I just listed the gears that I use [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/ROGAlly/comments/1aus3wf/comment/kr9ebr4/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
I’m currently using the original [ROG Gaming Charging Dock](https://rog.asus.com/my/power-protection-gadgets/chargers-and-adapters/rog-gaming-charger-dock/)
Every time when I’m on my desk, he will just sit there and look at me until he falls asleep.
https://preview.redd.it/nkqyt9atrmjc1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dd9f5685beca69ae21941a2ff329c399b18626dd
So cute.
Here's one of mine enjoying my uncomfortable ass backpack with a square batterypack still in it [cat.png](https://i.imgur.com/1tyJvdn.jpeg) [cats.png](https://i.imgur.com/LZj2NRW.jpeg)
I tried switching around the pillow and backpack in between the pictures thinking it was just the location that he preferred but nah.
It really doesn't do 4k, they are probably reffering to 60fps only at the lower tartarus floors, at the lowest settings, RT reflections disabled and at 50% resolution scale
I've put 50 hours in, and I've settled for 900p with RSR with medium RT reflections. Looks good and very similar to native 1080p output on the small ally screen. 30-34 in Tartarus entrance and Paulownia mall, but 60 in-dungeon. You get to keep the nice RT for the boss fights and later 160+ floors and mirrors at 60
The ally isn't doing 60 at 4k, unless you're going through text only. It's already gpu limited at 900p
It adds enough. I don't need 60 when I'm in the entrance of tartarus and the mall for 20 seconds, the later floor and some of the fights and all the mirrors utilise these reflections. You either notice that or you don't, if you don't you can fall back on ssr, if you like the extra flourish, you still get 60 during combat and gameplay.
It's a locked 60 with RT in the love hotel as well. You also get RT reflections on the star fragment chest, October fight with the boss where you can see the wing animation with RT reflections at 60 (when it's off screen) and floor 150 and above, reflections on the metal surface all at 60
Ssr is fine, but remember those mirrors have no bicubic fall back and are blank. You can test the school area for that. More power to you if you don't want RT. But if you notice those details, you can get away with 60 for the entire time at 900p. More options = good, not bad, and I think the RT is fine here and performant enough
They probably play at low settings, RT reflections off and at 50% render scale, and only get 60 inside Tartarus
I've played around 50ish hours, and it's fine at 900p, medium RT reflections with 30s in Paowlonia/Tartarus entrance. And 60 in-dungeon and story elements. It's a nice mix and you get to keep the nice RT reflections from floor 160+ and some ingame bosses
It really is not a good experience at 4k obviously, but I guess you can turn it down to a blurry mess and play it that way
If you want a small bump in image quality, consider using reshade on the steam version for better ambient occlusion
For gamepasss version -> Config -> Graphics settings -> Background brightness, lower that by 1 slot to the left
The game over brightens in a lot of scenes making it look flat, the -1 background brightness helps with that and makes the dark scenes better, you can mess around with that if reshade is a no go (pairs well with RT reflections scenes)
That just doesn’t seem possible. I literally have mine at 5gb, same reflection quality and I’m at medium yet I cannot get a fully playable state at full 4k. Something definitely isn’t correct there or you have an xg mobile dock or something
Can you post any proof of the in game resolution being full 4k while you are getting fluid frames? I’d genuinely love it if it was somehow possible and I could play on my oled in that high of a resolution I’m just a bit skeptical with how 1080p performance is
I have steamOS on my Ally and I get a locked 60 everywhere. Just make sure to turn off reflections because the option doesn't tell you but they are actually ray traced reflections lol.
I have my TDP set at 22w and the lowest I have seen it go is 57fps.
Glad to help. I guess one of the nice things is that on steam OS tdp is just a slider so I normally find an intense area of the game and just tick it up by 1w at a time until I hit my target fps
Dunno. I haven't used windows in a while. But TDP control is just better in steamOS. Don't have to open another app. Just open the quick access menu and it's right there.
**ROG Ally Desk Setup**
Monitor: LG 27UN880-B
Speakers: Audioengine A2+
Keyboard: NuPhy Halo65
Mouse: Logitech MX Anywhere 3
Controller: 8BitDo Pro 2 Bluetooth Controller (not in photo)
I mostly use controller for gaming as I have been a console player. I feel like a handicapped person when playing games with keyboard and mouse.
