lol heck yeah.❤️🤠maybe one day I can have some hardware companies contract me out to be an advisor when it comes to cooling and aesthetics. We most definitely know msi could have really really used someone like me on their team lol. It’s super fun finding ways to improve. Hopefully we can push companies hard enough so things just come out of the box perfect
@@cppctek OOPs I didn’t mean you getting contracted by big companies being impossible lmao I didn’t think when I replied that . I meant impossible that companies will put out a perfect machine out of the box. But no doubt if you keep innovating on their machines someone’s gotta reach out eventually. Especially if you get bigger from all these mods
I mean common sense dictates that it’s obviously intentional. If you add everything people want the first time there’s no reason to “upgrade” when the next model comes out. It’s never going to happen
Congrats again on being shown and mentioned on GamersNexus! This is an exciting video to watch and see the imagination come to life with your mods. The angled feel I did not life either in my hands for the Lenovo Legion Go which is why my videos show it docked.
Thanks ! Yeah the grip def isn’t my fav out of the box but now it’s nearing to be a much better and comfy device. The weight is still an issue but….. I have a solution for weight ;)
@cppctek I find my right thumb feels cramped when using the trackpad. Seeing as this controller mod makes that part of the controller slightly narrower does it make that issue worse? Simply put, is it more or less comfortable to use the trackpad with these controllers? Or no difference at all?
People like you always impress me in a good way. I have similar mindset but I lack tools and imagination. Copied a few GPU mods, PC case mods, SIM rig mods, car mods. But people like you really take it all to a new level. Nicely done. Keep it up! P.S. To all of you "the original" lovers out there who believe that only original everything is the best. Watch this guy proving you're wrong.
Pretty cool. I love the Xbox dpad mod. Thanks for sharing so much information on how the modding is going for you. I’m excited to see so many mods and people embracing the handhelds.
Heck thanks so much for the comment! I appreciate the positive vibes. The Xbox d-pad mod feels amazing and really is a game changer for the games I play. I found myself not being able to perfectly hit the up direction before with confidence and now I know every time I can hit that in a quick match. The modding world is very fun lately so it’s always nice to have anyone who also appreciates what it has to offer. Thanks and I hope you stick around to see more mods to come ❤️🤠
@@cppctek Awesome, I’m considering the d pad mod myself. I also really like the thought of improved air flow with the 3d printed back plates. Do you swap over the oem hinges? I only ask because I really love how stiff and robust they are(no giggity) and would hate to comprise my stand. I use it WAY more than I ever imagined I would.
@AwesomeKenneth240 hey heck yeah. The hinges do swap over real easy and yep I love the stiffy design too. Stands at full alert when you want and slaps back when you don’t. It’s a great stand design and feels great. I love the kick stand better than any other handheld stand solution I’ve tried. I use to carry my ally +. 3d printed stand and carrying two things sucks. The legion having such an awesome hinge design is a big bonus. ❤️🤠
Thank you for this video. I managed to do the dpad magnet upgrade. Its night and day difference for emulation of older systems like Snes and Megadrive.
FYI you need PETG or ASA filament for your backplate if you don't want it to warp, PLA and PLA+ both have low melting points. Hence why your backplate is warping.
Ah gotcha. So far the pla+ is perfect for the main backplate but the spot over the nvme is def just too spicy since it can hit 90c without a heatsink on. I finally figured out a really wonky but effective way to modify the stl file so i can have my hestsink attached without it being janky or double sided taped. The pla+ on the main backplate hasn’t warped at all so hopefully it should be good. I do have some petg set aside just in case. I’ve yet to try printing with petg so I may need to experiment. Thanks for the heads up !
@@cppctek Makes sense tht it would where the heatsink is for sure. I am just curious how it holds up over time with longer gaming sessions. Also be careful of leaving it in direct sunlight, that will also destroy PLA. PETG & ASA are harder to print for sure because the require higher temperatures to melt the plastic. You will want an enclosed printer for best results. It is possible to print PETG without an enclosed printer just increases the difficulty of it. I have a Bambu Labs X1 that I use and it prints beautiful.
@xThree65x sweet thanks. Yeah Bambu is the best by far. I love my a1 mini. I’ve got a make shift enclosed space it’s in. Keeps temps stable when printing. I’m having a hard time modifying files and adding and subtracting shapes. Got any free programs you know of that I don’t need a graphic design degree to figure out ? So far all of them have my last 2 brain cells struggling so bad and I end up cave manning the process by hand with hand tools and hacking things up because at least I know how to achieve the end result. There no good guides I’ve found for entry level people. It’s always building industrial architecture for people with 17 masters degrees and infinite money to spend on programs lol. 😂
@@cppctek The only one that comes to mind is Plasticity that has a free 30 day trial. If you want anything worth having you will end up paying some money for it. And to be able to edit a STL with any sort of luck you will need to convert it into either a nice polygon mesh or a parametric design so that you can edit it correctly. I use Fusion 360 and sometime its able to convert some STL back into parametric designs that you can then work with. It could be possible to do with this design. The honey comb venting may throw it for a loop however. Both Plasticity and Fusion 360 have a high learning curve it you do not have much experience modeling or using programs like this. So don't be to hard on yourself. I have been doing it for close to 16 years now and I still have brain farts all the time when trying to find a solution for modeling something.
I’ve seen it but it’s extremely sus that no one will share any benchmarks or 1% lows or anything so they won’t get my money or me shilling for me till I see proof. Proof is in the details and if no ones sharing anything about it or trying to sell the gains even the 1% low gains, I find it VERY VERY VERY SUS
Thanks for making this. Would love some more updates on the LeGo, have been trialling a few back cases and SSD options myself, not fulyl satisfied. I wish I owned a 3d printer
Hey man, so in order to have the dpad just like you have here I'm a bit confused. In addition to ordering the elite dpad kit do I also have to have something 3d printed of which I then install my kit magnets onto? I've ordered the elite dpad kit off Amazon. Thanks!
@cppctek Thank you Sir... So I need to 3d print that part first ? Then take magnets out of the kit I buy and then the elite dpad just clicks into place ? Sorry for my confusion. I'm in the UK so can't find anything about it here.
@@pbarratt73 yeah man I gave up on it because apparently we have to get that 3d printer part. I'd find it online but I live in Spain so not Worth it really. But now I want to get more firm joysticks. I really don't like how loose or easily these move. I want more resistance.
Does anyone know about a carrying case that is slim but accommodates the custom back plate? Ever since putting a custom back plate, my legion go just kinda sits. Can't put it in a backpack anymore and those 3d printed backplates feel so much worse than OEM, like they're going to break without much effort. But I wanted the 2280mm 😅 catch 22.
You just got a new subscriber!!! I completely agree with you on the 2280 ssd that we should make it close to the left controller because that is where the heat come out the most when playing with Legion GO. I bough myself a WD 2242 2TB 1 month ago and when I swapped for the first time, it kinda scare me because that time, I just know that left side is super hot. btw: AWESOME GUIDES!!
Very Nice! Can you share the setting for 3d printing the controller grip? did you follow the setting from the link? I followed the same setting but the result is quite awful
Do you still have your 3d printed mods you made for the Legion go? They're on sale right now for a decent price, hope you scoop one up with the future and continue to do mods on it. This thing looks awesome 👌 I just ordered mine and will be ordering a similar backplate for a 2280, get some raised joysticks and run the 7840u drivers so it's compatible with my OneXgpu. How difficult was the Xbox Elite D-pad mod compared to the video you did on the Rog Ally?
The little heatsink you had on the thermal plate over the chip did you find any difference with temperatures? I was thinking about putting a bigger one on mine (Or a bunch of small ones) when I do the backplate so it'll cover all the way up to the vapor chamber if it helps lower temps, possibly even put a small fan like you had inside the case, but put it on the outside (Like you did with the OG Ally) blowing onto the heat sink. Idk if it'll lower temps by much, this'll be my first time modding a device other than just upgrading the SSD lol think it'll work or not worth it?
After watching some teardowns, the enclosure's for the speakers seem pretty big. Wondering if we would be able to make some better enclosure's and mount alternative speakers in our LeGO's ?
Hey if anybody is still looking for a video I just made one. Doesn't require any soldering or anything. Can be done with a basic electronics repair tool kit like an ifixit kit.
I usually don’t have to sand much that comes off my printer but these edges i think I used 1000 grit. You can start with 800 and work to 1000 then 1500 or higher if you want it super duper smooth. Also you can even wet sand it as well.
Awsome bro I just bought my 1tb legion go and I need to do all the new updates to catch up and I want to get all the classics emulating games besides the AAA games also have the 1tb micro sd I also owned a steam deck lcd also upgrade it to 1 tb
@@cppctek What's crazy about the Ally is how low the total system draw is usually. When I had one, 15w usually would draw a total of 19-24w total. That would be insane at 98wh
For who can not really print your mods and just wonna upgrade his Legion go, do you think will there be one day the possibility of producing them for sale? Thanks man for your effort
Yee thanks. I don’t have plans to sell them but I’ll be able to point you in areas where you can. Links in description for the printer files but you can check my discord and ask around or check Etsy or eBay or Amazon for diff mods. I can’t always vouch for any specific sellers off hand at the moment on any platforms as I’ve never tried most of them
@@cppctekI found some similar mods in AliExpress too with different comments..for 28€ I can try them and....let's see. For the controller, it seems that nobody except you has done mods. Really thank you for your time, I really appreciate your job/hobby in this.
