Modder upgrades Asus ROG Xbox Ally X with 64 GB LPDDR5X-8533 RAM, making it a portable desktop replacement

Considering the ongoing drama surrounding DRAM prices, now may not be a particularly good time to increase system memory by a factor of more than two. However, this does not appear to deter SlickBuys Mods and Repairs, who went ahead and upgraded their Asus ROG Xbox Ally X with 64 GB of LPDDR5X RAM.

Of course, there is no doubt that the 24 GB of memory that the Ally X ships with in the first place is more than sufficient for the majority of folks. But those who wish to use their handheld as a full-fledged PC for memory intensive tasks, more memory may not just be a luxury, but a requirement.

24 GB to 64 GB: Modder makes Ally X suitable for memory-intensive workflows

Needless to say, there is no easy way to upgrade the ROG Xbox Ally X's LPDDR5X memory. SlickBuys is no stranger to putting their soldering station to good use, and definitely have more than enough expertise to do the same. The process was quite straight-forward, to be honest - all they had to do was replace the 6 GB LPDDR5X modules from Micron with 16 GB LPDDR5X modules from SK Hynix.

After a few crucial modifications to the BIOS, which involved removing the BIOS chip from the motherboard in order to make edits with the help of a USB programmer, as stated by SlickBuys. Courtesy of a modding community on Discord, the modder was able to get their hands on a modified APCB from a previous upgrade project. Once this was done, the Ally X handheld booted up just fine and the installed memory was detected correctly - all 64 GB of it.

Unlikely to improve gaming experience

Those looking for benchmark improvements will likely be disappointed, because SlickBuys did not share any. That said, gaming performance is unlikely to change at all, since the memory speed was not improved and the previous memory amount was hardly a bottleneck for handheld gaming.

That said, for actual desktop usage with memory-intensive apps, the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X is undoubtedly a far more capable machine now. The vanilla Xbox Ally (currently $589.99 on Amazon), which only sports 16 GB of LPDDR5X memory, may benefit even more from a similar upgrade, but that is likely for another day.