Desktop Guide for Rog Ally, Steamdeck Oled and Legion Go

[@idoblenderstuffs]

This is what I've done with my Steam deck for a very long time now. I got it during the 1 year sale and I've been just using it as my PC since my previous one was less powerful than the steam deck. I primarily use it for Blender and Unity stuff (ironically the basically the one thing you said you might not do it on) and it honestly works fine. I also felt like just still using the Linux operating system, which I was initially doing out of laziness but I've ended up having a great time with it.

[@xellesOR]

If it’s not a secret, how much have you used Steam Decks as a PC, how do you feel about working on a large monitor and using Linux in general? Thank you. P.S. There is an idea to sell PC with 3070 and take a steam deck or Lenovo.

[@CyberDopamine]

That’s super cool to hear!!!! Thanks for shining light on the steamdeck

[@idoblenderstuffs]

@@xellesOR as I said, I got the steam deck during the anniversary sale. I've been using it as a PC ever since. Also my pc didn't have a 3070 so idk what you're on about there.

[@luisgarza8636]

Am serprice u know about gaming handheld cuz i dont know about anything about cpu or gpu

[@robkinney1974]

I have the Legion Go. I like it quite a bit. I'm looking forward to Lenovo continuously improving the software and UI.

[@CraigHutcheon]

You're videos are incredibly helpful. I'm not super into specs and tech jargon, so I really appreciate your straightforward approach

[@CyberDopamine]

Thank you for that! I try to make it simple so everyone can understand. Appreciate it

[@MeepWasTaken]

Honestly, the Legion Go is a super cool device. The idea of owning a machine that can be used as a handheld, a tablet, AND a desktop PC is pretty appealing. It could honestly be a viable alternative to having a traditional desktop or laptop as your main device.That being said I own a Steam Deck, an RTX 3070 powered desktop, and I just ordered an ROG Ally. So obviously I'm not planning on getting this one at the moment. Perhaps in the future I'll switch over and sell my desktop rig and Ally but for now I'm just gonna refrain from spending more money lol. But it is pretty cool what Lenovo did here.

[@CyberDopamine]

Its super exciting stuff. You got it all dude thats awesome

[@Train-Simulator-Neil]

Thanks so much for producing this video about using the Legion Go with a dock and a monitor, this has really helped my decision about buying the Legion Go. Regards Neil (UK)

[@CyberDopamine]

Cheers m8!

[@StickyGeko]

Did you get it Neil?

[@cateliseblansbbg9221]

how was the performance? is it laggy or does the quality of the picture look bad like you were just simply screen sharing?

[@PhilTParker]

Get your money ready. It’s all about speed. You want Thunderbolt (or “TB” 4. Then it’s about I/O ports. The Ivanky dock isn’t TB4 but if you use it, you can EASILY buy some USB 3 to USB C converters. They are tiny and add almost nothing to the hub’s footprint. But I’m sidelining my Ivanky and going with an Acasis TB 4 hub. It has three TB 4 USB C outs which is great. To make use of TB4 ports though (and at that point you are almost THERE), you are going to need devices which send data at the highest speeds possible. I use my Lenovo Legion Go as both a PC and also for some gaming. I have all kinds of games installed…from DCS Flight Simulator to Halo Infinite, Star Trek Infinite and Battlestar Resurgence. So many titles to have fun with…and also the productivity option is off the charts with Windws, all of the office apps and AI (I use Google Bard).

[@Bag-Of-Hammers]

This thing is taking over my gaming laptop. When you buy this and log in to your Windows account, it installs all of your favorite files, bookmarks, home page......If you are a PC guy and know and use Windows, THIS is a great device to have. It will make you feel right at home and ready to Go.

[@CyberDopamine]

Thats true, windows seamless device to device integration is so well done.

[@carlitopicache629]

You’re off to a good start I think. Chill delivery, pleasant. I think maybe work to not have to hold the mic. But otherwise, I enjoyed the video. It’s a more accurate real life depiction of how to really put these gaming devices to use in our day to day. Keep it up, man.

