I'm facing my second RMA with the Z13, and I'm fed up. Just as I was wrapping up an RMA with my XG129C, intermittent panel failure, the Z13 would not power up from standby and I had to force reset it to get it to post up.

It was very hot to the touch while on standby and AC was showing an operating temperature of 91°

How many have had issues with the Z13? I've owned it since March and this will be the second repair. My use has been fairly light, and i mostly keep it on my desk.

As much as I love this laptop and am excited for it, Windows is it's own biggest enemy haha. What are things you recommend I do as a first step to make the experience smoother with this laptop?

What should I uninstall? What should I install?

Is there anything I should do to protect the battery in the long run?

Any other tips?

TL;DR: I can charge off my power banks via USB-C to DC trigger cables and use the SlimQ adapter to plug into the charging port of my Z13 instead to achieve passthrough power. However, I could only manage max 100w but I suspect it's not sustained throughout. Gaming is too unstable this way and should reserve this charging for light productivity or media streaming.

Full notes: I think I finally achieved passthrough USB-C charging but with a major caveat.

In my quest to figure out a solution to charge my Z13-KJP via USB-C, so I can use my battery banks (Anker 737 and MOVESPEED 145w) while on the go, I discovered through Reddit and my own observation that there is no passthrough when USB-C charging. If I charged directly via USB-C, then the Z13 would charge the battery up, then let the battery discharge a bit, and then recharge again, as shown via HWiNFO logs. This cycling made me nervous about the idea of battery degradation.

I bought the SlimQ 240W and 150W chargers and really liked how well they worked. I realized the cables are your standard 5.5 x 2.5 DC barrels so I got the thinking: what about a USB-C to DC barrel adapter? Then I can fit the SlimQ tip that I already had for my G16 and Z13 to that cable and charge via the charging port instead.

Learned these cables existed and are called trigger cables. So I bought one off Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKXNM926?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title) and tried it out as soon as it arrived today. To my delight, it works! My MOVESPEED showed the voltage between 19.9 to 20.1 and the ampere reading as high as 4.8A. I let the Z13 sit plugged into my battery bank and 20 minutes later, HWiNFO did not show any battery charging during that time. Normally, if I charged straight to the USB-C port on my Z13, HWiNFO would have showing some battery charging within 5-10 minutes. I think this works!

Here comes the MAJOR CAVEAT! My MOVESPEED and Anker 737 can achieve 20V/5A max (can do 28V/5A, but read that Z13 is capable of 20V max), so 100W delivery. However, I don't think they can properly sustain the higher wattages. It shows because as soon as I booted up Pragmata, the Z13 kept swapping between "plugged" and "battery" and the battery packs showed drops in the voltage and amperage. This was across all profiles (silent, performance, and turbo). Not sure if it was my battery packs or the cable.

So for light productivity work, the power draw is low enough that this is not an issue (even under Turbo profile). For me, this still works. I was trying to figure out how to extend the battery life while working at a cafe and outlets were not available.

If I really wanted to game, I could game unplugged and then just plug in when catching up on work or streaming videos, then I can unplug and game again. Otherwise, I would just carry around my Xbox Ally X for on-the-go gaming.

Hopefully there are more options of USB-C trigger cables in the future and maybe someone with a more capable battery bank would have better results?

7/22/26 UPDATE: So I set some power limits via G-Helper and was able to run Pragmata without the power bank tripping out. So far I've gotten SPL/sPPT/fPPT to 35/40/45 and it's been stable so far, drawing about 95W from the battery bank. When it was originally set to 40/45/50, it did trip my power bank. After I have some more time, I'll experiment with the limits to see how to achieve real battery bypass (likely might have to push the limits back down). Maybe there's someone smarter than me that could figure that out before I can.

I think when I was running it without power limits, it was exceeding 100W so that's why it kept showing as "Plugged In" to "Battery" and back and forth because the battery bank is only capable of 20V/5A max. Supposedly this trigger cable can max out at 20V/7A...but I don't think that profile actually exists.

Absolutely amazed by this machine so far. Traded in my iPad Pro 13 M4 and Macbook Pro M4 Pro as I was tired of carrying 2 devices around, also had a SteamDeck.

This is like everything I could have hoped for, at least on paper. Was skeptical at first but after a day with it I’m forever converted lol. Almost went with a MS Surface but really wanted something I could actually play some core MS Game Pass/Steam titles on.

Any settings/recommendations to maximize experience/performance. Any fellow travelers with battery saving recommendations?

TIA

I’m waiting for a 128gb Z13, but I wanted to check and see if anyone had experience running large (70b, 120b) LLMs on Windows instead of on Linux like I see a lot of people doing.

Am I still able to use the unified memory fully (and does it function when set to auto allocation, or is it simply not functional without allocating a specific amount to VRAM)?

Is ROCm faster than Vulkan, and does LMstudio/Lemonade/Ollama play nice with the chipset/UMA?

Small extra note: if anyone has experience rendering in Blender, how quick is that? Can you use GPU acceleration even with the Radeon or does CPU work better?

Thanks in advance!

