Cooling fan pad for gaming laptop?

GalaxyRyder · 24-06-2025 09:23PM #1

Are these good and/or worth buying?

My Omen runs kind of hot.

I'd like something to help keep it cool.

Is there much difference from one cooling pad to the next?

Something off Temu might get the job done? Though the prices on amazon aren't that different.

Anyone actually use these?

Flinty997 · 24-06-2025 10:24PM

Worthwhile cleaning out the fans on a regular basis. Have you done that. Use a laptop stand so theres lots of space under the laptop and fans..

GalaxyRyder · 24-06-2025 11:00PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123577057#Comment_123577057

I hoover the fans frequently.

Flinty997 · 24-06-2025 11:08PM

Take them out and clean them or just hoover through the vents.

GalaxyRyder · 25-06-2025 12:17AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123577172#Comment_123577172

So it's not necessary to get a cooling pad, really?

Flinty997 · 25-06-2025 01:03AM

If the fans are clean (and you've opened it up to check) a good cooling pad does drop it 5-10 degrees.

I ran one of ours (Legion laptop) on it's side with the bottom off with a USB 5" fan for a couple of hours under benchmarking. It made a didn't difference but was loud. One of the teens whose laptop it was claimed it throttling. I installed a fresh copy of windows and left it running as a test.

I think the bigger issue was he would game on it for very long periods without a break, in a warm room and the laptop flat on a desk.

GalaxyRyder · 04-07-2025 01:41PM

I cleaned out the internal fans.

Big improvement, though it still runs at about 100 degrees.

HP Omen, is that about normal?

But it doesn't throttle or shut down any more.

Perhaps a laptop stand with just a mesh or open bottom would be sufficient?

Any links to a recommended model, or what could laptop stand unit would look like?

Just enough to facilitate airflow under the unit so the internal fans can churn air better.

Flinty997 · 04-07-2025 02:35PM

I guess look on YouTube for people reviewing the laptop see what temps they get. What's the model no.

I've got one like this...

https://images.app.goo.gl/QWvBq

You could just a book to prop it up.

Theses a lot of laptops coolers. Look very bulky to me.

https://youtu.be/bbyEixxUSy4?si=PD2y7eKmB75Uw3cU

GalaxyRyder · 08-07-2025 10:56AM

Apparently unless you invest in an absolutely top shelf model, laptop coolers are bogus.

There's one's that form a vacuum seal around the underside of the computer and have some kind of refrigeration property?

But they have an external power source and aren't cheap.

Amazon Basics Ventilated Adjustable Ergonomic Laptop Stand, 33 x 28.7 x 18.5 cm, Black : Amazon.ie: Electronics

Got this laptop stand.

Seems okay so far.

Cooling fan pad for gaming laptop?

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