Yo I actually almost tossed that in the video. I tried two different ones and it doesn’t help the sound as much as it does re direct it. The fitment was hard to get right and the file was very hard to dial in. I didn’t like the tone it changed it to and I was able to improve the audio with software way more and it didn’t require all that work. I may cover that actually if you like. Not a bad idea.
@cppctek ah I see, no problem then man I was just curious if it actually made it better if the audio was directed at you, and how easy it was to fit but if you already tried it then it's all good. But yeah I mean if you do another lenovo build video it would be cool to check it out. Keep up the good work
The silicon grip covers should fit just fine. I’m not sure on the part that goes over the backplate but you could easily cut it but I’d have to see which one you got
Hi, can you confirm that your horizontal ssd adapter is pcie 4 gen? the mine i got cannot exceed 3500MT/s on my NM790 Lexar ssd. It seems this adapter is like pcie 3 and i haven't find yet a good ones for reaching the best performance
@@cppctek to be sure, can you share me the link of that ones you purchased? There is no way to find out an "pcie 4 gen version" from all the sellers (Amazon, AliExpress etc. Etc.)
I've printed the new grips, and reassembled the controllers, but its stuck in FPS mode? How did you fix the issue with it defaulting into FPS mode once you delete that. I read about a shorting Line 1 and Ground, but I'm not sure how that works.
Hey I actually had that issue too so I figured there was no way to bypass it. I deshrouded the sensor and wrapped tape on the back pcb and shoved it back inside. Works perfect but had to stay plugged in.
Oh also heck yeah on modding ❤️🤠please drop by my discord and share the mods and I’ll share some pics of upcoming mods and we can keep this thing growing into the best handheld
Hello, author of the grips design here. As CCPCTEK and some other users mentioned - they managed to leave the sensor connected and left it inside the case. In the link in the description at the page where you can find stl files, I showed how get rid of FPS mode by shorting 2 pins in the connector (if you are comfortable with soldering iron it's easy, if not - then better leave the sensor connected)
@kempa1443 hey thanks for the comment ! I love the grips. I have a few suggestions that may help a lot and might make things easier. Could you possibly make the edges more rounded. There tends to be sharp edge where my palms rest and I have to file it down. Also is there a way to make a bracket to hold the fps mode parts inside ? Thanks so much. !
@@cppctek Thank you for the suggestions - full-rounded edge was present in my v1 design but I changed it to have an easier printing without too much overhang - I can share that with you if you like. Regarding FPS bracket holder - great idea, I just need a photo of where it would fit and what are the dimensions of a sensor board - do you think you can help with that?
The xbox elite series dpad needs an expanded hole in the control faceplate? Or can you use the original legion go front plate? On your personalized plate it seems as if the space for the pad was larger than the original
Windows running off an sd sucks so bad on so many levels. It’s like 3 layers of hell. People who have used it if you ask the questions they avoid talking about they’ll expose it. Transfer speeds slow. Lots of blue screens after a few months, data losss happens, major bottleneck downloading updates. Updates take hours instead of mins, game downloads will take hours as well unless your gunna carry around a spare external nvme but then the usb ports are known to randomly drop out so playing cod off external drive would suck and corrupt files. It’s not ideal. Theory sounds good tho. The best solution for getting occulink is using a really crazy cool board concept I’ve seen done. Drop by my discord. A few guys have links 🔗 to the project. It will split the pcie lanes but still give enough to make an nvme 2230 fit and a occulink port. Originally for the rog ally but can be used on the legion
@danielhulan3058 actually I have not tested it myself but the creator of the board claims it’s doing great. I had that question myself though. I really also wonder about testing the whole reliability of the usb ports and there’s a chance it would be better to boot windows off the usb using an nvme enclosure that’s properly cooled for better transfer speeds and reliable data
Hey bro are you going to make a video comparing frame rates from the stock 16gb of ram to the upgraded 32gb? We would love that and there aren't any videos on the difference. Was wondering if the upgrade was worth it
I don’t want to pay thr 300$ to upgrade the ram untill I see proof it doesn’t cause issues or make fps worse. What’s super duper sus is I’ve had several people pop in and out of my community who claim they paid the guy for the ram Upgrade and they’d be back to show me results. They never come back. Ever. It’s sus. Also there’s only now one guy I know of who’s doing the service as the other guy closed his shop and made a RUclips video about it saying he was loosing too much money which likely means customers were sending things back. Lastly it’s not a diy mod or even close because the amount of direct heat needed to remove ram chips because they are bga soldered is INSANE. You need a board heater to preheat the board plus you need a hot air reflow station not to be confused with a heat gun or soldering iron. I’ve tried bga soldering before with a 300$ hot air rework station on a few dead gpus and omg that stuff is 100000000000x harder than the pros lead you on to think by watching them do it like it’s easy. Trust me it’s not and I’m actually extremely experienced with soldering and have been soldering for 30+ years. It’s not easy. Then lastly you have to remove the bios chip and re flash it with a flasher every time a bios update comes out. It’s insane. It’s 100% insane. Plus let’s just assume the mod improved fps… which in theory would if done right and there’s no dead chips or badly binned chips and timings got worse .. it should work better right ? Well then why wouldn’t everyone be shouting at the mountain tops with proof and trying to tell everyone it worked and they are happy with doing it? I’d also it worked well …. It’s a money maker for the person selling the mods right? Why wouldn’t you want people to see proof because if you read the comments on the person doing the mod service…. Everyone’s begging for proof lolol. Everything screams scam to me after it’s been nearly a year with not a single person coming out with a video showing it works. Seems people might be battling with this or maybe it fails or maybe they got badly binned chips or failing chips. I can only assume the worst after a year with no one not a single Soul being positive and showing real benchmarks
@@cppctek sweet! Yeah I actually jumped on discord and saw you two working on it. 👍🏼 I’m still on the fence about buying a GO or waiting for Gen2 but all this modding is making me want one! Thanks for the great vid!
@@cppctek no it's a mod where the bracket covering the battery (bracket that has the wires and antenna running through) is 3D printed with PETG and supports the 2280 adapter you're using.
@@cppctek we are excited to know! You know...I haven't buy Lenovo yet but I am collecting all the mods,info, suggestions from all the RUclipsr in the web in order to buy it so soon and do all the mods in 1 shot. I can no longer sleep like I used to, I'm like a child waiting for his ice cream, you, the community, are awakening the "sick" part of me. too happy. If you have any information on who will be able to print your mods, please let us know! thanks for everything! P.S. Yesterday at dinner I talked about it with a friend of mine and he absolutely wants the Lenovo with your mods that made him crazy 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. That's is so insane. Great job!
Nice video bro! So I ordered the elite dpad replacement with the magnets but how do I install the magnets? Do I just pop my original dpad off or do I have to take that left controller apart to remove the original dpad. This dpad is so low profile ugh. Any help much appreciated! 😎💯
Did you already 3D print the dpad? If you did there will be holes the same as the Xbox one. You’re essentially transferring the magnets from the Xbox one to the 3d printed one. You can’t use the original d pad off the legion at all if that’s maybe where the confusion is.
Hey thanks for the response and help bro!! I ordered the 3 piece kit so I want to out the new elite dpad just like you have so I'll have that and the magnets. But I don't know how to take my original dpad off. Does it just pop off?
It’s a tough choice. The ally is way more comfy or and portable imo but the legion has a way better screen and can be played a little bit differently. Raw performance wise at 900p in mw3 the ally wins because it’s pushing less pixels but the bigger screen is my fav on the legion. I mostly play it sitting in my lap or on the bed and use the controllers docked in a controller thingy. It’s a very tough choice but I love them both and still play both a lot
@ironkrutt6777 honestly if you can find a deal on a used ally with the z1 extreme that’s the best deal. The other week they had them new price dropped at Best Buy. Lots of open box deals to be had too. Both are great but the Ally prob is a better user friendly option if your not a seasoned windows handheld veteran
Can anyone tell me if there is any technical difference between the 512GB and the 1TB unit? Thinking of getting the 512GB and just upgrading to a bigger drive anyway, so the 1TB price difference would be money wasted unless there is a difference other than disk size.
Same cpu. Just storage difference. Although I think if the price difference is under 100$ or so I’d do the 1tb because nvme prices are on the rise. And it makes it easier to just enjoy the 1tb for now until storage prices come back down
thx man, good to know last days i think about to buy a legion go. after your video...iam sure i will do same so...this self printed backplate looks good, ,my first thought was, make a lil bit more space for the nvme cooler plate... better so... sorry i have now skils in 3d printing ,iam glad that i have the money for the legion go ,so that i can buy it next month....if you are ready with your backplate...would you print one for me,ill pay you that. if you now in overworking process ,dont hurry . ah nice to see that thers such an nvme adapter for the 80s.👍👍👍😆
I really wish that these portable handhelds had defaulted to 32GB of RAM, we are in 2024 and a lot of games nowadays require 8GB of RAM as the minimum spec, and some are even going up to 12 and 16GB, but because the OS uses about 4GB with these devices you are basically left with only 12GB of usable RAM, which makes it a horrible experience in some cases, and that's the only reason why I think the WIN GPD and Ayaneo devices are far superior, since with those at least you get options other than 16GB of RAM.
