I always have liked how vibrant the switch one and OLED joy-cons were and wanted to change up the look of my switch 2, I don’t use it a lot but I love tinkering and so me and my gf shell swapped a joy-con each (from ExtremeRate). The price was about £18.99 for the two joy-con sets and it took us about an hour but well worth it!
I am absolutely in love with how this turned out! I’ve always wanted a setup that feels completely my own, and this modded Switch Lite is honestly a dream come true.
It has been upgraded with a Picofly V2 chip, which opens up so many new possibilities for customization and gameplay. It runs beautifully, and I couldn't be happier with the final result.
I know the modding process can get pretty technical, so if you have any questions about the installation, the Picofly V2, or how it all works, please feel free to ask! My boyfriend actually did the hardware installation and setup, and he will be hanging out in the comments to answer any of your technical questions.💖
At Rhodes island in Greece, after some swimming and some food and drink I decided to have a go on the Xbox ally x!
Original post about specs and mods for nerds:
https://www.reddit.com/r/XboxAlly/s/4aGRsA0pdN
I’m rocking a fully modded Xbox ally x,
OG post and more information about mine here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/XboxAlly/s/tT43a6P4n6
Gf,s model is Xbox ally rocking generic case and we both love them!
The Xbox Ally X we all wanted!
Mods:
2TB M.2 LEXAR (With low profile copper heatsink)
ElecGear (A B X Y) micro button PCB (tactile, silent)
Coloured (A B X Y) from (ASUS Accessories)
XtremeRate PS5 thumb sticks (Xbox green transparent)
GuliKit TMR Joystick modules
(no stick drift, more accurate and tighter control)
Elite series dpad replacement (3D printed + magnets)
XtremeRate Elite series 2 metal Dpad, 4/8 way 2pc
HoneyWell PTM7950
(phase change thermal pad, lower temps)
Krytox 205G0 Keyboard lube
(smooth trigger movement and ABXY for a premium feel and long lasting mechanics)
TESA 51036 tape to harness all connections (they use this from factory* ensures connections stay put)
Dbrand Killswitch Case + Skin
Slight improvements to cooling by replacing thermal pads with high performance thermal pads along with aligning the heat-sinks with the blower fans with TESA and closing any gaps to ensure efficient airflow.
Operating system, dual boot between windows and Linux
(windows is heavily optimised and has roughly 10-15% performance gains from stock, working on a new front end now to replace Xbox app)
(Bazzite/Steam os is optimised and customised using Deckyloader and plugins, emulators setup. The legend of Zelda BOTW runs
4K 30fps in handheld mode battery life!)
Custom Boot menu is on last image :)
Total cost give or take £10 = £420
Plus cost of device = £849 or sometimes £799
Total come in at = £1269 or $1700
Pricey yet still way less expensive than the Xbox ally X20 limited edition from ASUS, only notable difference is that one will have an OLED, anyways!
The ultimate Xbox Ally X
Which I will name something cringe (The Beast)
The Xbox Ally X we all wanted!
Mods:
2TB M.2 LEXAR (With low profile copper heatsink)
ElecGear (A B X Y) micro button PCB (tactile, silent)
Coloured (A B X Y) from (ASUS Accessories)
XtremeRate PS5 thumb sticks (Xbox green transparent)
GuliKit TMR Joystick modules
(no stick drift, more accurate and tighter control)
Elite series dpad replacement (3D printed + magnets)
XtremeRate Elite series 2 metal Dpad, 4/8 way 2pc
HoneyWell PTM7950
(phase change thermal pad, lower temps)
Krytox 205G0 Keyboard lube
(smooth trigger movement and ABXY for a premium feel and long lasting mechanics)
TESA 51036 tape to harness all connections (they use this from factory* ensures connections stay put)
Dbrand Killswitch Case + Skin
Slight improvements to cooling by replacing thermal pads with high performance thermal pads along with aligning the heat-sinks with the blower fans with TESA and closing any gaps to ensure efficient airflow.
Operating system, dual boot between windows and Linux
(windows is heavily optimised and has roughly 10-15% performance gains from stock, working on a new front end now to replace Xbox app)
(Bazzite/Steam os is optimised and customised using Deckyloader and plugins, emulators setup. The legend of Zelda BOTW runs
4K 30fps in handheld mode battery life!)
Custom Boot menu is on last image :)
Total cost give or take £10 = £420
Plus cost of device = £849 or sometimes £799
Total come in at = £1269 or $1700
Pricey yet still way less expensive than the Xbox ally X20 limited edition from ASUS, only notable difference is that one will have an OLED, anyways!
The ultimate Xbox Ally X
Which I will name something cringe (The Beast)
The Xbox Ally X we all wanted!