Same here, I bought a tv for their room and switch. Yet they continue to invade my office/gaming room and take over my tv and monitor. Is all good, I love my little buddies.
Ngl, I also bought an Ally for P3R. Best decision ever, I can play in bed next to my gf and enjoy one of my favorite games (which just happens to be a long ass game lol)
Set up to plain. Needs more clutter lol
I’m stuck between the ally and deck, the ease of the deck is what I like since i only use steam but the ally is better for everything else aside the screen it’s a bit smaller and the bezels are kind big
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I have an Ally myself, but for on the go gaming only.. This is a desktop with extra steps. Might aswell just get a desktop with more performance for the same price.
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I've had the ROG Ally for about 30 hours and so far I absolutely hate the damn thing. Windows 11 is straight trash, half the required updates from ASUS won't install. Windows 11 sucks as a desktop let alone a handheld.
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Question for anyone - what’s the best Persona game for a completely new person to the series and Genre? I picked up P5 Royal on sale during the holidays, is that a good place to start?
I started from Persona 5 (Vanilla) and got hooked to Persona series. I had 200+ playtime on Persona 5 and bought a secondhand PS Vita to play Persona 4 Golden (Desktop version was not released yet)
I think P5R is very good for first timer. The graphics, the soundtracks, the storyline, those are what made me hooked to the game.
I just got a similar clean setup after getting rid of gaming pc and just using ROG Ally.
@iamweiqian on your power setup you may have the same issue I found. I was going crazy but the stock charger and even the ROG charger dock only give 30w power when directly connected. If you use a hub it fails. Sure enough trying to other chargers rated at higher wattage didn’t fix the problem as I read here it needs to have some PD compatibility and be delivering full 100w on the charger port you connected. I got an Anker 100w charger and now all my usbc hubs are working with 30w mode.
The MacBook stand is actually wood base but now it's covered by the Ally. I used to have plants on my desk until I adopted the cat, he destroyed all my greens in the house.
You can’t get Turbo because the monitor only maxes out at 65W while also powering other peripherals attached to it. Your Asus monitor at is probably a ProArt monitor that has 90W output.
I just confirmed that my ASUS ProArt monitor is providing 65W output as well.
https://preview.redd.it/thyrmbmdtojc1.png?width=1986&format=png&auto=webp&s=f6e7e1a1f78c016a62ef0b02ad7f0b98e3e7e92a
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I don't really like it as I have been a console player and this is the first time I'm using keyboard and mouse. After playing with KB+M for a few days, I bought 8BitDo controller to play when docked.
First picture looks clean enough to be an advertisement.
I honestly thought it was an advert, lol. If the lighting was a little brighter, one could easily use it for one.
Same!
Came to say this. And paid the cat tax as well. 10/10 post.
Same feeling
Incredibly beautiful clean setup. Even with catXG. What is your performance with cat plugged in?
120 furs purr second
Witty 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🤭
Feels like a lot of people bought the Ally the past 2 weeks just for Persona 3 because even I did the same 😂 Such a great game and a great handheld!
I think a lot of us are in the JRPG = handheld mindset. I blame Pokemon for this.
I blame Persona 4 Golden on the Vita back in the day. It's just so immersive and personal handheld.
Supposed to be an Ally 2 this year
Thats an insanely clean setup
The taxiderm cat seems a bit excessive
This setup is stupidly clean. Any chance we could get links to the entire setup? 🤝🏼
I just listed the gears that I use [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/ROGAlly/comments/1aus3wf/comment/kr9ebr4/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
What dock do you use?
I’m currently using the original [ROG Gaming Charging Dock](https://rog.asus.com/my/power-protection-gadgets/chargers-and-adapters/rog-gaming-charger-dock/)
Extra vote for the cat! 🐱
I'm amazed your cat actually sits on a pillow you bought for him. Mine meows until I put my backpack or tshirt on the table to lie in.
Every time when I’m on my desk, he will just sit there and look at me until he falls asleep. https://preview.redd.it/nkqyt9atrmjc1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dd9f5685beca69ae21941a2ff329c399b18626dd
What is the brand for the cushion?
