You need that air flow to remove whatever heat is generated.
I agree w/your point, 100%. In Bryan’s case, something is clearly not right w/his 976. As others have posted, warm seems ok, but 114 degrees on STANDBY?! I don’t think so.
Make sure you have plenty of space around it and put a quiet computer fan to draw air through it.
Further, several high CFM* fans “ain’t gonna take care of biz” for his unit.
* noisy to boot
As I just posted, I believe Bryan’s unit is WELL past what “good air flow” can reverse