[john70t]

Not an expert, but the AMD Ryzen7+ is just as fast and much cheaper for home use:
https://www.pcworld.com/article/3403018/intel-core-vs-amd-ryzen-which-offers-the-best-bang-for-buck.html
"No surprise: AMD’s multi-threaded value isn’t just good, it’s insanely good".

Gigabyte motherboards are reputed to be pretty durable.

I read an article that indicated Intel was moving away from the individual PC market and into larger server farms (google/fb/nsa/israelcough):
https://seekingalpha.com/article/3044536-facebook-and-others-favor-intel-for-their-mega-server-farms
https://siteselection.com/ssinsider/bbdeal/bd991108.htm
https://esj.com/articles/1999/06/09/intel-to-increase-internet-presence-with-server-farms_633718605095030132.aspx