This performance is crazy and I am surprised the apu isn't louder 🤔. They got something going on here.

@@X862go 4nm magic, I guess

We need review of acer predator helios 16 ❤️

Who is the best gaming laptop at a price 1000$ ?

Isn’t the Ayaneo 2s just as if not more powerful?

I was thinking that, like it's cool that it exists, but you can just buy a gaming laptop or pc at this point and it would be a much cheaper and better experience than bringin this 'round with you

​@@MischieviousJirachiidk man if you counting the usability of this compare to a gaming laptop, this setup would be like a 3 in 1 (pc, laptop-ish, and handheld) which for portable gamers out there would be a match made in heaven

True. Nobody plays like this anyway. Just get the pc handheld alone and powerbanks. If people dont need portability then get gaming laptops

@@MischieviousJirachi couldn't agree more. if you ever find the need to play while in car or waiting for public transports, there are a lot of fun games that you can choose and play on your phone.

yeah, no one play like this for sure. Instead of 3000$ external 4090 and 700$ rog ally. Just get a handheld like switch for 300$, then spend over 3000$ for a full powerful pc at home and still save a lots for buying games

Nice! Yeah it's much better value than the 4090 XGM

I found an used on Amazon but it’s more than a new one at $799. I got it to try out and if I liked it id get one new at Best Buy but restock is rare. Happened this morning and I waited and it was unavailable again. I would get the 3080 but no HDMI 2.1 and 6850m seems to get more or same fps so might as well save the money

But it isn't a 4090, is it?

@@GewelReal neither is the 4090 mobile lol. I have an asus tuf oc 4090 clocked at 3Ghz downstairs, and this 4090 mobile doesnt even come close.

@@CMDR_Rrah wdym it isn't? it' clearly called 4090 hello

I just wish that the XG mobile was to an eGPU dock, rather than an XG mobile GPU unit - the idea being you can put in what GPU you want.

I've got another video coming soon too 👀

@@JarrodsTech Any hint of what the video is about? I'd be really interested in seeing ROG Ally + XG Mobile 4090 vs AyaNeo 2S with eGPU + Desktop 4090 and Desktop 4080 (slightly more realistic). I have a good idea based on previous videos but it'd be nice to see it actually compared.

​@JarrodsTech link to the video? Just bought at 2 tb rog and want all the extra tech. Also wtf is up with Activision shadow banning users that use handheld to play cod? It hasn't been addressed for months

@@justingoodnight5067 I heard today that one of the community managers on the LegionGo subreddit actually reached out to Activision about this and that some fixes were implemented to the Richocet Anti-Cheat to address these issues for the most part. This was an issue specific to PC Handhelds due to how they can quickly adjust their TDP on the fly mid-game. For whatever reason the TDP adjustments during gameplay were setting off the Anticheat and thereby the cause of the shadowbans, but they made some fixes and the amount of posts about shadowbans in COD have significantly gone down ever since then. There still are some posts from time to time that people make about this but it seems to occur a whole lot less if at all (since you never really know the full story on a lot of those posts and if they are being fully transparent about any other things they may have been doing that could've resulted in bans). If you want to be extra precautious in avoiding potential banning in COD, then I suggest you do not adjust TDP While the game is running (so set TDP before starting up COD and/or make changes to it while game is fully shut down) or alternatively can also use GeForce Now and/or Moonlight to stream from a Gaming PC/Laptop. If you want to dial-in some game settings for COD on ROG Ally (or even many other games in general), then I suggest checking out ROG Ally Life and their recommended settings on a per-game basis. That is a great way to get recommended settings for games on the Ally. I often use ROG Ally Life's settings and then afterwards I adjust specific individual settings toggles otherwise to my liking, as it is MUCH EASIER to do this rather than change all the individual settings blindly not knowing what causes the most performance impacts and so on.

Brief comparison at 1:48

Just like the Deck is designed to sell more games on Steam so the Ally is designed to sell more hardware. I believe Asus strategy is after a few months the newness of the Ally wears off ( battery needs to be continuously recharged, the performance on a handheld is good enough on a 7" screen but weak on a larger screen, etc, ) that they will be willingly to buy XG Mobile since by then it would be cheaper than buying a new laptop or desktop. I willingly to bet with some people they will eventually keep the Ally docked while only occasionally play it as a handheld.

Probably hard when there’s less than 50 of the 4090 Xg units in the wild in the entire world 😂

Ebay is sick , found one cheap

It was this monitor: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/knxea6hkf7B4tKs.html

Thanks for the info. I was wondering if I should just sell my 4k screen, 7900 XTX desktop and 3060 laptop and get Ally + 4090 XG for massive portability but I was curious if there would be any bugs. Guess I should just stick to what I have now.

@@BalkanBiker I can't speak for the 4090, but I would expect it to be better on all fronts as the 3080 was the first xg mobile released back in 2021, and the 4090 version is the latest one for 2023. But just my 2 cents, I think it makes the most sense to have an ally for travel, and a desktop for when you need a ton of power, UNLESS you're constantly travelling, then the xg mobile setup makes more sense, but then again, maybe just a good gaming laptop would make more sense at that point.

