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You need to manually configure it in /etc/network/interfaces (I forget of this changed in 18.x) The config, at least from what I saw last, varies greatly from 16.04 to 18.04 so depending on which version will depend on how exactly you go about doing that.

Navigate to Disk Management in Windows and right click on the 1TB HDD and format it and assign it a drive letter.

Better multi-tasking performance per dollar basically.

I would hold off a bit, see what the 2070 prices are announced at and maybe go with that.

If you don't want to wait a few weeks or so for the new GPU's then something like this: I'm not good with headsets so I left that out but you can drop the 1070Ti down to something like the 2060 or 2070 when those release to shave the cost down and fit a headset in the $1200 budget. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($165.99 @ Walmart) Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B450M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($79.99 @ B&H) Memory: Team - T-Force Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($85.98 @ Newegg) Storage: Patriot - Ignite M2 240GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB FTW ULTRA SILENT GAMING Video Card ($429.99 @ Amazon) Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ B&H) Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($94.89 @ OutletPC) Monitor: Acer - G246HLAbd 24.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($109.99 @ Amazon) Keyboard: Redragon - S101 Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($29.99 @ Amazon) Total: $1199.78 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-16 08:11 EDT-0400

Depending on condition and the used market near you I would say $200 or so, maybe $250

Just never issue "sudo do-release-upgrade" and you'll stay on 16.04

If you don't mind medium-ish graphics for most games at 1080p then go for something like this as you can always add in a dedicated GPU down the line for more horsepower: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.00 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B450M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($79.99 @ B&H) Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($85.98 @ Newegg) Storage: Inland - 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($42.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.89 @ OutletPC) Case: Rosewill - FBM-X1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($21.99 @ Newegg Business) Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($23.98 @ Newegg) Total: $457.82 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-15 15:44 EDT-0400

I thought you were saying you were paying for 100Mbps and only getting 40Mbps but if you're only paying for 40Mbps then you'd have to pay more to get 100Mbps, if they offer it to you.

I agree. It kind of sounds like in OP's situation the ISP is selling them more than what they are getting, at least that's how I'm reading it. If that's the case then complain and tell them they are giving you much less than what you pay for.

You're right, typo, should have said H310

Yes, 8000 series chips are compatible with the H310,B360,H370, and Z370 motherboards Edit: Typo

If you use a microsoft account to login then it's tied to that so you don't need to reenter it

If you can find a NIC that supports breakout mode and is supported by PFSense then yes, you shouldn't have any issues.