Legion Go changed my mind about handheld gaming

[@HooktonFonnix]

The Go is the only handheld I've used that doesn't hurt my hands when playing for longer than 30 minutes. Perfect for larger hands

[@CMDai1]

Thank bro, the review I finally understand

[@SheldonMcclain]

You really need to adjust your bios settings some of your complaints are invalid.

[@trysometech52]

Which settings?

[@lammyjammer6670]

​​​@@trysometech52You can set the VRAM to Auto in the BIOS and you'll get most of the RAM while on the desktop instead of having a fixed allocation on the iGPU. The OS then manages the iGPU RAM allocation as needed during gameplay. That's probably the best setup for you with an eGPU since you'll have almost the full 16GB at your disposal as system RAM.

[@trysometech52]

I believe the default is auto, which is 4gb (as I recall). And it's not great if you have to go into BIOS every time, right? Anyway, now I see that I need 32gb minimum

[@lammyjammer6670]

@@trysometech52 No. Auto allocates 250mb while out of games. When you run a game, Windows negotiates how much VRAM the game is going to need and decide how much to allocate. Auto is also not the default option because some games hate it and won't work with it on unless you use any disable VRAM check flags to open them with.

[@trysometech52]

Then probably I was wrong and 4gb is default. Thanks for the info

[@horticultural261]

i think it have potential be a beast after some time and updates

[@Cornusse]

I remember seeing your video about E-GPUs back in the day and what progress you've made! Love to see lil'content creator growing up!

[@trysometech52]

Thanks man, I'm glad to hear that

[@McSmurfy]

I almost bought the Go, but then realized that I wanted a handheld console like experience without the hassle. So, I got the Deck Oled and now can play my Steam, PSP and Epic Games on it, plus Remote Play for my PS5 and have my library easily accessible in one spot. I am having fun with Just Cause 3 now and surprised how flawlessly it runs at High graphics with 45fps 90hz, I don't regret taking this over the Go (plus the battery life on Oled is amazing).

[@SidneyRJames]

Thank you for making this video. I have the original Steamdeck and Switch OLED. I may get this too probably next year.

[@trysometech52]

Maybe even second generation of it

[@Analog.Digital]

Might want to mention the "not-seamless" experience when going from iGPU to eGPU while the game is running. For example, if you're playing Divinity on the go, then get home and hook up to eGPU, a restart of the game is required for applications to detect the eGPU. Some games like Yakuza 6 only have checkpoint saves and will not be ideal with this hybrid docking setup.

[@HealthTruthMovement]

What card could you recommend for 1440p gaming?

[@charleyweinhardt]

So I have a question or an idea which doesn't seem to be possible, but I believe that the right extra tech savvy person could do it. The Lenovo legion go has two Thunderbolt ports and a lot of Lenovo laptops are usable as an external monitor so I'm wondering couldn't somebody somehow ( with enough determination) make it so the legion go could output through one Thunderbolt through an E GPU and then back through the other Thunderbolt port to its own screen as an external monitor, in order to cut down the severe performance loss of going back and forth through the same cable... ? I'm really interested in setting up an eGPU but I want to use the legion go's screen and I already have a 4070 TI and a 3080 on hand as well as a good 800 Watt PSU

[@trysometech52]

Hey, I don't think that's possible. eGPU not designed to support video OUT form that Thunderbolt port

[@charleyweinhardt]

@@trysometech52 yeah never mind my daydreaming, I'll be happy enough front of the standard back and forth

[@Elledan3101]

8:52 ha! I knew it! I felt a slavic accent from the first seconds of the video

[@EvManDudePerson]

Hi, great video. I'm trying to figure out the optimal eGPU setup with the Legion Go, since 4090 is overkill. What do you think is the sweet spot?

[@trysometech52]

Hey, I think something like a 4070 (if you need more VRAM, get the Ti version) so you can use DLSS/FG. But still check out my GPU vs eGPU video if you haven't already.

[@irosso125]

Use 40XX series. I am almost certain that Frame Generation doesn’t need bandwidth from USB

[@trysometech52]

@@irosso125 You are correct, but only for external monitors

[@irosso125]

@@trysometech52Well... You are the first person I’ve heard of who uses power of eGPU in portable mode 😅

[@bukhlfan]

Great video mate like the setup and u inspired me to buy the legion go and order the th3p4g3 , but i read that the th3p4g3 not plug and play on legion go or handheld devices in general u have to be in windows canary build but i saw with in your video it’s work flawlessly, can u confirm if you run into any issues, any advice can help , thanks in advance

[@trysometech52]

Hey, thanks mate :) I never had any issues with the th3p4g3. It was hot-swappable with every device I've tested.

[@JimCamel37]

Does the right analog really come off for fps mode?

