I replaced my gaming PC...And I'm never going back

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I sold my gaming PC and replaced it with a Rog Ally, Legion Go, Steamdeck Oled.
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[@karthikeyanparasuraman9337]

I have to say this! You are really good at conveying how you feel about the product. Many reviewers say it is portable, ready-to-go and versatile. But you don't say stuff, you show us. The shots of you connecting it to the monitor, taking it to the car, putting it inside your bag just conveys a lot more than just saying things. I absolutely love your presentation! Keep it up!

[@CyberDopamine]

Hekc yeah thanks!

[@hotheadedgamer9126]

It's funny you mention the dad thing. There is a youtuber named Julien Melnick who talks about the awesomeness of being a dad and being able to game on the go. You should check him out.

[@whateverwithalex9083]

Dude just watched his video before I saw this!

[@InceptionAnims]

Lmao the example of the gf/bf is great 😭. I once played mk8 with my gf at school with it. The removable controllers are such a game changer

[@M4rio21]

Cuddling FTW. Should be in their marketing 😆

[@CyberDopamine]

Hahahaaha it’s true!!!

[@InceptionAnims]

I’ve acc seen lenovo ads on tiktok that focus on this exactly 😭

[@jaimerojas6578]

Man I really hope to see a revolution on the autonomy aspect of handheld PC gaming, there are some very promising advances on the Chip manufacturing aspect that could solve the issue, really hope that progresses and we are able to see results in the next 5 to 10 years

[@LightofHope17]

Love your channel!

[@CyberDopamine]

Heck yeah thank you!!!!

[@thegeekchief2941]

I want to say I appreciate that you mentioned you had to do multiple takes to make a shot work. That realism shows that experiences do not always work how it’s shown on a video.

[@CyberDopamine]

Oh thanks a lot man!!!

[@user-rx9px3vo2x]

As a gamer in my mid fiddys, your videos help me a lot! Took my Legion to the next level. Thanks friend!👍 Bought my 1tb Legion for 625 open box at my best buy!😂

[@CyberDopamine]

Brooooo you totally lucked out. 1tb hahaha that’s so rad

[@metagaminguniversemgu2240]

You should get the ROG XG Mobile to use as your dock and you can have external GPU level graphics performance at your desktop, then use the Rog Ally independently when away from setup.

[@NoRestEffect]

Your videos are vibes man. The old school tv in the back is a good touch. Also You should make a video about livestreaming from each handheld. Using webcams and such.

[@I9IIEIIYIIEIIS]

I wire my deck to my router and stream AAA games to it -- graphics maxed out. So i cant get rid of my pc. theres a million ways to game now-a-days. cool setup and vid.

[@smidlee7747]

Exactly. PC gaming is not like consoles where you only have one hardware option to play games on.

[@decisionparalysis7856]

Love your channel and your aesthetic sense of style, very pleasant. I am on the Steam Deck but would like to try the others also, pretty content and won't be able to afford another for quite some time. My pc is pretty dated now and it has been a godsend to me, price to performance. Keep on, you rock.

[@CyberDopamine]

Dude enjoy your steamdeck! I still use it like crazy and prefer it for a lot of the games I play. You’ll get there dude. I spend ALL my money on these devices I’m taking risks haha

[@fumangus69]

Very interesting to see people using these handheld PCs as their only pc. I don't see myself ever doing that because I want the power of a full pc with a proper GPU but still cool nonetheless

[@CyberDopamine]

It’s super cool stuff

[@bigload6]

Egpu with the lenevo Legion go my dude! Best of both worlds

[@BernardoOne]

To be fair most handhelds in the future will have a egpu port. I will likely use Steam Deck 2 as my main PC if it does

[@bigload6]

@@BernardoOne you don't want to be running Linux as your every day, trust me it's just a straight pain for everyday tasks.

[@kdubspencer3390]

People are already doing Egpu through the USB 4 ports ​@@BernardoOne

[@earthsbacon7409]

i wanna get a handheld so bad, but its kinda difficult to choose. your videos really cleared out a lot of the trouble i was having when choosing. love your videos man! dont stop making these!

