ROG ALLY X - Handheld on STEROIDS

[@Zurosake]

i’m getting 100+ frames on cod at 1080p turbo preset, this thing is insane 😭

[@BlueshellGamer]

Its sick!

[@nathanjuan6042]

Same I do prefer sharper and crisper image of having higher resolution than having OLED that only has 800p. Once you go 1080p its hard to go back at the same time that VRR helps as well making a game smooth while having a 1080p with 120hz , Frame Gen, FSR 3.1 the original Ally has it. Bit exited what the next gen ally has to offer hoping for a 1080p OLED with VRR and a thinner bezel and bit larger screen while retaining the same size as the original and next Gen processor from AMD or maybe we can see it having a dedicated GPU like NVDIA inside.

[@iikatinggangsengii2471]

nintendo switch is the only console using nvidia tegra, others go amd on both cpu and gpu

[@iikatinggangsengii2471]

with such domination in gaming rigs amd games is real and expected to have high qualities in near future, esp since they been working with unreal engine

[@nathanjuan6042]

@@iikatinggangsengii2471 I’m a fan of AMD too, but I believe having competition will only make them better. The more competitors there are, the more competitive the pricing will be. Just look at Qualcomm-without much competition, their chipsets are expensive, and that's why most phones are priced above $1k due to the lack of alternatives.

The only thing that buggs me that they hopüefully fix via bios update is that we can't yet boot from the sd card. There are some amazing distros designed for emulation, which can be put on a sd card and be transfered from device to device.

[@kewa_design]

ITS a technical Hardware limitation sadly

[@n64billy]

I like your video style, and you got straight into D2 performance - Best video comparison for me so far! Thanks for making this video.

[@squad4yt103]

Imo ally x is better choice than ally bcz for extra 100 bucks you can get 2280 slot keeping in mind that 2230 are expensive and big battery and extra 8gigs of ram which we can convert it into vram which will help in future gaming, and peoe been complainin about their warranty issue its not bad in every country so x is better choice

[@Alupl]

If you don't have one and considering brand new prices - yeah X is way better for the money. The problem is for ppl like me who own 1st one or those who consider buying used one which comes at even half the price of X :) I mean I want the new X but price wide it's hard to be worth the upgrade ... especially with new Intel APUs one the horizon like MSI Claw 8 AI+ (what a name)

[@illogik]

@@Aluply’all should’ve waited

[@kiss4luna]

X is a great improvement over the original, except the AMD cpu. and the ram upgrade hugely improves the iGPU performance.

[@xWaxxy]

Given that all batteries degrade, is this battery replaceable?

[@Antixxz]

Yes you can remove the battery realy easy. Its made to be thake apart if the user whant to change the ssd feks

[@xWaxxy]

@@Antixxz nice, thanks for taking the time to answer

[@paulsegrue5133]

I would recommend not using a 100W fast charger and limit charge to 80% for longer battery health. I am curious how much a replacement 80W battery would cost for this.

[@devyn.johnston]

Yes, ASUS will sell spare parts both within ASUS and with third party sellers.

[@cynicalcomedian4428]

supposbly intels lunar lake is coming soon and its supposed to be 14% more powerfull but the z2 extreme is also being worked on

[@MohammedZainChoudhary-yl7uo]

Please do a charging test with 65 watt

[@Keemochi420]

everyone should get an oled handheld gaming device because it doesnt feel delay when playing games in low FPS

[@wrathofoprah9557]

Can it suspend/resume like the steamdeck though without issues now? That's critical for a portable.

[@cynicalcomedian4428]

yes

[@BillSavage]

What did you use to display the fps? I love the way that looks

[@devyn.johnston]

It's a custom overlay I made in MSI Afterburner. Ive been needing to make a "how to" video on it, I know a lot of people are interested.

[@BillSavage]

@@devyn.johnston thank you

[@achyuthsuchit1445]

@@devyn.johnston Yes please! It's clean af.

