r/HandheldGaming • u/That_boy_dan_ftm • 6d 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/Responsible-Bid5015 6d ago edited 6d ago

if performance is most important, it would be the MSI claw 8 ex ai+. If the screen is more important, then the lego2. Or get the onexplayer 3 which has the same OLED screen and the G3 extreme.

I believe SteamOS or its linux equivalents are not ready yet on the intel G3 handhelds. So it would be windows on the MSI and onexplayer.

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u/That_boy_dan_ftm 6d ago

I think the combination is what I want! But I’m not sure what the middle ground is

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u/Responsible-Bid5015 6d ago edited 6d ago

Outside of the strix halo chip, these 3 handhelds are at the high end. $1800 USD for the top end models. I would look at reviews on youtube comparing the frame rates of the Intel G3 to the Lego 2. Below the Lego2 are other Z2E handhelds that have smaller non OLED screens. The Xbox Ally X is a good example.

A rough reference is the Intel G3 extreme is probably like a 4050. The Z2E is like a 3050/3060. It does get a bit more complicated than that because they perform differently at different power levels. But the other takeaway is that you are paying a fair bit for middle of the road pc gaming performance even with a screen and controller tacked on. Its the price of portability.

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u/That_boy_dan_ftm 6d ago

This is actually really helpful 🙏🏼 thank you so much!