Do Laptop Cooling Pads Work? Buy this instead!

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  • Опубликовано: 9 янв 2025

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  • @TechPhD
    @TechPhD  3 месяца назад

    Hey everyone! Thanks a lot for watching this video! I took note of your questions and comments and I've made an updated video: ruclips.net/video/ZenxCZTS6tU/видео.html
    Please feel free to check it out 😁

  • @AjesN7
    @AjesN7 Год назад +56

    pro tip: use a cooling pad with just one fan, it''ll give almost the same performance as a multi fan pad... way cheaper, way quieter... if it has low rpm even better

  • @Sirron2007
    @Sirron2007 Год назад +6

    I saw your previous video on the same topic and this new one, nice job leveling up your channel. I enjoyed both videos and your sense of humor :)

    • @TechPhD
      @TechPhD  Год назад +2

      Thank you so much for watching! Your comment just made my day 🙏🏾✨

  • @xero5727
    @xero5727 Год назад +1

    the only good cooling pad is the one you make yourself because you can choose any type of fan you want. A friend of mine made one with four 80mm fans that draw power from the wall, it makes his laptop cold to the touch, the highest temp it ever gets is 45 degree C when he games.

  • @JohnMFlores
    @JohnMFlores 2 года назад +6

    Good video. I like your lowkey sense of humor lol. I point a small fan at my laptop, which cools the aluminum chassis and deters the laptop fans from spinning up under normal loads. Once I go into photo/video editing though, the laptop fans will turn on and there's not much you can do. An external fan may delay the onset of thermal throttling though, but not by much
    Would love to hear more about your experience in Ukraine.

  • @paulhyd
    @paulhyd Год назад +1

    A long time ago the internal fan broke inside my laptop. It got super hot and shut down until it cools down for me to turn it on again. I got an idea then to run home vacuum at the laptop vents for few minutes every 10-15 minutes while monitoring temperature on SpeedFan app until I replaced the fan for good.

  • @kicker8641
    @kicker8641 Год назад +2

    I did not put my laptop in the fridge but I did put it on AC vent and it seem to help, while I worked, the fan never got load and the chasis temperature remained normal.

  • @_ijah_6105
    @_ijah_6105 2 года назад +3

    given the antiquity that you have as a laptop, is that useless? now on a gaming laptop it helps to evacuate the heat I confirm it.

  • @someguyfromarcticfreezer6854
    @someguyfromarcticfreezer6854 Год назад +1

    If you had budget gaming laptop like me, it is very helpful, not fps wise or perfomance wise. I have cheap gaming laptop with RTX 3060 6gb. 17.3 inch, 144hz.
    Cooling pad is for cooling not magically boosting performance.
    $750 is cheap but consider it has 512gb memory, RTX 3060 6gb, 8gb ram (bought 32gb RAM it is cheap) $60. AND $20 external cooling.
    So in total $830 for gaming laptop is cheap for RTX 3060.

  • @MobileDecay
    @MobileDecay 2 года назад +3

    It sounds like you were insistent that you were having thermal issues and were wrong. I honestly use a cooling pad to lift it off my mattress because I use it in bed. My new laptop doesn't really get hot even when playing aaa games.

    • @jobaquino4751
      @jobaquino4751 Год назад

      Which laptop do you own? Just curious

    • @MobileDecay
      @MobileDecay Год назад +2

      @@jobaquino4751 Lenovo Ideapad gaming 3

  • @lrmcatspaw1
    @lrmcatspaw1 Год назад +18

    Different laptops react differently to cooling pads.
    Size of the fan blades, the vents, their location, the RPMs of the fans... a lot of things influence this.
    Yes, there are situations where a pad will do literally nothing.
    And in some cases the CPU and GPU will boost higher and the temperatures and noise will still be the same, but the performance will improve.

    • @CodyCLI
      @CodyCLI Год назад

      I have a gaming mini pc, at the back it has decently large holes across the back of the machine and is tall. Do you think it would benefit from a cooling pad? The device is called the Minis Forum NUCI7, I will probably need a vertical cooling pad with a stand if it helps keep the mobile gpu at a higher clock for longer. It can run any game, but kind of struggles with No Mans Sky a bit because of thermal throttling and occasionally frame drops from 60fps.