[@lowercvse]

@@devyn.johnston Holy moly. A week or two ago I tried to Google Fu this overlay and there's a LOT of people that were trying to figure it out. 😂

[@carlosbarrantesb]

@@devyn.johnston would love to see that

[@adhi1150203]

how's the performance on docking mode? I hope the Ally X could be good enough for 1440p

[@5555dhoni]

awesome device, i'll stay on my original ally for now

[@princechikwa2515]

Like how many hrs can you get if you play warzone

[@kewa_design]

​@@princechikwa251530-50min

[@NoName-fn6ee]

I would have kept the XG Mobile Connector and ad a USB A 3.0 for a dongle or something else. Thunderbolt eGPUs are very expensive and the Bandwith can limit more than 50% of the card, XG Mobile is much better and you can get the XG Mobile 3080 much cheaper used. But nice Video! I am curious to see the Rog Ally 2 with a decent AMD Z2 Chip maybe next year!

[@light3267]

the fans are really silent compared to the rog ally which is a big plus for me

[@solomonkane408]

800 is alot man i got my 1tb SD oled for 400 .

[@Machistmo]

And its Asus. If anything goes wrong and it has the stick drift problem (its common) they will hit you for at least 200$ US Dollars or keep your console. Their customer service is frightening. WILL NEVER BUY ASUS AGAIN.

[@chibilawl]

@@Machistmo not trying to invalidate your point, but i thought the ally x has hall effect sticks now? im sure something else would probably break easily though lol

[@FierroSev]

​@chibilawl they don't have it Hal sticks but you can replace them easily.

[@Kizzy_B]

​@@Machistmothx for the warning!

[@JohnBowen17]

While I get what you mean, 400 is not a new price for an OLED steam deck 1tb and 800 is the new price for the Ally X. 650 compared to 800 is a more realistic comparison. I’d recommend waiting till ally x goes on sale and look for an open box version of it. It’s still going to be a lot of money but it’s meant for people okay spending more and want to play games Linux does not naturally support

[@Machistmo]

It's the handheld from Asus they tried to blackmail Gamers Nexus into paying them money, like 200$ to fix a clear warranty issue.

[@aeskellion]

they took accountability and things are heading in a good direction now.

[@Renegade_Rabryn]

​@aeskellion they didn't take accountability on their own. They dodged it at first, trying to dupe everyone. They only started taking it when they realized Gamers Nexus wouldn't stop and it was hurting their image. A new issue with them will arise in a year or so after the heat is gone. This wasn't their first dance.

[@CJTheTokay]

You can buy it from Best Buy and not deal with that…

[@CuriousTinkering]

Don’t buy it then?

[@crestofhonor2349]

@@Renegade_Rabryn Well that's what you do with a company otherwise they will take advantage of that

[@strayzilla]

Looks awesome. Although I have a Steamdeck I hardly play.

[@le_nirnoy]

Youre getting comfortable with making the videos. now it really feels like youre giving your own thoughts instead of speaking from a script. Love to see that! Keep Pushing man!!💪

[@miguelcollado5438]

i don't understand the 24GB of memory... they could have placed a full 32GB and increased the shared VRAM amount to 6/8GB like other handhelds do

[@crestofhonor2349]

Why would you want 32gb? 8gb for the GPU and 16gb for the GPU is perfect for a device that mostly runs at 1080p. 32gb wouldn't make a difference and just be more expensive. The default is already 8gb

[@miguelcollado5438]

@crestofhonor2349 the price wouldn't be that much higher, I would suspect packaging constraints, regardless, the greater the VRam amount on a handheld, the better the performance - even at a lower wattage and clock rate.... less heat, more battery life, and better performance.

[@shinra358]

​@@crestofhonor2349 8 and 16 is not enough, thats y u have to restart ally over time bcuz it gets slow bcuz its full. and many aaa games need 16gb at least which leaves no room for the system

[@crestofhonor2349]

@@shinra358 there are practically no AAA games that need 16gb of ram at 1080p especially at the settings you’ll be playing at on the Ally. You are vastly overestimating how much ram is needed

[@crestofhonor2349]

@@shinra358 most people who play at 1080p tend to have a 6-8gb GPU and that’s perfectly fine for 1080p. You act like you need to max out textures and everything else and run out of vram and you realistically won’t do that at 1080p at all. Besides at 1080p you use less vram than at 1440p and 4k and the Ally is not a 1440p device

[@ellmango]

what charging brick should I get for this I have one on the way

[@Limitbreak09]

Nice video man you got new sub! Quick question, that xtra vent asus put on top of the ally x, does it help/prevent the screen from getting really warm? I read somewhere asus put that on ally x for that reason. Bc on og ally, screen gets really warm after 30 mins of use.

