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Another day, another apple hate thread. 
 
It was fun 1st I admit, now what? 
 
I've never seen any of you complain about google tracking the shit out of you? Even you are intelligent enough to use adblock? 
 
If apple does this, this forum is gonna blow up and start a riot. 

"Untangle" = Separate you from your files and your money from your wallet, lol.

Personally, I would use a static IP address outside of the DHCP pool. I have certian things on my network that I connect to such as raspberry pi, NAS, Desktop PC and Plex Server that have static IP addresses outside of the pool. But for FreeNAS I don't think it is required but is something that I would personally do.

If you call them and say that you're having issues with your router. They should send another one out. They did it with a family member, and then you just switch the routers over. 
 
If they try to push a new package, you can decline, but you should still be able to ask for a new router.

From your original post, where you say that the computers are managed by the server, it sounds to me like the SBS is acting as a domain controller and the computers are all joined to the domain. If the company is small, you probably won't be benefiting from the domain environment. But be aware that if you are in a domained environment, you will need to be careful to see if you have any folder redirection policies for folders such as Desktop and Documents. 

The corrupt system would have occurred when the system went down. This can be repaired through Windows installation media, which is what they would have done to bring the system back online. 
 
I would recommend backing up all data to removable media, formatting and reinstalling the operating system anyway.
 
With regards to "untangling" the server, they would have probably just backed up all data and reinstalled anyway, not too sure on what they meant because I don't know how "tangled" the server is. 

4 hours? they're exaggerating. i sense a certain amount of cowboy work here.

Have you tried to use DDU to uninstall all graphics drivers and then install a previous version of driver.
 
If it works fine in Safe mode, something tells me that it's a driver issue causing the black screen  

Could always call the ISP and see what they say. Worst thing that happens is they try to push the package and you just decline if it's not what you're looking for.

If you call them and say that you're having issues with your router. They should send another one out. They did it with a family member, and then you just switch the routers over. 
 
If they try to push a new package, you can decline, but you should still be able to ask for a new router.

Raid 10 is great for performance in an environment where you need IOPS/speed but at a great cost to storage as you increase redundancy. By default you can only lose 1 drive, if 2 drives of the same pair die then you've lost the entire volume. You can increase this to two drives, but then you're only getting 1/3 of the storage. If performance is not a factor, then something similar to Raid 6 or RaidZ2. **Raid 6 / RaidZ2 are not slouches however.
 
Personally if it's for a business and time is important, I'd stick with a turnkey solution such as qnap or synology (with extended warranty). However if you can be down for a few days while you troubleshoot or whatever, then DIY is fine. It's much easier to pickup the phone and tell the vendor to fix it.
 
ZFS is a great file system regardless if you go with Linux or FreeNAS, very strong and resilient file system. I've found FreeNAS very very easy to use and has a very easy GUI. I think however you have a lot more control / options if you went with linux+ZFS (easier to run/manage VMs, docker, etc...).

if only i could get senpai's attention

Have you made sure that Port 80 isn't blocked by your ISP and is unblocked by the firewall on the Mac?

In case you missed the boat, LTT is a business now. They have employees to pay and kids to feed. That means making sacrifices in terms of quality and reputability in order to grow the channel and increase cashflow. Whether it is lame video thumbnails or sponsored builds of dubious value, you have to accept that reliable and accurate information is not necessarily the prime concern of a channel like this.

Should be able to find some time to discuss on WAN Show tomorrow.
 
But the short version is this:
 
- Build planning took place before Ryzen 5 launch, build shooting took place before Ryzen was (in our opinion) stable enough to be recommended.
- We consciously didn't leverage sale prices or mail in rebates or anything like that so we ended up with a relatively lackluster build, but one that can DEFINITELY be achieved for that money.
- The "budget" in the original title was the "maximum budget", and not meant to mean that it was a "cheap" build. That would be $400-600 (imo)
- The whole project was delayed a few times by the process of onboarding the new writers.
- It was sponsored by be quiet! What the hell case and power supply were you expecting us to use? We were very up front about it
 
And anyway, at the end of the day, while we can debate the exact parts choices, do they matter that much? No matter what we put in it, a month later there'd be something that would make more sense. Such is life. Is this computer going to work? Would someone buy it and have a STABLE, quiet, good looking computing experience? They would, so I don't think it's unreasonable to say "chillax a little, yo"
 
So yeah, I get the frustration, and our next build guide will be better (we were a little rusty and rushed on this one trying to bang it out since we were PAINFULLY aware that it was becoming less relevant by the day) but it's irritating to see a parts list you might disagree with turn into an inability to see anything that was good about the piece of content.