http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: Cooling Pads. A myth? en Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:47:42 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/cooling-pads-a-myth#post-34572 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:05:59 +0000 ElectraGlide 34572@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Cooling pads are not a myth. I have one captured right here under my laptop. I have emailed the United Cooling Pad Research Society and they are sending an investigator out. Keeping my CPU and Laptop internals cool during long sessions can only help and not hurt. Unless the data is sent to a different dimension.</p> <p>Otherwise, my $2,000 laptop will last longer as temperature is the achilles heel of electronics. That's what the NASA scientists told me for my Venus probe equipment anyway. A tin foil hat helps too. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/cooling-pads-a-myth#post-34467 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:58:31 +0000 whs 34467@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I would think it depends on how the air from your laptop is being evacuated. Most evacuate to the sides - and there I suppose the coolpad has little effect (I have noticed that with my Gateway which is side-vented). On my HP laptop, which is solely vented to the bottom, I notice a significant difference - at least 5C. Without the coolpad, the fan runs most of the time and with it, the fan hardly ever runs. And the temp is mostly around 50C with light load. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/cooling-pads-a-myth#post-34464 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:29:28 +0000 Lighthouse 34464@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>For the last 6 months, I have been using "Core Temp" to monitor my CPU temperature.(On my Dell laptop)<br /> With ambient air temps anywhere between 16°C and 33°C.<br /> The CPU temp would always rise to around 51°C, then the internal fan would cut in, and drop the temp to 41°C.</p> <p>Using my 3 fan cooling pad, the temp stays at between 55°C and 60°C.<br /> I tried running the fans in the opposite direction, and get around a constant 57°C.<br /> Go figure?<br /> I tried about a dozen times over 3 days and get the same results!</p> <p>I can only guess it messes up with the (designed) internal airflow! </p>