[@MiggateNoGodku]

Get the Rog ally

[@mitchellgoldstein1573]

Get the deck oled if you like longer gaming sessions. The rest are pointless in handheld since they only last an hour which defeats the purpose of what it’s supposed to be

[@VcloutedX]

Get a legion the battery life for legion and ally is the same don’t listen to these ally liars the steam deck is by far the best battery life here’s the thing hardware you can’t fix but software you can even if updates are late you’ll be ahead bro go with the legion

[@Raven5321]

You need the ROG ally no question. Battery life is much better than the Legion Go, and it's way more capable than the Steam Deck because it's a PC.

[@samurai4663]

So many recommendations, which one did u choose?

[@Misfit626]

Nice monitor choice. I got the Oled G9 and they are beautiful

[@Kritex]

You definitely should get the XG Mobile for the ROG Ally when you dock it to your monitor, especially with an ultrawide.

[@snakeface5652]

This is exactly my setup! Different monitor, desk, and speakers, but I use an ROG Ally for my gaming and a Macbook for productivity. I much prefer the lifestyle of it, I don't need to be tied to the desktop. It has let me play games a lot more as someone who will travel a bunch. I can just take all of my computing power with me in my backpack and play games, and when I'm at home I can connect it up to my desktop and play with keyboard and mouse. I have even streamed games to friends on Discord while in bed from my ROG Ally.

[@0thers1d3]

Since I got my Legion Go, every day I look at my H6 Flow with a 7 7800X3D x670E and a Rog Strix 4090 and think about posting it for sale.

[@user-ly8yn4uo6m]

Yo bro sell it to me please 😢😢😢

[@sebysebyt12]

​@@user-ly8yn4uo6mno😂

[@0thers1d3]

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[@brrzurk]

CAP

[@ayeslump]

🧢

[@hobsonsaffiliatedllc8028]

I just bought the z1 extreme and I've been trying to watch everything I can. I did all the armory crate and windows updates but I don't know much about it for real

[@MercyCEO]

Yoooo! The ROG Ally had the AMD AFMF update today! Hoping to see a video from you on it in the future! Love your channel!

[@CyberDopamine]

Heck yeah bro!!! I’ll definitely be hopping on that

[@zigga967]

awesome to hear! I love AMD, i just built an all and rig with a 7800x3d with the 7900xt GPU. Red team!

[@skyrim2972]

@@CyberDopaminewould like to see it

[@intheblinkofagame]

Honestly these videos r like a warm blanket and a cuppa (Support from the UK)🇬🇧

[@jonathont5570]

Yes this how computers and basic docking stations function... Clean setup, easy usage.

[@TJ-cs6vu]

You were using bazzite, did you switch back?

[@Whispy1]

A few years ago, I was a console player but decided it wasn’t for me, I just recently upgraded from an LCD Steam Deck, to an Asus ROG Ally, and have been loving it ever since, also keep up the amazing work, I’m pretty sure I’ve been subbed to you since you had 4K subs!

[@DeadPiixxel]

@@snowsedward4361 he already answered your question

[@Whispy1]

@@snowsedward4361 TL:DR: I would go for the Asus ROG Ally if you can get it at a good price. It depends, are you looking at the oled steam deck or the lcd version? I sold my steam deck to buy a refurbished Asus ROG Ally in excellent condition from a Marketplace seller on bestbuys website for much cheaper than the base price, if you don’t have a good gaming pc or next gen console I would go for the Asus Rog Ally, since it’s much more powerful than the steam deck. The steam deck would have better battery life, but for me I usually plug my Rog Ally into an outlet if it’s available near me or I play only in smaller amounts of time, the screen is a lot better than the lcd steam decks screen, I personally recommend the Rog Ally, but it depends on what you want more in a pc handheld.