[@miguelcollado5438]

@Limitbreak09 Yes, the added vent was to disperse the extra heat caused by the display. I remember a comment by Asus stating a cooler screen assists in prolonging battery life during usage.

[@Limitbreak09]

@@miguelcollado5438 oh nice thats good to hear! Really nice of asus addressing those small things!

[@CatWachristmashat]

Can you give your riva tuner overlay please?

[@kewa_design]

ITS afterburner

[@Afshin-du4fg]

Off-topic, but as of mid-2024, can you build a PC that outperforms the PS5 in every aspect, including price?

[@kewa_design]

Not matching the SSD Speed

[@Salmaninay]

incredible video, presentation, cinematography. even the performance layout is clean. subbed!

[@III-ph3hb]

Very good work on the video bro. First one I’ve seen from you but the background looks great

[@nemodos5628]

Can you build a pc in the Asus Ap201 case thanks

[@BlueshellGamer]

I reallywish we got a case. For all that money. No case???

[@liskovdenis1988]

На сегодняшний день, это лучшее портативное игровое устройство на Виндоус

[@ronithreddy8962]

I was so hyped until i saw the price :(

[@uglypotata6110]

Yoy can build nice 1440p pc with that

[@Kizzy_B]

​@@uglypotata6110 fax

[@potato_barbeque2082]

But you can't play in a plane, in toilet, in car. Thats what we called handheld console​@@uglypotata6110

[@solastro5595]

Use the money to upgrade your pc.

[@Yuu-oc7ye]

Any issues with MT7922 while online?

[@devyn.johnston]

havent noticed any issues. the download speeds on the X have been consistently faster than my OG ally fwiw

[@Yuu-oc7ye]

Do you have recommendations of which bloatware I should uninstall cuz I only use this for gaming. I'm not sure which ones to remove.

[@midphoenix]

4:41 Try playing Avatar frontier of Pandora

[@kewa_design]

Works good at 30fps

[@GeLanSilverfang]

Are the profiles being saved per game? or do I have to change the settings on every game?

[@Ashutosh-gm3bn]

Asus Rog is perfect it's just touchpad and their customer service which is stopping me to upgrade from my steam deck

[@potato_barbeque2082]

ya, sadly no touchpad on it.

[@rickgear2579]

If this had an OLED screen, I'd get it so quickly and I'd install Bazzite. No OLED. No Sale.

[@kalioude]

VRR is far better than OLED

[@GrimAbstract]

@@kalioudenot really, it’s all about your preference. Me personally, I would take OLED over VRR and not let my fps drop below 40 or lock the fps to 30.

[@potato_barbeque2082]

I think they try to make the cost lower as possible. An oled screen indeed will charge more bucks. Still not deny it that oled is so beautiful.

[@rickgear2579]

@@kalioude LOL...nope. Do a 120 HZ OLED with VRR.

[@kalioude]

@@rickgear2579 no, asus team said that this kind of screen is power hungry, and it is very expensive. look at samsung smartphone's screens, they cost half the price of the phone . VRR plus OLED is very very expensive

[@brainscott]

The grips on my ROG Ally X get a little warm during play.

[@willisassounga1963]

little warm is probably to be expected, especially on more demanding games. and other than that, how are you finding it thus far?

[@antwanowens4013]

It’s too dam expensive

[@KrommCR]

Steam deck fanboys are serious stuff...go cry while playing at 25 fps 😂😂😂

[@chriscole9621]

There are other handhelds with better specs like the gpdwin 4 or the ayaneo slide

[@porcupinetree3033]

Are you joking? I am selling my ayaneo slide because I got this Do you want it?

