ChillCore RGB Gaming Laptop Cooling Pad with 5.5″ Turbo Fan, Rapid Cooling for 15.6-19.3″ Laptops, Variable Speed Control, 7 Adjustable Heights – K1 5V RGB

I recently got a new all AMD laptop and the Ryzen 7 CPU really liked to run hot. I upgraded the RAM to 64gb Crucial sticks and got this cooling pad for it. The combo has made a huge difference.Prior to the pad and RAM upgrade, it was running 90-95°C in every game. Just the RAM upgrade dropped my CPU temps a bit. 16gb just wasn’t cutting it.After getting this cooling pad, I rarely exceed 75°C when gaming on Linux. Games tried so far are Dirt Rally 2.0, WoW, and Mudrunner. I still have to boot Win11 for Battlefield, which sucks, but running the Chillcore at 2200RPM, I can keep the CPU temp below 90°C reliably. It performs wonderfully.Other things I’m liking about it:• Still comfortable to use on my lap, even with the back propped up to the lowest setting.• Comes with 3 air filters total. I love knowing that this pad is helping to keep dust and doggie fur out of my new laptop.• Surprisingly quiet up to 1200-1600 rpm setting. Still tolerable even at max.• The listing says it’s covered by a 2 year warranty.• RGB is easy to cycle through and to turn completely off• I thought the little baffle clips that hold the front of the laptop were silly before I received it, in use though, they really add a lot of confidence that my laptop won’t budge.• Foam seal not only prevents air from escaping the pad, but also helps keep the laptop in one place. No sliding around like the old, hard plastic cooling pads.• Has a power button. I usually plug it into the wall, so having an actual power button is great.So far, the only thing I wish it had was a way to adjust the brightness of the RGB. I currently turn it completely off as soon as it powers up. It’s way too bright for me.

It works well enough. It does what it’s supposed to. The build quality is pretty low. The lights are extremely bright. That may be a pro or con depending on your taste. For me it’s a bit much. When the unit is turned off, your settings are reset. This means if you choose specific colors or light patterns or if you choose a certain fan speed, you’ll have to do it every time you turn the laptop back on. Lastly the fan is most certainly not running at 2200 rpms. Mine only runs at just shy of 1500 at max speed (2200 on the screen). I used a tachometer to verify this.If you just need airflow under your laptop and enjoy the lights, go for it. I don’t mind most of the shortcomings, but I’d at least like to have advertised fan speeds.

Pretty great setup. Unlike many others I have a 13in Macbook so the pad is almost TOO big for it. It just fits over the foam opening from front to back, and leaves the slightest gaps on each side. The effect is that it puts the slightest pressure on my accessory ports; which I hope the memory foam will settle in after a while. Besides that, everything else is perfect. Running it at 50% is more than enough cooling for my graphics intensive tasks or my media streaming. I like that the lights can be turned off if desired. The fan is quiet and pushes a good volume of air.