This is an upstream fork of https://github.com/thesacredmoocow/g14control-r2 which is an upstream fork of https://github.com/CappyT/g14control that has features and bug fixes that are not yet deemed stable for the official release, but that I have tested and are stable enough for my day-to-day use. There will be new EXEs bundled in the releases section that will be released between official releases by me. For those that want the bleeding edge updates/testing branches (but testing and working).
Some people have had issues with missing dependencies (errors saying they are missing MSVCP120.dll). This can be solved by installing Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2013, version x86 and x64. Those can be installed here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784
If you are a user like me, you hate using a bunch of different apps to control all the power saving options of your laptop (sometimes even hidden in the registry) and prefer a simple, handy, tray app utility. The focus of this application is just that! It does combine all the option offered from other utilities into one, single, configurable TrayApp.
G14Control (you can even rename it) can control the current ASUS Power plan, Fan curve, Processor Boost Mode, Processor TDP, dGPU Activation and Screen refresh rate to your needs with a simple right click on the Windows taskbar. You can configure all the presets (and add new ones too) from the config.yml file via directly editing it during runtime using the Edit config button (which opens config.yml) and then pressing the Reload config button, or with your editor of choice from explorer.
While is possible to port this app to Linux, at the moment is engineered to work only on Windows.
Before boost changes work, you must update the registry to allow modifications of the power option proccessor performance boost mode. Information for this can be found here: reddit link
Download the latest release zip from GitHub: https://github.com/aredden/G14ControlR3/releases
Extract it to C:\G14Control
Edit the config.yml with text editor as needed (see configuring below)
All done in config.yaml within the root folder of the program. The program must be restarted for any changes to the config.yaml to take effect.
default_power_plan and alt_power_plan MUST BE SET IN ORDER FOR POWER PLAN SETTINGS TO WORK (BOOST, dGPU toggling)
By default, the default power plan is "Balanced" and the alt_power plan is "High performance". You need to set these to the names of your windows power plans, ie GameTurbo, Battery saver, etc.
app_name: can be customized, this is what the hover text displays over the icon and the windows notification title
start_on_boot Set this to true or false. Note this will create a Windows Registry entry to enable starting on login. Must have files extracted to a permanent location as above. Note: This will popup an administrator UAC prompt the first time you login after each boot. Setting back to false will remove registry key.
Alternatively to make it run on boot WITHOUT UAC prompt, you will have to create a windows task, please see our Autostart instructions
default_starting_plan set plan name you want on boot or on restart of the program
default_ac_plan This plan name will automatically enable when AC adapter plugged in (set both default_ac_plan and default_dc_plan to null to disable this feature)
default_dc_plan This plan name will automatically enable when on battery power (set both default_ac_plan and default_dc_plan to null to disable this feature)
default_gaming_plan Enable this if you want the program to auto-switch plans based on games (or any program really) running. It will automatically switch to the plan specified here when the program is launched, and automatically switch back to the previous plan once it has closed. Set to null to disable.
- WARNING: this may be more resource intensive as it polls running processes on your computer every 10 seconds. However I noticed little difference, and almost no score change on Heaven Benchmark (FPS +/- 2).
default_gaming_plan_games This will be a list of exe's that you want to detect. Please check the exact name of the exe. For example, Steam is SteamService.exe. Example list: ["7zFM.exe", "notepad++.exe", "SteamService.exe"]
power_check_enabled This will enable or disable the power switching for both gaming and battery. Possible values are true or false.
- Only available if
default_ac_plananddefault_dc_planare set in config (set tonullto disable) - Manually changing your plan thru the icon menu will DISABLE auto power switching.
- To re-enable, click the "Re-Enable Auto Power Switching" option in the icon menu.
Removed the plan: Armory Crate Plan functionality because of issues with atrofac.
Under Plans, you can configure as many or few plans as you want. A plan includes:
- name:
This is where you will enter the name you want to be displayed for that plan
plan:
--DEPRECIATED BUT STILL SHOWS IN CONFIG.YML--
Name of the ROG Armory plan you want it set on (`silent` or `windows` or `performance` or `turbo`).
cpu_curve:
An array of `temps_in_deg_C:fanspeed_percent` for custom fan curve such as "30c:0%,40c:0%,50c:0%,60c:0%,70c:34%,80c:51%,90c:61%,100c:61%". Otherwise use `null` for default
gpu_curve:
An array of `temps_in_deg_C:fanspeed_percent` for custom fan curve such as "30c:0%,40c:0%,50c:0%,60c:0%,70c:34%,80c:51%,90c:61%,100c:61%". Otherwise use `null` for default
cpu_tdp:
The tdp you want for the CPU expressed in mW, use `null` for default or numeric (45000 = 45W)
boost:
Whether you want the CPU to boost above it's 3.0Ghz base clock speed. 0 for no boost, 2 for aggressive boost, 4 for efficient aggressive boost (reccommended)
dgpu_enabled:
Whether you want the dedicated NVIDIA GPU enabled (uses more power, need for graphics/games), `true`, `false`
screen_hz:
The refresh rate of the screen. Can be 60 (numeric) or 120 (numeric) (for supported models) or null for default refresh rate of your screen
The config.yaml has many examples of plans included by default. Modify at will.
The ASUS ROG Armory Crate program will automatically change plans on wake, AC unplug, AC plugin. This will override G14's plan setting, but It is important to keep Armory Crate for the power profiles so that it's easier to fix fan bugs from occuring due to atrofac-cli.exe.
Check the release tab!
Make sure 32-bit python 3.8.x and pip are installed. Then (as admin, in the source folder) run install.bat
The install directory is C:\G14Control, go there and modify the config.yml as needed. ensure that windows has at least two power plans. the default power plan will be selected 99% of the time, but will flip to the alternate plan for a bit to force a refresh of the power plan settings
run G14control\G14Control.exe
Optionally: create a task in task manager to have it start by itself
Please note that this is an ALPHA version of this software, which is still undergoing testing and development. The software and all content found on GitHub related to it are provided “as is”. We do not give any warranties, whether express or implied, as to the safety, reliability, suitability or usability of the software or any of its content.
We will not be held liable for any loss, whether such loss is direct, indirect, special or consequential, suffered by any party as a result of their use of the software or content. Any use of the software or scripts provided here is done at the user’s own risk and the user will be solely responsible for any damage to any computer system or loss of data that results from such activities.
Should you encounter any bugs, glitches, lack of functionality or other problems with the software, please let us know in GitHub so we can look into addressing it.
You are very free to contribute with your code. I kinda suck at coding so any help is appreciated. Just submit a pull request, I will merge it or discuss it as soon as possible.
- Automatic config generation
Dynamic Menu generation based on configured profilesImplementedatrofac commands integrationImplementedryzenadj command integrationImplementedParallel notification spawning (right now when notification is displayed the whole app locks until the notification disappears)Implemented- Different options for AC/DC modes
- Logging
- Better binary storage
- Better UI (?)
- Better code comments
- .... you tell us!
- mode switching upon launching games
- https://github.com/FlyGoat/RyzenAdj (adjusting tdp)
- https://github.com/cronosun/atrofac (fan profiles)
- https://github.com/dedo1911
- https://github.com/carverhaines (updated branch of original G14Control)
- https://tools.taubenkorb.at/change-screen-resolution/ (change refresh rate)
- https://github.com/thesacredmoocow/g14control-r2 (Source this version was built on top of)