Anyone use a cooling pad for their gaming laptop?

Joebob · 7 Jun 2015 at 18:56

I'm considering getting a cooling pad for my Lenovo Y410P as the Gfx card seems to run very hot.

Do they actually make any difference though - has anybody used one and noticed a significant drop in their temps etc?

addyb · 7 Jun 2015 at 19:10

Yeah I've used several before. They do make a difference.

Take a look at these
http://heavy.com/tech/2015/03/best-laptop-cooling-pad-cooler-fan-accessories/

thepharcyde · 7 Jun 2015 at 19:38

You will have better results from a good old vacuum / compressed air and this app in conjunction with Lenovo Energy management.
http://forum.techinferno.com/lenovo-ibm/7358-ideafan-y510p-y500-g500-y580-y410p.html

What temps are you seeing?

HugsHeal · 8 Jun 2015 at 15:21

Get some new thermal paste on it? I've seen huge drops from a ageing vaio thanks to new TIM. I never had much look with cooling pads.

Kreeeee · 8 Jun 2015 at 15:27

It depends on the design of the laptop.

I see about 8 degrees difference on mine at full load (rendering video with GPU acceleration).