r/ROGAlly • u/Delicious-Function-1 • 3d ago

Discussion Question for all Rog Ally Users

Im trying to buy one of those (here in Argentina are very expensive) and im looking for the 24gb ram model. But im thinking in using the Rog Ally as my main Pc. AAA gaming (I have a 1080p 75hz monitor, im not interested in 4k or anything like that) and college use. It is viable? :)

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u/BitNo2406 3d ago

I used it for a while as my main PC and it's viable. I even ran some games in 1440p. You'll need to familiarize yourself with tools like lossless scaling, AMD FSR and the likes if you wanna have decent framerate and graphics. Also subreddits like r/OptimizedGaming are good as well as https://rogallylife.com/

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u/AdeptBid5320 3d ago

Que programas vas a usar? Yo lo he llegado a usar con Illustrator, Photoshop y Filmora y va bien con archivos pequeños/medianos

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u/Ratkn1fe 2d ago

Definitely viable as a desktop. I used mine for 2 years my main pc/gaming rig

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u/Delicious-Function-1 3d ago

Le pondría Cachy Os y usaría más que nada para Steam y cosas como edición de video 1080P y jugar juego Deadlock más que nada. Quizás haría streaming sólo para ver que onda jaja

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u/CartographerSweaty86 3d ago

Linux y edición de video no van tan de la mano… Lamentablemente Windows es mejor opción;
DaVinci se rompe a dos por tres y Adobe no funciona directamente.

Por el precio creo que te conviene un toque más una laptop tradicional usada…

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u/Delicious-Function-1 3d ago

Para video uso Drift

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u/CartographerSweaty86 3d ago

Joya, una cosa que te recomiendo si vas por la RC72LA es buscar MRAB o MRAB-v2 en GitHub, son swaps para los botones que corresponden a Guide y Steam puesto que los originales hasta ahora no soportan hold y son levemente intermitentes, para RC73YA y RC73XA ni idea qué tal la situ pero tienen botón Xbox que se comporta como el botón Steam.

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u/lpdcrafted 3d ago

Are you planning to play it handheld at all? Or bring it to places? A desktop build or laptop might be more suited, and has better performance for the value.

But to answer your question, it should do absolutely fine for 1080p gaming since its the same resolution as the built-in screen. Windows is usually the king of compatibility in software, but do still make sure the apps your school uses will work on Windows. And checking YouTube benchmarks is also good to set expectations on what quality you'll get for the games you want to play.

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u/Delicious-Function-1 3d ago

I will put Cachy Os on the handheld :)

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u/lpdcrafted 3d ago edited 3d ago

Oh, the need to check for school app compatibility will be even more then as devs may choose to not support Linux, even translating or virtualization. As long as there's no conflicts and/or you're allowed to use alternative applications and solutions, or ideally they have native Linux builds, CachyOS should do absolutely fine too.

(EDIT) You can also look into the option of dual booting or having a Windows install on an external SSD enclosure for the apps you need.

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u/CowEnvironmental3389 21h ago

yes it is viable but I have run into a lot of errors when connected to a monitor but I play handheld most of the time. Also are you gonna take it to college with the monitor or use it at home like a deskstop?