    • @lrmcatspaw1
      @lrmcatspaw1 Год назад

      @@CodyCLI Hard to say. There seem to be different models that have similar names so I am unsure of which small desktop pc are you referring to.
      The reason cooling pads help in the case of a laptop is because the air under the laptop gets increasingly warm because the heat from the laptop case starts to warm up the air under it.
      So a cooling pad is not really pushing air INTO the laptop (except something like the IETS GT500) but keep the air under the laptop fresh.
      If your mini desktop pc has its intake under itself and little room under it, maybe it would help a bit (I think you could find better alternatives than that, but hard to say without knowing the desktop itself and its internal components).

  • @DarkVodka-gg7oy
    @DarkVodka-gg7oy Год назад +2

    its purpose is to help with the airflow = Good Ventilation = Less Heat
    AND DONT PLUG IT IN UR LAPTOP, power it using a Phone Charger or a Power Bank.
    FRIGE? BAD IDEA, NOT ONLY IT WILL CONSUME ALOT OF ENERGY IT MAY ALSO CREATE CONDESATION WHICH CAN RUIN UR DEVICE.

  • @imperfect_cliche
    @imperfect_cliche Год назад

    If people able, and i highly recommend doing this, is looking up the max operational temperature of the part you are cooling. Sometimes, software/firmware will set a max temp limit lower than the operational temperature to give headroom. But, when you get closer to this temperature, the component will purposely start to lower its performance to avoid going beyond the max temp. If you are careful and look into your specs enough to get operational temps for the components, you can increase your temp limits to a still safe max temp. This will help the components not bottleneck until it really has to bottleneck, meaning you will get better performance with the higher temps. This isnt a cure all but it helps. Of course you need third part software and knowledge to navigate the bios to do this but if you know how, it helps. Just an example, my rtx 2070 in my desk top has a max operational temp of 90c. The max temp it came set at was 80c. By increasing the temp limit to 90c, it now will operate at slightly higher temps before it actually starts to bottleneck and slow down.

  • @melonetv480
    @melonetv480 Год назад +2

    I don't understand it, there's coming hot air out of the backside of my laptop, and when there's a cooling pad, isn't the pad than just blowing the hot air into my laptop again?

    • @dawn7081
      @dawn7081 11 месяцев назад

      Some laptops have their intake on the bottom rather than the sides
      If you use a cooling pad where your laptop is trying to throw that air out, you are literally choking your laptop to death

  • @mapl3mage
    @mapl3mage Год назад +3

    I use pretty much the same kind of laptop stand, in addition to placing a fan under the laptop when it gets particularly hot (my laptop takes cool air from the bottom and expels hot air from the sides and the back, so placing a fan under it work wonders).

  • @alanuzcategui2591
    @alanuzcategui2591 2 года назад +6

    Really great video. I've been looking for people who talk about their experience with this accessory, but haven't seen much. I was going to check out your second video about this topic and ended up finding this, which is perfect! Furthermore, I think I'm going to buy one to help out my laptop and make my setup look more consistent, although I'll try not to spend too much money on it, since that's the most consistent advice I've seen from all of the vids around.

  • @ggydgge5371
    @ggydgge5371 6 месяцев назад +1

    Ive have one that cost 40 dls and it works very good before i had it the laptop got very hot but mine has ventilation holes on the bottom and it cools the laptop fron the inside so it works

  • @GetToDaChoppa-k5r
    @GetToDaChoppa-k5r Год назад +1

    I just attach little laptop legs (to elevate the comp) and clean my fans regularly.

  • @goorthiss
    @goorthiss Год назад +1

    I applied PTM7950 to the CPU and GPU, replaced the thermopads on the vrams with Upsiren UX Pro Ultra and performed undervolting. In my case, the cooling pad is not necessary for me.

  • @timothy2896
    @timothy2896 Год назад +2

    Great video. You’ve got talent kid….run with it.