I have a 4tb ssd instead of the normal drive, but i got some grizzly thermal pads under the adaptor, undee the ssd and over it and twmps have gone down cus it would get pretty hot..i dont have that issue anymore
I wish i could lol. There’s prob people in the handheld modz discord whom may take it on but due to logistics, time and other projects I turn down all modding requests
Logistically speaking it’s something I don’t think I’d want to deal with currently. I may revisit it later though but feel free to drop in my Cppc Tek discord and I’ll be happy to help you mod your own and all my community can help too. We have the most positive, supportive and active handheld community going in the handheld space.
Looks cool but I wanted a stock appearance so I went with the vertical adapter with a low power drive. The Lexar NM790 4TB lists a peak power draw of 4.1W and the highest temp I've seen on it under load is 75C. Idles at 35 and best of all, it doesn't look like I've altered it at all. It's also a dual sensor drive and that's the highest temp.
75c in an nvme drive is kinda hot though keep in mind. Refer back to my video a while back where I spoke with drive manufactures. Running them at 75c long term will degrade them a little faster and cause some thermal Throttling as well
@@cppctek Yeah, that's why I went with the Lexar. It's not the fastest drive (though it does hit the PCIe gen 4 max of 7000MB/s) but it is one of the lowest power drives, especially for a gen 4 drive. The SMART data in the firmware lists a warning temp of 90C and I'm well below that at my max so I'm not worried about it. By the time the drive dies it'll be obsolete and it has a 5 year/3000TBW warranty just in case. The other reason I didn't go for one of the 90 degree adapters is because they all seem to force you down to gen 3 speeds.
Lolol absolutely not. I don’t want to end my devices life. Liquid Metal is actually not going to help much at all on such a small die and also there’s not enough mounting pressure to or any way to keep it in place. Liquid Metal becomes liquid when hot wnd since it’s a handheld your going to be moving it around. And using it at diff angles. Therefor increasing the chances it leaks out and shorts out. It is very conductive as its metal. It’s the worst idea ever. Period. There’s a reason. NO ONE does it on handhelds and there’s a season your even seeing people remove Liquid Metal and go back to paste or kryosheets. It’s not safe and let’s say hypothetically you did do it, you’d need to coat the capacitors and inductors and every single components on the apu and around the apu with clear fingernail Polish because that stuff will eventually leak out and short it out. If you don’t care about your device and you don’t use it in the hand then go for it. It’s not as risky on desktops because the CPUs are much larger and there’s much more room to coat and protect and they aren’t moving around
@@cppctek Wow thats really impressive! The more you know i guess. Unfortunately i only own a rift S so its impossible for me to test it out, but it baffles me how powerful this little device is. Also thanks for the quick response bro, ill drop you a sub.
Yeah… def an option. I like many love having the main boot drive house all the games and just be an easier solution this way. You can keep your stock backplate + stock nvme and revert it with no issues any time you like. I’ve never needed to rma my ally nor my legion go so I have no regret. No fear or fud
Also that’s all fun and games till your snap the usb port or cable in half when you snag it or drop it. Also usb has its limitations as well. There’s nothing wrong with modding. Not sure where all the haters are coming from but yall should keep that hate inside where you seem to stay at.
Not hating brother. Some kids are going to try recreate what you do and ruin their units. super cool mods if you have the know how, 3D printer etc. Keep at it. 💪
@bretttech2896 eh your under estimating the modders out there bro. Check out my other videos. I been doing this a long time and so have other people. Modding is nothing new and never going away no matter how much fear and fud people spread. Changing the backplate and changing the nvme is easy. I’m not the first one to do this or even close. There’s hundreds of modders in my discord who all do this. We are a community and no fear has ever Stopped us.
Problem is that this thing USB-C randomly disconnect/reconnects the USBC drive on both ports. 0 idea why. I've modded mine with the internal vertical 2280, let's hope it doesn't fry it lmao
Have you ever seen it done? You actually have to have a board heater + a pretty high end hot air rework station plus you have to de solder and reflash the bios chip. It’s not as easy as picking up a 40$ soldering iron and heating it up. It’s extremely difficult to do bga soldering and takes a lot of experience. Keep in mind I’ve done bga soldering before. I own a hot air re work station. I’m most definitely not going to attempt it because I’ve seen even experienced guys who do this for a living burn up rog ally boards when they first tried them. It has to get way hotter than you’d think. Also you risk desoldering other components on the board as well even with a lot of kapton tape. By far I would love to do this and have this done but stil no ones provided a proper RUclips video on benchmarks of games and showing games that actually cap out ram usage like mw3 and forza.
@@cppctek as you know, 3gb vram leaves 13gb. During my workload with a couple of visual studios open i reach my 13gb and start to feel the sluggishness. Wish it could be simpler. I saw the yt video too, heat gun, bios flashing. I think its worth it for sure.
@ultramaster. It’s not a heat gun. That’s a few hundred dollar hot air re work station that blast heat in a much more small area at 10000x the heat a normal heat gun can get at. I’ve got a pretty nice 200$ hot air re work station and by the time you can melt the solder under those vram chips you’ve probably burned the board up. You have to crank these things to the maximum heat setting and they don’t speak on the videos on how hard and how hot you have to get it. It makes it look easy but it’s far from it. It’s by far the most risky thing and that’s why they charge hundreds of dollars to do it. They know the skill needed. Humbly they don’t brag about the skill level needed. I wish they would brag about that a bit so that people don’t get the wrong idea it being simple and easy and can be done with tools on Amazon and then they attempt it and burn it up. Oh also windows uses a ton of ram by itself and if you look in windows the amount avail is far less than 13gb even with the 3gb limit set
Any chance in heck someone reading this would be willing to print and send me that d-pad mod? Obviously I'd be happy to pay you, I just don't own a 3D printer and have never used one.
I think you seriously underestimate the modding community. My discords pretty packed with modders and so is Reddit. Also modding doesn’t void warranty unless you’re permanently destroying something that causes a failure. If modding isn’t your thing that’s fine. We all share different interests. Modding this handheld changed the game for me and if you’ve followed my channel for any time you’ll know we mod everything to bring out the best experience possible sparing nothing. Plus the warranty is up on the legion go I own and I could care less about a warranty if it’s no longer a thing lol
Ah gatch. I’ve been pretty surprised how many modders are coming out swinging as the devices 1yr warranty is coming to and end for those who got launch date models. I’ve enjoyed modding all my stuff
Yeah for the few folks who use the mouse mode it does take some fafo to get that workin but there’s been other models I have seen that may retail it. The stock design has too many buttons anyways.
*Rolls eyes* haven’t dented a single heat pipe sir lol. My “dented” heat pipe rog ally still has lower temps than anyone on the web when fully cranked and pushing it to the brink lol. The little dent that could
If it’s your first one get a bambulabs. You won’t regret it. Just buy it on their website or at microcenter. Don’t pay Amazon scalpers lol. 😂 they make the most high quality and easy to use printers ever made. I’ve had a few and never could get a good print out of them and spent hundreds of hours trying to get good but yeah I should have got a Bambu from day one
PTM is easy to use if you follow proper directions man, what are you talking about?????? And copper dissipates alot more than aluminum, those are science facts man.
Ptm is very very sticky. It’s also really good about not peeling off easy and sticking together , then you don’t get as even with core to core deltas if your application becomes clumpy from it folding over on itself. It’s also not really great at being re used either. Also cutting it sometimes it likes to tear as well. I’m not an idiot like your implying. Ask anyone who’s ever used kryosheets and they are sold for life. Gamers nexus is a massive fan of them
No I am sorry I don’t offer modding service. Also the 32gb ram mod is EXTREMELY HARD and even me being a soldering guy I know my skill limit would destroy a board even trying to do that mod. You also need a few hundred dollars in equipment to do it. A board heater, a hot air reflow station (not a heat gun) you don’t even use a soldering iron. You need a straight up hot air re work station and none of the 100$ Amazon units can get that ram hot enough to un solder the balls under them. It’s extremely difficult. The RUclips guy who does it makes it look easy but he doesn’t show how many times he’s done it and how much practice it took to get to that level of skill. Zero chance ever I’d ever attempt it lol. I’ve tried bga soldering once with a 100$ hot air re work station and ripped several pads trying to remove the ram. You and anyone else without the right equipment and experience with bga type soldering would destroy the board for sure. I also don’t want the liability
@@cppctek hahaha well I respect the honesty & the fact you’ve even made it as far as you have with mods is super sick! Keep it up man! I’m a little disappointed with the 16GB standard I feel like they should have at least shot a little higher.. Ik they’ll never release the perfect device tho otherwise nobody would ever buy their new stuff but still! & what’s your input on the 7840U drivers over the standard ones? I’ve had 2 legion gos and on the first one I did the 7840u update, & now I feel like my second le-go isn’t quite handling games as good & just am starting to realize it’s bc I had different drivers from the first one
If it was user serviceable I would do it. I actually know one of the people who offer the service. It cost several hundred dollars like 300-400$ because of the amount of specialized equipment and skill needed to do it. Here’s what you need that the videos won’t tell you. They want you to think it’s easy so you try it yourself and break your device and send it to them when you fail and they charge double then 1: board heater to heat the motherboard itself 100-500$ 2: hot air reflow station (no soldering iron or heat gun will even come close to getting the chips hot enough to remove) 200-500$ 3: the memory chips 90$ or so last I checked (Pray you get a good batch as most as salvaged old chips) 4: lots of experience doing bga soldering, bga balls and grid to align them 5: microscope 6: bios flasher It isn’t easy but the guys who made videos doing it have done it hundreds of times and leave out a lot of the nuances and risk. Many times you don’t get lucky with ram and have to re do it and every time you heat the board up hot enough to de solder the chips you run a strong risk of burning up the board or damaging components which has happened. Theres too much risk for too little reward.