[@trysometech52]

2:48

[@drifter4training]

onexplayer x1 is not bad but the MinisForum V3 seems to be a better option despite the price tag since the hardware is soldered and the screen is big..

[@trysometech52]

yeah looks interesting, but 14-inch is already a laptop territory

[@thisaintjwan]

where u get the egpu case brother?❤

[@trysometech52]

Added link in the description :)

[@weeyenseng]

If you don't mind to play game in lower settings, legion go is fine. Built in Gpu even struggle to run 900p. Reduce resolution from native resolution is not same as lower native resolution. That why the win always with steamdeck. Note:I don't own steam deck but rog ally. Even rog ally cause pain to my wrist

[@trysometech52]

I can agree that a 1200p screen would be perfect for Legion Go, but like I said, I played my list of games at native resolution just fine.

[@Eevolved32]

I can play them at native resolution just fine also

[@Filipengra]

ive seen this video on my legion go in the kitchen. after see some Television on it. In a few minutes i will connect to my th3p4g3 with a 3080 to play some AAA games. At work, when i have time, i play with with a GPD G1. I also have a steamdeck that i use. i stream from the legion go connected to the 3080 to the steamdeck in bed to play games. it is a jack of all trades.

[@trysometech52]

Wow, that's a lot of handhelds

[@Filipengra]

@@trysometech52 only two. A second hand steamdeck and a legion go. The gpd G1 is a e-gpu device.

[@trysometech52]

Oh you’re right, mixed up that with Win 1

[@neneroars5891]

I don't mean this in a bad way but this is more a tablet handheld then just a handheld by default.

[@bobbastian760]

GPD winmax 2 2023 is my only computer, very capable, 32Gb ram

[@Hugokrs]

Great review, I subbed

[@itsdeonlol]

W review!

[@DJANDRESTARZ]

Great video but some of the stuff you were talking about like everyday apps, you can go in the bios and configure how much ram the gpu uses. As for editing videos and creating content like music, set a custom tdp or use the performance with os performance set to balanced. You may also want to adjust the fan curve as well. Havent had any issues

[@trysometech52]

Yes, of course I tried the performance mode for video editing, and I could change the RAM settings in the BIOS, but it would be odd to change the settings every time you changed tasks. Also, my desktop PC uses about 20-25GB of RAM when editing 4K video, so that would be almost pointless. Still, it's not what a handheld should do, but I had to give it a try :D Glad you liked the video thought :)

[@osigang]

nice review

[@aaronhope_]

Yo I need some advice

[@skerritv3455]

Tenerife ? :D

[@trysometech52]

It's in Italy, Etna :)

[@seppeseppe-jq7nr]

fast charge bios setting , jesus ....

[@trysometech52]

If it's disabled by default, then Lenovo engineers did it for some reason and turning it on may not be the best idea (probably temps are too high and fast degradation of the battery). If it doesn't have a good reason, then disabling fast charge by default sounds even sillier. I usually don't think about such questions when buying modern devices, because it always works by default. Does that make sense to you?

[@romanturchenko8058]

0:08 Синяя смерть? 🙂

[@trysometech52]

Как и полагается уважаемому Windows девайсу)

[@a.n.3284]

I absolutely hate this device. A large and relative heavy brick connected with 2 cheap hollow controllers. It feels awfull. It's riddled with bugs and Lenovo is very slow with updates. Maybe they already given up on this device. I'll never buy another handheld from Lenovo again.

[@ВасяСелезнев-ъ7ь]

Здорово

[@Eskoxo]

steam deck i feel like is already gigantic so imo this thing kinda defeats the purpose of being portable just carry small laptop.

[@Eskoxo]

@@Eevolved32 at what point does handheld become a laptop when its so gigantic only difference is a keyboard.

[@oo0Spyder0oo]

Kind of what I’ve been thinking while seeing if any of these are what I want. Wouldn’t a laptop with a huge screen and an Xbox controller do more than these devices especially as they have better gpu’s and processors? I get the smaller size for sitting on a plane or other transport but my purpose would be in bed for a game or two. Would the legion go be silly for my purposes?

[@Eskoxo]

@@oo0Spyder0oo I use steam deck in bed all the time and holding it in hand for more than an hour is eh meh so Legion go would be even worse and what i do on high gpu demand titles is just stream to my deck from my main desktop. If i could redo what i got id probably just trade in my lcd deck into oled one as it works like a console unlike windows devices.

[@oo0Spyder0oo]

@@Eskoxounfortunately the steam deck isn’t available here or I would have got one a few days ago when I started looking into these. Valve are missing a large market. I would have preferred oled on this Legion as my Nintendo switch is oled and it’s a huge difference to the lcd version.

[@Eskoxo]

@@oo0Spyder0oo oh id prob go with rog ally then as it's smaller

[@TheSpiritedFendron]

scuffed Deck