Should i but a cooling pad for my Macbook Pro with Retina display 15 inch?

Getting really hot

Cooling pads don't do enough as they only effect the bottom of the machine and the heat is being generated inside and radiates upwards.
First you might have a hardware problem.
1: Do a Hardware Test #3
Step by Step to fix your Mac
and write down what it says if anything, that will tell if there is a dead sensor or fan.
2: Consider taking it in for a free evaluation at Apple
3: Look at your CPU usage in Activity Monitor (Utilities folder) if there are any runaway processes.
4: Uninstall always on anti-virus, Apple installed one for all 10.6-10.8 Mac's. Use ClamXav for Windows malware.
5: Decrease the rooms ambient temperature with a air conditioner, what this will do is draw cool air into the machine and be about 1000% better than cooling pads ever could be.
6: Decrease the use of heavy CPU or GPU using software.
https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro?view=documents#/?p er_page=50

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