answer:I definitely concur that it is overheating, and at times dangerously so. While Intel CPUs may be more heat tolerant than those from AMD, still, when a CPU is averaging 76 (centigrade), or about 169 (Fahrenheit) that is getting dangerously hot. I am puzzled about the spread in temperature between the CPU & hard drive. That makes me wonder if the CPU temps are faulty. Either way—and especially if the case feels hot to the touch—that computer needs to be cooled down, and fast.