I upgraded my ssd to 2tb, and yes, i agree with you it is pointless unless you have a big library of roms. I usually play two to four games at the same time, and you don't need 2tb ssd for that, even with big size ssd i usually play a game, finish it, uninstall it and download the new one. The 512 ssd will motivate you to finish the game and move to a new one.
I have a 2tb ssd installed and I filled it with games and I'm finding so far I'm playing a lot more games than I would've. Only I'm not finishing many as I keep hopping around. But I love the fact that I can jump between any game for whatever I'm in the mood for without having to download and install all the time. Also I had a bad experience with sleep mode. I have the jsaux case which I love but the top part covers the vent and my ally woke up without me knowing and cooked my baby for hours as I also had it on the charger so it wouldn't die. Turned it off and let it cool overnight. Somehow it's fine.
this is absolutely true. All I need to enjoy, and finish with my Ally are Hitman and Nier Automata. Those are in my Steam shelves for many years. Next will be the Witcher 3
dude this was honestly the best tutorial. everyone else ive seen with tutorials the same ideas as if they're copying each other. very helpful. thanks mah
ayyy, I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I loved making it as well. I really like the ally so I thought hard about what tips would make the experience better. cheers!
Video Guide (Skip to Sections You Care About!) 📖 Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:33 Master Ally Command Center Shortcuts 01:00 Essential Ally Shortcuts You Need 01:26 Switching to PlayNite for a Better Experience 02:17 How to Monitor Your Ally’s Performance 02:32 Find the Best Game Settings for ROG Ally 02:46 Get Free Games for Your ROG Ally 03:01 Choosing the Best Charger for Ally 03:44 Get Best Ally Gaming Performance 04:10 Extend Ally Battery Life with This Simple Trick 04:42 How to Quit Unresponsive Apps on Ally 04:54 Using Your Ally in Desktop Mode 05:18 Why You Shouldn't Upgrade Your Storage on ROG Ally 06:41 Keeping Your Ally Updated 07:03 Stream Desktop Games to Ally with Moonlight 07:23 Cloud Gaming for Ally 08:13 Rewatching Your Best Gaming Moments 08:36 The ROG Ally Community on Reddit 09:02 Staying Updated with ROG Ally Life 09:22 How to Properly Put Your Ally to Sleep 10:13 Why Playing More Games is Everything 11:13 Conclusion
I came here to thank you for opening my eye and not having to upgrade the SSD and I am so happy to see so many people thank you for that opinion of yours. I have seen tons of videos about the Ally and you are the only one who made so much sense with that one point!! Thank you so much
I love your take on not upgrading the storage. The second I got mine last week I've been looking into upgrading storage to the max I can find. But I think you're right about the limitations almost being a feature, limiting your options just enough to encourage you playing games in the sea of infinite choice we have nowadays. I'll stick to base storage now, thanks for the advice! I love your personality, you seem super excited and passionate about the love of games, it absolutely rubs off on the viewer :)
Cheers. My Ally arrived in the post a couple of hours ago. Yours is the first video I've seen that actually gave useful info for an owner rather in a straightforward way with no BS taking up most of the video.
The 42W gpu power consumption is real consumption from the SPPT and FPPT settings, the base clock is 30w but it can boost up to 53w when plugged in, you want to use a charger with PD 65w or above.
@@Geekceptionand one more thing to make it easier to get into hibernate, you can open the start/search bar and type in "power" and you should see an option called "edit power plan", click on it, in the opened window go up^ one folder, so back into "power options", on the left side you will see an option called "Choose what the power buttons do", from there you can set up the hibernate as default action for the power button instead of the default sleep mode.
Such a great video. All the points you made were fantastic. I literally just bought the device to play the PlayStation games that i haven't had access to in a few generations. I've been really impressed.
Thank you for these common sense tips! I just ordered a rog ally Z1 online and have been looking for tips and best accessories. I appreciate also the Reddit idea and the asus rog life recommendations. Thanks again!
