What make computer kept blowing motherboards? I should have purchased your Intel with a record that good. I feel computers are like old cars, some are out there working and some are in the bone yard.
Saw a lot of ACER and DELL from the early Pentium 4 generation through the the CORE 2 generation CPUs that had problems. Always blown caps. The company I worked for at the time also sold computers from a vendor that built their own systems, and again various motherboard manufactures. MSI, BIOSTAR, & ASUS were the biggest offenders, and had hundreds of warranty claims because many of them didn't make it 2 years.
I agree with you on the old computers statement 100%. Anything with electronics will only last so long. My old PC is kept for the mere fact that it still runs and for nostalgic value to me.