[@chriscole9621]

@@porcupinetree3033 oh really? Do you not like it??

[@porcupinetree3033]

@chriscole9621 it has 2 major problems Heating (and I live in a north European country) and battery life At 20 watt tpd it lasts 1 hour and 20 minutes It is not worth at all If you want a windows handheld go for the rog ally x If you don't want to spend too much go for the steam deck oled Ignore all the rest A portable device MUST have a long battery life Unless it is a laptop where obviously you don't use for gaming in an airplane or a train for example

[@chriscole9621]

@@porcupinetree3033 oh I see. I've wanted one for awhile but kinda scared of ayaneo since I've heard their support is bad. Also it's way too expensive for me. I just picked up a steam deck LCD for cheap. I've had a rog ally, legion go, and one other SD LCD

[@kewa_design]

​@@porcupinetree3033i never leave My House haha but Love to Play in the ally Always use IT plugged

[@imbudhabong]

who is we?

[@devyn.johnston]

me and at least one other person

[@pain101890]

​@@devyn.johnstonwhat fps counter software did u use ?

[@kewa_design]

​@@pain101890afterburner

[@rileytat123]

im first can i plz get a pin and a heart?

[@MannyRataul]

After my experience with the original ROG Ally and Asus's absolutely horrible warranty system, I wouldnt touch this with a 10 foot stick.

[@Klar]

Meh... personally still think Steam Deck OLED is superior but to each their own.

[@HeyJes]

Do you really think that or are you sheepishly reiterating what others are saying because of the Asus warranty situation?

[@yoshikombat5217]

What makes it superior to you?

[@Klar]

@@yoshikombat5217 Well depends on what you want personally it's more ergonomic to me, less bloat, thumbsticks and buttons feel nicer, cheaper (depends on if you want more power, but on a handheld it doesn't matter that much to me) Better display (I know rog has 120hz but that isn't sustainable on a handheld anyway)

[@Klar]

@@HeyJes Well both, asus warranty situation isn't sheepishly reiterated, it's an actual issue they need to sort out. That and I just prefer the SD OLED even before the warranty stuff happened to be real.

[@potato_barbeque2082]

SD oled only win in the display "OLED" and trackpad. The rest, Ally x leave it in the dust. Can you see ally x beat SD oled in 15 watt, how about 17 watt, 20 watt, 25 watt and 30 watt? Surprisingly ally x also great in lower tdp like 7 watt, you can play emulator game for about 9 hours!!!

[@zomg346]

Screen is way too small. i had og ally and it was like holding small toy.i use deck and legion go and its so much better

[@potato_barbeque2082]

that is totally preference, for me who love gaming on the go, SD oled is too big. ally and ally x is more compact which is the more i like. looks like it will fit on every bag and pouch.

[@nicholas_btw]

Well, that can't be true considering the Steam Deck has the exact same screen size as the ROG Ally and Ally X.

[@philorsum]

@@nicholas_btw OLED screen is like half an inch bigger than both

[@meleecraft]

windows...ewwwwwww

[@potato_barbeque2082]

Now it becomes better, you can't play fifa, cod and fortnite in sd anyway. This ally x can play any game you want. Totally winner

[@venzoah]

I am just not that impressed with these AMD APUs. My modded Switch runs P5 Royal at 60fps while only consuming 4-5 watts. The Ally X consuming 14W while playing a 2D game like Hades 2 is crazy. With ARM you can just achieve much better performance per watt. The Switch 2 will probably be able to run Ghost of Tsushima at 1080p/30 while just sipping 5W.

[@potato_barbeque2082]

You only talk something that have not existed yet 😂. When switch 2 is released, there will be ally 2 also and it will leave the switch 2 in the dust just like now. Wake up bro, switch is good but the graphic hurts our eyes so bad. Have you play the Witcher 3, hogwarts legacy in switch? Does it hurt your eyes? Now there is handheld pc can replace the calculator so you should try 😊

[@kuroyt5548]

It doesnt matter as the Ally X has a bigger battery than the switch, giving you the exact same or even more Play Time.