The point made on the storage and not chucking on so many games is perfect. It can get a bit intimidating having so many and you can end up accomplishing nothing
Hey geek,i downloaded a launcher for a game of steam to be able to run it the mods,but when I try to install it,its send me to Microsoft store,and im stuck cus i can't install it because this issue,you know any solutions ? Thnx and great content
I've just upgraded to 2TB SSD and i have to say, it's not about the games i play but more about peace of mind. When I had just 512GB I was always worried about running out of memory, a 1TB MicroSD is as expensive as a 2TB SSD so it totally made sense to me
Got mine yesterday, spent 3-4 hours updating for it not too run anything. Quick factory setting it with the intention of a return but gave it another go. Downloaded a few updates I didn't do previously and it works like a dream. Not played alot on it as I'm waiting for my skin to arrive so it's a bit more comfortable. Really surprised how good it runs games. Resident evil 2 looks amazing on it.
One of the tricks I want to share is to enable turbo mode (30/43/53) using jsaux 603 dock. I found a solution to flash latest bios (method available on jsaux blog) of the jsaux dock which unlocked the turbo mode using this dock with original Asus charger that comes with the Ally
Great video! I have HellDivers 2, COD Warzone, God of War, X Defiant, Halo Infinite and Netflix on my 500gb. I play Halo and God of War when I’m offline and the rest when connected to WiFi. However, I recently was playing X Defiant off hotspot with no lag, so yeah. Great content and thanks for sharing!
Good video. i watched the first video you did on the Asus. i like your positive energy i just have 2 questions . 1 is playnite safe ? I would like to install it and use it and 2 how do you update playnite if it gets updates
@@danielcobbledick3339 yeah 100 % recommended, I get 100-120 fps with 15W in multiplayer matches but in warzone I get around 80-90 fps with 15W, put if you want 120 fps in warzone get turbo mode 30W. Of course I downloaded FSR 3 AMD to get this high Frame rates. But the battery life is not good enough in the Rog Ally, you need to be connected to the charger all the time as I play in bed.
5:19 totally agree with you. I have PC that installed with 4TB Storage exclusively for game only. And I’m barely touch any games because not only I have little free time but also exhausted from work. And to sit on my gaming chair too tiring for my back and neck 😂.
Honestly I always upgrade my drives to 2TB having a really slow internet connection or no internet at all where you live makes it a good option when you go visit friends or family that have a fast connection to just download a bunch of games. If you have a fast connection then just uninstall and reinstall as you need but if you constantly bounce around between 10 or 20 games it's worth the upgrade or just get a couple of 1TB micro sd cards if your card reader doesn't burn out...
I noticed the UK plug in your video and then the Malaysian currency displayed on your ROG Ally. Are you in Malaysia? I was just searching for tips and tricks for my newly bought ROG Ally and found this video. I hadn't followed or subscribed before, but this video was really helpful. You've earned a new subscriber! 😊
I got 2tb because of sports games taking up soooo much room. 2k, fifa, madden are each almost 100gb. Then blaco ops 3 for zombies and that's almost the full ssd, so larger ssd makes me feel i can play anything at any time. Not constantly worried about moving files and storage running out so quickly
Hibernate. Change it in the settings. Control Panel>Hardware and Sound>Power Options>Choose what the power buttons do>Change the power button from sleep to hibernate. Do note that it sometimes doesn't work on some games.
Love your enthusiasm! And I loved the conclusion - play more games! Right, that's what we have this amazing piece of technology for. I'm enjoying No Man's Sky and Gears Tactics on my Ally.
I actually play more games with upgraded ssd. I’ve only upgraded it into 1TB tho, but hoping for 2TB in the future. I have xsx, switch, ps5, iPad Pro, gaming laptop, then rog ally. Rog ally is currently my favourite device. As you can imagine my game library is huge, so many games I haven’t played, or played but want to occasionally revisit it/show case to my friends. Rog Ally with huge capacity actually perfect for that. My main console is ps5, to play AAA with adaptive trigger experiences. So that means some games (if I buy it twice) or it is on game pass, I could revisit or play it again with different experiences on ROG. Then games, good but not my priority, I can put them on ROG to remind me, and if they’re really good needs my proper attention I can move onto other platforms (some with sharing progress) especially some cute/indie titles can be played on touchscreen, or some games that I can do cross platform when I’m at my friends’ (so I don’t have to bring laptop or other devices). Another reason is ROG ally is really good for showcasing, with the launcher you recommend, people are just interested and want to try out the games I have all the time. And last, I even use it to carry lots of my media files, and some of work files, including some of my favourite purchased series and movies, this way the 1T is really great for me to use it as a proper laptop 💻
One thing you failed to mention was in desktop mode you don't need to touch screen to click and right click. The right bumper is left click the right trigger is right click
My best tip is to return the prototype Ally and get the Ally X with a working SD card slot. Anyway great video, please do one on the Ally X when you get your hands on one.