[@kylerclarke2689]

I really like your voice and your production, man. Sometimes I find it hard to follow you when you're off script but that's a tiny criticism

[@k0rupt]

Literally downgraded what was my main-rig that had a Ryzen 9 3900X and a RTX 2070 Super to only a Ryzen 3 3200G after I started using my ROG Ally docked. Only reason I didn't get rid of the main-rig entirely and just downgraded was because I do need a regular desktop PC for my proctored exams for school (tried using the Ally but its screen pops up as a second monitor through ProctorU). Otherwise I would 100% switch over with no regrets. Especially now that it supports AMD Fluid Motion Frames, the performance combined with Radeon Super Resolution upscaling games from 900p to 1080p is honestly insane.

[@devtv6260]

I have the rog ally extreme and I gotta say he makes a good point at the end about feeling less addicted to just a desktop pc especially if your a dad that has to watch a kid. I'm actually a dad with a 8 month old daughter. And it makes it %100 times better than if I was on pc. She even likes to try to play it herself lol.

[@peterkoh5632]

External GPU will be limited by Thunderbolt cable. Expectations have to be managed.

[@jonathaningram8157]

I bought a dock for the Deck plugged on my TV. It's very useful for emulation gaming for instance if I want to switch to a bigger screen or use a controler. It's quite cheap too (don't buy the official Steam Deck dock).

[@smidlee7747]

PC gaming is my hobby. I don't replace my laptop and desktop. I just have more location to play games. There is still plenty of PC games that runs just fine on my old 7 year old laptop for example ( it out performs these handhelds) even though I have a newer laptop. I'll play newer demanding games on my desktop. One reason I'm a PC gamer is I'm not stuck with a single piece of hardware. Now I have PC desktop, laptops and finally PC handheld. (and a Switch) I like handhelds but I think they are over hyped. I even play my Switch docked to my TV in my bedroom over half of the time.

[@micahrobertson37]

Great video. I will say though, the devices do bottleneck the eGPUs. So, for the same amount of money you would get better performance out of a $2k laptop then a $2k Ally + eGPU setup. And even more out of a $2k desktop setup. The decision is the level of portability that is important to you.

[@edwincuret2289]

Thats a fire setup 🔥

[@gjeraldh2989]

great video. i will say though i've had no issues going from handheld do docked on windows on my rog ally. i do it everyday to play valorant and sometimes do some work if my laptops not with me.

[@CyberDopamine]

That's awesome. Did you sync your rig with your laptop?

[@gjeraldh2989]

​@@CyberDopamine Yup, setup is very similar to yours. The future for handhelds is looking great rn.

[@rl6771]

Awesome content man. Never change

[@1World1Love]

This guy might be the next MKHB. SO GOOD!

[@CyberDopamine]

Dooooood that means a lot thanks!!

[@1World1Love]

@@CyberDopamine just started watching your content and it is excellent. Keep up the good work and don’t give up.

[@CyberDopamine]

@1World1Love brotha we just getting started!!!!!

[@kingforkings]

I forgot to mention: These Z1e and 7840U handhelds are ALL as fast as notebooks like the T14 minus power limiter is way stricter. If it would not be 16GB Vram, then these are faster than all current 780m series AMD APUs.

[@winstonwilkins]

Have you ever tried egpu with bazzite on either of your handhelds?

[@Muhluri]

not with how janky windows is. Earlier today I took my hibernated ally out of my bag only to notice it never shut off properly and the fans were still running

[@AtenedoroGonzalez]

Ive veen using mini gaming pcs like the GPD Win line of devices for years now as my primary PC. I currently switch between the Legion Go and GPD Win Mini connected to my external GPU. I even use them for work in my office connected to docks. Its awesome to depend on just one device for everything. I also use a Nexdock, which works much better with the GPD win Mini since its so small.

[@olliefrancesco5348]

this first person review is very "in game". Well done. however the proposed solutions, mackbook and handled combined, are quite expensive. I almost don't play anymore as for work I'm always in front of the PC and at the end of the day my mind needs entertainment. However, I'm really evaluating these handled because in the end I could do some gaming sessions in other contexts and finally get back to my passion. the other thought remains the longevity of the handled ... how many years could I play with it well until reaching the end of its life cycle?