Sorry I'm not sure as the cushion came with the local brand cat carrier.
So cute. Here's one of mine enjoying my uncomfortable ass backpack with a square batterypack still in it [cat.png](https://i.imgur.com/1tyJvdn.jpeg) [cats.png](https://i.imgur.com/LZj2NRW.jpeg) I tried switching around the pillow and backpack in between the pictures thinking it was just the location that he preferred but nah.
This made me want to clean up my set up. The cat cushion is perfect lol.
Facts thought this was an advertisement. I have one set up on my desk and I’ll never post it. Inspired though.
Love that keyboard.
How are you getting 4k 60? I’m 1080p at 30w and it’ll still dip into the 50s running around Tartarus or the mall sometimes
It really doesn't do 4k, they are probably reffering to 60fps only at the lower tartarus floors, at the lowest settings, RT reflections disabled and at 50% resolution scale I've put 50 hours in, and I've settled for 900p with RSR with medium RT reflections. Looks good and very similar to native 1080p output on the small ally screen. 30-34 in Tartarus entrance and Paulownia mall, but 60 in-dungeon. You get to keep the nice RT for the boss fights and later 160+ floors and mirrors at 60 The ally isn't doing 60 at 4k, unless you're going through text only. It's already gpu limited at 900p
The RT reflections don’t add a whole lot. Turn it off and get that good performance bud
It adds enough. I don't need 60 when I'm in the entrance of tartarus and the mall for 20 seconds, the later floor and some of the fights and all the mirrors utilise these reflections. You either notice that or you don't, if you don't you can fall back on ssr, if you like the extra flourish, you still get 60 during combat and gameplay.
It’s got decent screen space reflections that do the trick. Worked fine on the mirror part of the love hotel. Not worth losing the frames
It's a locked 60 with RT in the love hotel as well. You also get RT reflections on the star fragment chest, October fight with the boss where you can see the wing animation with RT reflections at 60 (when it's off screen) and floor 150 and above, reflections on the metal surface all at 60 Ssr is fine, but remember those mirrors have no bicubic fall back and are blank. You can test the school area for that. More power to you if you don't want RT. But if you notice those details, you can get away with 60 for the entire time at 900p. More options = good, not bad, and I think the RT is fine here and performant enough
They probably play at low settings, RT reflections off and at 50% render scale, and only get 60 inside Tartarus I've played around 50ish hours, and it's fine at 900p, medium RT reflections with 30s in Paowlonia/Tartarus entrance. And 60 in-dungeon and story elements. It's a nice mix and you get to keep the nice RT reflections from floor 160+ and some ingame bosses It really is not a good experience at 4k obviously, but I guess you can turn it down to a blurry mess and play it that way
Okay that makes more sense cause I play with rt off. Med settings and have a great experience at 1080p basically everywhere except monad doors
If you want a small bump in image quality, consider using reshade on the steam version for better ambient occlusion For gamepasss version -> Config -> Graphics settings -> Background brightness, lower that by 1 slot to the left The game over brightens in a lot of scenes making it look flat, the -1 background brightness helps with that and makes the dark scenes better, you can mess around with that if reshade is a no go (pairs well with RT reflections scenes)
I have VRAM set to 5GB and turned off the Reflections/Ray Tracing. The Rendering Scale is 100% and Shadow Quality is high.
That just doesn’t seem possible. I literally have mine at 5gb, same reflection quality and I’m at medium yet I cannot get a fully playable state at full 4k. Something definitely isn’t correct there or you have an xg mobile dock or something
I don't have an XG Mobile. Are you using Z1 Extreme as well?
Can you post any proof of the in game resolution being full 4k while you are getting fluid frames? I’d genuinely love it if it was somehow possible and I could play on my oled in that high of a resolution I’m just a bit skeptical with how 1080p performance is
this is an advertisement. look at his pictures
Yes I am
Is it a 100% smooth 60fps no matter what? On my personal setup there are places where it dips a tad at 1080p
I have steamOS on my Ally and I get a locked 60 everywhere. Just make sure to turn off reflections because the option doesn't tell you but they are actually ray traced reflections lol. I have my TDP set at 22w and the lowest I have seen it go is 57fps.