I agree with the 2tb take I have a 2tb ssd and honestly it’s not really needed at all, I have tons so that’s why I have it but otherwise it’s much better to just download 4-5 games at a time that you know you’ll be playing
really depends on your needs. do you want to game now? get the ally, no regrets its powerful already. want something better in a few months and you can wait? wait
You should buy rog ally now cuz price dropped massively and even if rog ally 2 comes the price will be ridiculous , the one we have now plays almost all the games you throw at it with little to no tinkering needed, i bought my rog ally 1 week ago and i have not touched my gaming pc + ps5 till now lol, its just an amazing device.
Another thing I'd add is that it's possible to have a streamlined experience without Windows. BazziteOs allows us to install SteamOs (as close as we currently can). It can even be dual booted alongside Windows for the best of both worlds. With less than 15 seconds to switch over.
out of curiousity though, why do you like SteamOS on the Ally? for me I'd say I find the freedom of windows more alluring but it'll be nice to hear your pov!
Actually I haven't tried it personally, because I don't want to give up the flexibility of playing modded games on steam, use any launcher and have full control of setup. And sadly it doesn't increase battery life either. I will try it once I get a new nvme next month or after though! Do you plan on trying it? There is a youtuber with two great guides for it 😊🙏🏻 @@Geekception
Well I just saw this video today and man they’re are some great tips. However, me being a maximist as well already went ahead and bought a 2280 8tb ssd so kinda over killed it on storage and I can agree about the whole game thing here😂 to many games so I’m to overwhelmed on what to play. And to make matters worst I also bought a 1.5 tb ssd San disk for it.
I would agree about the storage thing if it weren't for the fact that some of these games these days can eat up the better part of 200 GB sometimes. I just like to have the option to bounce between some of my favorite games even if some of them I'm not playing all that often
i have installed a 2TB storage on my ROG ALLY coz i had 2 (must have) games ((CALL OF DUTY MW3 and FORZA)) and both are too big games that i dont want to delete them to install other games ....
Please I need help in Google has not helped me. I stupidly listen to some advice to turn off the touch screen because it kept going from gamepad to desktop mode. Turns out I wasn't touching the screen it happened anyways. But the device shut down and now I cannot get into the device and use it. How the heck can I get into windows so I can re-enable it? I searched for hours on RUclips with absolutely nothing
@@eternalrewind2190 yeah, search brought up nothing for me too. I think it might be possible with those apps that allow for macros etc but i'm sure how to do that, yet
Is anyone else having trouble with EA not recognizing the built in controller or a stand alone? For some reason it will switch back and forth mid game. One moment it will show as an xbox style controller then randomly show as a mouse and keyboard. Makes racing games impossible. Go to turn left or right and itll look left and right while steering slightly.
you need more than a 30w charger so the battery actually charges while you're playing. Say if your charger is only 45w and your device TDP is set to 30w then device is drawing more than 30w total so its barely even going to charge. It's got absolutely nothing to do with Asus wanting to scare people into using the official 65w charger. Also you can use 3rd party tools to push the TDP up to 40w and when set to that the peak power draw of the device is 54w. "Don't upgrade your storage is a terrible tip" You gave no real negatives to that only saying that it will force you to only keep games you are going to play. The fact is some people play a lot of games and also loves to replay a lot of their older favourites and some like to go back and forth as well as letting relatives or partners use the device and they may want to play different games and the fact is a lot of modern games now are huge, for example Assassins Creed Valhalla is 160GB and Borderlands 3 is 138GB, you could literally fill up that 512GB SSD with less than 5 games these days and nobody likes wating for games to download, especially if you don't have very good broadband speeds, I still come a cross people have DSL connections so they end up waiting days for games to download. Another reason to upgrade the SSD is SD cards are slow and while games are still perfectly playable, even larger ones, they take longer to load and SD cards have very low write endurance while also not being very cost effective. There's also the fact that many users have had issues with their Ally frying the SD cards and in some cases its on SD card reader controller as well, and while that issue has been mostly resolved it still gets your SD cards hot. I upgraded my SSD to a 4TB crucial P3 for £172, I run Linux on mine so I enabled BTRFS compression and I've good 200 games on it ready to play. I often go back and forth between games and so do many other people I know, it's nice to have all my games there ready to play, not have to delete and redownload especially considering some of the older games I play do not support cloud saves. The only real negative to upgrading the SSD is the new SSD will likely have higher power consumption which will reduce battery life, but it will only reduce it by a few minutes at the most.
