https://youtu.be/tXvKiy65pwg

Watch this if you want to learn about cooler stands.

Protip: they're all shit.

As long as it doesn't get TOO hot, it shouldn't be an issue.

If you've tried the fan pads, the only other things really left are other ways to increase air flow, like directed external fans to push hot air away or opening it up and upgrading the heat sinks. Both would be cheap.

Depends on how comfortable you are opening the case. The heatsink fins should be cleaned & the thermal paste on the cpu & gpu should be replaced with new paste. One more thing is to get an external monitor & keyboard and actually place the laptop upside down. That way the fans are always clear for more airflow.

I can tell you probably won't be comfortable opening it up.

Instead, go buy a can of compressed air. Spray it into any vents you have on your laptop.

Good chance this will fix your problem.

Underclock it a bit, or set the Driver software to slightly lower aim values (heat, Power, FPS)

Clean it (if you are technically able to do that)

Replace the cooling paste with Liquid metal (if you are technically able to do that)

The trays you already use

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If that all doesn't work you need a Desktop with decent cooling

I have both one for the 18 area 51 and the other for the m16r1. Both are great. The v10 has higher fan speeds so if you want really good cooling go with the v10.

IETS GT600 or LLANO v13 if you don't want RGB or v12 if you want RGB

I'm happy with https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQKHWHCM

I have iets 500 with x15r1

Also buy sony inzone buds, they have good noise cancelation. XD

my bad, corrected.

Hoping someone here can help. My son owns the llano V12 Laptop Cooling Pad for his Alienware laptop. It works great. However, he's studying engineering and often needs to run CAD and other heavy duty programs while away from home, and the llano doesn't fit in his bag and just isn't practical for taking on the go. Does anyone have a suggestion for a more portable cooling pad? I understand that with a smaller, more portable size, the cooling won't be close to what the llano provides, but I'm hoping to surprise him with something that might work "well enough" away from home.

>I wanted to maximize the vibes and cooling performance u/theoneandonlysauce

Nice! Am sure the RGB lighting drops the temperatures by another 5°-10°C for sure!

LLANO V10 for the G14 and V12 for the G16. The IETS is really the only other fan that does more than a few degrees of cooling for these laptops.

When the designer cares more about aesthetics than performance:

I'm not familiar with this brand, but even if the fans are super-duper strong, the vents appear to be working against them 🫣

those cutouts are probably blocking about half the static pressure of the fans lmao

That cooling pad is not really compatible for your zephryus. You should get one with more fan surface, like ilano v10 or v12, which essentially puts your laptop above 1 giant industrial grade fan

.... Why don't you re-paste it PTM is like $20 USD. Cooling pad isn't much better than a stand when the thermal material has gone bad

I used to use the IETS GT600, but the fan was noisy and rattling, even at 800 rpm.

Bought the Flydigi BS2, and running it at 1300 rom, and noise level is night and day compared to IETS

Flydigi BS2 Pro. Very quiet.

Awesome cheers

Well, good ones (GT600 or llano v10-12-13) will be with noise so if you are bothered with laptop fans you will be likely to be bothered by the cooling pad fans as well.

The next best thing that does it with air that is not gonna sound too much is either KLIM Everest or Klim turbofest

I'm looking to buy a cooling pad or mat as well. I just recently bought a Dell g7 7790.

You really don't want to use a gaming laptop on your lap. Ideally they're desktop replacements i.e. sit on a desk. At max load of over 80C they'll be way too uncomfortable to put on your lap anyway, nevermind how inadvisable it would be to possibly block the air intake/exhaust vents that way. Also I'd recommend a cooling stand over a simple mat, the raised bottom lets air circulate.

Lift up the back before buying stuff

Undervolting is the way I went to get my laptop down to the 70s at max. MSI GE63 w/ RTX 2070 Full and 9850h.

