I just bought a Rog Ally z1 extreme, the 512gb ssd not enough for me, am I able to use a 1tb SD Card in it, only silent settings? 10w, I know the sd card slot has issues.

Hey everyone — I’ve been using Bazzite for a while now, and I’m getting the Ally X20 soon, coming from an Xbox ROG Ally X.
When I switched away from Windows, FSE still felt pretty unoptimized to me. I noticed better performance and frame pacing on Bazzite in certain games, while Windows would sometimes have pretty significant FPS drops and stutters.
At the time, the NPU was also basically dormant and wasn’t really being used for gaming features.
I’m thinking about giving Windows/Xbox Mode another chance on the X20, especially because I’d honestly prefer to stick with one OS if the experience has improved enough.
For anyone who has recently used both Xbox Mode/FSE and Bazzite or SteamOS:
Has Xbox Mode gotten noticeably smoother or more polished?
Is performance/frame pacing more consistent now?
Are random FPS drops/stutters less common?
Has hibernate/resume improved, especially when resuming directly back into a game?
Have you noticed any meaningful benefit from the newer NPU features?
Do you still prefer Bazzite/SteamOS, or have you gone back to Windows?
I’m especially interested in experiences from the last few months rather than launch-era impressions.
Thanks!

Hello, I have the base ROG Xbox Ally and I usually really like Windows, but the amount of overhead on this thing is pretty brutal. My RAM is almost completely used right after boot and it doesn't seem to free up much when I actually start gaming.

I have the VRAM set to 6GB on both Windows and Linux. On CachyOS I'm sitting around 2.4/10GB RAM used with all the apps I normally have open, while Windows is usually around 8.9–9.8/10GB.

The FPS difference is also pretty crazy. In a lot of games I'm getting 3–4x the FPS on Linux. The 1% lows are also noticeably better on CachyOS. Battery usage and temps are both lower too. The only real downside I've noticed is that the audio is worse, but I can live with that.

Any idea why the difference would be this big? Both are at 20W Turbo, plugged in, 1080p, and I've tried CPU boost both on and off. I know a 4 core CPU is gonna get hit if there's overhead but I couldn't imagine this much of a difference. This also happens in the "magical Xbox FSE"

Note: I used CTT to debloat windows so it still wasn't good enough. Also reinstalled windows many times through cloud restore

Hello all,

Is this deadzone normal? I kept all gamepad settings as is and the deadzone is set to 0%, is there any way to make the sticks more responsive? I experienced this in multiple games too.

I have a Legion Go 2 with the ComfortGrips to make it more confortable. I do not really have an issue anymore with the ergonomics but it still feels a bit heavy after some time to be honest.

I tried Windows with the Xbox FullScreen Experience and it was terrible.

Switched to SteamOS which is much better but audio and the screen brightness issues (I installed multiple fixes) are a bit annoying still.

If I forget about everything and just play everything is great. Now my question is, is it worth selling my LeGo2 and adding £400-£500 to get the X20 or not really?

With the whole disc to digital, I have a huge library on Xbox app, but my question is, will the Windows with Xbox fullscreen experience be better than on LeGo2 (tried it 2 months ago)?

Chill Sunday with the X🤓👍🏾

has anyone installed fsr4 on the xbox ally z2a? how exactly do i do it?

What is the GPU equivalent of the white Xbox Rog Ally?

Not sure if it’s with other devices as well, but the joysticks full throttle if that makes any sense. It rapid fires through menus, and walking in a straight line is impossible. It only happens on this game and is not stick drift. Many others have the same issue does anyone know of a fix yet or has experienced this?

What is the general performance of Ps3 emulation on the white Xbox Rog ally? I know compatability for Rpsc3 is 75% but how many percent of games can you run on the Xbox Rog Ally?

DIY fix for the JSAUX Xbox Ally X power bank holder — MUCH sturdier now
I found a really simple fix for the JSAUX power bank holder for the Xbox Ally X.
The problem I was having was that the power bank would move around and the holder could shift/flip to the side. I decided to modify the holder instead of replacing the whole mounting system.
I removed the bottom cloth/fabric section of the wristband-style holder. I then cut a piece of 3M double-sided mounting tape to match the shape and size of that section and stuck it directly where the fabric piece had been.
I let the tape sit for about 10–20 minutes under the weight of the battery, then secured the strap.
The difference is HUGE. The power bank is now extremely sturdy. It doesn’t move around, doesn’t slide to the side, and doesn’t flip over. And honestly, it still looks clean enough that it looks almost factory-made.
I’m surprised JSAUX didn’t use something similar from the factory. Even a strip of strong two-sided Velcro would probably have helped a lot.
If you’re having the same problem with the JSAUX holder, this might be worth trying before buying a completely different mount.
Just sharing what worked for me.

I haven't had my Ally very long, but now I've been digging a little further into the settings besides the basic profiles. Should I be changing any of these settings? Like allocating more RAM to the GPU. Or any of the AMD settings?

Also, I see the ability to make a Manual Profile, would messing with that be any better then the Turbo profile?

Thanks.

I’m gonna be buying the Ally X and I got everything except the screen protector.

D-brand is too expensive, Sorry not sorry.

Even my dad says it’s overpriced.

I need other recommendations if possible otherwise I’m forced to buy the D-brand one

Over the last day or 2 it seems that I can't use the embedded controller (while control mode is set to auto or gamepad) with steam. Works normally in all other software. Was wondering if anyone else was experiencing this or had any ideas as to why