Are you getting FULL POWER? | Asus ROG Ally

[@topgun7115]

I have the Nekteck 100w adapter from Amazon and works 100% of the time. Also only $39.99. I also tested the 10ft cords with it from anker and jsaux and both work without issues and show 30w when plugged in. As in no error at all and shows 30w just like the original Asus ROG charger

[@davidcaploiu3666]

This video answered a lot of questions and unnecessarily purchasing things that I thought would change things thank you

[@Jankylulu]

Thank you for this! You just confirmed my suspicions as well since I noticed on afterburner it’s 30W but command center showing 25W (I have the Jsaux dock with SSD). Thanks for taking the time to confirm that; appreciate it!😊

[@LuisLauranzon]

Thanks for the vids. I’ve been sharing on a FB group to try to help others and so that they come to your channel.

[@Ilike2run4fun]

Thank you!! This was very helpful! I will be using my JSAUX (same one you have) dock now that this is showing full performance.

[@IzzyRock]

Awesome man ! This is exactly what I needed. I did get the JsAUX dock you have and it’s pretty solid. Thanks again!

[@hindi89]

Such a legendary guy you are I spent lots of money on a dock 100$ and 25W on my asus made me feel so deceived

[@Texaschris18]

At 16:23 when you unplug the dock it stays at 30w. That means it was running on battery mode at 30w still. The after market dock was not providing the same power as the ASUS.

[@RypperGaming]

During testing I saw that happen initially, but it dropped to 25w on battery after some time. The docks kept it at 30w consistently.

[@ansgar_odinson]

I would love to see if any of the 540 degree cables, or even magnetic cables can give full power delivery

[@jeffersonrodriguez8008]

Can you do the windows optimizations and overall settings you would change and have on a regular gaming pc to be optimized on the ROG ALLY? If so should you?

[@Madblaster6]

I hope they fix the Turbo bug soon. I would like to ramp up the fans higher but Armory Crate won't let me make a custom Turbo profile if it doesn't detect Turbo.

[@RypperGaming]

I noticed that too while testing before the video.

[@Smokyplayz7]

@@RypperGamingWould that also help with the SD problems? Haven’t bought one for the ally yet because I’m scared it’s gonna fry but I also need space to start playing games like hogwarts

[@IvanDeSagun]

Thank you! I was just looking for this info.

[@tbmgofficial735]

A big thing that makes a difference is that if you dont get full 65w (63 ect actual) the device does not charge and the battery drains regardless if its plugged in.

[@whosgotrythm]

There is a protocol between the charging brick and the rog ally that determines how much watts is pushed to the ally. That’s why the you were seeing the same wattage between the anker and asus bricks.

[@andygomes9656]

You see both amount of chargers deliver around the same watt because its PD. This means that the ally only uses the watt it requires. So basically it takes instead of giving x amount of watt that is stated on the brick. Dont get me wrong its getting that 100w but it only takes what it needs and most of you fail to understand or don’t know how to read the multimeter. Note that if it cannot take what it wants, it will take in what it can take and that’s basically happening with the docking stations while using the official charger that comes with the ally.

[@MightyAimetti-1]

Mine constantly says not enough power when it’s plugged in, when it’s not plugged in, when it’s plugged into a laptop usbc charger, when it’s plug into the original ally charger… always

[@masseffectist]

So does this mean that unless I'm planning on charging something else at the same time, I should just get a 45w adapter minimum?

[@rhysvanderschelden8222]

a lot of people have said that you have to have a 100w charger for it to give you 30w base turbo. I have one on order but I’ve tried a Lenovo 65w, a 90w, and 3 different docks with the original charger and they all do the same thing, they don’t get more than the 25w base for longer than the 2 minutes sppt.

[@RypperGaming]

I've got a couple chargers and the new 322 BIOS so I will do some more videos soon. They also said they are still working on this issue.

[@iNfLune5]

I just wish you could still get above 25 watt nonboost under manual modes. Bought a 100w adapter today for Jsaux hb602 dock and still no option

[@MeGustaHealthy]

I have been using the ugreen dock at 30 watts with a 100w charger everything was working fine but today now when I connect it to my dock it’s telling me that the charger adapter I have may drain the battery and effect game play and now it doesn’t allow it to work with the dock anymore

[@fairplayer916]

my problem with the turbo preset is the temps. its just sitting at 95c. no likey. i usually do a manual mode locked to 25w with agressive fan speeds to keep temps between 70-85c

[@Smokyplayz7]

How can you adjust fan speeds? Do you have to make a new profile for the presets? New to pc haha

[@fairplayer916]

@@Smokyplayz7 it's OK. For the ally, you go into the armory crate, power profiles, and select custom profile. Then when you see the 3 sliders for wattage, scroll down. You can see the fan speed settings for each indevidual fan.

[@Smokyplayz7]

@@fairplayer916 Okay thank you. So turning up the fan speed on both fans will increase noise but reduce heat and give better performance ?

[@Smokyplayz7]

@@fairplayer916 Will this also help with the Sd card cooling?