[@CyberDopamine]

I would say probably for years if you’re up to date with the latest games and the performance starts to nag on ya a bit. But as far as wear and tear goes, 1 year seems like a drop in the bucket and they’re ready for another 3

[@olliefrancesco5348]

@@CyberDopamine Thanks for the reply. I therefore think that the cost divided by years can be tolerable, certainly it is not the longevity of a console, but you can find many valid games for a fraction of the cost. as regards a possible legion go 2, someone says that it is imminent, even if I don't believe it... what do you think? Thank you

[@RoyalBoyle78]

What Dock are you using and what kind of HDMI cable? Thanks

[@zan9925]

When i bought it the legend z1 extreme and connected it with my monitor and keyboard and a mouse...ooooo boy il never go back to tower pc. I dont need high quality 4k rtx gaming things. and you can always use LOSSLESS SCALING it just gives you more frames and smooth gameplay! it has absuletly everything you need. ofcourse it may have some little flaws but best thing i ever bought!

[@Justin-ix1th]

9:07 as a 24 year old husband and father the steam deck is a real blessing to my life like seriously what you say is so true

[@JohnVespucci-kg5jo]

When I had to choose between the legion go and the rog I picked legion because the letter buttons were just brutal… it was like mashing a shirt button… too loose not clicky at all. No resistance. Mashed potatoes.

[@itzdcx7991]

I just realized he's recording this using a VR HEADSET THATS actually pretty cool

[@wesbyEric]

I dont think thats a G9, maybe a g7. aspect ratio seems 21:9, not 32:9. Still amazing though enjoy

[@mohammedalkhajeh5502]

It’s a G8

[@RobLeonard]

Kept thinking I was playing cyberpunk with the emotive hands with all the metal on them.

[@CyberDopamine]

Bahaahhaahahahahahah that was funny. That’s good dude

[@johnhusstongco1130]

Use Glidex and you can access both at the same time (Unify Control)

[@Madblaster6]

I suggest a KVM for even easier switching.

[@Darius97077]

i personally wouldn't replace my desktop for a handheld i like my handheld as a secondary device like a laptop

[@unchartedfactory8517]

Which one do you think is better legion go or rog ally ?

[@Madara-js1fb]

My advice to go with legion go it’s ( laptop - tablet - gaming handheld )

[@julianf40ify]

Installed bazzite the other day and been happy with it lol dual booting for the win as well

[@CyberDopamine]

Bazzite is so awesome. Enjoy that legitness

[@user-cq9cj6gv5u]

Give it time, you’ll go back.

[@increditoaster]

i took it a step further and use DEX

[@karrikamp]

If you get your hands on a gpu that might be a fun video to make with your hand held

[@doolittle_]

Excellent video!

[@samganji6987]

I have a question about the sleep mode. I have a Steam deck and the sleep/resume is fantastic. I also dual boot windows on it and the sleep/resume there is glitchy! Sometimes it crashes on resume. Sometimes controller doesn't work on resume. I just want to know your experience with the Legion Go's sleep/resume experience compared to Steam Deck's linux. Thanks.

[@MatelChi]

On windows you should disable hibernation and it will work, been using windows on deck for a year already, no issues

[@samganji6987]

@MatelChi I have windows dual boot on Deck too because of gamepass games. So I don't even have steam on it. I use handheld Companion to have the controllers work with Xbox app but sometimes after sleep/resume controller don't work in game. They work in desktop. I have to restart the game to have it recognized. Hibernation is turned off. Using steam on windows was a better experience but I have issue with gamepass games. I think it's a windows issue. The workaround kinda is minimize the game before sleep so that when resumed, I re-enable handheld companion and pray it works in game when I maximize the game again otherwise I am stuck in game menu.

