G-Helper ASUS: How to Install and Set up G-Helper on Your ASUS Laptop

Here I’ll take you through the basics of downloading and setting up G-helper for your ASUS laptop. G-helper is a simple and effective open-source tool made by a developer named Seerge, allowing for technical control at the click of a button. After making the switch myself, I’ve found it miles better than Armoury Crate, and if you’re wondering why it might be worth the switch, please check out my post on G-Helper vs Armoury Crate.

Prerequisites

Before starting you should check you have all the essentials. First of all your ASUS laptop should be on hand (obviously); other laptops can work, but will use different software when comparing to Armoury Crate. Make sure you have windows 10/11 installed, and have admin access on the device you’re using.

Step 1: Uninstall Armoury Crate and My ASUS

Our first step will be the removal of the current hardware control, as Armoury Crate can inhibit G-Helper’s main functions. One quick caveat, make sure you download any updates you see on these apps before you delete them, you might not be up to date. Head over to the ASUS support page, click “see all downloads”, and download the Armoury Crate remover tool. I know this sound’s weird “Download an installer?”, but just deleting it on windows wouldn’t clean up all of the background processes, possibly leading to some complications. Once it’s downloaded, go through the set-up and let the tool run, once it finishes make sure to restart your laptop. As for the My ASUS app, simply delete it from your windows apps as you would for any app.

Step 2: Download and run G-Helper

Now that you’ve gotten rid of the ASUS software, head over to the G-helper Download page and install G-Helper. This should be pretty straightforward as it’s a single executable. Once you finish installing, G-helper should pop up in your system tray (if not just drag it in there). This system tray will be where it will live from now on, giving you control over your laptop a moment’s notice.

Side-note – if anything is greyed out or missing check out the updates button on the bottom!

Step 3: Configuration

Now from here on you’re free to use it how you want, but here are some quick tips for getting started with G-Helper that helped me get the most out of my ASUS Zephyrus

Battery limit

Now I know this sounds counterintuitive, but set your battery to 80% charge limit. In order to keep your laptops battery healthy for as long as possible, try to keep it at 80% whenever possible, especially if its just sitting plugged in. This is important because lithium battery’s get most worn out from 0-20% and 80-100%, so make sure that’s the first thing you change.

Choose your performance mode

Looking at the top of your G-Helper, you can see 2 different sections here that allow you to change your laptops output based on your needs. Here Ill give a quick over view on the modes so you can choose to your liking.

Modes:

• Silent – Keeps your laptop the coolest and quietest, best for browsing.
  • This is where I live most of the time, whether I’m at home in bed or in class trying to stay silent.
• Balanced – Allows for more power, but also drains battery quicker
• Turbo – Used for high intensity tasks such as playing video games or editing YouTube videos
  • Sidenote – Try to mainly use when charger is plugged in

GPU Modes

• ECO – Turns of your dedicated graphics card saving a lot of power
• Standard – Shares the burden between your i-GPU and d-GPU
  • i-GPU = your integrated GPU (inside CPU)
• Ultimate – Switches to only your dedicated GPU
  • Gets the best graphics performance
  • Stay aware that the dedicated GPU is very power hungry
  • I turn this on when I’m gaming for an FPS boost

Final checks

Once you’ve got your basic setup working, make sure to check “Run on Startup”, so G-helper will open whenever you re-boot your PC.

This covers the majority of basic set-up for your new G-Helper. Going over those few checks will allow you to have constant control over the usage of your laptop, saving you time and especially battery life. Check out my in-depth G-helper guide for a more details on how to get the most out of your laptop.