By paying a guy 400$ and sending your device to go for a month. He de solders your old ram and solders on new ram. Read my comment above. Every dangerous mod. Irreversible and you can’t update your bios after that either
You can put as many bells and whistles on it that you want. The screen is weak, and you gonna have to downgrade the specs to play most games smoothly. It's not worth it
I beg to differ. It’s all about properly tuning the system and the games. It took a ton of fafo to get everything the way I like it playing mw3 smooth af at 100-120fps at 1200p. Many people’s guides I followed simply didn’t have the results I wanted. I fafo with everything. It’s extremely enjoyable now. I’ll share some gameplay and benchmarks soon. I’m finishing up the watercooling rog ally project now.
@cppctek No matter what you do, Idk if you will be able it play mw3 online at 1600p with 144hz and think it will run smoothly on that thing without an external graphics card or something. I think you would be lucky to get 40 fps....I may be wrong, though. Just by this video, I know you know way more about this stuff than me.
@SeldomSeen-if4pq at 1600p with fsr quality easy 80-90fps with my tune and settings. But your not gunna play mw3 at 144fps on any handheld at 1600p without an egpu.
I didn’t deceive anyone. It’s a play on words. I said legion “2.whoah” it’s my take on it and your the only one who that went over their head and didn’t understand it was a play on words and meant to be my own interpretation. If you understand what I said in the video or even watched it, I never claimed this was the new legion go 2 or anything even close. You clearly can’t read or listen. I’m sorry you felt deceived but you’re being rude for no reason and accusing me of something I didn’t do.
IF MY PROPOSAL IS NOT WELL RECEIVED I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE FEEDBACK ON MY POSTS... BECAUSE I DO NOT EXPERIENCE MUCH IN MANUFACTURING BUT I CAN EASILY DISASSEMBLE AND REPLACE PARTS IN MY LEGION GO WITHOUT WORRY... SO I FIND IT NECESSARY TO PROPOSE SPARE PARTS FOR PURCHASES AS FOR YOUR LEGION GO IN PURPLE COLOR I LOVE THE DIRECTIONAL KEYS... IT LOOKS LIKE AN ELITE 2 ON THE LEGION GO AND THIS DETAIL CHANGES A LOT OF THINGS IN COMFORT IN FIGHTING GAMES.... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE THINK ABOUT IT
Get these mods selling man! You got a customer here? Don't give your inventions away by giving away your 3d models. Also is it possible to have 2 M.2 connections from one?
lol actually all these mods are really reversible, upgrading nvme and backplate won’t void warranty unless your careless and damage it or permanently mess it up which has never happened. I’ve been modding consoles and pc’s for 30+ years ;) trust me lol. But also the warranty is about to be out on my legion go and my ally. I dont live in fear of a warranty lol. I’m the kind of guy who buys a brand new car and drops 5k in mods and instantly enjoys it to the max. That’s what modders do. Someone’s gotta pioneer the way. Thankfully there’s a masssssive amount of other people who also do the same things. If you want to explore modding there’s tons that won’t void warranty at all
IF MY PROPOSAL IS NOT WELL RECEIVED I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE FEEDBACK ON MY POSTS... BECAUSE I DO NOT EXPERIENCE MUCH IN MANUFACTURING BUT I CAN EASILY DISASSEMBLE AND REPLACE PARTS IN MY LEGION GO WITHOUT WORRY... SO I FIND IT NECESSARY TO PROPOSE SPARE PARTS FOR PURCHASES AS FOR YOUR LEGION GO IN PURPLE COLOR I LOVE THE DIRECTIONAL KEYS... IT LOOKS LIKE AN ELITE 2 ON THE LEGION GO AND THIS DETAIL CHANGES A LOT OF THINGS IN COMFORT IN FIGHTING GAMES.... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE THINK ABOUT IT
watch my water cooled rog ally video next ~! ruclips.net/video/dDS8eYnFe64/видео.html
I don’t got one but always excited to see people out doing big tech companies at their own product
lol heck yeah.❤️🤠maybe one day I can have some hardware companies contract me out to be an advisor when it comes to cooling and aesthetics. We most definitely know msi could have really really used someone like me on their team lol. It’s super fun finding ways to improve. Hopefully we can push companies hard enough so things just come out of the box perfect
@@cppctek Thats the impossible dream.
@JsmashTech never say impossible
@@cppctek OOPs I didn’t mean you getting contracted by big companies being impossible lmao I didn’t think when I replied that .
I meant impossible that companies will put out a perfect machine out of the box.
But no doubt if you keep innovating on their machines someone’s gotta reach out eventually. Especially if you get bigger from all these mods
I mean common sense dictates that it’s obviously intentional. If you add everything people want the first time there’s no reason to “upgrade” when the next model comes out. It’s never going to happen
Congrats again on being shown and mentioned on GamersNexus! This is an exciting video to watch and see the imagination come to life with your mods. The angled feel I did not life either in my hands for the Lenovo Legion Go which is why my videos show it docked.
Thanks ! Yeah the grip def isn’t my fav out of the box but now it’s nearing to be a much better and comfy device. The weight is still an issue but….. I have a solution for weight ;)
@cppctek I find my right thumb feels cramped when using the trackpad. Seeing as this controller mod makes that part of the controller slightly narrower does it make that issue worse? Simply put, is it more or less comfortable to use the trackpad with these controllers? Or no difference at all?
People like you always impress me in a good way. I have similar mindset but I lack tools and imagination. Copied a few GPU mods, PC case mods, SIM rig mods, car mods. But people like you really take it all to a new level. Nicely done. Keep it up!
P.S. To all of you "the original" lovers out there who believe that only original everything is the best. Watch this guy proving you're wrong.
Thank you brother ! ❤️🇺🇸🤠
Nice! That is soo dope!! This is why I love these Handheld PC's
Heck yeah thanks brudduh. Same. Being able to mod and improve def makes it so fun
This is legion 2 woah!
Just found your channel. And i have been binge watching. It's now one of my favorite channels.
Welcome aboard!💕🤠
Just got Myself a Legion, really appreciate some of the info in this...I might have to pick myself up one of them printers too now lol..Thanks Dude.
Heck yeah happy to help ! Be sure to stop by the discord if you need any help with anything
Pretty cool. I love the Xbox dpad mod. Thanks for sharing so much information on how the modding is going for you. I’m excited to see so many mods and people embracing the handhelds.
Heck thanks so much for the comment! I appreciate the positive vibes. The Xbox d-pad mod feels amazing and really is a game changer for the games I play. I found myself not being able to perfectly hit the up direction before with confidence and now I know every time I can hit that in a quick match. The modding world is very fun lately so it’s always nice to have anyone who also appreciates what it has to offer. Thanks and I hope you stick around to see more mods to come ❤️🤠
@@cppctek Awesome, I’m considering the d pad mod myself. I also really like the thought of improved air flow with the 3d printed back plates. Do you swap over the oem hinges? I only ask because I really love how stiff and robust they are(no giggity) and would hate to comprise my stand. I use it WAY more than I ever imagined I would.
@AwesomeKenneth240 hey heck yeah. The hinges do swap over real easy and yep I love the stiffy design too. Stands at full alert when you want and slaps back when you don’t. It’s a great stand design and feels great. I love the kick stand better than any other handheld stand solution I’ve tried. I use to carry my ally +. 3d printed stand and carrying two things sucks. The legion having such an awesome hinge design is a big bonus. ❤️🤠
Need that full length controller video bro. NEED MORE LEGION GO CONTENT BRO lol.
Stay tuned I filmed the video but I gotta edit it. Been behind on editing.
Thank you for this video. I managed to do the dpad magnet upgrade. Its night and day difference for emulation of older systems like Snes and Megadrive.
Glad it helped 🤠🤠
The mods you have done are so dope!!!
Thanks ❤️🤠
Can you make a dedicated tutorial video on how you mod the d pad? That magnetic x box d pad looks so decent tho
Sure
@@cppctek thanks man. Am waiting for it. Big❤️
YOU DO A VERY GOOD WORK...SINCERELY VERY GOOD WORK AND LONG LIVE YOU AND THE CHANNEL....
FYI you need PETG or ASA filament for your backplate if you don't want it to warp, PLA and PLA+ both have low melting points. Hence why your backplate is warping.
Ah gotcha. So far the pla+ is perfect for the main backplate but the spot over the nvme is def just too spicy since it can hit 90c without a heatsink on. I finally figured out a really wonky but effective way to modify the stl file so i can have my hestsink attached without it being janky or double sided taped. The pla+ on the main backplate hasn’t warped at all so hopefully it should be good. I do have some petg set aside just in case. I’ve yet to try printing with petg so I may need to experiment. Thanks for the heads up !