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I upgraded my ssd to 2tb, and yes, i agree with you it is pointless unless you have a big library of roms. I usually play two to four games at the same time, and you don't need 2tb ssd for that, even with big size ssd i usually play a game, finish it, uninstall it and download the new one. The 512 ssd will motivate you to finish the game and move to a new one.
amen to that! cheers fam
Agree. Unfortunately I’m taking my ROG into bestbuy to get repaired. The death SD slot. 🔥
@@Kla2024-s5t yikes. this is my biggest fear. it is why I've never used the SD card slot
This. Wise words for people that need to finish their backlogs, play your games instead of stacking it -_-
I have a 2tb ssd installed and I filled it with games and I'm finding so far I'm playing a lot more games than I would've. Only I'm not finishing many as I keep hopping around. But I love the fact that I can jump between any game for whatever I'm in the mood for without having to download and install all the time. Also I had a bad experience with sleep mode. I have the jsaux case which I love but the top part covers the vent and my ally woke up without me knowing and cooked my baby for hours as I also had it on the charger so it wouldn't die. Turned it off and let it cool overnight. Somehow it's fine.
you touched my heart with just don't force yourself to install 15 games and just play the ones you want to play.
exactly! play games, have fun!
this is absolutely true.
All I need to enjoy, and finish with my Ally are Hitman and Nier Automata. Those are in my Steam shelves for many years.
Next will be the Witcher 3
dude this was honestly the best tutorial. everyone else ive seen with tutorials the same ideas as if they're copying each other. very helpful. thanks mah
ayyy, I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I loved making it as well. I really like the ally so I thought hard about what tips would make the experience better. cheers!
Video Guide (Skip to Sections You Care About!)
📖 Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:33 Master Ally Command Center Shortcuts
01:00 Essential Ally Shortcuts You Need
01:26 Switching to PlayNite for a Better Experience
02:17 How to Monitor Your Ally’s Performance
02:32 Find the Best Game Settings for ROG Ally
02:46 Get Free Games for Your ROG Ally
03:01 Choosing the Best Charger for Ally
03:44 Get Best Ally Gaming Performance
04:10 Extend Ally Battery Life with This Simple Trick
04:42 How to Quit Unresponsive Apps on Ally
04:54 Using Your Ally in Desktop Mode
05:18 Why You Shouldn't Upgrade Your Storage on ROG Ally
06:41 Keeping Your Ally Updated
07:03 Stream Desktop Games to Ally with Moonlight
07:23 Cloud Gaming for Ally
08:13 Rewatching Your Best Gaming Moments
08:36 The ROG Ally Community on Reddit
09:02 Staying Updated with ROG Ally Life
09:22 How to Properly Put Your Ally to Sleep
10:13 Why Playing More Games is Everything
11:13 Conclusion
I came here to thank you for opening my eye and not having to upgrade the SSD and I am so happy to see so many people thank you for that opinion of yours. I have seen tons of videos about the Ally and you are the only one who made so much sense with that one point!! Thank you so much
Brother! This is one of the best tips and tricks videos out there. Quick, easy, and no extra junk. Appreciate you, you earned another sub!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video fam, thanks for the sub and stay awesome!
Thanks!
you're most welcome, and thanks for the super thanks!! ❤️
I love your take on not upgrading the storage. The second I got mine last week I've been looking into upgrading storage to the max I can find. But I think you're right about the limitations almost being a feature, limiting your options just enough to encourage you playing games in the sea of infinite choice we have nowadays.
I'll stick to base storage now, thanks for the advice! I love your personality, you seem super excited and passionate about the love of games, it absolutely rubs off on the viewer :)
aww, thank you so much for the kind words. I wish you a very good time with your games!
Cheers. My Ally arrived in the post a couple of hours ago. Yours is the first video I've seen that actually gave useful info for an owner rather in a straightforward way with no BS taking up most of the video.
The 42W gpu power consumption is real consumption from the SPPT and FPPT settings, the base clock is 30w but it can boost up to 53w when plugged in, you want to use a charger with PD 65w or above.
correct! thanks for the info fam!
