At 4k, it gets hot enough to cook an egg lmao

I would’ve gotten the ally if it didn’t have the sd card issue. Ima see the legion go reviews

I wish you would show how loud the fans get. Especially with the latest bios update those fans are loud AF pushing it to 40 W. For some people that is a dealbreaker, especially since when the ally first came out, they marketed how silent it was. Well, it ain’t silent no more…

@zomg346

11 ай бұрын

Havent noticed it.Some units might be fucket.I got fan curve all the way up to 90% and i never almost hear them

@ryanharris3072

11 ай бұрын

I wonder if that’s a production issue because mine is really quiet

So Asus releases a lot of optimisations - are these Windows only? I'd prefer to use Linux on it.

for whatever reason I cannot go past 60fps for games with this dock. It won't allow it. Does your monitor need freesync?

Can you try it with Juicy Labs GPU?

Would love one for xbox gamepass and PUBG

I'm curious can you limit the battery charge rate to %80 to preserve the battery's life cycle. Rather than wait and build APU system which would cost the same regardless i could buy ont of these now.

@aSuperPi.

11 ай бұрын

There is a setting to change that in the myasus application that comes installed on the device

When I Benchmark it says my cpu utilization is high, is that a result of me having core isolation on? I have nothing running in background and that razer app that boosts performance by shutting down background apps is on.

When you said "Desktop PC" was hoping for more than gaming... as the gaming side of it is already a given...

Does the Ally support external gpu enclosures? I am not talking about the 2k dollar asus external gpu, but the enclosures you can put like a 3k or 4k series nvidia card

@TheRed5815

11 ай бұрын

No, they use proprietary eGPUs

@konrad999999

11 ай бұрын

@@TheRed5815 thank you. That's unfortunate

I don't know why ASUS made 2 different Z1 chips when everyone is buying the extreme model and thats what I call "go big or go home"

How are you getting 70fps on horizon, when I have mine set to medium settings and I'm getting 30fps, plugged into the charger

I hope there's another DIY external gpu with rog xg mobile's port. Rog xg mobile are stupid expensive. 😢

Good luck with finding an ASUS charger dock ✅

How would it do mining Bitcoin while docked and/or with the eGPU?

Can you Show Csgo 2 Gameplay

Can you see the cpu package power out of the command center like in the video? idk yet because i have mine capped to 30w in total.

@matthew1663

11 ай бұрын

I’m having the same problem I’m not sure how he’s getting such high wattages

I heard the bios makes it slot slower WITHT the newest update

How do you keep it at 42 watts???

pls test baldur's gate 3

I can't change fan settings. There are only 3 presets to choose from also no 53W only 30 on manual?