@@cppctek Makes sense tht it would where the heatsink is for sure. I am just curious how it holds up over time with longer gaming sessions. Also be careful of leaving it in direct sunlight, that will also destroy PLA. PETG & ASA are harder to print for sure because the require higher temperatures to melt the plastic. You will want an enclosed printer for best results. It is possible to print PETG without an enclosed printer just increases the difficulty of it. I have a Bambu Labs X1 that I use and it prints beautiful.
@xThree65x sweet thanks. Yeah Bambu is the best by far. I love my a1 mini. I’ve got a make shift enclosed space it’s in. Keeps temps stable when printing. I’m having a hard time modifying files and adding and subtracting shapes. Got any free programs you know of that I don’t need a graphic design degree to figure out ? So far all of them have my last 2 brain cells struggling so bad and I end up cave manning the process by hand with hand tools and hacking things up because at least I know how to achieve the end result. There no good guides I’ve found for entry level people. It’s always building industrial architecture for people with 17 masters degrees and infinite money to spend on programs lol. 😂
@@cppctek The only one that comes to mind is Plasticity that has a free 30 day trial. If you want anything worth having you will end up paying some money for it. And to be able to edit a STL with any sort of luck you will need to convert it into either a nice polygon mesh or a parametric design so that you can edit it correctly. I use Fusion 360 and sometime its able to convert some STL back into parametric designs that you can then work with. It could be possible to do with this design. The honey comb venting may throw it for a loop however. Both Plasticity and Fusion 360 have a high learning curve it you do not have much experience modeling or using programs like this. So don't be to hard on yourself. I have been doing it for close to 16 years now and I still have brain farts all the time when trying to find a solution for modeling something.
this looks.. so freaking good
You can find someone to do it you can upgrade the RAM.
I’ve seen it but it’s extremely sus that no one will share any benchmarks or 1% lows or anything so they won’t get my money or me shilling for me till I see proof. Proof is in the details and if no ones sharing anything about it or trying to sell the gains even the 1% low gains, I find it VERY VERY VERY SUS
@@cppctekand you have to flash the ram everytime there is a new bios update.
Thanks for making this. Would love some more updates on the LeGo, have been trialling a few back cases and SSD options myself, not fulyl satisfied. I wish I owned a 3d printer
Just watched the recent video, hope things allow you back to get another. Really enjoy your vids
Hey man, so in order to have the dpad just like you have here I'm a bit confused. In addition to ordering the elite dpad kit do I also have to have something 3d printed of which I then install my kit magnets onto? I've ordered the elite dpad kit off Amazon. Thanks!
Same here mate... I'm not sure if we can just fit the elite d pad kit directly in it or do we also need a 3d printed part ? did you find an answer ?
There’s a link in description for the dpad mod and file needed.
@cppctek Thank you Sir... So I need to 3d print that part first ? Then take magnets out of the kit I buy and then the elite dpad just clicks into place ? Sorry for my confusion. I'm in the UK so can't find anything about it here.
@@pbarratt73 yeah man I gave up on it because apparently we have to get that 3d printer part. I'd find it online but I live in Spain so not Worth it really. But now I want to get more firm joysticks. I really don't like how loose or easily these move. I want more resistance.
Pretty cool video. And actually solved one of my problems: what 3d printer to buy. So thank you very much!
Heck yeah glad I could help
Does anyone know about a carrying case that is slim but accommodates the custom back plate?
Ever since putting a custom back plate, my legion go just kinda sits. Can't put it in a backpack anymore and those 3d printed backplates feel so much worse than OEM, like they're going to break without much effort. But I wanted the 2280mm 😅 catch 22.
The case I shared made by tomtoc in the next video or so works perfect
You just got a new subscriber!!! I completely agree with you on the 2280 ssd that we should make it close to the left controller because that is where the heat come out the most when playing with Legion GO. I bough myself a WD 2242 2TB 1 month ago and when I swapped for the first time, it kinda scare me because that time, I just know that left side is super hot. btw: AWESOME GUIDES!!
Very Nice! Can you share the setting for 3d printing the controller grip? did you follow the setting from the link? I followed the same setting but the result is quite awful
For best results I used my Bambu lab a1 mini. Using Petg. Highest resolution. Supports enabled. Flat side down. No rafts.
Do you still have your 3d printed mods you made for the Legion go? They're on sale right now for a decent price, hope you scoop one up with the future and continue to do mods on it. This thing looks awesome 👌
I just ordered mine and will be ordering a similar backplate for a 2280, get some raised joysticks and run the 7840u drivers so it's compatible with my OneXgpu.
How difficult was the Xbox Elite D-pad mod compared to the video you did on the Rog Ally?
Difficulty level isn’t too bad on the d pad if you take your time and are careful with the cables. I will get another one one day soon
The little heatsink you had on the thermal plate over the chip did you find any difference with temperatures? I was thinking about putting a bigger one on mine (Or a bunch of small ones) when I do the backplate so it'll cover all the way up to the vapor chamber if it helps lower temps, possibly even put a small fan like you had inside the case, but put it on the outside (Like you did with the OG Ally) blowing onto the heat sink. Idk if it'll lower temps by much, this'll be my first time modding a device other than just upgrading the SSD lol think it'll work or not worth it?
Hope you're good bro!
Yee. Just super wildly busy and tired lol. Hope yall good me brudduh ❤️🐸
is it really cooling this device? i saw it is little bit hotter after you installed pronted kit
If you’d like to see or compare benchmarks and temps dm me on discord. More airflow is better for sure and way lower nvme temps as well. Win win
@@cppctek i saw simmiliar design but see did you think it is normal this temps
ruclips.net/video/nhMahqOcOMQ/видео.htmlsi=GBOgLt48oRCWR7U8
@@cppctek ruclips.net/video/nhMahqOcOMQ/видео.htmlsi=GBOgLt48oRCWR7U8
i saw this one
After watching some teardowns, the enclosure's for the speakers seem pretty big. Wondering if we would be able to make some better enclosure's and mount alternative speakers in our LeGO's ?
Is there a tutorial on how to replace the shell of controllers?
Okestgamer did a good tear down ruclips.net/video/EuAnPpo9FeE/видео.htmlsi=ji0_VtT8JbIrzISb
Hey if anybody is still looking for a video I just made one. Doesn't require any soldering or anything. Can be done with a basic electronics repair tool kit like an ifixit kit.
what sandpaper and grit you use for the 3d printed mods, i am new to 3d printing and i just got my printer thanks.
I usually don’t have to sand much that comes off my printer but these edges i think I used 1000 grit. You can start with 800 and work to 1000 then 1500 or higher if you want it super duper smooth. Also you can even wet sand it as well.
How did you get the magnets out of the original d pad? Im struggling here lol. They wont come out
Smalll flat head screwdriver or a knife. Lots of patience lol
You got any good settings for cod for joysticks cuz I still can get them to fell good
Yeah def! That’s a good idea for a video. Lemme see what I can cook up for settings for everything
Awsome bro I just bought my 1tb legion go and I need to do all the new updates to catch up and I want to get all the classics emulating games besides the AAA games also have the 1tb micro sd I also owned a steam deck lcd also upgrade it to 1 tb
Thanks for the video. Please please what is the Wh/size of that battery your teasing for the Rog ally. 🙏
You can get one anywhere from 65wh to 98wh
@@cppctek What's crazy about the Ally is how low the total system draw is usually. When I had one, 15w usually would draw a total of 19-24w total. That would be insane at 98wh
For who can not really print your mods and just wonna upgrade his Legion go, do you think will there be one day the possibility of producing them for sale? Thanks man for your effort
Yee thanks. I don’t have plans to sell them but I’ll be able to point you in areas where you can. Links in description for the printer files but you can check my discord and ask around or check Etsy or eBay or Amazon for diff mods. I can’t always vouch for any specific sellers off hand at the moment on any platforms as I’ve never tried most of them
@@cppctekI found some similar mods in AliExpress too with different comments..for 28€ I can try them and....let's see. For the controller, it seems that nobody except you has done mods. Really thank you for your time, I really appreciate your job/hobby in this.
Would like to see the 3d printed AUDIO ENHANCER FOR LENOVO LEGION GO theres a file on cults 3d but i would like to see if its worth it
Yo I actually almost tossed that in the video. I tried two different ones and it doesn’t help the sound as much as it does re direct it. The fitment was hard to get right and the file was very hard to dial in. I didn’t like the tone it changed it to and I was able to improve the audio with software way more and it didn’t require all that work. I may cover that actually if you like. Not a bad idea.
@cppctek ah I see, no problem then man I was just curious if it actually made it better if the audio was directed at you, and how easy it was to fit but if you already tried it then it's all good. But yeah I mean if you do another lenovo build video it would be cool to check it out. Keep up the good work
please i want to ask with the custom back cover on your legion go does silicone case still fit your device?
The silicon grip covers should fit just fine. I’m not sure on the part that goes over the backplate but you could easily cut it but I’d have to see which one you got
@@cppctek one more question the 2240 to 2280 adaptor that you used does it suppose gen 4 speed?
@jamesikhimioya562 yes indeed. I get the same transfer speeds as I did on native.
Hi, can you confirm that your horizontal ssd adapter is pcie 4 gen? the mine i got cannot exceed 3500MT/s on my NM790 Lexar ssd. It seems this adapter is like pcie 3 and i haven't find yet a good ones for reaching the best performance
The one I used was gen 4. I got 5,000 on it. They have gen 3 versions too. Also check bios and see if there’s a setting for gen 3 or gen. 4
@@cppctek to be sure, can you share me the link of that ones you purchased? There is no way to find out an "pcie 4 gen version" from all the sellers (Amazon, AliExpress etc. Etc.)