@@Geekceptionand one more thing to make it easier to get into hibernate, you can open the start/search bar and type in "power" and you should see an option called "edit power plan", click on it, in the opened window go up^ one folder, so back into "power options", on the left side you will see an option called "Choose what the power buttons do", from there you can set up the hibernate as default action for the power button instead of the default sleep mode.
Such a great video. All the points you made were fantastic. I literally just bought the device to play the PlayStation games that i haven't had access to in a few generations. I've been really impressed.
Ah so glad to hear that! Cheers!
Thank you for these common sense tips! I just ordered a rog ally Z1 online and have been looking for tips and best accessories. I appreciate also the Reddit idea and the asus rog life recommendations. Thanks again!
Loved this vid and love your energy!
aww, thanks fam!
That was an amazing video.
I am getting ROG Ally very soon. Hope to see more from you. Thank you
thanks for your kind comment, and congrats on your purchase! You’re doing to love the ally!
The point made on the storage and not chucking on so many games is perfect. It can get a bit intimidating having so many and you can end up accomplishing nothing
and create the famous Pile of Shame
A lot of useful information on that video, for old or new ROG users. Well done and thank you man
thank you for the kind comment. I'm glad you enjoyed the video
Subscribed. Great work, brother!
thanks fam!
Subbed on this one. Good video!
thanks Adam, you're one in a million!
Hey geek,i downloaded a launcher for a game of steam to be able to run it the mods,but when I try to install it,its send me to Microsoft store,and im stuck cus i can't install it because this issue,you know any solutions ? Thnx and great content
Fantastic video. As a new Rog owner, I'm definitely gonna use some of these.
congrats, you're going to have a great time! I'm glad you liked my video, thanks!
I've just upgraded to 2TB SSD and i have to say, it's not about the games i play but more about peace of mind. When I had just 512GB I was always worried about running out of memory, a 1TB MicroSD is as expensive as a 2TB SSD so it totally made sense to me
yeah I hear you. if I do upgrade it will be for those reasons as well
Got mine yesterday, spent 3-4 hours updating for it not too run anything. Quick factory setting it with the intention of a return but gave it another go. Downloaded a few updates I didn't do previously and it works like a dream. Not played alot on it as I'm waiting for my skin to arrive so it's a bit more comfortable. Really surprised how good it runs games. Resident evil 2 looks amazing on it.
yeah, lots of similar experience to yours tbh. love that for you haha
Subs definitely. Very wonderful advice, especially on how to really enjoy the device. More power
thanks for the subs, and most definitely yes, have fun!
Wow did not know about the M1 M2 shortcuts, thank you!
Just got one the other day, thanks for the tips!!!
Really liked the way of delivery. Content was on point! Specially playnite related info. Would love to see more of your videos on ally. Subscribed!
One of the tricks I want to share is to enable turbo mode (30/43/53) using jsaux 603 dock. I found a solution to flash latest bios (method available on jsaux blog) of the jsaux dock which unlocked the turbo mode using this dock with original Asus charger that comes with the Ally
thanks so much for the kind words fam, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I loved making it too
woah that's great. it makes me want to get the jsaux dock to try with. thanks for sharing fam!
Great review! thanks for doing this video!
Great video! I have HellDivers 2, COD Warzone, God of War, X Defiant, Halo Infinite and Netflix on my 500gb. I play Halo and God of War when I’m offline and the rest when connected to WiFi. However, I recently was playing X Defiant off hotspot with no lag, so yeah. Great content and thanks for sharing!
Does ROG Ally have built in Screen Recording? Can it record full Gameplay?
yes it does, i mentioned how in the video 😅
@@Geekception Does it record from you press the button until you press it again, or is it like consoles where it records the last 30 seconds or so?
@@itsachris from when you hit record
Amazing video! Thanks!
Well I learn that if you buy a compatible dock it will turn on the turbo mode 30w features. Loving the ROG ALLY
very nice, thanks for sharing fam! I'm with you there, LOVE the Ally too!
Awesome video bro you’re absolutely right!
This was a fantastic video
I'm glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Great video and great energy! Subbing on this one!
Good video. i watched the first video you did on the Asus. i like your positive energy i just have 2 questions . 1 is playnite safe ? I would like to install it and use it and 2 how do you update playnite if it gets updates
thank you so much
1. yes it is safe
2. it will tell you when there is an update and you can choose to automatically update
My tip is to buy 65w power bank or better. It keeps you playing for couple of hours which is the best solution for traveling.
