Tldr: actually cools gaming laptop, cooling and loudness varies by rpm, should buy when on sale. The box itself says V12, and if it didn't work, I would have returned it. However, it has reduced my gaming laptop's temperature (checked with nvidia's built-in program rather than msi afterburn so idk if that'd make any difference in the readings) by around 25-35 degrees Celsius. My laptop can reach 100 degrees Celsius during gaming sessions normally. The average gaming temp for open-world games that I play is now between 40-75 degs on max setting of 2800 rpm depending on how much fighting I do in games, and what games I play. The noise level for max is very loud, and it gets quieter (I can hear it if I go outside and close the door of my room, standing 3-4ft away from the door as a light hum) at about 2000-2200 rpm, is kinda ok in loudness at 1400, and is pretty quiet anything 1000 rpm and lower. At 2000-2800 rpm, you'd have to play the game's volume pretty high to cut through the din of the cooling pad if you play through speakers. Didn't try with headphones, sorry. 2000-2200 rpm can cool by ~20-25 degs, 1400-1800 rpm cools about ~10-15 degs, and 1000 and below in rpm does not do too much for temp (not more than 10 degs). My gaming laptop is kinda old (rog strix scar ii from 2019) and one of the fans is shotty, which is why I bought this cooling pad. Didn't try it with other kinds of games, but it at least works for me and my gaming interests. If it's on sale and you can bear the loudness or have some noise cancelling headphones, it's a good deal. Cheers, and good luck with the search for cooling pads! Read more

the first thing you need to get for your gaming laptop, really, protect it from overheating with this amazing cooler with a seeling foam and huuuge fan to pump the air into the laptop vents and literally cool it down in less than a minute, great investment. protect your expensive laptops, you worked hard to get it, some extra money for longer age is worth it. Read more

drops both cpu and gpu temps considerably (i9 14900hx cpu and rtx 4090 laptop gpu), CPU of course will try to draw more power as it cools so it will seem less effective on cpu when looking at the maximum temperature spikes, but the averages while idle and under load will drop heavily nonetheless. very impressive results on GPU, raytraced 1440p gaming & large resolution stable diffusion use never saw it above 70 in the ~10 hours i've so far used it, compared to mid-high 80's when simply raised at the back. have been running this at 600RPM, it goes up to 2800, so if you're okay with more noise you can get even better results. i live in a dusty environment, so the vaccuum seal & dust filtration are a huge plus, and the primary reason i chose this cooler, everything else has just been a pleasant surprise. if you have the rare laptop that vents heat out the bottom, then this is definitely not for you, otherwise absolutely yes, 160 AUD to help insure a 5000 AUD purchase is well worth it. Read more

Before using this cooler, under heavy sustained loads my temps usually sat at around 90°C+ in the CPU, and around 82-86°C in the GPU. Once I started to use this cooler at only half speed, these temps dropped by around 15-20°C on both, especially so in the GPU. I have never once seen my GPU get near 80°C since I started using it! On the CPU side, it works great in most situations, but certain laptops such as mine still pull in a lot of power, so depending on exactly what you're doing, results may vary. There is nothing any cooler on the planet can do for sudden power spikes under 100% capacity loads on 12700H laptops such as mine! In these cases, unless it is necessary, reduce the load on your laptop if you want to avoid this. As an example of how good this cooler is, Elden Ring on max settings in 4k is extremely CPU intensive, and would be stay at 99-100°C without the cooler, as my laptop would be pulling the absolute maximum power at all times. However with the cooler, it stays between 80-90°C. Games like COD won't go above 65°C in game with the cooler, but when it's pre-loading shaders, temps can still go up towards 95°C. Overall, I feel that half speed is the perfect mix between noise and cooling, as the only difference between max speed and half speed is only around 2-5°C in temp reduction, but the noise is much, much louder. The biggest issue for most will be the noise. At max speed, it is around 70db, almost like a hoover. At half speed, it still sounds like a PS4 that someone hasn't cleaned since they bought it. Still, at half speed, this shouldn't be an issue if you wear headphones like I do. Just be wary if you're using it when someone is trying to sleep! All in all, this is a fantastic cooler that is currently the best on the market. It may seem quite expensive for a cooler at first glance, and can be loud depending on the fan speed, but it's resounding results make it fully worth the cost in my opinion! Read more

What i like about that product it's really decrease the GPU and CPU temp with decent level so i can continue playing for long time without getting worry about temp Read more

Pros: - Robusto - Tiene puertos USB adicionales - El foam hace buen trabajo conteniendo el aire - Incluye filtros de polvo Cons: - Es ruidoso cuando está al máximo - El foam no tiene imanes o alguna manera de fijarse al marco Afortunadamente, no necesitas tenerlo siempre al máximo para mantener tu laptop a una temperatura aceptable, pero si el ruido no es problema, la temperatura baja entre 20-30 grados centígrados. Generalmente lo uso a 1000-1200 revoluciones, el ruido es aceptable para jugar sin audífonos y la temperatura se mantiene en los 60's. Muy recomendable sobre los competidores. Read more