[@MatelChi]

Oh that sucks, I don’t dual boot but I also do not use Handheld Companion, I use SteamDeck Tools it have never failed me, I have put my steam on sleep mode for hours and just pick it back up and continue playing with no issues, you could try SDT maybe it works better for you

[@shekakugaming7602]

Oled deck has the best battery life of them all love my 512 oled

[@InceptionAnims]

How do you feel about the ally’s build and feel? Like, I felt it in a best buy once and it honestly felt kinda cheap? I was planning to get it but eventually settled for the GO

[@CyberDopamine]

I love the look and feel. I made a video on the ROG ally and I talk a lot about the durability and stability of the device

[@Jason-ob1fq]

Its plastic but very nice and sturdy plastic I have no worries about sturdiness. Feels like a new xbox controller if you ever had one

[@luca7x689]

Kannst du kompakte eGPUs empfehlen?

[@Tom090586]

And i replaced my legion go woth a gaming laptop never going back

[@zigga967]

hey mannn. Curious, I have very good internet n my cloud gaming on gamepass is still super choppy at times. whats your secret on the ally? Also, (for those reading who don't have one) these devices are such a great way to also figure out if PC gaming is something for you. I loved my Ally experience so much, I've now upgraded toa 7900xt gaming rig.

[@CyberDopamine]

Waddup! So for cloud I think what matters more than up and down speeds, is your connectivity consistency. So maybe you can reinstall the drivers, or change the router to something more up to date. If not those, then it’s out of your control because it boils down to you Ethernet/internet provider

[@zigga967]

@@CyberDopamine thanks man!

[@palooza1]

great video, Miles. Makes me think about considering doing this. I still love having high fps in very graphic intense games, but maybe i can settle for 60-100 fps in the games i like.

[@kewlztertc5386]

Isn't the future great? It's only going to get better and better as far as tech goes.

[@I7VCEPTION]

is that starfield @3:58?

[@FruitLoop2020]

So which of the 3.. ROG / LEGION / DECK, is your preferred

[@milesmontierth6241]

he made a video on that

[@BigMoEnrgy]

When you have the ally docked and plugged into your monitor does it charge at the same time? Or you can only do one thing at a time?

[@smidlee7747]

I know I can connect a battery to my portable monitor and it will charge my Steam deck or Switch and power the monitor at the same time. I don't think the power adapter that came with the monitor is strong enough to do both just power the monitor. It has two usb-c ports so I can connect deck or switch ubs-c cable and the power for the other port.

[@justinladd364]

I was under the impression that you preferred the Legion GO more and that it was better than the ally, is that true?

[@CyberDopamine]

I wouldn’t say it’s better, it’s just the screen is more comforting to me on the GO. As far as desktop setups go, my experience with the ROG ally have been a lot better

[@emilyschiffman]

Love this vid!!!

[@mikelreborn3254]

Wonder if FL studio would work with it well.. found one for 499 used..cheaper than a Acer predator Helo..

[@ryan10057]

it can run ableton, fl will probably be even better

[@ozkino4047]

Where can i order the discord

[@itsdeonlol]

W SETUP!

[@SelvarajuManivannan06]

I already told u rog ally is the best handheld gaming device. I experience 2 issues 1. Battery : as a working guy I don’t have more than 1hr per day for gaming 2. Sleep : but windows hibernate does the job. Now everything cool !!!

[@smidlee7747]

In other words the Ally is the best handheld for someone who doesn't have time for gaming. That's like a golfer doesn't have time for golf and plays putt-putt instead.

[@SelvarajuManivannan06]

@@smidlee7747 ha ha bro.. if u spend more than 1hr for gaming per day.. then u r jobless person.. ally performing better than steam in every way and gives me 1.5hr battery for big aaa games.. so cry with ur deck

[@smidlee7747]

@@SelvarajuManivannan06 I'm a PC gamers long before PC handhelds. PC gaming is my hobby. I have a 7 year old laptop that outperforms all these handhelds. Lately I've been playing Unicorn Overlord on the Switch and not even think about the battery life. Perfect game for the Switch to play on the go. I don't just play triple A titles. These handhelds are not ideal to play current triple A (PS5) titles. (neither is my 7 year old laptop) They are more ideal playing older and indy titles.

