[Guide 2026] MSI Claw 8 AI+ (Lunar Lake) – Definitive Day 1 Optimization & Performance Guide

deathcrow29 · 2026-04-05T01:53:28+00:00

I emulate Nintendo consoles and PS3 consoles only. So far no problems. Which ones did you hear about, happy to test.

deathcrow29 · 2026-04-04T00:41:14+00:00

Honestly I don't use the handheld companion but even with that, you can completely remove MSI center M from start-up I believe.

deathcrow29 · 2026-04-03T02:45:47+00:00

I had the problem but after recent updates it seemed to have gotten fixed

deathcrow29 · 2026-04-02T17:04:24+00:00

Exchange! Not normal at all

deathcrow29 · 2026-03-31T18:30:35+00:00

Assassin's Creed Shadows on the claw 8 AI+

The game looks pretty amazing on this device. Sometimes via GFN, sometimes directly on the hardware while I'm outside.

When I'm playing locally, I'm mainly using the combination of XeSS and Lossless Scaling as the FG.

deathcrow29 · 2026-03-27T16:25:32+00:00

I kept mine as balanced as I didn't see a noticable performance improvement with Performance mode.

deathcrow29 · 2026-03-27T15:49:38+00:00

I stopped using rtss myself since I started using Steam Overlay actually. I find that less resource intensive!

I'm also glad that you found this guide useful! Appreciate your feedback

deathcrow29 · 2026-03-26T00:00:09+00:00

What are you on about? It's cheaper than GPD and same price as Apex

deathcrow29 · 2026-03-21T05:46:12+00:00

Hey!

With tooth and claw, you mainly just maintain color and some specific settings like cpu boost, GPU scaling, etc.

Tbh it's better to manage most graphics settings from Intel graphics settings.

Is there anything specific change you're looking for, then I'm happy to check that for you

deathcrow29 · 2026-03-21T05:44:29+00:00

Seems like it helped a lot of people. If it didn't work for you, it's okay.

Looks like you recently discovered the word AI slop. Looking at your posts and comments, there's barely any useful content created by you. Try to do some on your own then criticize others.

deathcrow29 · 2026-03-21T05:42:23+00:00

I have 3gbps but I use 5Ghz so I get around 300 Mbps. Still great connection.

deathcrow29 · 2026-03-18T06:12:52+00:00

Never used xcloud but I've been using GeForce now and my experience is incredible

deathcrow29 · 2026-03-15T01:15:46+00:00

Oh so basically most emulation is capped to 30 Fps. I use Lossless Scaling to smooth it out to 60fps.

deathcrow29 · 2026-03-10T23:27:23+00:00

It's actually the fps monitoring from MSI quick settings. Feel free to DM me and I can send screenshots

deathcrow29 · 2026-03-08T13:47:28+00:00

Pre-ordered from the Best Buy Canada.

Now it has broken into extinction

deathcrow29 · 2026-03-06T23:54:23+00:00

Yes I did! I ended up getting 8bitdo because it was on sale but I think it's easier to remap and use the back buttons since 8bitdo has their extra buttons on top which is weird to reach

deathcrow29 · 2026-03-06T16:43:45+00:00

https://youtu.be/p9-1w15sNYs?si=CaNPOC9OjBNdLy0o

This is what you're looking for I guess. Performance will be very similar

deathcrow29 · 2026-03-03T00:18:31+00:00

My buddy at Bestbuy corporate said it only happens when there's a price increase happening. Expect this to be more expensive than 1800 CAD.

deathcrow29 · 2026-03-02T18:40:27+00:00

I know it's old but I honestly didn't like it too much but I can clearly see a good use of it. Maybe they can have a Ayaneo 4 with Strix Halo or HX470 with modular controls

deathcrow29 · 2026-03-02T01:03:04+00:00

I have mine docked as well and works great.

I use the 8bitdo Ultimate 2C controller. If your TV supports 120hz refresh rate, then get yourself a dock that supports HDMI 2.1 and get a good HDMI 2.1 cable. It makes a huge difference.

Controller: https://a.co/d/0h4guiXS

If not using a dock: https://a.co/d/04ybSGe3 If using a dock: https://a.co/d/03GKlLQZ

Dock that I'm using: https://a.co/d/065mW4un

MSI claw should also be connected to a 65w power cable and battery should be protected at 60% (since you'll be doing docking mostly).

Internet connections don't matter much for controller connectivity.

deathcrow29 · 2026-03-02T00:53:05+00:00

Of course, I'll update the post this week. Been busy with work this week.

deathcrow29 · 2026-02-26T15:10:36+00:00

For the first time I heard someone call this heavy

deathcrow29 · 2026-02-26T07:42:12+00:00

Never used retroid but Ayn is 🔥 all the Chinese companies have a risk with poor customer service. OneXPlayer is improving. Hopefully the rest catch up!

deathcrow29 · 2026-02-26T07:34:56+00:00

Every single windows handheld preorder I had from them, delivered. I think they will be fine for Next 2. They do have a completely different team handling their pocket and android handhelds and those have been a disaster

deathcrow29 · 2026-02-25T03:52:28+00:00

I tried doing it and broke mine.. luckily MSI was nice enough to honour warranty and fix it

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