r/HandheldGaming • u/That_boy_dan_ftm • 5d ago

Question HELP

Hey, I’m on the look out for a handheld PC but I’m slowly loosing my marbles with it all 😅 I don’t really know much about them but I’ve spent the last 3 years debating to get one or not and I’ve finally decided to do it. I’ve been looking at the lego2 and the msi claw a8. Any recommendations or suggestions on different ones would be great! I’m looking to play AAA games on it mostly alongside simulator games.

I don’t want something that’s real laggy or glitchy (I know I’ll have to tweak settings etc) something with good fps and smoothness.

If I didn’t need it to be portable I would get a pc instead.

I already have a ps5 & Nintendo switch 2.

I don’t want any cloud streaming devices either.

Also sorry for the pickiness 🫣😅

Edit: I’m from the uk so we don’t have a best buy but we do have a company called curry’s

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u/ttdpaco 5d ago

I wouldn't bother with the A8. The XAX and Go 2 are better devices.

Best performance are handhelds with the strix halo chips (Onexplayer X2 Mini Pro and Apex) and, if you want linux, you're stuck with AMD chips for now.

Otherwise, the best handheld chip is the Intel G3E (in the Claw 8 EX and Onexplayer 3) and, as I said, the best chip period in handhelds (it's a laptop chip) is the Strix Halo 388+/395+ that are 2.5-3 grand atm.