This is AMAZING video, you got new subscriber, I like when you said play more games, I already played over 220 hours COD MW3 😅
right? the point is to actually have fun. glad you enjoyed the video fam. I gotta pick me up that MW3 too on the next steam sale
I’m wanting to get an ally specifically for playing COD multiplayer/warzone handheld. So I take it you’d recommend it for playing that?
@@Geekception the multiplayers is very good, it's just the campaign Meeeehhh , I didn't finish it, boring 🤣.
@@danielcobbledick3339 yeah 100 % recommended, I get 100-120 fps with 15W in multiplayer matches but in warzone I get around 80-90 fps with 15W, put if you want 120 fps in warzone get turbo mode 30W.
Of course I downloaded FSR 3 AMD to get this high Frame rates.
But the battery life is not good enough in the Rog Ally, you need to be connected to the charger all the time as I play in bed.
Wow!!! Thank You.
Although I have the X, I can use these tips to fully optimize it, 👊🏾🇳🇬🇺🇸
you're most welcome ore mi. I just uploaded one specifically for the X today!
5:19 totally agree with you. I have PC that installed with 4TB Storage exclusively for game only. And I’m barely touch any games because not only I have little free time but also exhausted from work. And to sit on my gaming chair too tiring for my back and neck 😂.
a video top tier quality with very good tips that are unique and not being said before. (mkbhd tier quality ❤)
aww, thank you so much for the kind words
Love your vibe, man! Made me remember how great gaming is now days in so many ways. Cheers!
cheers!
You have great energy brother!
ayyy, thanks brother!
you can bind power button in windows power settings, so when you tap it it goes to hibernate mode
its most comfortable like that
How to do that
Great work on the video, instant follow.
ah, thanks so much fam ❤️
Honestly I always upgrade my drives to 2TB having a really slow internet connection or no internet at all where you live makes it a good option when you go visit friends or family that have a fast connection to just download a bunch of games. If you have a fast connection then just uninstall and reinstall as you need but if you constantly bounce around between 10 or 20 games it's worth the upgrade or just get a couple of 1TB micro sd cards if your card reader doesn't burn out...
yeah I see what you mean, and it makes sense. for my use case I have a 500/mb connection so easy to download anytime I want
how can i open the run command im tryna install mods to my 2k14
6:28 three.
I played 3 games.
Marvel rivals, spider-man remastered and fortnite.
I'm now waiting for spider-man 2 to release on steam on january 30
I noticed the UK plug in your video and then the Malaysian currency displayed on your ROG Ally. Are you in Malaysia? I was just searching for tips and tricks for my newly bought ROG Ally and found this video. I hadn't followed or subscribed before, but this video was really helpful. You've earned a new subscriber! 😊
I got 2tb because of sports games taking up soooo much room. 2k, fifa, madden are each almost 100gb. Then blaco ops 3 for zombies and that's almost the full ssd, so larger ssd makes me feel i can play anything at any time. Not constantly worried about moving files and storage running out so quickly
yeah fair enough. if I upgrade, it will be for similar reasons too. thanks for leaving a comment!
May i ask how do pause and save for later the game your playing?
Hibernate.
Change it in the settings.
Control Panel>Hardware and Sound>Power Options>Choose what the power buttons do>Change the power button from sleep to hibernate.
Do note that it sometimes doesn't work on some games.
Love your enthusiasm! And I loved the conclusion - play more games! Right, that's what we have this amazing piece of technology for. I'm enjoying No Man's Sky and Gears Tactics on my Ally.
ayyyyy, no man's sky gang! glad we get to enjoy all these amazing games handheld, cheers!
Very good and interesting
Video, you have a new follower 💪🏻💪🏻
glad you enjoyed it, thank you
I appreciate your tips and content. Can I download and install playnite using the ROG Ally without the need of other pc or keyboard
thanks for the kind words and yes you can
I'm really enjoying front mission remake. Any suggestions on a dock?
I've heard good things about the jsaux dock though I don't have personal experience with it
very nice channel and content bro
Liked and subscribed , great content my friend well done 👍
thanks so much fam, i appreciate you!
I actually play more games with upgraded ssd. I’ve only upgraded it into 1TB tho, but hoping for 2TB in the future.
