880m runs HOT!

[KyleGates]

So, long story short, I happened upon a dead Alienware m17x (I'd wager its a R5, its from late 2014) on CL. Guy wanted $250 for it. I met up with him, took a peek and offered $190, he went for it.

After some poking around I was pretty certain it was a bad board. Got a new board, installed, laptop works!! Total price with the new board: $300.

Specs:
1080p
80GB SSD (I installed a spare 256 I had laying around)
i7 4910
16GB RAM
GTX 880m

Only issue I have so far is, this 880m seems to run a bit...warm. When replacing the motherboard I did repaste/pad the GPU (and CPU of course). During various game testing and some synthetic benchmarks, the card hits, and maintains, 93c. Performance never really drops and clocks remain a constant 995/2500. Should I be worried or is this normal for the GPU? I see varying responses out there in Google-land with some saying its fine, others saying its too toasty, figured I would ask here and get some further opinions on my specific situation.

 

[EXCellR8]

The mobile GPU will almost always run hotter than a desktop counterpart, but I might suggest reapplying the TIM if it gets to the point where performance is being offset by heat. What sort of cooling does the computer have and do you have any control over voltage?

 

[KyleGates]

Hot I expected but this just seemed a bit much. Cooling wise, aside from repasting/repadding its all stock. I would imagine being an Alienware that gaining control over voltages would be possible but I have yet to investigate.