  • @heart4Pahoa
    @heart4Pahoa Год назад

    Good walk through on your journey to find a cooling solution. There are so many variables with manufacturer cooling methodologies that it makes it difficult to find an all in one solution. Air intake, cooling fans and expeller vents all come into play. I think most people will have to do their own testing as well to find a best solution for them. I do believe that forced air intake is beneficial to most manufacture laptop brands, but time and testing is the only way to know for sure. Lots of exact use scenarios will help with this, so post your experiences people.

  • @linneamccain
    @linneamccain Год назад

    I've been putting my computer on an ice pack with a towel to protect it from moisture. It works well but isn't a good solution on the go.

  • @HSamee
    @HSamee 2 года назад +4

    I recently purchased the IETS GT500 V2, I'm not hoping for a cooling boost even though it boasts a 5000rpm fan. I'm mostly getting it because it has a dust filter. Though I'm curious since this cooler has foam to seal the bottom and force the air through the vents, would that damage the laptop? I mean the laptop fans are idling if it's not in use and the forced air would make them spin. I found mixed responses online but nothing definitive

    • @jan5504
      @jan5504 2 года назад +1

      that's a compressed air and yes it will damage the fan, so use it only while gaming or if the laptops temperature gets higher.

    • @ThatOneGuyC
      @ThatOneGuyC Год назад

      @@jan5504 It won't damage your fans unless they're rated for like under 2500RPM, if your laptop has very low RPM it could wear out the bearings or cause a generator effect where power is put back into the laptop which can cause it to permanently damage the motherboard and possibly cause a fire.

    • @ThatOneGuyC
      @ThatOneGuyC Год назад

      All about how fast your fans can spin on their own, anything over 3000-3500RPM should be fine.

    • @I_yasuo
      @I_yasuo 10 месяцев назад

      Is it Worth it?

    • @HSamee
      @HSamee 10 месяцев назад

      @I_yasuo yes but makes the room pretty hot. About 20°C tempreture difference when under load.

  • @linkzellda
    @linkzellda Год назад +1

    I am watching this because I am currently using a MSI GF65 Thin 9SD Gaming Laptop Core i5 for Digital Art with a XP Pen Artist Pro 16.
    The laptop get a little hot on the side of the laptop should be worry?

    • @highlights7736
      @highlights7736 11 месяцев назад

      Yes, you should buy @ 140mm single fan cooling pad, it will do the job

  • @giuliodl2212
    @giuliodl2212 2 года назад +1

    for people whit shitty computer like I used to have, computer use to warm up in general, x86 processor are hot, even arm processor heat up.

  • @magNICKal
    @magNICKal 2 года назад +1

    we share the exact same wallpaper image lol. I forgot what the nebula was called tho...

  • @ProfBoggs
    @ProfBoggs Год назад +1

    Sorry to hear that you had to leave your studies in the Ukraine. I hope you are able to take up your training again if you haven't already.

  • @govindagovindaji4662
    @govindagovindaji4662 Год назад

    I've resorted to flat ice packs. I stick one partway under my battery which also lifts the laptop slightly for circulation. Then when it starts getting really hot, I take another and place it partway under the front and or sides, careful not to block any vents. Meanwhile, everybody suggests: "or take it to a professional and have them clean out the fans" YES~EXCEPT~! I RETORT~! Where do I find one of these?? It is a serious question. I never see any storefronts or people advertising that do this sort of thing. And DO NOT put your whole laptop in the fridge~!! Metal shrinking and expanding over and again will begin to crack~!! Just ask anyone who wears partial dentures with the fine metal clips~! Yes, we elderly are still good for some advice, ha ha.

    • @brianwest2775
      @brianwest2775 Год назад

      Ensure that there's no condensation in the laptop from the cold ice pack.

  • @vadiks20032
    @vadiks20032 Год назад +1

    i'm afraid of opening my laptop, i fear breaking it. is there any tips?

  • @CodyCLI
    @CodyCLI Год назад

    I have the Minisforum NUCXI7, it stands vertically with an open grate at the back from top to bottom. Do you think this will improve the temps? I need one with a stand. Its a gaming mini pc and not a laptop though.