[@fairplayer916]

@@Smokyplayz7 no idea

[@manevillarreal1062]

Make sure that the cable you are using for the Anker power brick does support the 100Ws. If you are using a standard USB-C cable, you'll only get what the cable is rated at (not what the Anker Brick).

[@RypperGaming]

I am, the cable works fine when using only the 100W brick and not a dock.

[@masszero3521]

Try using the Handheld Companion! And do the same test.... You can play with the watts in the Companion, also have an AutoTDP

[@sickvidsful]

is the cord used with the anker 100w a rated 100w cord aswell? might make a difference in the 25-30 full power mode

[@RypperGaming]

It is, but I recently got a new cord that seems to get better power to the ally even though the one I used is rated for 100w.

[@N54htmare]

Thanks for this! For a sec I didn’t think my stuff worked but guess it does just a bug , I removed my SD card tho idk if I’ll play the official turbo mode with my SD card inside , hopefully the bug gets fixed so I can set a custom 30w mode with my dock

[@ooharloo]

Great video! I have the jsaux dock and I’m getting full boost. My main gripe is when connected to my 175 hz 3440x1440 monitor I am capped at 60 hz. When I plug my ally directly to my monitor via type-c display port with 65w with PD, it can run smoothly at 175hz. Granted games could never play that high with the built in CPU/GPU, it would still be nice to have it run smooth for normal computing use.

[@RypperGaming]

I agree. Once you get used to 120hz or higher its hard to go back to 60hz.

[@91KevinJohn]

I have two anker dockingstations deliever 100W ober the data port and a high quality USB-C Kabel. Both doesnt deliver enough power for the asus rog ally. I hate those limitations....

[@RypperGaming]

They probably are delivering enough power from what I tested, I believe it will show full power once we get an update from Asus.

[@CHAINCHASER]

can you suggest a powerbank which i can use to play at turbo 30 or 35 watt

[@RypperGaming]

I do not have any yet, but if I get some to try I will let you know. Maybe some other viewers can recommend one for you?

[@HowardEmo]

anker 737 24000mah 100watts can play at 30watts turbo mode thats what i use for my ally

[@FooglePhish]

What software are you using to watch the actual power usage?

[@RypperGaming]

You can use the built in command center or MSI Afterburner.

[@TandCEveryDay]

Have you tested this after the new firmware update? I'm having very strange results. I have a belkin AVC006 dock that supposed to have 100w passthrough. When connecting the stock asus power adapter and my other 100w charger to the dock, it will not go above 25w , won't even boost for a short amount of time on both turbo and manual presets. Really wondering if it's this dock for some reason.

[@RypperGaming]

I've been out of town, but will be doing some testing with the new BIOS and a few different docks and chargers.

[@jimmytimber7074]

I have that first jsaux dock you showed and didn't realize it's only 60hz which only lets my tv run at 60 hz. Not a good dock for the ally correct me if I'm wrong. I'm pretty interested in the xg mobile if it's ever available. Good video though thanks.

[@RypperGaming]

Yea I would prefer 120hz for sure. I am supposed to be getting a new JSAUX dock soon for review so I will check that out on it.

[@jfoy.99]

It was my understanding that it's 60hz at 2K resolution. But at the 1080 that the Ally runs at, it will function at 120hz. Haven't tested this myself, but i read an review from someone who claims to have tested it.

[@jfoy.99]

​@@RypperGamingi Believe it runs at 60hz at 2K resolution, but will run at 120hz at the 1080p of the Ally.

[@ChuckTownRC51]

Why aren't you running on manual mode? Aren't those settings for manual mode?

[@RypperGaming]

Part of the issue with it not reporting correctly is that you cant get full power on manual mode with some power adapters and docks. So you have to run Turbo to get full power. I am sure they will fix that soon.

[@YelNatSttocS]

Nice to know. how about testing the power bank?

[@RypperGaming]

I am seeing a bit of this, but I don't have any to test yet. I may grab one for an upcoming trip and test it.

[@YelNatSttocS]

@@RypperGaming thank you. I just bought a ugreen 145w powerbank. I will use this once I got my ALLY next month.

[@hidden_name7469]

What are the power delivery readers called? I didn't find them in the description

[@RypperGaming]

Anker 100w PD Power Brick: amzn.to/3ptQhrq Thats the brick. The other two listed with it are docks/hubs.

[@hidden_name7469]

@@RypperGaming I meant the cable that reads the wattage input

[@juancarlosis300]

Can you please check if it’s possible to play batocera on the rog

[@HowardEmo]

so far no the ally wont boot to a different OS or boot from a micro sd card. ive tried it. if you want to play emulators on the ally best bet is emudeck, retroarch, launchbox or retrobat

[@GAMINGPC667]

Very useful video

[@mikemacioce4836]

My Ally stops charging while gaming with the charger plugged in and on “turbo” mode with the stock charger… Anyone else ?

[@zer0mike285]

Mine did the same. I think it was overheating issue. I ramped up the fans in manual mode.