[@SanchezCPT]

You’re done perfectly fine. Keep up the good work. I come to you when I need help with certain things or materials to get get for steam deck and now the legion go. Thanks for doing these videos. You should start making settings videos?? Option for the future!

[@CyberDopamine]

Thanks! Yes I will do more in depth things like how to’s. I’ll be doing a lot with steamdeck again and legion go as well

[@Temperature980]

Legion go with 2 ports makes it more reliable. One can be for charging while the other can connect to monitor and it keeps the heat under control.

[@DorkBunns35]

Great video man, happy to see you on my feed again. Keep it coming

[@CyberDopamine]

You’re an OG thanks!!

[@netrodex]

you know many companies tried to aim at gaming, but ! in the end of the day was much more... like I have the steam deck for the games I play, old and new, and at the moment I'm using my laptop for music and videos. I installed win on the deck to work as a full pc for awhile, blow me away! I made a whole song on it. Who knows what the future holds, but so far! once my laptop dies, I'm getting a handheld to work. I don't wanna duel boot linux.. hahaha the competition is growing and this is good.

[@CyberDopamine]

Dude that’s awesome. You put Ableton on that bad boy and started ripping it? Thats so cool

[@netrodex]

@@CyberDopamine exactly! damn you got spot on... Ableton live. Been using it since 2012. There's only one software that doesn't work on the win deck.. Davinci Resolve 18. prop going with ally or go next

[@zombhaze]

Thanks for this video. I have been debating switching to this so that I can travel with it better. My laptop is just bulky and heavy when traveling. I was concerned about using it with a monitor, so this helps me feel much better!

[@Quest1k]

That squeak noise made my dogs he’d bend every time 😂

[@CyberDopamine]

ahahahahaha cute

[@shawnwade302]

Id love the 4090 to plug into the ROG ally but $2000 is a little much

[@CyberDopamine]

Yeah it’s a wild price now

[@Oho159]

this is what i needed. compating new toys :) thank you :)

[@kaz0000us]

Great Job- keep them coming .

[@CyberDopamine]

On it! Thanks

[@Expectation69]

thanks im trying to buy a lenovo legion go as my daily driver and this video is very helpful

[@animationmann]

Saving Space is such a huge W for living in small spaces and electricity cost. Since the PC Components like Gpu eating electricity as if its free i really love efficient devices even more. I do not use the Steam Deck Docked simply because there is currently no youtube netflix UI for Controller and the missing support of Different Video Features because Netflix likes Intel Graphics.

[@CyberDopamine]

Yeah that’s valid. But what about steam decks desktop mode?

[@SolidHns]

Hey man, really enjoying your content. Keep up the good work :)

[@sadistical5787]

Keep it up, bro.

[@dudeistguru4090]

Great vid, everything I needed to know. Cheers bro

[@CyberDopamine]

Glad it helped

[@kznight]

Really good video and presentation. Keep it up!

[@CyberDopamine]

Dude thanks! I’m workin on it!

[@jiggy902]

i have the old jsaux dock and every once in a while when i plug it in the cable the screen gets like super pixilated and completly messed up i have to turn it off unplugg the cable plug it back in then it goes to normal but like u litterly cant jse it when it messes up because its almost like when u hit a tv and the picture just gets completly messed up

[@SultanAlkaabi]

Question, how to up scale in legion go ? And what best setting for legion go for external monitor or internal from your experience

[@denisvolkov7842]

Broski, thanks for the helpful review. Really cool vid. Do you have a preference in terms of which handheld to use docked to a monitor?

[@filipsalamon]

hey, can you please showcase adobe premiere pro, after effect on Legion GO? there is nothing on youtube so you migh be the first. Good to grow your channel. Also can you show us some games, I'm interested in strategies such as total war, age of empires game that are more for keyborad and mouse.

[@JayyKilz]

Loved the video, honestly

[@IRONxMONKEY1203]

Good video! I’m up for a laptop upgrade and was thinking of completely ditching the idea and just getting the Lenovo Legion Go. What does you travel set up look like? I stay in hotels often and wonder what I should bring if I had a Legion Go.