  • @brobiv2452
    @brobiv2452 Год назад

    what are you using to film your video

  • @larrymitchell6470
    @larrymitchell6470 Год назад

    I’d rather a bigger fan at slower rpm that’s quieter. The point is to keep it cool BUT reduce the noise from laptop fans.

  • @hichamn8373
    @hichamn8373 Год назад

    It meant to keep surrendering laptop contact area steady cool so laptop internal cooling can benefit otherwise the contract area such as table will reach same temperature as heat of laptop thus stopping any heat exchange ! So you wrong and it works !

  • @TMG_GAMING21
    @TMG_GAMING21 Год назад +1

    my laptop has a really irtitating problem when i dont use the charger while gaming its very laggy but when i do its not but it just gets way to hot pls help

    • @backsideboy1642
      @backsideboy1642 Год назад

      You literally have to plug and play to get maximum performance bro 😂, thats how laptops are designed. It gets hot because it’s normal for laptop to heat up while more voltage is being used 😅😅😅

    • @TMG_GAMING21
      @TMG_GAMING21 Год назад

      @@backsideboy1642 i know but its a laptop for gaming but still gets too hot

    • @TMG_GAMING21
      @TMG_GAMING21 Год назад

      like realy hot

    • @backsideboy1642
      @backsideboy1642 Год назад

      @@TMG_GAMING21 what are the temps? How do you know it’s “too hot” are you using your hands??

    • @TMG_GAMING21
      @TMG_GAMING21 Год назад

      @@backsideboy1642 yes it almost burns

  • @jaimelannister8160
    @jaimelannister8160 2 года назад

    The Fridge thing really did the trick Tat was not a joke though (am i in a loop)

  • @JaJDoo
    @JaJDoo Год назад

    best improvement i had was a side vacuum

  • @ojtechhd
    @ojtechhd 2 года назад +1

    4:55 I'm definitely going to try it out 😂😂

  • @shadowknight_2505
    @shadowknight_2505 Год назад

    I do not know for you but for me Cooling pads are live savers if i open ROBLOX for over 30 mins the computer would be hotter then an oven and close my pc from overheating

    • @TaxEvasionUS
      @TaxEvasionUS Год назад

      You should probably replace your thermal paste if that's the case

  • @Justanobody8472
    @Justanobody8472 Год назад

    I just want something that's not my lap that I can place it on but on my lap

  • @josephcampbell830
    @josephcampbell830 Год назад

    your main issue is small vents so no way for a cooling pad to work

  • @SIKYwark
    @SIKYwark Год назад

    Never buy an ekster wallet it uses plastic components I've gone through 2! Just dropping it waist level and the plastic mechanism breaks. Cheaply made, you'd think for a $100 wallet they could use metal components

  • @pythan011
    @pythan011 8 месяцев назад

    I disagree, i do have an hp laptop with barely any air intake, 2 fans and a stand really made a difference even if it was like 20% better

  • @Siberius-
    @Siberius- Год назад

    Oh the holes on the bottom of that first laptop are HUGE compared to mine. But yea same issue with airflow direction. For my laptop, air goes in through the keyboard and out through the bottom and the "back" (bottom of the screen).
    Having a quality mini fan than blows down into the keyboard stops my computer fans, and stops the heat from rising up to my hands, which is unpleasant. I'm gonna see what just elevating it does (won't save my hands from warm air, but I'm curious). Maybe I can just have an external fan that is not super close, for that rising warm air.

  • @ojtechhd
    @ojtechhd 2 года назад +1

    They look good though but, I just feel the inbuilt fan can do all the cooling down jobs

  • @godfree2canada
    @godfree2canada Год назад +1

    i flipped mine to blow air in, better

  • @ThatMeatTeacher_124
    @ThatMeatTeacher_124 Год назад +2

    Pro tip: use liquid nitrogen XD

  • @jeromelenny4442
    @jeromelenny4442 11 месяцев назад

    did dude really try to sell us iphone covers in an laptop type video lmao

    • @TechPhD
      @TechPhD  11 месяцев назад

      iPhone covers? What are you talking about?

  • @thesk3ptic691
    @thesk3ptic691 Год назад +3

    Stumbled on this while looking for laptop coolers. Super helpful video! Look forward to seeing what you do in the future. Slava Ukraini!