Jarrods tech did a whole video on cooling pads,give him a watch

The IETS 300/500 brand I saw decent reviews on this subreddit and youtube. At most it can reduce up by -10c

The fans don't really do anything for my legion but having it up off the desk does drop temp a lot

Cooling pads don't help you, what helps is raise your laptop

Lift it up. You can save money and just use a regular laptop stand that can support the weight and not block the vents or just stick something under the laptop's feet and prop it up so that's it higher off the table.

In most cases, something to just prop up the laptop is more than enough

They help. But for me 2/3 of the job comes from raising the laptop, not the pad fans themselves.

I use this one

https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07P851KWD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_i_CXBF21JZP1Z8A4H0WYTF?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

and it cools my Alienware 15 R3 by 5-7°C down at 2/3 fan speed.

Klim Airflow+. From 94°C to 89 on max fan. Most of the time i don't turn it on. It's just to elevate the laptop.

Merely lifting your laptop and having more airflow underneath it improves its thermals quite a bit. I do that and use a USB fan blowing cold air towards it which cools it down quite a bit.

Nothing special, just a frame to lift the machine to let sufficient intake of airflow. You can make your own style in garage.

https://youtu.be/tXvKiy65pwg

Jarrod's Tech tested out a bunch of cooling pads, seems like they all perform about the same.

I bought a cheap ass Chinese pad called "cool cold" I think was the name of it just one medium 8 inch fan not very powerful but only $30 at a local shop.

The most recommended cooling pads are the GT300, GT500 and the KLIM Airflow. They're all pretty good at what they do so you can take your pick.

Edit: Forgot to mention that out of all of the coolers listed here, the KLIM Airflow is by far the cheapest and works just as well as the others. It comes in at $35 on Amazon with free shipping. The GT500 is $85. Why burn more money for something that doesn't do anything better than a $35 cooler? Makes no sense to waste $50 more.

Either go for the IETS GT500, or if you cant bear with neither the noise it will bring or the pricetag, just grab a simple laptop stand without active cooling fans. As all of the other designs are largely ineffective and offers little benefit over a simple laptop stand that can raise your laptop up to help with air intake.

Ive used the havit ones with good results. Get one with legs for incline.

is one even needed?

IETS GT500.

https://www.amazon.com/IETS-Powerful-Turbo-Fan-Infinitely-13-17-3inch/dp/B09D6J56NS/

No joke, that gives near desktop level cooling. I have the GT500-B. It creates a seal around the bottom of your laptop, and uses 1 large high speed radial fan to push air through the vents. Instead of blowing air at your laptop, it's directly pushing air through the vents. I can actually feel airflow rise up from the keyboard when it's on 100%. The laptop could be completely off and you'll feel a lot of air pressure coming from the exhaust vents. It’s loud though.

If you really want something that works and is best for our machines you have only three options:

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1. IETS GT500
2. IETS GT300
3. KLIM Mistral

Now I had IETS GT300 and it started with the grinding sounds on random within a month since the purchase. Returned and got the KLIM Mistral. Better packaging and 5y warranty as per their amazon page. Over a month now and it still works like it should. It is basically the same design (and I suppose might be the same Chinese OEM) as the IETS GT300.

The benefits of all three are not only the seal they have which prevents the air from escaping and getting pushed towards the vents, but also that this seal, combined with the dust filters prevent that dust from getting inside the laptop. This is something no conventional cooler does, where they also push that dust in. Personal experience with CM Notepal XL vs options 2/3.

The benefits of all three are not only the seal they have which prevents the air from escaping and getting pushed towards the vents, but also that this seal, combined with the dust filters prevents that dust from getting inside the laptop. This is something no conventional cooler does, where they also push that dust in. Personal experience with CM Notepal XL vs options 2/3.

how bout set up an A/C behind your laptop. lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXvKiy65pwg

It used to be the NZXT Cryo LX 10 years ago. Now all notebook coolers are crap except IETS products.