TLHBO 2,162 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Anyhoo, welcome back Lemij Still pending jonb and dynaflop. They were all ready to come back and celebrate the ABK purchase but the triple rape combo of the last week means we're unlikely to see them now unless Starfield scores AAA 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. House 3,371 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 9 hours ago, TLHBO said: Anyhoo, welcome back Lemij Still pending jonb and dynaflop. They were all ready to come back and celebrate the ABK purchase but the triple rape combo of the last week means we're unlikely to see them now unless Starfield scores AAA I think we should change the name of the Lemmings faction to Cockroaches. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twinblade★ 3,935 Posted May 15, 2023 Author Share Posted May 15, 2023 On 2023-05-11 at 1:22 PM, sugarhigh said: Eh, the egpu options are mobile parts at a huge premium. you can practically build a better desktop for around the same price without a bottlenecked CPU. It's a great idea to have an egpu docking option, but they're fleecing the diehards with these. Replying to this now because this video I just came across is very interesting. The guy tested the Ally with the 6850XT GPU and the performance he got in several games was really impressive. He was basically running most of them at 4K Ultra and 60 FPS. Granted he didn't test newer games but this combination would very much still be equivalent to a pretty good desktop PC. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sugarhigh 519 Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 38 minutes ago, Twinblade said: Replying to this now because this video I just came across is very interesting. The guy tested the Ally with the 6850XT GPU and the performance he got in several games was really impressive. He was basically running most of them at 4K Ultra and 60 FPS. Granted he didn't test newer games but this combination would very much still be equivalent to a pretty good desktop PC. It's not comparable to a desktop 6850XT and a desktop Ryzen 7000 except in cost. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goukosan 2,258 Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 On 2023-05-13 at 10:56 AM, Ramza said: I think we should change the name of the Lemmings faction to Cockroaches. I second that motion. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twinblade★ 3,935 Posted May 18, 2023 Author Share Posted May 18, 2023 On 2023-05-15 at 4:31 PM, sugarhigh said: It's not comparable to a desktop 6850XT and a desktop Ryzen 7000 except in cost. I couldn't find any benchmarks, but I doubt the difference is that big. In fact I spent I spent nearly $2K on my own PC and because of VRAM issues im pretty sure that setup would outperform it in newer games. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twinblade★ 3,935 Posted June 13, 2023 Author Share Posted June 13, 2023 Just picked up my Ally From what the clerk was telling me it sounds like they've sold a lot of them so far. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Remij 4,688 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 23 minutes ago, Twinblade said: Just picked up my Ally From what the clerk was telling me it sounds like they've sold a lot of them so far. Look forward to your impressions dude. And yea, this segment appears to be growing quite rapidly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twinblade★ 3,935 Posted June 13, 2023 Author Share Posted June 13, 2023 Man Windows is still such a pain on these devices. I logged in with the same MS account I use on my desktop, and of course MS decides to sync all the shit on there and my onedrive, without even asking me first But just navigating the UI is a pain. In some menus and screens the cursor just disappears and you can no longer use the A button to accept anything. So you have to constantly toggle back and forth between using the buttons and the touchscreen itself. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Remij 4,688 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 16 minutes ago, Twinblade said: Man Windows is still such a pain on these devices. I logged in with the same MS account I use on my desktop, and of course MS decides to sync all the shit on there and my onedrive, without even asking me first But just navigating the UI is a pain. In some menus and screens the cursor just disappears and you can no longer use the A button to accept anything. So you have to constantly toggle back and forth between using the buttons and the touchscreen itself. Windows 11 should definitely ask you if you want to sync to one drive or start the PC as new. But yea, it goes to show why, despite the compatibility issues, the Steam Deck interface overall is just leagues ahead for a device of this type. If these devices continue to gain momentum, I could see MS eventually doing the bare minimum to make it somewhat easier. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-GD-X★ 7,760 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 28 minutes ago, Twinblade said: Man Windows is still such a pain on these devices. I logged in with the same MS account I use on my desktop, and of course MS decides to sync all the shit on there and my onedrive, without even asking me first But just navigating the UI is a pain. In some menus and screens the cursor just disappears and you can no longer use the A button to accept anything. So you have to constantly toggle back and forth between using the buttons and the touchscreen itself. This sounds like a major headache. How easy is it to access gamepass? