Nah got the ROG Xbox Ally X.
Will this have any issues with future updates to armory crate and the FSE do you think?
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Will this have any issues with future updates to armory crate and the FSE do you think?
No - and from this point forward, for the foreseeable, you can just redo with Win11 26H2, 27H2, etc. g-helper can be checked and updated by running:
Code:
winget upgrade --allHere is the repo on GitHub - I created it last night - any problems or questions, feel free to ask here or raise an Issue in GitHub:
GitHub - you-are-on-mute/unattend-ally: An Unattended Windows 11 deployment for the ASUS ROG XBOX ALLY and ALLY X
An Unattended Windows 11 deployment for the ASUS ROG XBOX ALLY and ALLY X - you-are-on-mute/unattend-ally
github.com
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Thanks I will definitely investigate this when I get some time.No - and from this point forward, for the foreseeable, you can just redo with Win11 26H2, 27H2, etc. g-helper can be checked and updated by running:
Code:winget upgrade --all
Here is the repo on GitHub - I created it last night - any problems or questions, feel free to ask here or raise an Issue in GitHub:
GitHub - you-are-on-mute/unattend-ally-x: A Windows 11 Unattended automation for the ASUS Xbox Ally X
A Windows 11 Unattended automation for the ASUS Xbox Ally X - you-are-on-mute/unattend-ally-x
Firmware update came out today. You need to run Windows Update AND the Armory Crate SE.
rog-forum.asus.com
www.tomshardware.com
Changelog [November 2025] ROG Ally / Ally X / Xbox Ally / Xbox Ally X
ROG ALLY New Updates 2025/11/18 Hey Republic of Gamers! This is a BIG week for updates on the ROG Ally, ROG Ally X, ROG Xbox Ally, and ROG Xbox Ally X! A new version of Armoury Crate SE is coming with a number of new features, such as more options for configuring CPU and power, plus lots of...
Asus adds separate E-Core and P-Core power management to the Z2 Extreme-powered ROG Xbox Ally X — major Armory Crate SE update released for all of its gaming handhelds
Improved stability highlighted across the board.
I am absolutely obsessed with my Xbox Ally X. Use it all the time at the minute. Playing Outer Worlds 2 whilst the mrs watches I'm a Celeb is perfect.
Quick 30 minute blast during lunch break on Deep Rock Galactic Survivors. Spot on.
Quick 30 minute blast during lunch break on Deep Rock Galactic Survivors. Spot on.
Yes, it's running a normal desktop version of Windows. Just with an gaming GUI.
Only the SSD can be upgraded.
In addition it has USB4 unlike prior Ally so you can put any number of Thunderbolt or USB docks on it.
I did this with my daughter, she switched her desktop for a handheld and a dock to monitor/keyboard etc. and uses it as a PC when she wants to do serious things.
Whilst memory is not upgradeable if you got a dock with a GPU you would free up the RAM for the system and mean it can perform better on a big screen.
I did this with my daughter, she switched her desktop for a handheld and a dock to monitor/keyboard etc. and uses it as a PC when she wants to do serious things.
Whilst memory is not upgradeable if you got a dock with a GPU you would free up the RAM for the system and mean it can perform better on a big screen.
Sorry I meant performance wise (when I say competent)
These machines are plenty good enough to be a desktop machine, obviously the GPU grunt is the let down so you won't be doing gaming at any higher settings than you do on the handheld like when you dock a switch but it is still OK.
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Ah, hmmm…was thinking of an egpu but so expensive
I have a decent one in the members market right now, that'll save some dough, nudge, nudge, wink, wink 
will add a 8Gb RX7600M and an extra M2 slot for storage etc, quite handy if you expect a lot of desktop use, we upgraded to a more powerful GPU dock.
Using the dock frees up RAM for system and of course allows the CPU to run rampant as it doesn't have to share power with iGPU so docked experience is a decent Desktop, FYI, this is the same GPU going into the Steam PC/Console thing.
I have some benchmarks in there on a handheld AokZoe 7840/780M which is only a maybe 10% slower GPU wise than the z2 extreme, In fact I had the hx370/890M which is the same as the Ally X GPU wise, here are the comparative Timespy, dock has more than double the graphics performance and with dedicated VRAM will be better in actual games at slightly higher res, never did run the dock on the 890 as I have a 4090M Occulink dock, now that was proper expensive, 4x the one I have for sale
Note the X1pro, doesn't have the same thermal capacity as a gaming handheld, it is slimmer with lower TDP.
Compare graphics score rather than overall score as differing CPU impact overall.
www.3dmark.com
For some reason the eGPU won't show in this compare link if you are not logged in as me, probably confused it, some times the 3dmark hardware info thing just sees it as generic GPU when you hotswap it in, so here is a screenshot of numbers with 780M and egpu attached, the 890M and probably Ally X is ~3.5k graphics score and the eGPU is over 8K
will add a 8Gb RX7600M and an extra M2 slot for storage etc, quite handy if you expect a lot of desktop use, we upgraded to a more powerful GPU dock.Using the dock frees up RAM for system and of course allows the CPU to run rampant as it doesn't have to share power with iGPU so docked experience is a decent Desktop, FYI, this is the same GPU going into the Steam PC/Console thing.
I have some benchmarks in there on a handheld AokZoe 7840/780M which is only a maybe 10% slower GPU wise than the z2 extreme, In fact I had the hx370/890M which is the same as the Ally X GPU wise, here are the comparative Timespy, dock has more than double the graphics performance and with dedicated VRAM will be better in actual games at slightly higher res, never did run the dock on the 890 as I have a 4090M Occulink dock, now that was proper expensive, 4x the one I have for sale
Note the X1pro, doesn't have the same thermal capacity as a gaming handheld, it is slimmer with lower TDP.
Compare graphics score rather than overall score as differing CPU impact overall.
Result
www.3dmark.com
For some reason the eGPU won't show in this compare link if you are not logged in as me, probably confused it, some times the 3dmark hardware info thing just sees it as generic GPU when you hotswap it in, so here is a screenshot of numbers with 780M and egpu attached, the 890M and probably Ally X is ~3.5k graphics score and the eGPU is over 8K
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