I have xsx, switch, ps5, iPad Pro, gaming laptop, then rog ally. Rog ally is currently my favourite device. As you can imagine my game library is huge, so many games I haven’t played, or played but want to occasionally revisit it/show case to my friends. Rog Ally with huge capacity actually perfect for that. My main console is ps5, to play AAA with adaptive trigger experiences. So that means some games (if I buy it twice) or it is on game pass, I could revisit or play it again with different experiences on ROG. Then games, good but not my priority, I can put them on ROG to remind me, and if they’re really good needs my proper attention I can move onto other platforms (some with sharing progress) especially some cute/indie titles can be played on touchscreen, or some games that I can do cross platform when I’m at my friends’ (so I don’t have to bring laptop or other devices). Another reason is ROG ally is really good for showcasing, with the launcher you recommend, people are just interested and want to try out the games I have all the time. And last, I even use it to carry lots of my media files, and some of work files, including some of my favourite purchased series and movies, this way the 1T is really great for me to use it as a proper laptop 💻
One thing you failed to mention was in desktop mode you don't need to touch screen to click and right click. The right bumper is left click the right trigger is right click
ah okay. thanks for the comment!
My best tip is to return the prototype Ally and get the Ally X with a working SD card slot. Anyway great video, please do one on the Ally X when you get your hands on one.
hahahaha, not the prototype ally lmaooo
Thank you..Just got a z1 extreme and your vid was the best and easiest.I really appreciate your info and time.ima subscribe to channel
i’m so glad to hear this, stay awesome!
Awesome guide thank you
nice tips and guide .. now i hv steam deck . .hope i can change to ally .. i see ally more better than deck
I agree with the 2tb take I have a 2tb ssd and honestly it’s not really needed at all, I have tons so that’s why I have it but otherwise it’s much better to just download 4-5 games at a time that you know you’ll be playing
Nice video Man😁. Great device.
Great video!
thank you!
should i buy one now or wait for the ally 2
really depends on your needs. do you want to game now? get the ally, no regrets its powerful already. want something better in a few months and you can wait? wait
You should buy rog ally now cuz price dropped massively and even if rog ally 2 comes the price will be ridiculous , the one we have now plays almost all the games you throw at it with little to no tinkering needed, i bought my rog ally 1 week ago and i have not touched my gaming pc + ps5 till now lol, its just an amazing device.
Great Video, very useful stuff! Thanks!
glad you found it useful, cheers!
Ehh your channel is lit brotha
Plz make video on how to emulate Nintendo games on ally.
i don't want the police busting down my door lol
thanks for the suggestion anyway!
Some of ps2 games freeze my rog ally i don’t know why ):
Another thing I'd add is that it's possible to have a streamlined experience without Windows. BazziteOs allows us to install SteamOs (as close as we currently can).
It can even be dual booted alongside Windows for the best of both worlds. With less than 15 seconds to switch over.
oh wow, thanks so much for sharing. I'll check it out.
out of curiousity though, why do you like SteamOS on the Ally? for me I'd say I find the freedom of windows more alluring but it'll be nice to hear your pov!
Actually I haven't tried it personally, because I don't want to give up the flexibility of playing modded games on steam, use any launcher and have full control of setup. And sadly it doesn't increase battery life either. I will try it once I get a new nvme next month or after though!
Do you plan on trying it? There is a youtuber with two great guides for it 😊🙏🏻 @@Geekception
I'll think about it. perhaps get another ssd so I can experiment on that
Loving your vibe bro, and I don’t even own a Ally 😂
hahahaha, things I love to see. thank you!
Well I just saw this video today and man they’re are some great tips. However, me being a maximist as well already went ahead and bought a 2280 8tb ssd so kinda over killed it on storage and I can agree about the whole game thing here😂 to many games so I’m to overwhelmed on what to play. And to make matters worst I also bought a 1.5 tb ssd San disk for it.
What ROG Ally Tips have you found out?
Hibernate one
I would agree about the storage thing if it weren't for the fact that some of these games these days can eat up the better part of 200 GB sometimes. I just like to have the option to bounce between some of my favorite games even if some of them I'm not playing all that often
i have installed a 2TB storage on my ROG ALLY coz i had 2 (must have) games ((CALL OF DUTY MW3 and FORZA)) and both are too big games that i dont want to delete them to install other games ....
