Testing POWER settings | Legion Go

[@filmmaker_24moviecollection]

Thanks my dude I really needed this video 🤙🏾 Great video.

[@jc74435]

The Phawx tested OS Power modes, and you should always have it in efficiency mode. Otherwise it will boost cpu and steal resources from the gpu.

[@josuesilva-zv9ko]

I had it work great plugged in but unplugged I have to have it as balanced/ performance or my game acts up

[@portersmith5197]

​@josuesilva-zv9ko I need to try this. Hopefully that helps when unplugged.

[@iidjkg]

I disagree. With some of the games I play there is a drop in performance if I switch the OS mode to efficiency. If I switch the OS mode to performance I gain a few extra fps. Not in all my games, but in some of my games I do get a boost with the OS mode set to performance. I also have CPU boost turned off completely on my Legion Go.

[@christian6808]

​@@iidjkg How tell me

[@HereComesTheDay]

Great analysis. Mines in the mail so I’m familiarizing myself. Appreciate your breakdowns.

[@coda-4]

amazing test.. I always thought OS power performance is the best, so I guess I can stick with Efficiency now! Thanks

[@luegi25]

Looks clean, fun watching these spec tests

[@Its_a_Mr_Eh]

Great video, but Can you do this rest again with the newest bios allowing STT and STAMP profiles. I'd like to see these results with STAMP enabled.

[@X862go]

efficiency mode did better then everything for me. i was really hoping for better performance.

[@dimyz7435]

Which Is the minimum combinati in to save battery?for light uses

[@WillySou]

that legion space is just a big mess... I mean armory crate on the ally had issues at launch. But these kinds of basic things were much more ironed out on the Ally even at launch. Lenovo needs to step up to update legion space. To set one custom Tdp and getting something completely different is just very annoying and basically makes Legion Space worthless...

[@alantsai3453]

I saw some people actually prefer Legion Space over Armoury Crate 😂

[@WillySou]

@@alantsai3453 that's ridiculous. No real tdp control, no keyboard mapping to a gamepad button, no per-game tdp and control profiles...and those are just a few examples. I could go on and on....

[@Norbertoka910503]

​@@alantsai3453i dont. I have both devices and legion space os even in full performance mode is slower. Legion space open every time when windows turn on... fps counter on legion its useless

[@willeymunda]

So if you are playing games with it plugged in are we still best to have os power mode to efficiency or just whack OS Power Mode up to Performance at the same time as having the TDP set to custom at 30w?

[@macacooful]

Thats a good question man i wang to know tjis too

[@flechergeno]

Nice, thanks for the tips

[@loucas781]

How valid are the Thermal Mode results from this? I get the following results on my own Legion Go using the latest drivers and STT mode in bios, 6GB VRAM Quiet: 15w plugged in - 8w unplugged Balance: 25w plugged in - 15w unplugged Performance: 30w plugged in - 20w unplugged

[@Norbertoka910503]

Hey guys. Which FPS counter is this one? Lenovo one is really bad :/

[@baldsealion]

Nice tests, just re-affirms what Phawx said. Performance I’m guessing will only be useful for things like modern emulation.

[@flyinghigh1868]

Why is custom 5W performing better than Quiet mode.

[@VenomHK]

Are you running it on 1080p or 1200p?

[@geraldmills3100]

Which app for on screen display of watt and others

[@andyandy6525]

Great thanks for video!! Could you please confirm if there a way to restore windows from bios as it was in Rog Ally? So only clean new ssd would be enough.

[@andyandy6525]

Btw, g-helper is really cool tool. Is there any for legion go?

[@andyandy6525]

O.. and one more question:) chips are the same. Would it be also good points for 13 and 17 wt tdp?

[@filt3rless]

Thanks! I just looked through the BIOS on the Lenovo and I don't see any way to do a cloud restore. You could clone the drive or use a USB Drive to do a fresh install. If you do a fresh install with a USB drive you might need a HUB that has ethernet to get connected to the internet after the install. On the Ally the wifi driver doesn't auto install. You can also bypass the internet after a fresh install using command prompt, but I don't have a video out on how to do that. Let me know if you need any help. Edit: Also, there are programs that limit watts, but nothing like G-Helper where it's really light weight and polished (that I know of).