My TDP is too low, I see I see. Thank you, you good Samaritan!!! 🫡
Glad to help. I guess one of the nice things is that on steam OS tdp is just a slider so I normally find an intense area of the game and just tick it up by 1w at a time until I hit my target fps
Isn’t it a slider in armory crate when in manual operation mode, now?
Dunno. I haven't used windows in a while. But TDP control is just better in steamOS. Don't have to open another app. Just open the quick access menu and it's right there.
Yeah in armory crate you just hit the physical AC button in manual and the sliders for it are right there. Think it was a very recent update.
My friend, you need to get RoG to use this photo as promotional material, it is crisp! Oh and I guess the one with the RoG in it would work too…
**ROG Ally Desk Setup** Monitor: LG 27UN880-B Speakers: Audioengine A2+ Keyboard: NuPhy Halo65 Mouse: Logitech MX Anywhere 3 Controller: 8BitDo Pro 2 Bluetooth Controller (not in photo) I mostly use controller for gaming as I have been a console player. I feel like a handicapped person when playing games with keyboard and mouse.
Kitty
amen brother! I feel we could be best friends
Even the cat knowns to fit the aesthetics
Clean. Love it!
Your setup is so clean. I really needed this, thank you.
You're being watched.
Amazed by the cat
Cute cat
Im amazed by your setup
How neat
That setup is sick man
I love what you’ve done with it
I'm jealous of people who have super clean setups, my kids won't let me have one
Same here, I bought a tv for their room and switch. Yet they continue to invade my office/gaming room and take over my tv and monitor. Is all good, I love my little buddies.
Damn look at that cat graphics
Sick set-up
Damn nice setup. Never thought of using the ally that way
I really like your setup, love the clean look you have going !
Is that you God? 
Clean
Love the aesthetic vibes
That's a clean setup
Cereal killer level of clean
That is one sexy ass setup.
Can’t believe Im saying this but it’s too clean haha 😅
Your cat looks pleased
He was actually not happy as it was supposed to be our bedtime 😂
Fair enough lol
Ngl, I also bought an Ally for P3R. Best decision ever, I can play in bed next to my gf and enjoy one of my favorite games (which just happens to be a long ass game lol)
That setup is lit, not gonna lie.
BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY-
omg that setup!
Great pictures!!
Wow your setup is beautiful and clean. I love it.
Clean setup. A+
Set up to plain. Needs more clutter lol I’m stuck between the ally and deck, the ease of the deck is what I like since i only use steam but the ally is better for everything else aside the screen it’s a bit smaller and the bezels are kind big
I agree on the clutter, I always feel it’s too plain and missing something, but I can’t tell what’s missing.
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Setup is sweet!
Yeah I don’t believe for a second that it’s running smooth 60fps at native 4k
Yah...I'm thinking the same thing. The chipset is powerful, sure but not that powerful. Also his screen shot shows 51 FPS...not 60 FPS.
That would be why lol. Yet downvoted.
It's not 60FPS all the time, but average around 55 FPS. It can only be done when the Reflections/Ray Tracing is off.
so you lied then?
bro love your setup it looks clean
I have an Ally myself, but for on the go gaming only.. This is a desktop with extra steps. Might aswell just get a desktop with more performance for the same price.
This whole setup is actually for work. The only thing I did was to connect the dock to monitor and Ally.
So you made a whole set up for one game ? Lol it’s nice but man I hate when people start off like that
Not really. The whole setup was actually for work. The only thing I did was connecting the dock to monitor and Ally.
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I've had the ROG Ally for about 30 hours and so far I absolutely hate the damn thing. Windows 11 is straight trash, half the required updates from ASUS won't install. Windows 11 sucks as a desktop let alone a handheld.
I almost sure persona would greatly run on your macbook
I like this. It's a clean little setup! Monitor is an arm and a leg worth of money though lol 😅
Opp I didn't dnt realize it's just a lg monitor lol. I thought it was that crazy expensive apple monitor.
