ASUS ROG Ally update aims to cool microSD concerns with louder fans

A brand new BIOS replace for the ASUS ROG Ally has arrived, along with a patch for the machine’s Armoury Crate SE software program. Every introduces welcome bug fixes and adjustments to the Steam Deck rival, however house owners might discover their handheld is barely louder now underneath load.

BIOS replace 322 comprises two adjustments, the least attention-grabbing however nonetheless necessary being a decision to a difficulty that brought on the ROG Ally to be caught on the boot up loading display. Extra importantly, the machine’s fan curve has been raised by 5dBA when it’s working in Turbo Mode.

Whereas ASUS hasn’t confirmed this, we consider these modifications have been made in a bid to curb the chance of the ASUS ROG Ally frying your microSD card, by lowering the temperature of the machine. Many customers consider this drawback to be straight associated to heating points, given the proximity of the SD card reader to the warmth sink arrays and exhaust ports. Regardless, much less warmth is best for efficiency, offering you may abdomen the additional noise.

As famous within the replace changelog, the modification to the Ally’s fan curve has modified from 30dBA to 35dBA in Turbo mode and when plugged in, and to 25dBA to 30dBA when utilizing the battery. There’s additionally been a change to the minimal fan velocity when the machine hits a sure temperature.

The replace additionally introduced enhancements to Armoury Crate, the software program portal which supplies ROG Ally customers the power to maintain observe of their real-time efficiency and settings knowledge. This included including modified fps restricted choices, BIOS and Armoury Crate configuration data within the system settings, and extra. A full checklist of all of the bug fixes and options as a part of the BIOS 322 replace may be discovered on the ROG Ally forums.

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