Just for your reference I fixed it buying a new one. I got close to 7000MB/s on W/R. Nice
Just for your reference I fixed it buying a new one. I got close to 7000MB/s on W/R. Nice
Just for your reference I fixed it buying a new one. I got close to 7000MB/s on W/R. Nice
I NEED THAT DPAD
I've printed the new grips, and reassembled the controllers, but its stuck in FPS mode? How did you fix the issue with it defaulting into FPS mode once you delete that. I read about a shorting Line 1 and Ground, but I'm not sure how that works.
Hey I actually had that issue too so I figured there was no way to bypass it. I deshrouded the sensor and wrapped tape on the back pcb and shoved it back inside. Works perfect but had to stay plugged in.
Oh also heck yeah on modding ❤️🤠please drop by my discord and share the mods and I’ll share some pics of upcoming mods and we can keep this thing growing into the best handheld
Hello, author of the grips design here. As CCPCTEK and some other users mentioned - they managed to leave the sensor connected and left it inside the case. In the link in the description at the page where you can find stl files, I showed how get rid of FPS mode by shorting 2 pins in the connector (if you are comfortable with soldering iron it's easy, if not - then better leave the sensor connected)
@kempa1443 hey thanks for the comment ! I love the grips. I have a few suggestions that may help a lot and might make things easier. Could you possibly make the edges more rounded. There tends to be sharp edge where my palms rest and I have to file it down. Also is there a way to make a bracket to hold the fps mode parts inside ? Thanks so much. !
@@cppctek Thank you for the suggestions - full-rounded edge was present in my v1 design but I changed it to have an easier printing without too much overhang - I can share that with you if you like. Regarding FPS bracket holder - great idea, I just need a photo of where it would fit and what are the dimensions of a sensor board - do you think you can help with that?
Literally take my money and do that to my Go! 😭😭
lol I wish I could. Gladly will help
You and my guys can help in the discord. We’re like family and help each other out
The xbox elite series dpad needs an expanded hole in the control faceplate? Or can you use the original legion go front plate? On your personalized plate it seems as if the space for the pad was larger than the original
You can use stock or printed controller housing. No fitment issues. Tons and tons of people have done the mod
What about a mod to adapt an oculink port to the nvme slot. Then the sd can be your os.
Windows running off an sd sucks so bad on so many levels. It’s like 3 layers of hell. People who have used it if you ask the questions they avoid talking about they’ll expose it. Transfer speeds slow. Lots of blue screens after a few months, data losss happens, major bottleneck downloading updates. Updates take hours instead of mins, game downloads will take hours as well unless your gunna carry around a spare external nvme but then the usb ports are known to randomly drop out so playing cod off external drive would suck and corrupt files. It’s not ideal. Theory sounds good tho. The best solution for getting occulink is using a really crazy cool board concept I’ve seen done. Drop by my discord. A few guys have links 🔗 to the project. It will split the pcie lanes but still give enough to make an nvme 2230 fit and a occulink port. Originally for the rog ally but can be used on the legion
@cppctek if you split the pcie lanes though, does that just negate the use of oculink? Oculine will run at about 60ish gbs while usb 4 will run 40.
@cppctek also what's your discord?
@danielhulan3058 actually I have not tested it myself but the creator of the board claims it’s doing great. I had that question myself though. I really also wonder about testing the whole reliability of the usb ports and there’s a chance it would be better to boot windows off the usb using an nvme enclosure that’s properly cooled for better transfer speeds and reliable data
@danielhulan3058 it’s in the description. RUclips may delete the link 🔗in comments but I’ll try sharing discord.gg/DBZAHv2qv3
Hey bro are you going to make a video comparing frame rates from the stock 16gb of ram to the upgraded 32gb? We would love that and there aren't any videos on the difference. Was wondering if the upgrade was worth it
I don’t want to pay thr 300$ to upgrade the ram untill I see proof it doesn’t cause issues or make fps worse. What’s super duper sus is I’ve had several people pop in and out of my community who claim they paid the guy for the ram
Upgrade and they’d be back to show me results. They never come back. Ever. It’s sus. Also there’s only now one guy I know of who’s doing the service as the other guy closed his shop and made a RUclips video about it saying he was loosing too much money which likely means customers were sending things back.
Lastly it’s not a diy mod or even close because the amount of direct heat needed to remove ram chips because they are bga soldered is INSANE. You need a board heater to preheat the board plus you need a hot air reflow station not to be confused with a heat gun or soldering iron. I’ve tried bga soldering before with a 300$ hot air rework station on a few dead gpus and omg that stuff is 100000000000x harder than the pros lead you on to think by watching them do it like it’s easy. Trust me it’s not and I’m actually extremely experienced with soldering and have been soldering for 30+ years. It’s not easy. Then lastly you have to remove the bios chip and re flash it with a flasher every time a bios update comes out. It’s insane. It’s 100% insane. Plus let’s just assume the mod improved fps… which in theory would if done right and there’s no dead chips or badly binned chips and timings got worse .. it should work better right ? Well then why wouldn’t everyone be shouting at the mountain tops with proof and trying to tell everyone it worked and they are happy with doing it? I’d also it worked well …. It’s a money maker for the person selling the mods right? Why wouldn’t you want people to see proof because if you read the comments on the person doing the mod service…. Everyone’s begging for proof lolol. Everything screams scam to me after it’s been nearly a year with not a single person coming out with a video showing it works. Seems people might be battling with this or maybe it fails or maybe they got badly binned chips or failing chips. I can only assume the worst after a year with no one not a single
Soul being positive and showing real benchmarks
@@cppctek thanks dad.
How much higher do you need to go on the back plate to accommodate that NVMe heat sink?
Check this short. I fixed it with the help of a buddy in my discord. ruclips.net/user/shortssYHEefotlK8?si=adlUV6JZMQ4s_EZq
@@cppctek sweet! Yeah I actually jumped on discord and saw you two working on it. 👍🏼
I’m still on the fence about buying a GO or waiting for Gen2 but all this modding is making me want one! Thanks for the great vid!
Just got my legion go
What's your opinion on the 3D printed NVME battery cover?
The backplate like I have shown ? I love the one I have. It’s a great mod
@@cppctek no it's a mod where the bracket covering the battery (bracket that has the wires and antenna running through) is 3D printed with PETG and supports the 2280 adapter you're using.
RUclips won't let me add the link but it's through the printables website
model/858691-legion-go-nvme-battery-cover
@@cppctek RUclips won't let me add the link.
Nah I wouldn’t run that. You’ll cook your drive. It still starves it for cooling. It’s not ideal to keep drive temps high.
What settings did you use when printing the D-pad? You say the tolerances are tight, what worked for you?
Wait so the fps mode doesn't work with the controller shell swap? :(
It can kinda but it’s tricky. I will be doing a video soon to show it and I’m working with the developer to better hold the fps module
@@cppctek I dont have mine yet (hopefully end of the month) but is it just the sensor needs to be fixed in place? Can hot glue be used to affix it?
Nice! any plans on legion go waterblock?
Indeed. I should be doing one pretty soon
Excited to see this
Heck yeah ❤❤❤❤
I don't have a printer. Where can I purchase the d pad mod?
Check my discord I got guys who can print but I would check also with Etsy and eBay and someone may have it there too
We really needed your mods 😊
Thanks ! I got so many more to come. I just came up with something also really wild last night in a fever dream.
@@cppctek we are excited to know! You know...I haven't buy Lenovo yet but I am collecting all the mods,info, suggestions from all the RUclipsr in the web in order to buy it so soon and do all the mods in 1 shot. I can no longer sleep like I used to, I'm like a child waiting for his ice cream, you, the community, are awakening the "sick" part of me. too happy. If you have any information on who will be able to print your mods, please let us know! thanks for everything! P.S. Yesterday at dinner I talked about it with a friend of mine and he absolutely wants the Lenovo with your mods that made him crazy 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. That's is so insane. Great job!
Is the largest internal drive a 2TB right?
For a 2230/2240 yes but if you upgrade to a 2280 you can get up to 8tb
Nice video bro! So I ordered the elite dpad replacement with the magnets but how do I install the magnets? Do I just pop my original dpad off or do I have to take that left controller apart to remove the original dpad. This dpad is so low profile ugh. Any help much appreciated! 😎💯
Did you already 3D print the dpad? If you did there will be holes the same as the Xbox one. You’re essentially transferring the magnets from the Xbox one to the 3d printed one. You can’t use the original d pad off the legion at all if that’s maybe where the confusion is.
Hey thanks for the response and help bro!! I ordered the 3 piece kit so I want to out the new elite dpad just like you have so I'll have that and the magnets. But I don't know how to take my original dpad off. Does it just pop off?
Which 3d printer should i get
Bambulabs 100%. Any of them.
How's that ribbon cable working still?
Worked epic. No problems 💕.
@cppc tek what do you prefer, legion go or rog ally?
It’s a tough choice. The ally is way more comfy or and portable imo but the legion has a way better screen and can be played a little bit differently. Raw performance wise at 900p in mw3 the ally wins because it’s pushing less pixels but the bigger screen is my fav on the legion. I mostly play it sitting in my lap or on the bed and use the controllers docked in a controller thingy. It’s a very tough choice but I love them both and still play both a lot
@@cppctek thanks for your feeback. i am not sure. rog ally or legion go. Or wait for ally 2 this year.