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-GD-X★ 7,760 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 9 minutes ago, Remij said: Windows 11 should definitely ask you if you want to sync to one drive or start the PC as new. But yea, it goes to show why, despite the compatibility issues, the Steam Deck interface overall is just leagues ahead for a device of this type. If these devices continue to gain momentum, I could see MS eventually doing the bare minimum to make it somewhat easier. Yeah, SteamOS is pretty incredible. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twinblade★ 3,935 Posted June 14, 2023 Author Share Posted June 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, -GD-X said: This sounds like a major headache. How easy is it to access gamepass? It seems like it might be fairly easy. Gamepass is part of the Xbox app, which is pre-installed and can be accessed straight through ASUS' armory crate app. You can also add Steam and any other digital store fronts (EA App, Battle Net, EGS) straight to Armory Crate, so presumably once you get everything set up to your preferences you can avoid using the Windows GUI most of the time. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twinblade★ 3,935 Posted June 14, 2023 Author Share Posted June 14, 2023 The screen on this thing is super sharp. I know its not OLED but its really not far off from the Ayaneo Air's screen when it comes to the colors and black levels. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-GD-X★ 7,760 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, Twinblade said: It seems like it might be fairly easy. Gamepass is part of the Xbox app, which is pre-installed and can be accessed straight through ASUS' armory crate app. You can also add Steam and any other digital store fronts (EA App, Battle Net, EGS) straight to Armory Crate, so presumably once you get everything set up to your preferences you can avoid using the Windows GUI most of the time. That sounds pretty good. I look forward to hearing your review on how current AAA games look/run/play on it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sugarhigh 519 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Twinblade said: Man Windows is still such a pain on these devices. I logged in with the same MS account I use on my desktop, and of course MS decides to sync all the shit on there and my onedrive, without even asking me first But just navigating the UI is a pain. In some menus and screens the cursor just disappears and you can no longer use the A button to accept anything. So you have to constantly toggle back and forth between using the buttons and the touchscreen itself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twinblade★ 3,935 Posted June 14, 2023 Author Share Posted June 14, 2023 WOW Just tried out Plague Tale Requiem. Loaded up one of my favorite scenes and I was absolutely blown away. 720p with everything on medium, I was getting around 37-42FPS on average. I could have gone even further and cranked a few settings to high and it would have still maintained at least 30FPS. Honestly It didn't look that far off from when I played the game on my desktop. Textures and details were obviously lower quality but it was still a shockingly comparable image all things considered. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-GD-X★ 7,760 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 57 minutes ago, Twinblade said: WOW Just tried out Plague Tale Requiem. Loaded up one of my favorite scenes and I was absolutely blown away. 720p with everything on medium, I was getting around 37-42FPS on average. I could have gone even further and cranked a few settings to high and it would have still maintained at least 30FPS. Honestly It didn't look that far off from when I played the game on my desktop. Textures and details were obviously lower quality but it was still a shockingly comparable image all things considered. That’s pretty amazing! How do the buttons/joycons feel? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twinblade★ 3,935 Posted June 14, 2023 Author Share Posted June 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, -GD-X said: That’s pretty amazing! How do the buttons/joycons feel? They feel good so far, but I have heard complaints about deadzone issues that are especially noticeable in first person games. Im installing BF2042 right now and I think thats going to be a good test of whether or not thats an issue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-GD-X★ 7,760 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 3 minutes ago, Twinblade said: They feel good so far, but I have heard complaints about deadzone issues that are especially noticeable in first person games. Im installing BF2042 right now and I think thats going to be a good test of whether or not thats an issue. Man, I’m enjoying your breakdown What watt mode are you playing on? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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