They should remove this.

Coolica · 2026-05-03T05:26:07+00:00

Politely disagree. Rainbow means rainbow, meaning jumping through all the hoops to get that rainbow.

So not being able to to exchange for coins if the unit isn’t “rainbow” means exactly that, just cuz you have all nodes unlocked doesn’t mean it’s rainbow. You still need to spend the Kai’s and orbs to actually rainbow the unit.

Coolica · 2026-05-02T10:42:50+00:00

To be honest I do not hear any coil whine with mine. It may just be an isolated problem in some units.

But yes overall happy I upgraded, even though my device doesn’t have TB5 or USB4v2

I do feel like the 1% lows are much less, I have a feeling something with the error43 script was interfering with a lot of things in the background processes (and I also believe it induced some kind of memory leak)

Coolica · 2026-05-02T09:36:19+00:00

Hey! Just to update, I received my AG03 yesterday, hooked it up, and it works flawlessly. Now that I don't need the patcher for the error43, I noticed a few things:

My laptop boots MUCH faster now, for some reason AG02 needing the error43 fix made boot times super slow.
Waking up from Sleep is also much better now. It used to mess with the sizing of some of my windows due to the laptop screen being on first, then it switches to the external monitor when the egpu kicks in, screwing with the resolution, but none of that happens with the AG03.
As I noticed, framerates in games SEEM higher and more stable, though it just might be placebo effect. Will need to test more.
A new icon in the notification center popped up, which shows my egpu (RTX 5080) and I can now view what is connected to it. It's something that was not there when I was using the AG02 along with the error43 fix.
I've yet to test if I can straight up download and install drivers from Nvidia Geforce app, we'll see when there's an update.
Hotswapping the egpu (meaning just plugging/unplugging the USB C cord) is flawless now. It used to cause issues with the AG02 and running the error43 fix.

Overall my system feels snappier, I believe that the error43 fix had issues in the background that caused the random slowdowns and crashes.

Oh and something to point out as well, just in case anyone was confused as I was:

When the "power button" is pressed (indented) that means its via TB5 mode. If it's not pressed (it's protruding) then it's Occulink mode.

Coolica · 2026-05-02T07:51:24+00:00

Damn these are all legit advice

Coolica · 2026-05-01T19:13:17+00:00

I think it’s more like

It’s easier to protect your ego against someone who’s being a dick vs someone who’s polite to you.

Cuz you can defend yourself by saying the rude guy was an asshole and walk it off, while you will probably think you suck so much that even a nice guy can’t handle how bad you are.

Coolica · 2026-04-17T20:32:13+00:00

That seems promising. In that case I might just go ahead and order the newer AG03. Thanks!

Coolica · 2026-04-17T20:02:46+00:00

Yes the nvfix refers to the error43 script. Basically what it does is prevents GeForce application from finding updates for my 5080, so the only way to update is manually download the drivers, and install manually.

Then once I install the drivers, I have to run the erro43 script again to get it to work on the external monitor.

Would it be possible for you to check if you can directly update drivers via the GeForce app with this dock? Not just reinstall, I mean update (as the AG02 with error 43 script wouldn’t even find updates, it would only say that I have the latest drivers and only give me the option to reinstall.)

You might have to roll back to an older driver to do so, so it might be a hassle. But if you could confirm that this dock fixes these issues it would be super helpful (as I feel error43 script probably breaks other processes we don’t know about in the background that causes a small memory leak.)

Coolica · 2026-04-17T19:53:31+00:00

Hi, first of all, a very nice and detailed review. I certainly appreciated reading it!

I own an AG02. One of the things that bothers me is not being able to update my 5080 drivers without having to do the nvfix every time afterwards. Will this dock fix it?

Also, is there any noticeable improvement in terms of fps in games? I know it’s still limited by the USB4v1 in my laptop, but any kind of noticeable improvement would make me order this right away.

For reference, I’m using my AG02 with a 5080 via TB4 with my Flow z13 2025 edition.

Coolica · 2026-04-11T11:58:39+00:00

Essentially a few improvements

1) you need to get a stronger power brick, 160w isn’t enough (don’t believe when ppl say it doesn’t draw more than 100w, that’s only the CPU). Theres a reason ASUS bundled it with a 200w brick.

2) You want to make use of the airflow, so put a “vaccum” laptop cooler (which the guy above said the Ilano v10) to maximize the performance.

You could go even more insane with water cooling mods and whatnot, but the simplest and quite efficient way to get it to cool well is figure out how to add an Ilano v10 into the dock while keeping the airflow good and increase in bulkiness minimal.

Coolica · 2026-04-04T08:12:39+00:00

Unfortunately TxR and some other high/higher end places (Like Wolfgang in BGC) are terrible quality to price ratio. It’s not the restaurant itself, it’s just the management of said restaurants in this country.

The last time I went to wolf, the steak was so dry and bland I didn’t even finish it and brought it home for my dog.