@ironkrutt6777 honestly if you can find a deal on a used ally with the z1 extreme that’s the best deal. The other week they had them new price dropped at Best Buy. Lots of open box deals to be had too. Both are great but the Ally prob is a better user friendly option if your not a seasoned windows handheld veteran
Can anyone tell me if there is any technical difference between the 512GB and the 1TB unit? Thinking of getting the 512GB and just upgrading to a bigger drive anyway, so the 1TB price difference would be money wasted unless there is a difference other than disk size.
Same cpu. Just storage difference. Although I think if the price difference is under 100$ or so I’d do the 1tb because nvme prices are on the rise. And it makes it easier to just enjoy the 1tb for now until storage prices come back down
@@cppctek thanks! I missed the deal though, so will wait it out lol. I have a steam deck and a decent gaming PC so not like I'm missing out.
Whats the mouse you are using it look pretty and cool to use
The white mouse I use is a Logitech g502x and the black ones a steel series rival 3. Not sure which one you saw a glimps of.
thx man, good to know last days i think about to buy a legion go. after your video...iam sure i will do same so...this self printed backplate looks good, ,my first thought was, make a lil bit more space for the nvme cooler plate... better so... sorry i have now skils in 3d printing ,iam glad that i have the money for the legion go ,so that i can buy it next month....if you are ready with your backplate...would you print one for me,ill pay you that. if you now in overworking process ,dont hurry . ah nice to see that thers such an nvme adapter for the 80s.👍👍👍😆
I really wish that these portable handhelds had defaulted to 32GB of RAM, we are in 2024 and a lot of games nowadays require 8GB of RAM as the minimum spec, and some are even going up to 12 and 16GB, but because the OS uses about 4GB with these devices you are basically left with only 12GB of usable RAM, which makes it a horrible experience in some cases, and that's the only reason why I think the WIN GPD and Ayaneo devices are far superior, since with those at least you get options other than 16GB of RAM.
Amen. Well said. We desperately need 32gb. It drives me nuts seeing 16gb in any device for gaming that shares the vram
Yeah i agree 32 is like the new standard now
The ayaneo 2 has 32g
Can I ask? Is the screen still hot on the left side after you moved the SSD to the back of the battery?
Yes it’s hot near where the usb c is
Is there any way you would be able to sell everything 3d printed for the legion go?
No I can’t I’m sorry
@@cppctek do you know anybody who would be able to sell them to me? because i really want these mods for my legion
Please make a video on the dpad mod
Will do
I have a 4tb ssd instead of the normal drive, but i got some grizzly thermal pads under the adaptor, undee the ssd and over it and twmps have gone down cus it would get pretty hot..i dont have that issue anymore
I've been waiting for this video lol
Heck yeah ! Glad you came back for it
How much i gotta pay you to do this to my go😭🙏🏼
I wish i could lol. There’s prob people in the handheld modz discord whom may take it on but due to logistics, time and other projects I turn down all modding requests
This is so fire 🔥 could you mod if we shipped our device to you
Logistically speaking it’s something I don’t think I’d want to deal with currently. I may revisit it later though but feel free to drop in my Cppc Tek discord and I’ll be happy to help you mod your own and all my community can help too. We have the most positive, supportive and active handheld community going in the handheld space.
Who's gonna do the battery mod without any PPE I wanna watch that one lol
do you sell the elite analog stick adapters by any chance?
I don’t I’m sorry.
Looks cool but I wanted a stock appearance so I went with the vertical adapter with a low power drive. The Lexar NM790 4TB lists a peak power draw of 4.1W and the highest temp I've seen on it under load is 75C. Idles at 35 and best of all, it doesn't look like I've altered it at all. It's also a dual sensor drive and that's the highest temp.
75c in an nvme drive is kinda hot though keep in mind. Refer back to my video a while back where I spoke with drive manufactures. Running them at 75c long term will degrade them a little faster and cause some thermal
Throttling as well
@@cppctek Yeah, that's why I went with the Lexar. It's not the fastest drive (though it does hit the PCIe gen 4 max of 7000MB/s) but it is one of the lowest power drives, especially for a gen 4 drive. The SMART data in the firmware lists a warning temp of 90C and I'm well below that at my max so I'm not worried about it. By the time the drive dies it'll be obsolete and it has a 5 year/3000TBW warranty just in case. The other reason I didn't go for one of the 90 degree adapters is because they all seem to force you down to gen 3 speeds.
Please do metal liquid on legion go!!!
Lolol absolutely not. I don’t want to end my devices life. Liquid Metal is actually not going to help much at all on such a small die and also there’s not enough mounting pressure to or any way to keep it in place. Liquid Metal becomes liquid when hot wnd since it’s a handheld your going to be moving it around. And using it at diff angles. Therefor increasing the chances it leaks out and shorts out. It is very conductive as its metal. It’s the worst idea ever. Period. There’s a reason. NO ONE does it on handhelds and there’s a season your even seeing people remove Liquid Metal and go back to paste or kryosheets. It’s not safe and let’s say hypothetically you did do it, you’d need to coat the capacitors and inductors and every single components on the apu and around the apu with clear fingernail Polish because that stuff will eventually leak out and short it out. If you don’t care about your device and you don’t use it in the hand then go for it. It’s not as risky on desktops because the CPUs are much larger and there’s much more room to coat and protect and they aren’t moving around
hey dude! just was binge watching ur video and i noticed you got vrchat on ur LeGo, is it just for show or does it actually run it?
Hey thanks man. It does work actually it’s very doable but you have to turn alot of stuff down.
@@cppctek Wow thats really impressive! The more you know i guess. Unfortunately i only own a rift S so its impossible for me to test it out, but it baffles me how powerful this little device is. Also thanks for the quick response bro, ill drop you a sub.
Do you mean “fanmod” as in made by a fan or a mod for the fan😂…..
Or you could just add an external type c nvme ssd and double side tape it to the back without butchering your device .
Yeah… def an option. I like many love having the main boot drive house all the games and just be an easier solution this way. You can keep your stock backplate + stock nvme and revert it with no issues any time you like. I’ve never needed to rma my ally nor my legion go so I have no regret. No fear or fud
Also that’s all fun and games till your snap the usb port or cable in half when you snag it or drop it. Also usb has its limitations as well. There’s nothing wrong with modding. Not sure where all the haters are coming from but yall should keep that hate inside where you seem to stay at.
Not hating brother. Some kids are going to try recreate what you do and ruin their units. super cool mods if you have the know how, 3D printer etc. Keep at it. 💪
@bretttech2896 eh your under estimating the modders out there bro. Check out my other videos. I been doing this a long time and so have other people. Modding is nothing new and never going away no matter how much fear and fud people spread. Changing the backplate and changing the nvme is easy. I’m not the first one to do this or even close. There’s hundreds of modders in my discord who all do this. We are a community and no fear has ever
Stopped us.
Problem is that this thing USB-C randomly disconnect/reconnects the USBC drive on both ports. 0 idea why. I've modded mine with the internal vertical 2280, let's hope it doesn't fry it lmao
8:55 I’m dead!!! 😂🤣😭
Lmfao finally someone noticed it hahhahahahahahahaha
Pocket GPU Next
do the geek 1s
Desolder that 16gb to 32gb now
Have you ever seen it done? You actually have to have a board heater + a pretty high end hot air rework station plus you have to de solder and reflash the bios chip. It’s not as easy as picking up a 40$ soldering iron and heating it up. It’s extremely difficult to do bga soldering and takes a lot of experience. Keep in mind I’ve done bga soldering before. I own a hot air re work station. I’m most definitely not going to attempt it because I’ve seen even experienced guys who do this for a living burn up rog ally boards when they first tried them. It has to get way hotter than you’d think. Also you risk desoldering other components on the board as well even with a lot of kapton tape. By far I would love to do this and have this done but stil no ones provided a proper RUclips video on benchmarks of games and showing games that actually cap out ram usage like mw3 and forza.
@@cppctek as you know, 3gb vram leaves 13gb. During my workload with a couple of visual studios open i reach my 13gb and start to feel the sluggishness. Wish it could be simpler. I saw the yt video too, heat gun, bios flashing. I think its worth it for sure.
@ultramaster. It’s not a heat gun. That’s a few hundred dollar hot air re work station that blast heat in a much more small area at 10000x the heat a normal heat gun can get at. I’ve got a pretty nice 200$ hot air re work station and by the time you can melt the solder under those vram chips you’ve probably burned the board up. You have to crank these things to the maximum heat setting and they don’t speak on the videos on how hard and how hot you have to get it. It makes it look easy but it’s far from it. It’s by far the most risky thing and that’s why they charge hundreds of dollars to do it. They know the skill needed. Humbly they don’t brag about the skill level needed. I wish they would brag about that a bit so that people don’t get the wrong idea it being simple and easy and can be done with tools on Amazon and then they attempt it and burn it up. Oh also windows uses a ton of ram by itself and if you look in windows the amount avail is far less than 13gb even with the 3gb limit set
yeah 12.7GB total. I agree that dude showing it in yt wasn't talking very confidently, he was nervous as hell too 😂
Any chance in heck someone reading this would be willing to print and send me that d-pad mod? Obviously I'd be happy to pay you, I just don't own a 3D printer and have never used one.
ruclips.net/video/61pbPgJch5s/видео.html
Id be willing to but idk how to contact you privately so that not everyone can see our contact info
Nice if you have too much time and want to make a video/mod/void warranty on youtube but for most people not really :)
I think you seriously underestimate the modding community. My discords pretty packed with modders and so is Reddit. Also modding doesn’t void warranty unless you’re permanently destroying something that causes a failure. If modding isn’t your thing that’s fine. We all share different interests. Modding this handheld changed the game for me and if you’ve followed my channel for any time you’ll know we mod everything to bring out the best experience possible sparing nothing. Plus the warranty is up on the legion go I own and I could care less about a warranty if it’s no longer a thing lol
@@cppctek I modded things myself why i said for MOST people aka average users:)
Ah gatch. I’ve been pretty surprised how many modders are coming out swinging as the devices 1yr warranty is coming to and end for those who got launch date models. I’ve enjoyed modding all my stuff
Now get the 32gb ram upgrade..