[@CyberDopamine]

So I got a pair of these vr glasses which I’ll upload, that gives me a second monitor. The one thing missing in the equation is a a foldable keyboard for the legion go. I’d assume we would see one soon.

[@Train-Simulator-Neil]

Hi, did you eventually buy the Legion Go as a possible laptop replacement ?

[@IRONxMONKEY1203]

@@Train-Simulator-Neil funny you should ask. A buddy of mine, just yesterday, sold me his LCD Steam Deck for $150 which has a desktop mode. I’m gonna putz around with it for awhile. If anyone has suggestions on a good travel keyboard and mouse I all ears.

[@IRONxMONKEY1203]

​ @Train-Simulator-Neil Update: I picked up a foldable keyboard ($20) for the lightest travel setup, then picked up the UPerfect FHD 1080p 15.6 inch monitor for $60 as well as the Logitech Pebble Keyboard and Mouse combo ($40) for longer trips and hotel stays. So far loving the versatility.

[@computergeak]

Super Solid video man! I'm kind of partial to a dock. I've been wanting to try one, but I have a gaming PC and I think it'd be counterproductive. What do you think? Oh and you might turn down the music there at the end of this one, it was a bit loud and hard to hear yah.

[@cateliseblansbbg9221]

what did you use to connect your legion go to your monitor on 1:15? did you use a lot like an egpu or just simply connected it with a wire?

[@MetalistCore24]

RGB Dock when you Connect legion go have you tested movies? Nextflix etc? Just to see how the quality looks on a monitor!

[@mykindofgaming7345]

Good way to think about. It. I have a asus rog strix g15 for 4 years. It was my dedicated daily rig. But I don’t even use it now. Because of the legion Lenovo go. lol

[@CyberDopamine]

Thats awesome!!! This is the future and youre one of the early adopters for it!!!

[@sugarman115]

Could you do a video on setting up the dock on legion go, I’m kind of new to this stuff and it’s comes up portrait etc on my monitor think video would be great it would help me and many others 😊 anyway great video ❤

[@kblasse997]

Enjoyed the video. Are there any other accessories you would recommend like a bag to carry everything

[@CyberDopamine]

I want to do a video on that very soon

[@gsharpshooter80]

Awesome video, quick question though where are your old videos? I remember you made a cool video about getting better FPS on Warzone with the steam deck by going into the bios and changing the uma buffer up and what settings worked the best when using windows to play warzone and was looking for the video to use as a reference point for the newest warzone to tweak the settings for best performance

[@CyberDopamine]

I’ll put them back on

[@lgtexas2013]

Can you connect a second monitor to it, say if I wanna watch a movie on on a 2nd display?

[@mar3372]

As soon as I got my deck I started watching your content it’s such a vibe man like just cool beans keep up the good work and I was thinking of getting an Asus Rog Ally but idk if I should. I really do want one instead of booting windows on my deck but I just want to know what do you think?

[@CyberDopamine]

Dude thanks a lot! I totally think you should get the ROG ally. There’s nothing it won’t play. And the performance is so dang good.

[@mar3372]

@@CyberDopamine thanks man I’ve been decided for a really long time I just didn’t know but once I saw your content and I kept watching even more I felt like I was on the same boat man, continue making videos like these man you really are a Goat!!

[@CyberDopamine]

@mar3372 heck yeah dude thanks so much

[@vachina14]

Can i ask, is it different like the detail graphic visual compared to a desktop playing 1080p? Or its like the same? I cant decide if handheld or upgrade my pc. Tia

[@CyberDopamine]

No there’s not a difference. Because the native resolution in these screens are 1080p

[@Ericraymond26]

I’m new to all this pc stuff I just got a legion go and monitor how do I make it where the screen is only on the monitor? Right now whatever I do on the Lenovo is done on the monitor like it’s mirrored or something and I can’t get the screen to fill up the entire monitor

[@Train-Simulator-Neil]

You can change this in windows "display" settings, KZbin guides are available for this action :)

[@daydreamerdav3450]

I would love to see some editing or anything non gamer both handheld and docked

[@jonlee237]

So with the legion go PlayStation and Xbox’s are just not necessary anymore?

