ASUS ROG Ally X Review: Have it Your Way

The ASUS ROG Ally X has finally been released, so let’s do a deep dive focusing on performance, battery life, and my overall gaming experience of using this handheld PC over the past month. Long story short: this is a handheld whose battery life and performance enables you to play games on your own terms, and that cannot be said about many others on the market.

Buy one here: https://rog.asus.com/us/gaming-handhelds/rog-ally/rog-ally-x-2024/
First impressions video (NYC): https://youtu.be/6QxkAeRtaM8
Second impressions video (engineering sample): https://youtu.be/6QxkAeRtaM8
UGREEN battery bank: https://amzn.to/4cMBiwc

** Note that in my testing, I think my audio drivers were hosed. I had to force some AMD driver updates to get the eGPU working, and when uninstalling those drivers to revert back to stock, I think I also nuked the audio drivers, which is why they were so quiet in my testing. Other reviewers are not having the same volume issues as me, so that’s likely the culprit. **

This was a review unit sent to me by the manufacturer. All opinions are my own, they did not see this review ahead of time, and no money was exchanged in any way.

Timestamps:
00:00 introduction
01:30 what is the Ally X
02:32 what’s different
08:22 software considerations
09:23 performance modes
11:12 turn off CPU boost
13:14 battery best and worst cases
14:48 cooling and microSD card slot
16:34 PC game performance
23:43 docked mode and eGPU
26:34 emulation testing
30:56 audio test
32:38 summary (likes and dislikes)
35:41 comparison with Steam Deck
40:44 Ally vs Ally X
43:00 conclusion

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