I’m still waiting for gaming benchmarks
@@cppctek Hey, I am just wondering, what's the battery thing in the right corner?
@@cppctek chicken
Casually doesn’t mention that he deleted the m2 button and the fps switch and laser 😳
Yeah for the few folks who use the mouse mode it does take some fafo to get that workin but there’s been other models I have seen that may retail it. The stock design has too many buttons anyways.
F all that. I am good with my mine the way it is
STOP BENDING HEATSINKS!
*Rolls eyes* haven’t dented a single heat pipe sir lol. My “dented” heat pipe rog ally still has lower temps than anyone on the web when fully cranked and pushing it to the brink lol. The little dent that could
I am now convinced in buying a 3D printer lol oof.
If it’s your first one get a bambulabs. You won’t regret it. Just buy it on their website or at microcenter. Don’t pay Amazon scalpers lol. 😂 they make the most high quality and easy to use printers ever made. I’ve had a few and never could get a good print out of them and spent hundreds of hours trying to get good but yeah I should have got a Bambu from day one
PTM is easy to use if you follow proper directions man, what are you talking about?????? And copper dissipates alot more than aluminum, those are science facts man.
Ptm is very very sticky. It’s also really good about not peeling off easy and sticking together , then you don’t get as even with core to core deltas if your application becomes clumpy from it folding over on itself. It’s also not really great at being re used either. Also cutting it sometimes it likes to tear as well. I’m not an idiot like your implying. Ask anyone who’s ever used kryosheets and they are sold for life. Gamers nexus is a massive fan of them
CPPC CAN I PAY YOU TO SHIP YOU MY LENOVO AND YOU MOD IT ?!
I need 32 GB AT LEASTTTT , battery not a major issue, but nvme situation does need to be addressed with any cooling mods
No I am sorry I don’t offer modding service. Also the 32gb ram mod is EXTREMELY HARD and even me being a soldering guy I know my skill limit would destroy a board even trying to do that mod. You also need a few hundred dollars in equipment to do it. A board heater, a hot air reflow station (not a heat gun) you don’t even use a soldering iron. You need a straight up hot air re work station and none of the 100$ Amazon units can get that ram hot enough to un solder the balls under them. It’s extremely difficult. The RUclips guy who does it makes it look easy but he doesn’t show how many times he’s done it and how much practice it took to get to that level of skill. Zero chance ever I’d ever attempt it lol. I’ve tried bga soldering once with a 100$ hot air re work station and ripped several pads trying to remove the ram. You and anyone else without the right equipment and experience with bga type soldering would destroy the board for sure. I also don’t want the liability
@@cppctek hahaha well I respect the honesty & the fact you’ve even made it as far as you have with mods is super sick! Keep it up man! I’m a little disappointed with the 16GB standard I feel like they should have at least shot a little higher.. Ik they’ll never release the perfect device tho otherwise nobody would ever buy their new stuff but still! & what’s your input on the 7840U drivers over the standard ones? I’ve had 2 legion gos and on the first one I did the 7840u update, & now I feel like my second le-go isn’t quite handling games as good & just am starting to realize it’s bc I had different drivers from the first one
Don't forget to upgrade your Legion Go from 16GB RAM to 32GB!
If it was user serviceable I would do it. I actually know one of the people who offer the service. It cost several hundred dollars like 300-400$ because of the amount of specialized equipment and skill needed to do it.
Here’s what you need that the videos won’t tell you. They want you to think it’s easy so you try it yourself and break your device and send it to them when you fail and they charge double then
1: board heater to heat the motherboard itself 100-500$
2: hot air reflow station (no soldering iron or heat gun will even come close to getting the chips hot enough to remove) 200-500$
3: the memory chips 90$ or so last I checked
(Pray you get a good batch as most as salvaged old chips)
4: lots of experience doing bga soldering, bga balls and grid to align them
5: microscope
6: bios flasher
It isn’t easy but the guys who made videos doing it have done it hundreds of times and leave out a lot of the nuances and risk.
Many times you don’t get lucky with ram and have to re do it and every time you heat the board up hot enough to de solder the chips you run a strong risk of burning up the board or damaging components which has happened.
Theres too much risk for too little reward.
How
By paying a guy 400$ and sending your device to go for a month. He de solders your old ram and solders on new ram. Read my comment above. Every dangerous mod. Irreversible and you can’t update your bios after that either
Discord channel
You can put as many bells and whistles on it that you want. The screen is weak, and you gonna have to downgrade the specs to play most games smoothly. It's not worth it
I beg to differ. It’s all about properly tuning the system and the games. It took a ton of fafo to get everything the way I like it playing mw3 smooth af at 100-120fps at 1200p. Many people’s guides I followed simply didn’t have the results I wanted. I fafo with everything. It’s extremely enjoyable now. I’ll share some gameplay and benchmarks soon. I’m finishing up the watercooling rog ally project now.
@cppctek No matter what you do, Idk if you will be able it play mw3 online at 1600p with 144hz and think it will run smoothly on that thing without an external graphics card or something. I think you would be lucky to get 40 fps....I may be wrong, though. Just by this video, I know you know way more about this stuff than me.
@SeldomSeen-if4pq at 1600p with fsr quality easy 80-90fps with my tune and settings. But your not gunna play mw3 at 144fps on any handheld at 1600p without an egpu.
Ahhhhh hurry lol jkjk
I gt the 2280 mod I just need a better back plate
@@drew3488yeee.
STOP Faking product on Lenovo Legion 2 it don’t appear at Lenovo website at all !!! STOP deceiving people at RUclips Channel
I didn’t deceive anyone. It’s a play on words. I said legion “2.whoah” it’s my take on it and your the only one who that went over their head and didn’t understand it was a play on words and meant to be my own interpretation. If you understand what I said in the video or even watched it, I never claimed this was the new legion go 2 or anything even close. You clearly can’t read or listen. I’m sorry you felt deceived but you’re being rude for no reason and accusing me of something I didn’t do.
IF MY PROPOSAL IS NOT WELL RECEIVED I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE FEEDBACK ON MY POSTS... BECAUSE I DO NOT EXPERIENCE MUCH IN MANUFACTURING BUT I CAN EASILY DISASSEMBLE AND REPLACE PARTS IN MY LEGION GO WITHOUT WORRY... SO I FIND IT NECESSARY TO PROPOSE SPARE PARTS FOR PURCHASES AS FOR YOUR LEGION GO IN PURPLE COLOR I LOVE THE DIRECTIONAL KEYS... IT LOOKS LIKE AN ELITE 2 ON THE LEGION GO AND THIS DETAIL CHANGES A LOT OF THINGS IN COMFORT IN FIGHTING GAMES.... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE THINK ABOUT IT
Get these mods selling man! You got a customer here? Don't give your inventions away by giving away your 3d models. Also is it possible to have 2 M.2 connections from one?
How to void your warranty like a boss
lol actually all these mods are really reversible, upgrading nvme and backplate won’t void warranty unless your careless and damage it or permanently mess it up which has never happened. I’ve been modding consoles and pc’s for 30+ years ;) trust me lol. But also the warranty is about to be out on my legion go and my ally. I dont live in fear of a warranty lol. I’m the kind of guy who buys a brand new car and drops 5k in mods and instantly enjoys it to the max. That’s what modders do. Someone’s gotta pioneer the way. Thankfully there’s a masssssive amount of other people who also do the same things. If you want to explore modding there’s tons that won’t void warranty at all
@@cppctek love you homie
YOU DO A VERY GOOD WORK...SINCERELY VERY GOOD WORK AND LONG LIVE YOU AND THE CHANNEL....
I NEED THAT DPAD
IF MY PROPOSAL IS NOT WELL RECEIVED I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE FEEDBACK ON MY POSTS... BECAUSE I DO NOT EXPERIENCE MUCH IN MANUFACTURING BUT I CAN EASILY DISASSEMBLE AND REPLACE PARTS IN MY LEGION GO WITHOUT WORRY... SO I FIND IT NECESSARY TO PROPOSE SPARE PARTS FOR PURCHASES AS FOR YOUR LEGION GO IN PURPLE COLOR I LOVE THE DIRECTIONAL KEYS... IT LOOKS LIKE AN ELITE 2 ON THE LEGION GO AND THIS DETAIL CHANGES A LOT OF THINGS IN COMFORT IN FIGHTING GAMES.... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE THINK ABOUT IT