ROG ALLY X eGPU & Setup Guide! (GPD G1 2024)

In this video, we talk about why the GPD G1 2024 eGPU might be the best accessory for your ASUS ROG Ally X.

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Timestamps
00:00 - The GPD G1 2024
02:09 - What is an eGPU?
03:45 - Internal screen gets some benefits..
04:28 - 60w & 100w modes plus fan noise test
05:46 - Performance Tests
08:23 - Easy recommend for anyone docking
09:05 - Setting up an eGPU with the ROG Ally X
13:34 - Wrap Up

[dimensionfive]

My next console will be a steamdeck 2 or Rog Ally 2. Leave egpu at home and travel with the handheld.

No ps6 for me.

[beomon]

you should put GPD G1 in the title. Nice video, thank you for the effort! long time subscriber here.

[Epic]

I own the Ally X and planning to replace my 5800X3D desktop system with it.. i'm done building massive expensive desktop system....especially with graphics card prices keep increasing each generation and costing more usage of power and heat. Need to upgrade the storage from 1tb to 4tb and purchase an eGPU with dock

[doolittle_]

I had the same plan as you, stash it on the coffee table and use it on the couch. And it failed the wife test for me, too. :(

[jcarloz]

I think the best combination is GPD Win Mini + G1 + Odin 2 mini. The win mini works as x86 computer/gaming on the go and can be plugged to a monitor to work as desktop together with the G1 for gaming. The odin 2 mini is lightweight and has longer battery life on the go and can quietly stream games on the couch with ultra settings from the win mini plugged into G1 on the desktop.

[AndrewDavies-om]

Hey man great video I followed step by step and it runs awesome, graphics are really good and high fps. It’s also runs perfect in handheld mode. Just letting you know for those that have had issues mines runningg great on and off the egpu 👍

[michaeldambach]

Excellent Video. Two problems I had that are not mentioned.

1) I was forced to unlock bitlocker when changing startup options to safe mode.

2) could not use my PIN or fingerprint to login via safe mode so I then had to make my login local.

[HollywoodShono]

So I did all of the above steps mentioned, changed the GPU out, and it hangs on the Republic of Gamers screen. DO YOU HAVE to use a .8m cable with the ROG Ally? I'm currently using a Cable Matters 2m cable. Is that why I'm having issues?

[robert.sec]

a possibly stupid question-- if you're deleting old drivers and replacing them with the appropriate ones for the eGPU, does that mean it will no longer function well when not connected to the eGPU? Can you still undock it and play in handheld mode without issue?

[Husk]

An eGPU and handheld PC are great if you travel, but I don't—at least not much. My setup is a beefy PC with a powerful GPU that's connected via Ethernet, and a tablet with an AMOLED screen. I stream using Moonlight and have a Gamesir G8+ attached to my tablet. It feels native, it's quiet (since my PC is in another room), has insane battery life, weighs almost nothing, and features a beautiful, big screen. I've also tried using this setup away from home, and it’s surprisingly capable there too. Nothing beats this setup

[TimmyBots]

Hey man awesome video. How does this setup work with a 4k monitor at 1440p and 4k? What performance would you get?

[jcarloz]

Also in Bazzite I only have to let it boot into KDE and it's good to go. No messing with drivers and much simpler than Windows.

[tanerorkun]

If you want to use egpu with internal screen over tb or usb4 you need to aim better picture quality not the fps. I use usb4 nvme enclosure with 6600xt-6700xt-4070 ti super, all of them gives 60+ fps with more than doubled quality compared to 780m. It is because of the limited bandwith of tb or usb4 when you lower the resolution and quality more bandwith used for transfering images to the internal screen. 60 fps uses less bandwith than 90 fps. Usb4 is much better btw.

[StopJerkingOff]

Why would you put frame generation on😪

[pas.]

Does the igpu run with no issue with the new drivers?

[AndrePhilippeRamos]

Great video, meaty with information but concise in presentation--with a setup guide to boot. Any plans to try to reproduce this with the Ally X running on Bazzite?

[GuillermoCordoba-hpyh]

So after I do the installation on safemod and everything is intall wen u unplug the rog ally x and play regular it will not required to install the drivers again ?? Because every time I disconnected i have to install the amd drivers again

[GuillermoCordoba-hpyh]

Its saying my pin is not available after reebot in safe mod what can i do

[hballa]

I been at a crossroads with this i have a beefy pc 7900xtx 5800x cpu now im looking to upgrade cpu mobo etc. But im struggling do I do that or just make a dock egpu the 7900xtx for my main desktop and turn the older 5800x into a mini pc home server hybrid. Or keep my pc get the 9800x3d and just use the rog whenever i travel. idk im conflicted.

[danieldionisio]

im assuming this egpu does not work with og rog ally z1 extreme?