GitHub - seerge/g-helper: Lightweight Armoury Crate alternative for Asus laptops with nearly the same functionality. Works with ROG Zephyrus, Flow, TUF, Strix, Scar, ProArt, Vivobook, Zenbook, Expertbook, ROG Ally, and many more. (original) (raw)

Small and lightweight Armoury Crate alternative for Asus laptops offering almost same functionality with a much smaller footprint. Works with all popular models, such as ROG Zephyrus G14, G15, G16, M16, Flow X13, Flow X16, Flow Z13, DUO, TUF Series, Strix or Scar Series, ProArt, Vivobook, Zenbook, Expertbook, ROG Ally or Ally X and many more!

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🎁 Advantages

  1. Seamless and automatic GPU switching
  2. All performance modes can be fully customized with power limits and fan curves
  3. Lightweight. Just a single exe to run. Doesn't install anything in your system.
  4. Simple and clean native UI with easy access to all settings
  5. FN-Lock and custom hotkeys G-Helper Screenshot

⚡ Features

  1. Performance modes: Silent - Balanced - Turbo (built-in, with default fan curves)
  2. GPU modes: Eco - Standard - Ultimate - Optimized
  3. Screen refresh rate control with display overdrive
  4. Custom fan curve editor, power limits and turbo boost selection for every performance mode
  5. Anime Matrix or Slash Lighting control including animated GIFs, clock and Audio visualizer
  6. RGB Backlight animation modes and colors
  7. Hotkey handling
  8. Monitor CPU and GPU temperature, fan speeds and battery status
  9. Battery charge limit to preserve battery health
  10. NVidia GPU overclocking and undervolting
  11. XG Mobile Control
  12. AMD CPU Undervolting and temp limits
  13. BIOS and Driver Updates
  14. Asus Mice controls
  15. Mini-led multi-zone switch
  16. Flicker-free dimming and Visual Modes

⚙️ Automation

🚀 Performance Modes

Note

All Modes are baked into BIOS along with default fan curves and power limits. And and they are the same thing as in the Armoury Crate.

Each default BIOS mode is paired with matching Windows Power Mode. You can adjust this setting under Fans + Power

  1. Silent in BIOS + Best power efficiency power mode
  2. Balanced (Performance in AC) in BIOS + Balanced power mode
  3. Turbo in BIOS + Best performance power mode Performance Modes

🎮 GPU Tweaking

In each mode dedicated GPU can be tweaked to specific needs, including Core and Memory Clock offsets, GPU power, Dynamic Boost, Temperature Limit etcGPU Tweaking

💻 GPU Modes

  1. Eco : only low power integrated GPU enabled, iGPU drives built in display
  2. Standard (MS Hybrid) : iGPU and dGPU enabled, iGPU drives built in display
  3. Ultimate: iGPU and dGPU enabled, but dGPU drives built in display (supported on 2022+ models)
  4. Optimized: disables dGPU on battery (Eco) and enables when plugged in (Standard)

GPU Modes

💿Driver Updates

The app includes an automatic BIOS and driver update checker that pulls directly from the official Asus website for your specific model, highlighting new downloads as they become available. All links in the Updates section point to official Asus downloads.Driver Updates

🎮 Metrics Overlay

A built-in in-game overlay (OSD) that shows live FPS, CPU / GPU temperatures, usage and power right on top of your game - no extra tools needed. Works in DX10+ games. May not be visible over old titles that use exclusive full-screen mode, so set the game to windowed / borderless full-screen mode.

🐭 Asus Mouse and other peripherals support

Currently supported models (click to expand)

Huge thanks to @IceStormNG 👑 for contribution and research (!).

Mouse and other peripherals

⌨️ Keybindings

🎮ROG Ally Bindings

Note

🔖 Important Notice

G-Helper is NOT an operating system, firmware, or driver. It DOES NOT "run" your hardware in real-time anyhow.

It's an app that lets you select one of the predefined operating modes created by manufacturer (and stored in BIOS) and optionally(!) set some settings that already exist on your device same as Armoury Crate can. It does it by using the Asus System Control Interface "driver" that Armoury uses for it.

If you use equivalent mode/settings as in Armoury Crate - the performance or the behavior of your device won't be different.

The role of G-Helper for your laptop is similar to the role of a remote control for your TV.

Libraries and projects used

Code Signing Policy

Free code signing provided by SignPath.io, certificate by SignPath Foundation

Privacy Policy

This program will not transfer any information to other networked systems

Disclaimers

"Asus", "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” AND 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.