  • @ojtechhd
    @ojtechhd 2 года назад +2

    Why did you cover the lens 😂

  • @Antidoxy
    @Antidoxy 2 года назад

    Hm, my laptop's cooling down a lot. Must be the doing of a stand nearby. 😉

  • @RTGamer64
    @RTGamer64 11 месяцев назад

    a laptop in the freezer means a laptop popsicle. lol

  • @Rip_moory
    @Rip_moory 2 года назад

    4:40
    yeah sure why not 💀🤣❄

  • @osuplaeyurreallygood
    @osuplaeyurreallygood Год назад

    hey I have the exact same background as you lol

  • @navjotsayal1690
    @navjotsayal1690 Год назад

    It's because of your laptop not because of your cooling pad

  • @landoblebton
    @landoblebton Год назад +1

    Bought a 10$ cooling pad that has 2x 120mm fans and its really quiet put moves air pretty well
    Cooling pads will only benefit you if the laptops bottom panel isnt restrictive
    My TUF F15 has a decent bottom panel and it does move air inside the case very well as my ssd temps drop quite a lot

    • @LearnGreatness
      @LearnGreatness Год назад

      hey there bro i got the same laptop as you, does it help with lowering temperature though?

  • @anirbanpandit680
    @anirbanpandit680 Год назад

    Holes are too small 💀

  • @LowIQinHQ
    @LowIQinHQ Год назад

    If cooling increased preformance wouldn’t they just hold e sports events in Antarctica

  • @govindagovindaji4662
    @govindagovindaji4662 Год назад

    Liked the vid and advice minus the innuendo girl jokes and the last never-ending not funny segment...consider this constructive criticism. Thanks for your thoughts, experience and links~!!

    • @TechPhD
      @TechPhD  Год назад +3

      I appreciate the constructive feedback, and I'm glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching!

    • @govindagovindaji4662
      @govindagovindaji4662 Год назад

      @@TechPhD I noticed that one lap top stand pretty much requires an extra keyboard... still checking your other links! Thanks, again.

    • @deuceex1492
      @deuceex1492 Год назад

      The end was slightly annoying but as someone who also messes up lines for videos it’s nice to see relatability

  • @kezarine
    @kezarine 2 года назад +2

    The holes were just too small 😂🤣👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

  • @jasonsborean
    @jasonsborean 10 месяцев назад

    Less you.. more cooling pad

    • @TechPhD
      @TechPhD  10 месяцев назад +2

      It's MY channel though? 🤨

    • @jasonsborean
      @jasonsborean 10 месяцев назад

      Hey... you can be a face if you want... we care more about your brain and what you say you are going to show us.@@TechPhD

  • @snakeplissken1754
    @snakeplissken1754 2 года назад

    Get yourself a dremel and the cooling pads can actually work. Just enlarge the existing holes or cut in new ones, just make sure to remove the backplate before you go ham on it or else you may end up with a decently vented pile of trash.

    • @johnchristian7788
      @johnchristian7788 2 года назад +6

      Is this a joke or are you serious?

    • @snakeplissken1754
      @snakeplissken1754 2 года назад +1

      @@johnchristian7788 Think about airflow, think about how a desktop PC has many components cooled by airflow. All that doesn't exist in a laptop. You only have 2 fans sucking in air from below and pumping it out the rear, side but merely cooling the parts effected by Heatpipes. The rest is enclosed in a plastic shell with metal stripes at best.
      The cooling of modern laptops is very primitive at best and can be enhanced a lot.
      Just don't start cutting holes when you don't know how cooling and direction of air works. Just intake without an option to leave will you not create anything better.
      But many laptops still have unused sidespace next to the USB/power/network adapter. Some holes in the backplate to let air blow into the case and vents in the side as an exhaust will inevitably direct airflow across the components in the way and dissipate more heat. Just simple logic.
      A solid backplate that just bounces off air can't do much. At best are you supercharging the air intakes for the fans but the benefit of that is still limited by the fans themselves, obviously.

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    @alexandrmelnichenko3612 9 месяцев назад

    Like. Because you was studying in Ukraine

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