[@fresco_dinero5155]

Yeah the RoG Ally is my main computer and gaming device. Got 1.5tb and a extra 1tb externally and tbh this makes me want to sell my ps5

[@MrFrenchToastStics]

I love ur videos man.

[@clenncapuchino]

Have you tried setting up a dual monitor on your legion go with JSAUX HB1201?

[@antonsho5515]

Hi. Thank you for your video. I bought the recommended Jsaux dock and connect my legion go to 2nd screen via hdmi port on the dock. I am experienced all youtube videos playing out of scynch between voice and video. The voice seems to go after the video for some unknown reseasons. I tested the cable connected directly to my surface pro 4 output to the same second monitor and the youtube videos has no out of synch issue. I do not have a cable to directly connect the Legion Go to the second monitor so i do not know it it was an issue with the Legion Go or the RBB JSAUX dock. Do you have this issue when connecting through the docking? If you have a direct display cable from Legion Go to the 2nd monitor, do you have any video issue? Thank you!

[@CheckTechNow]

excellent video!! i hope i l be able to buy one asap

[@CyberDopamine]

Thank you!!! Nothing wrong with being patient with getting one. The longer you wait the better they get

[@tristan2461]

Can you turn on the Legion Go remotely like a console? I want to use it like a Xbox when I’m chilling and as a Desktop when I’m studying.

[@m3rri3n36]

Do you need a dock, or can you simply use the appropriate USB C to HDMI 2.1

[@CyberDopamine]

HDMI works too

[@m3rri3n36]

@@CyberDopamine ah thanks for the swift reply bro

[@Br4nd0n94]

I got a 9in1 that I’m using for my legion go I’m still getting some screen tearing while emulating twilight princess hd. Do you ever get tearing ?

[@Kidrobot_fan]

Hey, just bought the rgb dock but finding a slight delay when I plug it in, know how to sort this out?

[@BaldBadger]

The go to hand held bro. I have a Legion Go on the way, but I am concerned about the windows 11 when my account on my pc is 10 still. Also, will it try to download my 5TB of games and files because of my windows account on my other pc with one drive?

[@CyberDopamine]

You should have a problem

[@CyberDopamine]

You have your own windows 11 license with the legion go

[@thomasusheriii971]

I want that RGB dock for the Onexfly that I just ordered because the onexfly has a 120hz screen. Will this dock be a lot better than a cheaper 60hz dock which I have several laying around the house?

[@_nadakorewa_]

Hi, love this video. Why if i have my ps5 on sleep the hdmi of my legion go start turning on and off? Overtension? Maybe the hdmi switcher isn t that good?

[@CyberDopamine]

I'd assume its the hdmi switcher thing on the tv but im not too sure

[@TopShelfHunters]

Are you getting the Steam deck to complete the trio ?

[@muhammadrizqullah867]

Any recommendations the cable type C for the RGB docking station

[@postmastergaming]

Im trying to use my legion go as a separate console and stream using a second pc with obs but even with a good dock i cant get the audio off of the legiongo into my 2nd pc speakers

[@artemmovsisyan8389]

actually for ally and legion go - you can buy an external video card and go with it to the performance of gaming laptops, if not better

[@artemmovsisyan8389]

as steam deck user i miss this function :(

[@toukoenriaze9870]

Technically never better because of the latency of the thunderbolt connector ... But it's extremely good and would be a massive upgrade (altho you would basically be doubling the cost of this)

[@tasinnazir7509]

Great vid!

[@CyberDopamine]

Thanks!!!

[@firstgarden5430]

How about using photoshop, office things, and presentation?

[@CyberDopamine]

100%

[@Kaioshinz]

does the ivanky give 120 fps while not being on 4k?

[@chillermiller8654]

Seems easier to do all the same things with more power for the same amounts of money in laptops. Fortunately laptops come with a keyboard and plenty of ports, just need that mouse/controller and it's good to go!