[@andyandy6525]

Super! Great thanks for the answers. My legion is on the way

[@atechcheck]

Good one! Actually only one explaining this nonsense of Software Lenovo provided LOL. Exactly my experience too and it was weir AF coming from other handhelds... Just did fresh Win install without any Lenovo crap and will use some community software to get it working as it should have been working :D

[@Hubwood]

Did you try this with a different app/game than Heaven? I think heaven behaves a bit different in these things sometimes ;) P.s. the OS power mode helps with the 30W Perf mode on battery. At least a bit. (Still unplayable in most games)

[@filt3rless]

I tried it in a few games, then just came across a weird bug where it didn't want to go over 17 watts when switching to custom. Even trying to adjust watts and changing the profiles didn't fix it, only a reboot seemed to solve it.

[@vr_and_pc9749]

On OS power mode for me, it just doesnt allow me to adjust it, i change to performance, next second, back to balanced

[@filt3rless]

It could be Legion Space acting strange. Before I returned mine I noticed the watts would do what they want, ignoring the thermal modes I had set.

[@nicdubonnet]

Is this different than windows efficiency modes etc? I’ve heard efficiency works on Ally as well but every time I switch profile it’s switches back to performance which is annoying

[@filt3rless]

The Legion Go's "OS Power Mode" just changes the windows power settings. Armoury Crate on the Ally overrides it every time you switch profiles. So as soon as you change it in windows, then toggle back to "Turbo" or "Performance", it put's windows back into Best Performance. I use a program called G-Helper on my Ally that allows me to set the watts/power mode on windows. I have a video about it here kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4azl6ajj91_qdU :)

[@nicdubonnet]

@@filt3rless awesome thank you!

[@Ketzukhan]

Great video. But all I can see is Kermit the Frog in my head when I hear your voice 😅

[@Leo_The_Silva]

Great vid

[@nineflyerr3866]

Thank you bro

[@mintali1833]

Great videos as always. Can you do a video on ally manual mode and how to adjust fan curve to match performance mode because the fans go crazy for any manual mode I make in my ally? 😂

[@filt3rless]

That's one really annoying thing with how Asus updated Armoury Crate. They made it so the fan profiles are pretty high anytime you use manual mode. What I do is use a program called G-Helper and run the "Balanced" preset at 17watts. I'm planning on making an update tutorial on the channel about G-Helper and how to use it :)

[@Topuzzz]

What are you using for performance overlay?

[@volcalstone]

I'm pretty sure it's Afterburner

[@filt3rless]

MSI Afterburner and a custom overlay I put together for benchmarks.

[@SmSm-bv7fs]

hi i have a question about rog ally whenever i change the resolution from 1080p in the command center to another resolution the whole desktop gets tiny and i cant use full screen in any othere resolution besides 1080p any ideas?

[@afistfulofpimples1745]

No

[@TheGhantous]

how long does this battery last? I want to play nba 2k, wwe 2k, aew fight forever, fire pro wrestling, wild card football, nba playgrounds, red ded and cod. What do i have to do to be able to play 2-3 hours without a charger and have the games run smooth? Or should I return this system and get the steam deck oled

[@sterus2283]

Google. Seriously you guys have 0 tech knowledge.

[@josephhall7317]

​@@sterus2283is everyone just supposed to know everything about PCs? Some people would think these would be better designed to run without having to change or mess with almost everything to make simple things work

[@fonso003]

Is your watts sensor just gpu power?

[@filt3rless]

It's APU power so both. It's the total chip power. It's not the total system drain which is different, especially when you include the screen, speakers, fans, etc.

[@Backstage_Politician]

do this again, but with 4gb of vram

[@jrno93]

Wow good video

[@MartinaBuchner-zq7qj]

You get less Fps if you charge while playing ????

[@RahulKumar-vh4xr]

I don’t see that in everyday use. FPS stays the same regardless.

[@RokuX51]

No

[@ezg8448]

Thanks for the testing. Those power draws... It's just plain weird and bad.

[@filt3rless]

Np, and it is extremely strange. I just returned the Go. For some reason after switching to Custom mode just playing games it decided it only wanted to do 17 watts and was extremely stuttery. Changing power modes back didn't do anything, nor adjusting the watts. So I could only reboot to fix the issue and then leave the power settings alone. It seems like it's some bug with the software that I didn't encounter, but I ran out of time to test it as I had to return the device since it's just not for me. I'll have a quick video coming out soon on why I returned it.

[@Its_a_Mr_Eh]

Helpful video. Thanks. But why do Americans always say "I'm going to go ahead and..." Or "I went ahead and..."? Instead of just saying what you did or are going to do? 😂

[@romanplacek9425]

good.

[@MyName-yi4ws]

Should be clear to everyone that PERFORMANCE mode is unusable if you do care about your acoustic comfort and ears health. UN-USABLE. It looks like to have a Boeing 747 in takeoff next to your head.

[@vectorzvideos9396]

wait you actually use the speakers?

[@BarelyAverageDude]

This.