MSI have been slack with sending us review units ever since I bought the GF63 and said it sucked lol

​@@JarrodsTechI see

It'll get cheaper over time, to me this is more a case of showing us where things are headed and what will be possible for less in future.

@@JarrodsTech Exactly. Tho I don’t think much cheaper and that’s probably not even asus fault. I do prefer where devices like the winmax 2 are going with the Oculink but I doubt the industry will use it. U can diy an external gpu enclosure for like $75-$150 bucks with it tho, and put the best desktop grade gpu in it for less than this asus setup, and crush it. But you gotta love Asus ingenuity. Truly great products.

I would personally prefer that they stopped with hte proprietary eGPU nonsense. I want to be able to buy a standard desktop card and plug it in. Imagine buying an Ally and plugging it into the TV on a dock that has an RTX 4080 desktop in it, that would be insane performance. But then in like, 6 years, you upgraded to an RTX 8090 or whatever the name is. Scaling performance without the need for a total system upgrade would be fantastic. Having all the best parts of the laptop, without the need to as frequently upgrade.

Yeah but you don't also have a handheld with it. If someone needs that now they can get it.

Definitely, I have the 2022 g14 and would love to get one of the 2023 models

@@sweetsurrender815 playing experience kinda play a role too. If you want to play triple A titles, its just much better to play w/ keyboard + mouse. I have played on legion laptops and steam deck but the gaming experience on a small screen just cannot be compared to playing with much bigger screen on desktop/laptops. If I were to game on handhelds, there are enough android games that I can play on my phone while in car or waiting for trains for example. For me, this toy is only for rich bois coming from a family where money was never a concern to begin with.

i think rog zephyrus = rog ally (components)

​@@kenjaws7066Dunno whatchu talking about the stereotypes for peoples that buy pc handhelds but I have full fledge gaming pc yet I dont really want to play my steam games after 10-12 hours working infront of a dekstop. When I got my steam deck, I played more of my steam games because I can play it anywhere , couch, bed, kitchen. You name it. Sure battery life is not that great I just got 1-2 hours gameplay on battery itself before I plugged powerbanks to it. It really depends on your preferences. If you want performance then dekstop pc or laptop is for you. Laptop is not really portable\handhelds anyway. Tried it before. Jist my preferences

Exactly, I'm thinking about the rog strix scar g17 (4090 AMD Processor). What do you think?

Yeah, but even the lightest laptop is 2x the weight and will require a flat surface (so planes/buses/trains could get tough). So it really depends on what you are trying to do. If you always stay put. Desktop. If you move from one desk to another. Laptop. If you are constantly on the move (in transit). Then consider the Ally. Basically - when would you use the nintendo switch vs. a gaming laptop (setting aside games)? Those are the same scenarios when the ally is better than a laptop.

100% agree. If this is something you want to do then you are much better off putting that $2700 towards a high-end desktop or laptop setup and getting way better performance.

@@dreadlord9257 I agree…my point was the external GPU. If you are going to tether yourself then why get the handheld? Absolutely understand if you are constantly on the go getting the Ally. But the external GPU completely nixes the portability option which then means a laptop or desktop is now better for the same price. Even if you “occasionally” game at home I couldn’t imagine justifying the external GPU if you primarily play on the go. That’s an expensive investment in the external GPU to only occasionally use it…

@@JimLitzFilms The tether is mostly for when you get home, or if your inclined to get more power on the go too. Maybe you have an hour+ commute via train. Or fly semi-regularly, but still wan't to have 1 device for everything. There is a reason the switch sold so ridiculously well. Sure the price help, but also the use case appealed to a lot of people. I honestly thought that by this point (well after the introduction of egpus), that laptops would be the norm, with an egpu dock for when you get home and want the oompf.

See, that's the thing, I'm not touching something like a proprietary XGMobile eGPU, especially for this price. I'm awaiting the ROG Ally 2, I'm hoping it has OLED screens and can support an eGPU using USB4. If I could plug an eGPU dock and any standard GPU, it means that I could have the ROG ally last me for 4-6 years as I upgrade my GPU with each new GPU iteration. It's like having a gaming laptop that you can upgrade the GPU with.

+1 on this please. It’s very much lacking with information online and people are still wondering if the 3080 mobile or the 6850m xt would be better. Thank you.

I have the 3080 with the rog ally and it’s a beast. It’s slightly more powerful than a laptop 3080 but less powerful than a desktop 3080. It can one hundred percent do 4k with 60 fps solid, but I play at 1080p and the fps is in the high 100s in some AAA titles. In more demanding games such as bf2042 with ultra settings and raytracing, it gets a consistent 70-100 fps. Things an absolute unit. Temps are also in the low to mid 80’s as my fan curves are maxed. There’s not one game I couldn’t play!

There is a similar technology to the XG Mobile called Oculink which some portable devices have such as the GDPWinMax2 for example. It has great performance just like the XG mobile.

Unfortunately, I don't have the Ally anymore.

@@JarrodsTech no worries my friend, thank you for your always hard work !

😂

I think you just leaked the next 5090's feature

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@@swasho2939 bluetooth catheters lol. remember when we said we were oldschool.. hahahahaha.

Exactly.