[@snwboi4evr]

As a laptop user, what I love about the handheld concept is it's portability. Laptops are of course more portable than a desktop but in reality, they really aren't super portable. Especially the modern gaming laptops, which I own. They are quite big, and battery runs for about an hour , and setting it up to play games is a hassle. These handhelds might have less power but being able to throw it in my bag, and take it out and game wherever I am sounds amazing. Even more the idea of being able to do some work on it.

[@CyberDopamine]

@snwboi4evr it’s an awesome day in age we are entering

[@chillermiller8654]

@@snwboi4evr I also have a steam deck, it's a thick boy to pack in my back pack. My laptop though is thin and fits in the sleeve without thickening out any space. I've also grown tired of the deck's incompatibility with many games whether bc of anitcheat or it's just too weak to run, or too clunky to play competitively in handheld. We all have our preferences and I'm glad there are options but I don't see how it's a better deal to pay for a thicker, weaker, no keyboard, smaller battery and screen, yet long and heavy for a hand held device over a similarly speced laptop. Apu laptops are cheap, and thin Gpu laptops can be had for the same prices. One day these things will be a lot more ergonomic, light weight, and more powerful gameboys at more affordable prices I hope.

[@snwboi4evr]

@@CyberDopamine that's for sure!

[@toukoenriaze9870]

The only problem is that when something goes wrong on a laptop your kinda out of luck xD

[@rileyhance318]

you should try setting up one of those egpus that work over thunderbolt. they have a really small one with a 6700xt mobile inside which would drastically improve performance on the ally and legion go since they have basically full scale laptop chips. the steam deck isnt really a good candidate for this since it only has a 15w 4 core cpu which is better for scaling to the Igpu built in

[@CyberDopamine]

As the channel grows and I’ll start getting stuff like that. Definitely want to cover that

[@cCcMamaw]

Could you please confirm that freesync is working on your external monitor using the ROG Ally and the Jsaux dock? Thanks

[@CyberDopamine]

When I get home I can sure

[@cCcMamaw]

@@CyberDopamineGreat, thanks! You can easily check if freesync is supported in the ATI adrenaline software: gaming tab then display. Freesync should be the first visible option.

[@CyberDopamine]

@cCcMamaw ok I’ll do that

[@Dboss74]

which deck is best for Legion Go?

[@CyberDopamine]

The last one I mentioned

[@RoeDeerMusic]

upscaling is by far not as good as you think. if u upscale ur 60fps to 180 its still MUCH worse then natural 120fps. yes, it helps a bit but its not a real gamechanger.

[@michaelbrindley4363]

I still dont view handhelds in good light for AAA games, way to many compromises still. Low settings and 60fps or lower doesnt sound great, its gotta be at least current gen console perf or better for bigger titles. The deck. Ally, etc is a great compliment to a proper pc imo.

[@toukoenriaze9870]

It would be insane if one day they like even surpassed laptops

[@mykindofgaming7345]

It’s just my Lenovo go, switch and gaming laptop.

[@Wunnabeanbag]

Bro do another vid like this but with frame gen

[@CyberDopamine]

I was thinking about doing that when I get back from my work trip

[@Wunnabeanbag]

@CyberDopamine will be waiting. Subbed and noti👍

[@Tony9992]

shit, yesterday I bought a dongle with 30HZ hdmi....i didn't check before😅

[@Fulcra]

Can you play Rust on this?

[@CyberDopamine]

Yeah for sure

[@Eevee_kwh]

🎮

[@mykindofgaming7345]

No buying new games or the same game again.

[@vcupiano]

NO thanks! I have a good PC and a Switch OLED with SO many amazing exclusive games, hell, Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are reason enough to own a Switch. In fact Zelda is the only reason I have a handheld right now.

[@berk8684]

good for you xD

[@jonathantroyer2822]

Nice thing about these though, is that you can literally play every single Zelda game that's ever been made across all systems, on just this one system

[@jonathantroyer2822]

Even BOTW and TOTK, and legally since you already own them by emulators and game roms

[@jonathantroyer2822]

Twilight Princess will be amazing on this handheld