Heating up

[Cyn]

470s & 480s in general have a tendency to run REALLY hot under load.. it's just the way the chip was designed. You'll get some variance depending on the manufacturer's choice of cooling. A good aftermarket GPU air cooler & specialized thermal compound might be able to get you down to high 80s-low 90s. Or, if you have the money, get a water block.

I thought about doing that with my 470 but honestly haven't had any real problems with the stock cooling. Certainly not enough to buy a $75 part for it.

I'd do it for 480s in SLI though for sure.

[Caiyuo]

I don't know how much good it would do but outside of undervolting a laptop stand with a cooling pad might be something to consider too, or just the pad.

[Sol-Blackguy]

Pads are useless unless you put out for the top of the line ones. But at that point it's just cheaper to get a damn tower. Undervolting usually does the trick unless you get a laptop that doesn't allow it. (my cousin's Mac would shut down when I tried) Another bonus is a slightly longer battery life. I get an extra 45 minutes and I haven't finished the full settings yet.