Please I need help in Google has not helped me. I stupidly listen to some advice to turn off the touch screen because it kept going from gamepad to desktop mode. Turns out I wasn't touching the screen it happened anyways. But the device shut down and now I cannot get into the device and use it. How the heck can I get into windows so I can re-enable it? I searched for hours on RUclips with absolutely nothing
do you have access to a mouse and keyboard? i found this video that might help you ruclips.net/video/Dchs75NrekU/видео.html
::: great video pre usual :::
thanks fam!
Nice tips
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks friend
you're most welcome
Whats the command center short cut on a real keyboard?
actually i don't know lol
@@Geekception I don't think anyone does lol.. Google search didn't help either. I don't think there is one at the moment
@@eternalrewind2190 yeah, search brought up nothing for me too. I think it might be possible with those apps that allow for macros etc but i'm sure how to do that, yet
When I put the device in silent mode, there is a slight sound from the fan or something similar. Is this normal?
yeah no that does not sound normal. what kind of sound is it?
@@GeekceptionWhen I put it on 10watt, there is a very faint sound that is not similar to a fan, but when you bring your ear closer you can hear it.
interesting. check the rogally subrreddit, I think that will be a good place to see if anybody else has this same issue
@@Geekceptionthank you 🌹
@@Switcher44 you're welcome fam!
lm getting mines next week. is the sd card issue fixed
apparently according to Asus yes, BUT I'm not using this just in case personally
@@Geekception oh ok cool, i might use it
lmk how it goes!
@@Geekception imma let u know, I will give an update
I heard that they put a copper heat shield around the card Reader on the new baches. Maybe this solved the problem
nice vdeo bro
thanks fam!
Ps play is awesome i been playing my ps5 games on my asus rog ally
pal here is so wholesome I feel less guilty playing this handheld
Thank you
where's the link?
in the description
Great video god bless
my playnite theme isn't working i not sure why do u know?
not sure how to help, sorry
It’s ok thank you
Is anyone else having trouble with EA not recognizing the built in controller or a stand alone? For some reason it will switch back and forth mid game. One moment it will show as an xbox style controller then randomly show as a mouse and keyboard. Makes racing games impossible. Go to turn left or right and itll look left and right while steering slightly.
that is strange indeed. I suggest you check the rogally subrreddit to see if other people have experienced this before
Thx
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Hi my name is Brenda I have a ally and I'm new at it so I'm such in a hurry to work it can u help me set it up one on one let me know ok
hi Brenda, I made a video about setting up my ally. linked in the description
Games like 150 gb now a days with out dlc
yeah, true
Good
Just returned mine today , after getting it ,my brain was not processing games , feeling bored while playing games
yeah I hear you. for me that's the Nintendo switch 😂
@@Geekception😂same as helllll ahhahhaah
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you need more than a 30w charger so the battery actually charges while you're playing. Say if your charger is only 45w and your device TDP is set to 30w then device is drawing more than 30w total so its barely even going to charge. It's got absolutely nothing to do with Asus wanting to scare people into using the official 65w charger. Also you can use 3rd party tools to push the TDP up to 40w and when set to that the peak power draw of the device is 54w. "Don't upgrade your storage is a terrible tip" You gave no real negatives to that only saying that it will force you to only keep games you are going to play. The fact is some people play a lot of games and also loves to replay a lot of their older favourites and some like to go back and forth as well as letting relatives or partners use the device and they may want to play different games and the fact is a lot of modern games now are huge, for example Assassins Creed Valhalla is 160GB and Borderlands 3 is 138GB, you could literally fill up that 512GB SSD with less than 5 games these days and nobody likes wating for games to download, especially if you don't have very good broadband speeds, I still come a cross people have DSL connections so they end up waiting days for games to download. Another reason to upgrade the SSD is SD cards are slow and while games are still perfectly playable, even larger ones, they take longer to load and SD cards have very low write endurance while also not being very cost effective. There's also the fact that many users have had issues with their Ally frying the SD cards and in some cases its on SD card reader controller as well, and while that issue has been mostly resolved it still gets your SD cards hot. I upgraded my SSD to a 4TB crucial P3 for £172, I run Linux on mine so I enabled BTRFS compression and I've good 200 games on it ready to play. I often go back and forth between games and so do many other people I know, it's nice to have all my games there ready to play, not have to delete and redownload especially considering some of the older games I play do not support cloud saves.
The only real negative to upgrading the SSD is the new SSD will likely have higher power consumption which will reduce battery life, but it will only reduce it by a few minutes at the most.
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