TopMateC11 Laptop Cooling Pad RGB Gaming Notebook Cooler, Laptop Fan Stand Adjustable Height with 6 Quiet Fans and Phone Holder, Computer Chill Mat, for 15.6-17.3 Inch Laptops - Blue LED Light

I've noticed several review say that this item does do a good job during normal use, but not so much gaming. This is both true and misleading. TL;DR, when flat (not elevated using the built-in bar stand), there isn't enough of a gap in the front of the device - which is the ONLY opening at the bottom - to allow enough air in; you must either elevate it, place it on an uneven/partially open surface, or modify the base to allow air flow in if you DON'T use the elevation bar. If you have sufficient room underneath, you will get 10+ degrees cooler even when gaming.Longer: I bought this to be able to travel with for cooling my MSI gaming laptop; it worked well enough, but when I settled more into my home office, I began noticing uncomfortable temps with more demanding games. This led me to repaste everything, which helped a bit, but the temps were still high. However, I was leaving the thing flat instead of propped using the elevation bar because my office cat likes to snooze on it while I work; I never changed this while gaming, and just recently finally had an idea of the issue. I propped it, fired up Cinebench, and my scores jumped considerably while my CPU stayed around 70-75 instead of climbing up to 90+ and getting into thermal throttling. Fortunately, I have a laptop stand that has a 2-inch gap between the main platform and the mouse area, so I just moved the pad over to allow more air into it. It's not as good as using the stand to elevate the whole, but still keeps it cool enough to game. If you have a dremel or similar tool, you could easily carve some arches into the base to allow greater air flow without compromising the structure.And since nobody seems to have said it directly, to turn off the RGB lights entirely, press and hold the lights button (right next to the power button) for a few seconds and they'll all turn off. The fans are quiet enough to leave them at max full time. Overall it's good enough price/performance that I bought one for my work laptop and another specifically for traveling.

For starters you *CAN* turn the RGB lights off, the only thing unaffected by the lights turning off is the fan lights but they aren't super visible outside of the stand. So, if you're an intelligent human being and actually read the manual on how to not be brain dead you shouldn't have any problems. Otherwise, it is super useful and customizable for height and the RGB settings are nice. One thing is the phone stand is kind of clunky to use but not like it's a huge problem because well I don't use it, and the RGB setting reset if your laptop turns off or if it's unplugged, again not a big deal you just have to click the button and it will be good. The fans are very quiet on max setting, and I mean QUIET, like you can feel them running and doing their job, but they are super quiet, and it has cooled down my laptop significantly keeping it 4-10 degrees below what it would normally run at. While it isn't major it still does what it is intended. It mainly keeps my GPU and CPU from overheating and keeping it at the recommended safe zones for gaming. The height adjustment is helpful in general for the laptop itself and its also kind of nice to be able to look up than more down. My laptop is also heavy, it's one of the Alienware laptops and HE IS A BIG 15 inch BOY. This thing can withstand the weight of the laptop and my constantly RAGE typing on it, so it is very sturdy. If you're looking for something simple and to bump your laptop down a few degrees into the safe zones and otherwise helpful, this is it!! Also, for those worried, it comes packaged safely and securely so the only reason it would break on transit is because your mailman has beef with you.

I was gifted another gaming laptop riser from someone, and I ended up really liking the concept of having a cooling base for my gaming laptop. After a few weeks of use, I decided that I wanted to purchase something that had a bit more adjustability, and some neat RGB effects. This came in at a reasonable price, and had a whopping SIX fans, unlike the Klin I had been using, which only had four fans.PROSThe sheer adjustability of this riser is excellent. I'm able to easily adjust the height on the fly, and there's multiple levels at which this can be set.Six fans do a reasonable job at keeping a gaming laptop cooler under normal usage. These fans are also backlit with dim blue LED lights, which adds a nice aesthetic.The RGB lighting effects are really neat. I'm a sucker for RGB lights, and this base does it well. They're also much easier to control, as opposed to other cooling bases with similar effects.This is not an expensive base, and definitely feels more substantial than others in the same price range that I've tried.CONSDespite six fans, and the fact that they can keep a gaming laptop cool with normal use, they don;t really seem to make much of a difference when actually gaming. I was still noticing how hot my laptop keyboard was getting while playing Skyrim, or Call Of Duty WWII.The adjustability comes from a thin metal bar underneath the main platform. It's anchored near the middle of the platform, so if you're doing any typing on your laptop, you'll notice a bit of wobbling or bouncing, so it's not the most stable base.Overall, it's a nice looking piece if you're looking for a riser for your laptop, and want to be able to keep it a bit cooler while using it. If you're looking for something to keep a more powerful rig cool, this may not be the best riser for that. I've been using mine at work, and I've been happy with it in that application. I would purchase again for my office.