ReliableSite is one of the first to offer the Intel Xeon E3 1240 V5 and Intel Core i7 6700K. If you're looking to upgrade, here is some information on these servers. They are built with Intel's "Skylake" processors, which are built with their new and exclusive 14nm process. The CPU is attached within a 14nm space -- the smallest yet! Both the Xeon E3 1240 V5 and the Core i7 6700K offer better dedicated server performance, with faster clock speeds and are the first of their respective processor lines to use DDR4 memory. If you're looking for something new and improved for your hardware, this is it. The Skylake processors outperform with faster clock speeds. The hardware is built by attaching the CPU with Intel's new 14nm process. These processors are upgraded from the previous generation of "Haswell" processors, which are in the Intel Xeon E3's and i7's, such as the Intel Core i7 4770, Intel

ReliableSite is an early adopter of Intel's code name "Skylake" processors, or Intel Core i7 6700K. It is the first generation Intel Core processors with DDR4 memory. The 6700K processor offers improved performance with faster clock speed and the new 14nm manufacturing process. A dedicated server with this processor can be configured or upgraded with the following: up to 32 GB up to 4 SATA3 SSD or hard drives free RAID options: RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, and RAID10 upgraded RAID card available In stock servers are typically setup in 12 - 48 hours of payment. Visit the Intel Core i7 6700K page for more information. ReliableSite is often an early adopter of Intel technology for its dedicated servers, and currently offers a wide range of its processors.

Install KVM on CentOS Kernel based virtual machines, commonly known as KVM virtualization, are arguably one of the powerful and stable virtualization technologies. KVM builds on the power of hardware-based virtualization to deliver outstanding performance. KVM virtualization is a popular choice because it does not support overselling natively. Coupled with our SSD servers, KVM virtualization will deliver a truly amazing experience for your clients. This article will outline how to install KVM on CentOS 6. [caption id="attachment_663" align="aligncenter" width="645"] Linux-based KVM virtualization logo via OpenVirtualizationAlliance.org[/caption] KVM Hardware Requirements To install KVM on CentOS, you need your dedicated server to support hardware virtualization. This is called Intel VT  for Intel based CPU’s (specifically Intel Xeon's), and AMD-V for AMD processors (specifically AMD Opteron's). How to Install KVM on CentOS Dedicated Server Step 1: Install required packages yum -y install @virt* dejavu-lgc-* xorg-x11-xauth tigervnc \ libguestfs-tools policycoreutils-python bridge-utils Step 2: Set Sellinux

Introduced to the market in 2014, DDR4 RAM for dedicated servers has a number of advantages over its predecessor DDR3 RAM. DDR4 SDRAM stands for double data rate fourth generation synchronous dynamic random-access memory. Despite the long name, it is the latest and greatest in memory available for our dedicated servers. Development of DDR4 began in 2005, and it introduces power consumption decreases and bandwidth improvements to ensure complete server efficiency. We will outline advantages of upgrading to DDR4 RAM. Dedicated Server Performance & Bandwidth One of the biggest advantages is the increased data transfer rate with DDR4 vs. DDR3. The older tech starts at 800 MT/s (millions of transfers per second) and tops out at 2133 MT/s, whereas DDR4 starts at 2133 MT/s. This increased speed means a corresponding increase in bandwidth, thus improving performance. This of course does lead to increased latency due to the higher clock speed,

Are you looking to increase server performance or protect against the financial pain of data loss? Choosing a dedicated server with RAID may be the perfect solution for you. RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent (inexpensive) Disks. Using RAID with your dedicated servers increases data redundancy and performance by utilizing multiple hard disk drives to store and access data. RAID uses two or more disks and copies data onto all of them simultaneously. Should one hard drive fail, the others already have your files available. There are many different iterations of RAID. We’ll outline the RAID solutions we offer and why you might select one over another. Hardware vs. Software RAID There are two different ways in which RAID can be managed on a server. One system requires a dedicated piece of hardware in the system, and the other controls RAID procedures at the software level. There are several

Good news for fans of Intel's technology — ReliableSite has purchased the new Intel Xeon D-1540 processor! This processor is built on the new ‘Broadwell’ core with SoC (system on chip) technology. The processor works with eight cores and newly-released DDR4 memory at a competitive price compared to similar performing architectures. [caption id="attachment_410" align="aligncenter" width="700"] A Passmark benchmark completed by ReliableSite on the Intel Xeon D 1540.[/caption] The CPU will serve as a lower power and lower cost alternative to Intel’s Xeon E5 processors without sacrificing its large feature set. The Intel Xeon D-1540 is the highest performing processor from Intel’s new Xeon D line. It will be ideal for VPS and web hosting providers due to a high core count and the ability to upgrade memory up to 128 GB. The processor is also equipped with high-performance DDR4 RAM, which will allow ReliableSite servers to control more processes, information,

Processor and RAM technology is advancing at an alarming pace and has made great strides in the past few years. Storage on the other hand hasn't seen much performance improvement for decades, until a few years back. Solid storage media was introduced and it was an absolute game changer. It's significantly faster and consumes a tiny fraction of its spinning disk ancestor. All of these benefits do come with a hefty price, but are they worth it for your dedicated server? Performance The most significant improvement that SSDs offer over hard drives is performance. Since a solid state disk has no moving parts it virtually eliminates any seek time. This factor alone is a game changer as fragmented data is no longer an issue, and the amount of I/O operations per second (IOPS) greatly increases. A typical SSD will have 50,000+ IOPS (read/write), where a standard 7200 RPM hard drive