[@SelvarajuManivannan06]

@@smidlee7747 every console is not perfect.. rog ally outsold steamdeck in india.. we love ally performance. We don’t have all day for gaming. It’s good for 1hr gaming per day

[@AndruComedy]

Mac for media production. #myth

[@soyjeans]

What dock do you use?

[@coyoteemark]

It’s the rgb one from jsaux. I have one and it’s brilliant.

[@datboi7116]

old money for sure

[@denzelitoguiruela2906]

Rog ally vs legion go?

[@loitersquadX]

Can u please help me bro. Please help me set up my legion go. I have an ally and legion go. My rog ally is running smooth and good graphics my legion go is running very choppy. Can u tell me what performance settings u use. I use 6gb vram 30 watt custom. Full fan speeds and its just not good like my ally!

[@CyberDopamine]

It's the same for me too! My rog ally performs the best

[@loitersquadX]

@@CyberDopamine wow !!! Well did u get fluid motion frames to work on the legion?

[@kdubspencer3390]

Is that the Odyssey oled g8 monitor?

[@CyberDopamine]

Yeah dude

[@kdubspencer3390]

@@CyberDopamine it's on sale right now for $600 and I want to get it but I don't feeling like dealing with trying to sell my dual monitors 😮‍💨.

[@CyberDopamine]

Dude I bought it on sale, and I still have buyers remorse so I might return it tomorrow. But I will say that it beats my older 2 monitor setup hands down. But I don’t use it like I would with dual monitor. It’s just one giant monitor

[@Muhluri]

Watching this on my ally lol

[@nathawayhoa1971]

No disrespect but as someone who has a gaming pc and several handhelds, I don’t see why you would ever replace your gaming setup with one of these. I daily drive my legion go but when I NEED more power (you will run into a lot of memory and vram issues playing some newer titles, even on low settings and your resolution turned down), I will use my gaming pc. This is definitely something to supplement your existing setup if you already have one. If this is ALL that you have available to you and you don’t already have a pc, then I can definitely see how using a handheld in this fashion could be more convenient.

[@KiwisDownUnder]

Well, this is my usecase and will likely retire my gaming PC as a result. There's a couple of games I might miss out on, such as EFT but I might also take my GPU and develop an eGPU. So, the Go (which is the handheld I have bought), is a nice middle ground to a console, gaming PC and smartphone. Do whatever works for you.

[@0thers1d3]

Got my Legion Go 2 months ago and used my PC with a 4090 twice.

[@kingforkings]

If the goal is to get a handheld gaming setup instead of a gaming pc because it feels nice, portable and more appreciable, then this is the way to go. If you need a notebook then go for a Thinpad T14 if no dedicated GPU is needed or get a GPD win min 2023 with 32 GB to be future proof but the price is steep. 32 GB ram or 20 should be a standard for especially windows handhelds before installing Loooonix

[@skyrim2972]

I really like the design of the Rog Ally one of the best if not the best looking handhelds out there

[@Longjumping-War2484]

Get an egpu with a RTX 4080, then we can talk!

[@arkadeepchattopadhyay1371]

Are you showing the handheld or your game setup marketing 😅

[@Artemius8]

🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂

[@MobileDecay]

I replaced my gaming pc with a banana. 😊

[@lapuestanegraofficial5044]

Duhhhhh

[@n8dawg727]

No Way this would be better than a pc unless you have a super old computer. Portability yeah maybe but no way it's better than a 7800x3d and 7900xtx. Probably a paid ad/sponsorship

[@DiaMondx2]

dont go to your gf house pls and stay at your home and good video edit: wear 1 finger ring not 4 no hate

[@iammisterugly]

My Aya neo next pro has no issues besides Hunt showdown not playing 😭