[@mikemacioce4836]

@@zer0mike285 oh shit ! Did that fix the issue?? I returned mine thinking it was defective lol

[@zer0mike285]

Actually mine is still doing it now

[@mikemacioce4836]

@@zer0mike285 damn , sorry to jinx ya lol

[@mikemacioce4836]

@@zer0mike285 think we got a defective batch tbh

[@thewinthrops]

Great video. Ty

[@GAMINGPC667]

But the temperature 90 91 in turbo its ok or not?

[@JavierSegura]

The throttling temp for this processor is 100 °C , so yes, it's fine. It's quite high, but it shouldn't be a problem. I would still recommend to use manual mode, instead of Turbo, and adjust the fan curve to cool more.

[@ashleybean1318]

How are you playing at like 80 to 90 degrees? How's your ally not melted yet?

[@12rsz]

I think fan speed set to max in Custom profile?

[@ashleybean1318]

@@12rsz with mine I'm getting 60 degrees and the fans speed set to 80% when it hits 60 degrees, this is playing fallout 76 and halo infinite

[@RypperGaming]

I am not using the custom profile when plugged into a dock as you cant set it to 30w. I have to use Turbo for now. Once Asus patches this issue it should be able to handle it under a manual profile.

[@justinburwell3561]

Hopefully it gets handled. Im loving the Ally with all its glitches and problems, but ASUS has already drioppes ball with support. Radio silence directly after a product launch due to vacations and holidays isnt a valid excuse, its called on call, and best believe if something new dropped, while some vacations may be granted, what company goes completley silent with no support because everyone's off? Hoping its just bad managing and timing but so far by first impressions they're right on point for their lack customer support. All My asus and Rog updates are automated and nothing new since the drop. Not how you handle a new product launch

[@RypperGaming]

I agree. I think Asus could do better at that. There was a minor update on their ROG Discord, but not everyone is on there.

[@IMGhostRogue]

So I did the cloud recovery because I got a 1tb m.2, And in doing so I noticed I’m getting better battery life and I’m finally able to play d4 on medium settings at 1080p. My FPS I’m getting, I would say 55-80. With 55 being in town, to where as before the recovery I was getting 35-60 at 720p. I’m also able to emulate a lot better.

[@fairplayer916]

319 bios? all newest drivers?

[@IMGhostRogue]

@@fairplayer916 yes!

[@fairplayer916]

@@IMGhostRogue good stuff.

[@Dewkeyy]

did the 1tb alone give you that boost, im having same issue. if i try to run diablo 4 on 1080 its like 35 fps

[@IMGhostRogue]

@@Dewkeyy I honestly don’t know. I got the SABRENT 1tb m.2 2230. I know some ssd can help with performance but I’ve never seen it help that much.

[@volcalstone]

I have the XG mobile 6850M XT and I'm getting 30W Turbo Mode. This is a great combo if you were already going to get a dock. I'm also getting VRR over HDMI as well. Most docks out there are only HDMI 2.0 and aren't able to do this. I could play games in 4K @ 120Hz+. Hopefully Asus can fix this charging issue though and a few other things.

[@alexandrosr5179]

I wait for mine to come this week,are you happy with the XG mobile? Any tips welcome!

[@volcalstone]

@@alexandrosr5179 for the 6850M XT I did more testing yesterday. I would say it's more meant for 1440p gaming vs 4K. I had the same GPU in one of my prior labtop and I remembered it performing a lot better tho. There might be some sort of bottlenecking issue or so but I'm not 100% sure. I'm running into a lot of low system memory prompts while playing FH5. I guess 12GB isn't enough for my Ultra and Extreme settings? On my prior labtop I was able to run Extreme settings and got around 70-80fps. With the XGM 6850M XT I'm getting around 60fps instead. Both were running at 1600p 21:9 @ 144Hz. I don't remember seeing any low system memory prompts as well on the labtop. At the end I might need something with at least 16GB for my needs. I'm not sure if I will be keeping this as I'm about to do a 4090 build soon. If I get another XGM then it will probably be that 4090m one when it goes on sale or is cheaper. I wish the Ally had 32GB of RAM as well or was upgradable. Hopefully the next one does I guess.

[@volcalstone]

@@alexandrosr5179 I forgot that you asked for tips. 😁 The design of the exhaust is weird. I wish it shot upwards instead so placement is key. Try having the heat away from you if possible. Remember tho that it wasn't made for the Ally in mind vs their tablet so placement could be awkward at times as it's connecting from the top. Never unplug the XG mobile while it's in sleep mode or shut off. If you want to take the Ally with you then you need to start it up to only safely remove it using the procedures in Armoury Crate. Make sure you enabled VRR as this could do it over HDMI in addition to DP as well. Playing it in handheld mode isn't ideal and I haven't tried it yet as the cable is too short. ☺️

[@alexandrosr5179]

@volcalstone thanks man ,really nice to know the "unplug" from each other needs attention!

[@alexandrosr5179]

@@volcalstone how do you enable VRR?

[@mandomart7222]

😊

[@Unnamedguy101]

Can you suggest a Powerbank for this which I can use to play at turbo 30 watts

[@RypperGaming]

I've got one ordered and will let you know.

[@Unnamedguy101]

@@RypperGaming thanks