Open source Armory Crate alternative for Asus ROG Zephyrus G14, G15, Flow X13, Flow X16, and other models
A small utility that allows you to do almost everything you could do with Armory Crate but without extra bloat and unnecessary services.
- Seamless and automatic GPU switching (without asking you to close all apps, etc)
- All performance modes can be fully customized (with fan curves and PPTs)
- Very lightweight and consumes almost no resources, doesn't install any services. Just a single exe to run
- Built-in Performance modes: Silent - Balanced - Turbo (with default fan curves)
- GPU modes: Eco -Standard - Ultimate
- Laptop screen refresh rate 60hz or 120hz (144hz, etc depending on the model) with display overdrive (OD)
- Default and custom fan profiles for every performance mode
- Power limits (PPT) for every performance mode
- CPU urbo boost mode
- Keyboard backlit animation and colors
- Anime matrix control thanks to Starlight + some tweaks from my side (including animated GIFs)
- FN+F5 to cycle through performance modes (with OSD notification) and FN+F4 to cycle through keyboard animation modes
- Keybindings for M3 and M4 keys
- Battery charge limit to preserve battery health
- Monitor CPU / GPU temperature, fan speeds and battery discharge rate
- Performance modes
- GPU modes
- Screen refresh rate
To keep auto switching and hotkeys working the app needs to stay in running in the tray. It doesn't consume any resources.
Modes are same as in Armory Crate (as they are stored in bios), including default fan curves
- Silent (minimal or no fans, 70W PPT total, up to 45W PPT to CPU) + Best power efficiency setting in windows
- Balanced (balanced fans, 100W PPT total, up to 45W PPT to CPU) + Balanced setting in windows
- Turbo (intense fans, 125W PPT total, up to 80W PPT to CPU) + Best performance setting in windows
PPTs are shown for G14 2022, for other models PPTs will be different as they are set in bios.
- Eco mode : only low power integrated GPU enabled, iGPU drives built in display
- Standard mode (Windows Hybrid) : iGPU and dGPU enabled, iGPU drives built in display
- Ultimate mode: iGPU and dGPU enabled, but dGPU drives built in display (supported only on G14 2022 model)
- Download latest release from Releases Page
- Unzip to a folder of your choice
- Run GHelper.exe
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App requires .NET7 to be installed. Most probably you already have it. Otherwise you can download it.
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I recommend keeping "Asus Optimization Service" running, as it keeps basic laptop hotkeys such as screen or keyboard brightness adjustment working. If you have (or had) MyASUS app installed, that service is most probably still up and running even after MyASUS uninstalls. It's part of Asus System Control Interface. You can install it, and later disable / remove unnecessary services by running this bat file as admin.
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It's not recommended to use an app in combination with Armory Crate, cause they adjust the same settings. You can uninstall it using it's own uninstall tool. Just in case, you can always install it back later.
Note: Doesn't need administrator privileges to run!
Designed and developed for Asus Zephyrus G14 2022 (with AMD Radeon iGPU and dGPU). But could and should potentially work for G14 of 2021 and 2020, G15, X FLOW, and other ROG models for relevant and supported features.
I don't have a Microsoft certificate to sign the app yet, so if you get a warning from Windows Defender on launch (Windows Protected your PC), click More Info -> Run anyway. Alternatively you can compile and run project by yourself using Visual Studio :)
Settings file is stored at %AppData%\GHelper
Debloating helps to save your battery and keep laptop a bit cooler
Disclaimers "ROG", "TUF", and "Armoury Crate" are trademarked by and belong to AsusTek Computer, Inc. I make no claims to these or any assets belonging to AsusTek Computer and use them purely for informational purposes only.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. MISUSE OF THIS SOFTWARE COULD CAUSE SYSTEM INSTABILITY OR MALFUNCTION.