I had at my laptop always problems with the heat generated by the graphics card on the left side. During normal use, the temperature was never high, but if I have elaborate games played, it went off. The laptop was hotter and hotter. I have long been researched and decided on the Avantek cooling pad. The fans are indeed heard, but when you gambles with headphones, that's no problem. The pad is stable and the laptop does not slide down (even if it is tilted). The heat is transported by the fans and I can gamble incessantly for hours - and the overheated without the laptop.