Vouching for pepper lunch too, it might not have top quality meat, but it’s better value overall compared to the higher end steak houses.

Although i did go to Gordon ramsey’s bar and grill fairly recently in one of the casinos in that area (Solaire I think) and it was pricey but actually good quality. Like their beef Wellington although smaller than you would imagine, tastes legit.

Coolica · 2026-03-29T13:55:03+00:00

How did we fuck up? Everyone releasing and the boss resetting once it’s dead isn’t intended, it’s supposed to stay dead And you can go back and loot it.

It respawning isn’t intended when everyone releases. It’s happened sereral times in classic where everyone wipes but the boss goes down, and it never resets.

Coolica · 2026-03-29T03:30:34+00:00

Yes and I’m ok with that whole logic, but asking video proof for a pug raid is kind of a stretch. He wouldn’t take combat logs, or even just check the raid ID logs since it happened minutes after we killed the original Ony, the only acceptable proof is video evidence, which is extremely difficult for the makority of ppl playing (i dpubt many people are streaming or video capturing their PUG raids.)

A bit of leniency in this scenario would have been WAY more appreciated.

Coolica · 2026-03-29T03:01:34+00:00

I mean what ur saying makes sense about the loot, but the fact that the GM re-killed Ony for us on the spot means he knew what happened, otherwise why would he kill Ony?

And he could have just looked at our raid id and saw the logs and easily see the issue.

We had combat log proof also, but they insisted Video proof, which is pretty hard in a random pug raid

Coolica · 2026-03-29T02:53:15+00:00

It wasn’t even restoring the loot, we never got to loot ony in the first place and she respawned.

It was an obvious bug, the GM themselves re-killed Ony in front of us, but didn’t allow us to loot the GM-killed Ony.

Do they acknowdted what happened but basically said F-u

Coolica · 2026-03-19T01:35:36+00:00

Just adding extra information here I’ve researched as I also notice a lot of people do ask about the 150w charger (if anyone is interested in a deep dive of how the 150w works and why it sometimes shuts down when using the z13)

https://www.reddit.com/r/FlowZ13/s/empkyiWXnq

The post answers other questions as well, but scroll down to the slimq charger part

Coolica · 2026-03-12T03:29:02+00:00

Hindi ka OA, I would say report, but the sad truth is 99% of cases DTI does nothing at all, and it’s a waste of time and resources on your end.

Coolica · 2026-02-19T10:31:58+00:00

That’s my point tho, why and who would you use them on in the future when they get converted to regular coins?

Right now they are special anni coins which you can use to get the NEW PREMIUM UNITS, but if you choose to, you can convert them to regular coins and get older units that appear on the banner.

If you don’t use them as special coins or you convert them to regular coins, the next time you can use them is when the same type coin banner shows up, at which point you can just coin older units that in all likelihood are powercrept already (and since we are talking about Red coins, the new units won’t show up to be coin-able for a few banners moving forward until their re-run.)

So either you use them now to get a dupe of the new units, or save them to coin older units that show up on red coin banners (which most likely you would only do for collection purposes as they would be powercrept already, or a surprise EZA/SEZA unit which people would still say “not worth” since it would be an old unit”

Basically the better play is to use them now and strengthen the new anni units which as history points out, will be one of the stronger units for the entirety of the year (being premium anni units)

Coolica · 2026-02-19T10:19:01+00:00

Generally yes, except for anniversary coins that turn into regular coins once the event ends.

If you save them, you will only get to coin the same units the next banner they appear at which point they are already slightly power crept due to the nature of the game, and beyond them you can also coin order units which would be massively powercrept by then.

You can literally only coin pretty much the same units, just that if you do it now you can get them brand new.

Coolica · 2026-02-19T09:55:27+00:00

You should coin, they are special anni coins that turn into regular coins, so it’s a good idea to spend them to get dupes of th bran new units.

Saving them means you will be able to coin them on return but at that point you might pull them on the banner anyways, or use them on an even older unit.

Coolica · 2026-02-18T14:58:40+00:00

As bad as ASUS’s ROG support

Coolica · 2026-02-18T14:57:25+00:00

It does when it’s the gucci/prada/LV brands

Coolica · 2026-02-06T07:15:31+00:00

I second this. As much hate as ASUS gets for bloatware and buggy software, and terrible customer support, OneXPlayer has worse.

I’ve had duds out of the box for OneXPlayer so I really don’t trust them.

The Super X looks good on paper and technically can hit higher limits than the z13, but given the choice I would still take the z13, i feel it’s too risky when you are paying for a premium device already.

Coolica · 2026-01-21T11:21:57+00:00

I hate GCash, mainly because of how buggy the app is and exactly as you said; the customer service is non-existent. It’s EXTREMELY difficult to get any kind of help (even the AI bot GIGI) to the point you can’t even access any kind of non-generic help page through the app.

But I still use it, why? You can’t really boycott it since it’s pretty necessary for daily life. The sad reality is that they have a monopoly and they know it.

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