Mods:
2TB M.2 LEXAR (With low profile copper heatsink)
ElecGear (A B X Y) micro button PCB (tactile, silent)
Coloured (A B X Y) from (ASUS Accessories)
XtremeRate PS5 thumb sticks (Xbox green transparent)
GuliKit TMR Joystick modules
(no stick drift, more accurate and tighter control)
Elite series dpad replacement (3D printed + magnets)
XtremeRate Elite series 2 metal Dpad, 4/8 way 2pc
HoneyWell PTM7950
(phase change thermal pad, lower temps)
Krytox 205G0 Keyboard lube
(smooth trigger movement and ABXY for a premium feel and long lasting mechanics)
TESA 51036 tape to harness all connections (they use this from factory* ensures connections stay put)
Dbrand Killswitch Case + Skin
Slight improvements to cooling by replacing thermal pads with high performance thermal pads along with aligning the heat-sinks with the blower fans with TESA and closing any gaps to ensure efficient airflow.
Operating system, dual boot between windows and Linux
(windows is heavily optimised and has roughly 10-15% performance gains from stock, working on a new front end now to replace Xbox app)
(Bazzite/Steam os is optimised and customised using Deckyloader and plugins, emulators setup. The legend of Zelda BOTW runs
4K 30fps in handheld mode battery life!)
Custom Boot menu is on last image :)
Total cost give or take £10 = £420
Plus cost of device = £849 or sometimes £799
Total come in at = £1269 or $1700
Pricey yet still way less expensive than the Xbox ally X20 limited edition from ASUS, only notable difference is that one will have an OLED, anyways!
The ultimate Xbox Ally X
Which I will name something cringe (The Beast)
The Xbox Ally X we all wanted!
Mods:
2TB M.2 LEXAR (With low profile copper heatsink)
ElecGear (A B X Y) micro button PCB (tactile, silent)
Coloured (A B X Y) from (ASUS Accessories)
XtremeRate PS5 thumb sticks (Xbox green transparent)
GuliKit TMR Joystick modules
(no stick drift, more accurate and tighter control)
Elite series dpad replacement (3D printed + magnets)
XtremeRate Elite series 2 metal Dpad, 4/8 way 2pc
HoneyWell PTM7950
(phase change thermal pad, lower temps)
Krytox 205G0 Keyboard lube
(smooth trigger movement and ABXY for a premium feel and long lasting mechanics)
TESA 51036 tape to harness all connections (they use this from factory* ensures connections stay put)
Dbrand Killswitch Case + Skin
Slight improvements to cooling by replacing thermal pads with high performance thermal pads along with aligning the heat-sinks with the blower fans with TESA and closing any gaps to ensure efficient airflow.
Operating system, dual boot between windows and Linux
(windows is heavily optimised and has roughly 10-15% performance gains from stock, working on a new front end now to replace Xbox app)
(Bazzite/Steam os is optimised and customised using Deckyloader and plugins, emulators setup. The legend of Zelda BOTW runs
4K 30fps in handheld mode battery life!)
Custom Boot menu is on last image :)
Total cost give or take £10 = £420
Plus cost of device = £849 or sometimes £799
Total come in at = £1269 or $1700
Pricey yet still way less expensive than the Xbox ally X20 limited edition from ASUS, only notable difference is that one will have an OLED, anyways!
The ultimate Xbox Ally X
Which I will name something cringe (The Beast)
The Xbox Ally X we all wanted!
Mods:
2TB M.2 LEXAR (With low profile copper heatsink)
ElecGear (A B X Y) micro button PCB (tactile, silent)
Coloured (A B X Y) from (ASUS Accessories)
XtremeRate PS5 thumb sticks (Xbox green transparent)
GuliKit TMR Joystick modules
(no stick drift, more accurate and tighter control)
Elite series dpad replacement (3D printed + magnets)
XtremeRate Elite series 2 metal Dpad, 4/8 way 2pc
HoneyWell PTM7950
(phase change thermal pad, lower temps)
Krytox 205G0 Keyboard lube
(smooth trigger movement and ABXY for a premium feel and long lasting mechanics)
TESA 51036 tape to harness all connections (they use this from factory* ensures connections stay put)
Slight improvements to cooling by replacing thermal pads with high performance thermal pads along with aligning the heat-sinks with the blower fans with TESA and closing any gaps to ensure efficient airflow.
Operating system, dual boot between windows and Linux
(windows is heavily optimised and has roughly 10-15% performance gains from stock, working on a new front end now to replace Xbox app)
(Bazzite/Steam os is optimised and customised using Deckyloader and plugins, emulators setup. The legend of Zelda BOTW runs
4K 30fps in handheld mode battery life!)
Custom Boot menu is on last image :)
Total cost give or take £10 = £350
Plus cost of device = £849 or sometimes £799
Total come in at = £1199 or $1607.85
Pricey yet still way less expensive than the Xbox ally X20 limited edition from ASUS, only notable difference is that one will have an OLED, anyways!
The ultimate Xbox Ally X
Which I will name something cringe (The Beast)