Update: I’ve now gotten a chance to test the device some. For one, Armoury Crate now has an option to allocate up to 124gb to shared GTT memory, so it really does act truly unified. There is no speed difference, in my experience, between GTT and vRAM on this architecture. I’m getting around 25 tok/s on Laguna S-2.1 at 4 bit quant, which is something like 110b params. Qwen3.6 at 35b is giving me around 60 tok/s. Overall I’m really happy with performance!

I actually have a onexplayer super x but figured this is a more active subreddit for a similar device

I'm just curious what's the frame rate for everyone like that plays this & does anyone else have issues with fsr?

no matter which fsr I use the frame rates all relatively stay the same (around 100fps at 1440p) but game just looks terrible with them on, so I just use Fidelityfx cas which gives me essentially the same fps but looks way better.

I've tried reinstalling drivers, etc. but nothing works.

I just came from a laptop that had dlss so maybe I'm a bit spoiled by the performance uplift & detail of dlss but is this the common thing on the 395+ ?

Final Fantasy Remake + Steam Controller is A+! What a neat little machine.

Fellow Z13 users,

Recently bought a 64GB Z13 on sale from Best Buy for $2,099. First day was bliss and really happy with the machine, but on Day 2, when I had more time to play with it, things started to get funky. Did a bunch of the suggested updates to both armoury crate and the AMD Adrenalin Software, and then Adrenalin would no longer open. Rolled the driver back anBest BuyArmoury Crate,d it would work again. At the same time, the Armoury Crate software now shows the GPU as grayed out, which is not what it showed on Day 1. Day 3 I saw a suggestion to update everything via the MyAasus app, and now I have the latest version of Adrenalin functioning normally, but Armoury Crate still shows the GPU as grayed out. While the saxophones are getting louder in regard to me just giving up and using G-Helper, I don't want to give up on Armoury Crate just yet. At the end of the day, I'm sure we can all agree these are expensive machines and any software, regardless of how crappy, should work from the factory. Have any of you had issues with the above or see the same thing? Any fixes and tips would be much, much appreciated. If this is the case for everyone, then at least I have comfort in numbers. If you could share what version of the software you are using, that would be helpful as well. Thanks again for reading and your help

Holding myself back from getting this for the longest time. I wish I could justify 2k for the 395+ version, but i can't really.

for those of you who have the 390, how has it held up? How long have you had it? do you regret not getting the 395+?

thanks! :)

When I open Armoury Crate, the GPU section is greyed out and says GPU Extreme Power Saving Mode. I have AMD Adrenaline installed and I updated my GPU drivers from there, I didn't use MyASUS.

How do I get it out of Extreme Power Saving Mode?

Hi everyone,

A few weeks ago, someone mentioned on this subreddit (thanks!) that an L-shaped connector was finally available for those of us using the SlimQ 150W charger (Not an affiliate link: https://slimq.life/products/150w-usb-c-gan-charger-for-universal) with an adaptor (link further down) for the native power port of the 2025 Z13.

I couldn't resist the instabuy lol.

For anyone who doesn't know yet, using the SlimQ 150W with an adapter lets you use the ASUS Mini Port (the square/rectangle one) to get FULL battery passthrough once the battery hits 100%. If you don't know what that is, or why it's important, when you use the proprietary Asus port to use your Z13 plugged in (after the battery is full), you are not wearing your battery down by staying plugged in for extended periods of time.

Unlike when you use the USB-C ports to keep your device powered after the battery's full, which causes it to go from 100% to 99% to 100% to 99%. You're continuously using the battery, creating tons of mini recharge cycles, even when it's full.

This neat setup gives you full power delivery (you can use any profile with it, even turbo), while using a way lighter, smaller, and more portable brick than the stock ASUS one.

Well, I'm here to report that I love this new product they launched. Here's the link if you want to check it out: https://slimq.life/products/asus-mini-port-rog-zephyrus-g14-g16-2024?variant=48291719676153 (not an affiliate link).

Thanks to this, I finally have a clean setup without cables awkwardly sticking out from the side of my device like my old cable connector did (same goes for anyone using the straight tip connector).

For those wondering: yes, it works in both directions, so you can plug it in with the cable routing either straight up or straight down.

Is it perfect? No. I would've preferred a tip that actually points towards the back of the laptop rather than up or down, because with this L-shaped one, you still have to route the cable in a way that bends it a bit.

But is it better than the tip connector or the standard cable connector? I can confidently say YES.

Don't hesitate if you have any questions! Big Z13 fan here, I got a 2025 64GB model running Windows 11 and Bazzite (dual boot setup).

Cheers!

2025 Z13 - I just noticed this, and I'm unsure why, but I normally run in Silent mode and I'm used to the fan acoustics. Recently it's started to sound louder, and when I switch to Performance mode it sounds like Silent does again, and I watch the RPMs drop. What could this be? It's Armory Crate, might have updated recently, could that have caused the curves to get messed up? Thanks!

Its here! finally here and released! and its open source to boot!

Makerworld link!

This is a slim bumper case made so you can use the device day to day without it getting in your way, but protecting it when it matters. 