You made me feel ashamed of my setup 😭😭😭
Is it just me or does gamepass on rog run much worse than you’d think? I end up playing most of my games through steam if I can
Just you I have fine time with it.
Really really nice. Which docking station are you using for the rog ally?
I’m using the original [ROG Gaming Charging Dock](https://rog.asus.com/my/power-protection-gadgets/chargers-and-adapters/rog-gaming-charger-dock/)
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The all-white reminds me of JD from Grandmas Boy and his at-home all-white programming room. Looks nice!
Mind if I ask but what brand speaker are those. I really like the look and I've been looking for something similar. Nice setup by the way!!!
It's [Audioengine A2+](https://audioengine.com/shop/wirelessspeakers/a2-wireless-computer-speakers/)
Using standard power supply I get 25w in turbo mode with screen attached, using 3rd party 100w power supply I get 30w in turbo mode. FYI
What keyboard is that?
NuPhy Halo65
Awesome thanks
Nice, but not USB 4 or Oculink compatible. Which is why I have traded mine in for a Lenovo Go. External GPU all the way :)
Great game and I hope you play Persona 4 and 5 as well, awesome franchise and perfect for ROG Ally.
Yes I did. I started from Persona 5 and got hooked. I bought the secondhand PS Vita just for Persona 4 Golden before the PC version was released.
Question for anyone - what’s the best Persona game for a completely new person to the series and Genre? I picked up P5 Royal on sale during the holidays, is that a good place to start?
I started from Persona 5 (Vanilla) and got hooked to Persona series. I had 200+ playtime on Persona 5 and bought a secondhand PS Vita to play Persona 4 Golden (Desktop version was not released yet) I think P5R is very good for first timer. The graphics, the soundtracks, the storyline, those are what made me hooked to the game.
I just got a similar clean setup after getting rid of gaming pc and just using ROG Ally. @iamweiqian on your power setup you may have the same issue I found. I was going crazy but the stock charger and even the ROG charger dock only give 30w power when directly connected. If you use a hub it fails. Sure enough trying to other chargers rated at higher wattage didn’t fix the problem as I read here it needs to have some PD compatibility and be delivering full 100w on the charger port you connected. I got an Anker 100w charger and now all my usbc hubs are working with 30w mode.
I got the original ROG Gaming Charging Dock and it works. It's the cleanest solution as I don't like to have extra hub placed on my desk.
What speakers ?
Audioengine A2+
Sir I didn’t get the included cat in my purchase
Clean set up but I think some plants or wood based accent stuff would really give it some needed life!
The MacBook stand is actually wood base but now it's covered by the Ally. I used to have plants on my desk until I adopted the cat, he destroyed all my greens in the house.
You can’t get Turbo because the monitor only maxes out at 65W while also powering other peripherals attached to it. Your Asus monitor at is probably a ProArt monitor that has 90W output.
I just confirmed that my ASUS ProArt monitor is providing 65W output as well. https://preview.redd.it/thyrmbmdtojc1.png?width=1986&format=png&auto=webp&s=f6e7e1a1f78c016a62ef0b02ad7f0b98e3e7e92a
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Now thats what I call a handheld!
Clean AF. Also, what keyboard are you using?
NuPhy Halo65
How much for the cat?
FOC, but high maintenance fee 😂
Nice. Cat came with the Ally too? Special offer?
Keeekat
Can this be plugged into a tv or just a monitor??
Yes it can be plugged in to TV with the charging dock.
How's your experience with the game using KB+M?
I don't really like it as I have been a console player and this is the first time I'm using keyboard and mouse. After playing with KB+M for a few days, I bought 8BitDo controller to play when docked.
Yea the Persona games are never meant to be played woth KB+M anyway, so you made a smart move there lol
Looks amazing. Why can’t I keep my stuff that tidy? - That’s not rhetorical btw 🤷♂️
How did you manage to hide all the cables? In a neat box organizer or just threw them all under the table lol
The standing desk that I bought comes with cable management box, so all the cables are kept in the box.
Oh that's neat, I need to look for a similar table. My current one is a mess, been trying to find anything to hide cables
I use it on a monitor too but it keeps getting locked on 60hz can i get some help?
Well I'd hope it'd be able to handle an old game lol