I hate being shaken down. This is an item you buy because you really need it. It's priced ridiculously high as a result. However, the device works better than any device I've tried. I own a MSI Prestige 15 laptop, which is very powerful and capable even today, but it got so HOT I was concerned it would bake itself, and I reduced CPU, GPU and other use, so I couldn't tap its' full capabilities. This device forces air thru the laptop faster than the laptop can take it. At full force, air starts coming out of holes in the laptop I didn't even know existed, including between the keys. It keeps the ENTIRE laptop cool, not just the key spots like the built in fans do. I can do heavy work all day long with the cooler's fan at 600, with acceptable noise level for office work. If I push the laptop extra hard, I've needed to crank the cooler ip to as much as 1400 at which point it's pretty loud. Given how expensive the laptop was, and/or how much it would cost to replace, it's worth the price for what should otherwise be a $25 item. Read more

Context (skip to measurements if TL;DR): -------------------- I have a "creator" laptop that I use for gaming and work (Gigabyte Aero 5 XE 4). The laptop has a 3070Ti that goes up to 115W, 64GB of DDR4 ram, an i7-12700H, two large NVME SSDs. I use most of the power most of the time (multi-screen to an OLED, gaming, network stuff, large data stuff, etc). I tried a cooling stand by another brand (starts with cooler and ends with master) which did nothing. Tried devices that suction heat out of the four different areas around the laptop. Monitored baseline and under load (playing Star Citizen, Horizon Forbidden West, running LLMs, etc) with HWinfo. Nothing tangible in both cases. My laptop's fan had to pick up the slack, the rest didn't change anything. This thing did. Big time. THE PACKAGE -------------------- - Cooling stand with physical wheel to adjust speed, 7-segments screen to display RPMs, and one weirdly touch capacitive button to turn on/off. - Cooling stand has a foam area on which the laptop rests - in my case the 15 inch laptop rests well on it, but it can easily accomodate a 17-inch one. Not sure about smaller (13) though. - USB hub in the stand, and USB cable included (usb-c goes in the stand, usb-a to your hub or PC) - ... a free XL mousepad with a space visual? Surprisingly it's actually better than my large Legion pad, and I didn't even know I was getting that stuff. - Replacement foam for the fan? - A notice that explains how everything works MEASUREMENTS -------------------- BEFORE: <<<<< Average temperature baseline: ~65C CPU, ~60C GPU Average temperature under load: ~95C CPU, ~100C GPU Fans: always blasting and requiring fine-tuning to avoid killing my ears (they're small but powerful, but mechanically that means they lead to higher pitched sounds) AFTER >>>>> Average temperature baseline: ~45C CPU, ~40C GPU Average temperature under load: ~85C CPU, ~90C GPU That's between 20C and 40C of difference. Oh and.. did I mention that the stand was running at 300 to 600 RPM? Because at its max spec (2800 RPM) the thing is an absolute wind turbine, and there's a point past which you get very little return on investment due to the way CPUs and GPUs get air cooled (liquid cooling isn't relevant here obviously). CONCLUSIONS -------------------- 0. GET THIS. I'm not paid to say this, it's just my immediate satisfaction leading to this review. (oh and hey Ilano, feel free to send some free stuff my way if you've got any extra) 1. IT IS CRAZY HOW WELL THIS WORKS. Seriously, I first tried a few options in the lower price range ($CAD 30-55) and nothing made a difference. Yes this isn't cheap, but it actually works. 2. 300-600 RPM on this larger fan means a steady hum that is fairly low-pitched and does everything I need. I can literally keep my laptop's own fans at 0RPM if I wanted, but I set them at sub-hearing threshold (which is 25% PWM, around 1400RPM in this laptop). Before getting this stand, my laptop's fan would regularly kill my ears with high pitched, high RPMs - not anymore. 3. The tactile adjustment wheel at the front is MUCH better than any screen or buttons requiring long presses. It's kinda weird that turning on/off the device is a capacitive switch - IMHO they would have been better off having only physical buttons. 4. The USB hub is actually perfectly functional. I would still get the device if it had no hub, I'm just happy to get a couple extra ports (which themselves are plugged into another hub.. and yes it works for a keyboard, an e-drum kit, etc). 5. I sometimes had a piece of cloth covering the keyboard and a plastic keyboard protector. With the wind coming from the stand, anything in that zone gets literally blown off even at the min setting of 300RPM. If you care more about covering your keys than lowering the temperature, then it's worth keeping in mind. But frankly you'd be hard pressed to find a solution that works in that case. 6. Around 100C generally a gaming laptop will throttle capabilities: less power to CPU or GPU, downclock everything, etc. In this case I can go to the max specs and be totally fine. The results with performance means I can actually get 110% out of my machine. 7. The screen indicating speed does not turn off. It'd be great if it did, but I can live with that - worst case just put on some tape over it. The light isn't distracting either, but it's worth mentioning. Read more