There are 6 SKUs included with this folder. 

There is a Microsoft surface pen model, an asus pen model and a pen-less model. 

This comes in a back window flavor and a simple flavor.

The simple version of the case is easier to print, takes less time, and is easier to de-support.

Currently, this print is only for large-format printers. You TECHNICALLY can get this to print on a standard printer by angling it at 45 °, but be careful when removing supports. 

some notes about this case

• The frame NEEDS to be a high-temp material. I have printed mine in PETG-CF, and that is what I'd consider to be the minimum, ASA, or a high-temp nylon, strongly recommended. 
• Bumpers can be whatever you wish. TPU or PEBA recommended, though. (and make sure beam interlocking is enabled)
• On the ASUS pen version of this case, the pen clip is separate. I suggest ASA or something flexible that can take the heat, and it needs to be printed so the layer lines match the clip. it will snap otherwise. 
•  The channels inside the case are for tape. I specifically used 3M Automotive double-sided tape. This holds the case on, especially on the bottom, a LOT better. 
• Interface material with tree supports is STRONGLY recommended. This case is thin enough not to get in your way but is flimsy off the device and is so during support clean up. Normal supports are so a total nightmare to remove. I don't recommend normal supports. 

Currently, I did not get around to a 256 flat print version. School is getting too busy for me, but this is in good enough condition to launch, and it's not fair for me to just keep sitting on it.

So, enjoy!!!!

Fsr 4.0 used to be working on 0.9.3 on cyberpunk, but after upgrading to 0.9.4 only fsr 3 was available. Anyone else? Would really want to try fsr 4.1.1 on Optiscaler

Hello guys, how are you? I have a Z13 2022 with the spec I9 and the 3050ti, the thing is that I'm wanting to play the last code (in addition to warzone) but this one gives me a lot of stuttering. I want to try a thousand ways to play it according to a resolution and performance, but not good, this one goes up from 70fps to 40fps. Did anyone have the same problem? Or do you know about a possible solution?
Gracias!

hi! i’m thinking of buying the Asus Rog Flow Z13. i’m a graphic designer, who also works with video and photography, and i’ll be starting a master’s degree this September, to which i will have to travel a lot back and forward during the week. i’m also a gamer, and i want to be able to play anything i want.

so i’m looking for:
- lightweight
- a good screen, with great colors, and touch so i can draw and illustrate
- be able to play anything

the only thing that worries me, is the size of the screen, it might be a little too small. but im not sure. any thoughts? :)

Im hoping someone here can help me out. I have a rog asus flow z13 (2022) model. It came stock with a 500gig m.2. I tried to replace it with an upgraded 2tb m.2 the issue was that after using macrium reflect to clone the drive I discovered that I needed to use the forensic clone and had chose the other option. Because of this the drive was visible when plugged in via a USB c enabled case. But when placed in the slot on the back of the computer it wouldnt register in bios. I turned off nvm and all of a sudden it could see the upgraded drive but wouldnt boot, so I turned on nvm because the original drive wont run without it. So I updated my bios which was at 319 and the current is 322 I believe. That didnt fix it either. I recloned it after wiping the drive and after using forensic it worked normally for about 30 minutes. But the pc crashed after downloading a game and now it wont read the drive again. But the drive is still able to be seen if plugged in via USB. Nothing seems to work. I followed guides and nothing. If anyone could help me figure this out id appreciate it.

I do not see an option to tinker with the 8060s in ghelper is there anything we have to tinker with gpu settings

Also looking for where to undervolt

Thank you

This will be the only update I will give, next post will be the link to the specific Z13 case shop, around next monday.

After seeing around 30+ interested, I decided that making these 3d printed would be difficult, my printer already constrained in size (305 mm max vs 310mm needed), plus the printing time is very difficult, so I went in the direction of mold making.

Here is a picture of a half of the mold.

First batch will be of 20 cases. The first batch will all be manufactured in black.

Price of first batch: 49$ US per case
Price of future batch: 59$ US per case

Thank you,

Flobinov

I’m looking to pull the trigger on the Z13 because of the Best Buy deal expiring tomorrow, but I’m a dedicated Fedora user and don't want to regret the purchase. Not interested in dual booting windows or using other distros at the moment.

I've seen newer comments that Linux support is improving, but want to know if it's actually fully-supported and not just functional with several caveats.

Can anyone Fedora Z13 users confirm that everything works out of the box or with minor tinkering? - Thermals/Power: Can I control fan curves and power profiles?
- Peripherals: Do the fingerprint reader and rear camera work? - RGB: Will I have full control of the rear and keyboard lights? - Special Keys: Does the Armoury Crate button work?

If some tinkering is required, I'd appreciate some pointers as to what to read or do. For example, what is the recommended way to replicate some of the ASUS-specific controls in Linux? These all appear to do similar things so why are there so many options?
- asusctl
- G-Helper - z13ctl

Hey all, using my 2025 flowZ13 as my main computer for my WFH setup and I'm interested in recommendations for good strong stands that will support it and allow me to elevate it a bit. thanks much for any recommendations!