Hardware Upgrades

Can I upgrade my server RAM and hard drive?

Preconfigured Servers:

No.  Preconfigured server specs cannot be modified. Our preconfigured servers are designed for quick deployment. Preconfigured servers hardware (CPU/RAM/HDD) or bandwidth cannot be added or modified.

 

Custom Servers:

Yes. We would be glad to upgrade your server RAM or hard drive at a later date, but its best to order the server specs you predict needing ahead of time to minimize downtime.

 

Maximum RAM limits by server:

AMD Desktop Servers

  • AMD 840: 16GB
  • AMD 1045: 16GB
  • AMD 41xx: 16GB
  • AMD 61xx: 16GB
  • AMD 81xx: 32GB

AMD 1U & Blade Servers

  • Dual Opteron 2210: 8GB
  • Dual Opteron 2216: 8GB
  • Quad Dual Core Opteron 8220: 32GB
  • AMD Opteron 6234: 64GB

Intel 1U and Blade Servers

  • Dual Xeon 5150: 16GB
  • Dual Xeon 5320: 16GB
  • Dual Xeon 5420: 24GB
  • Dual Xeon 5520: 48GB
  • Dual Xeon 5639: 48GB
  • Dual Xeon 5650: 72GB

Intel Desktop

  • Atom: 2GB
  • Core2Duo: 4GB
  • Core2Quad: 4GB
  • i3 21xx: 16GB
  • i3 32xx: 16GB
  • i5 24xx: 16GB
  • i5 35xx: 16GB
  • i7 26xx: 16GB
  • i7 37xx: 32GB
  • i7 39xx: 32GB
  • Xeon E3-1230v2: 32GB
  • Xeon E5-2620: 64GB

We do not downgrade our base price configs for a discount.

Can I upgrade or downgrade my server CPU?

No, but if you are wanting to change CPU, we would be glad to upgrade you a different server. You would have to manually move to the new hardware. To upgrade to a higher performance server:

  1. Order a new server
  2. Transfer your data from your old server to new one (typically through FTP)
  3. Cancel your existing service

The original /29 is attached to the original server will be cancelled with the server so they will not be transferred to your new service; a new /29 will be assigned to your new server.

To minimize downtime, its best to order the server specs you predict needing ahead of time.

Can I ship a hard drive, GPU, or sound card to be installed in my dedicated server?

No. Sorry, we do not install customer or custom hardware in dedicated servers. Our blade servers (such as the Dual Xeon) do not have GPU's and have no physical space in the chassis to add additional video cards, audio cards, or hardware.  Customer provided equipment attached to dedicated servers is not permitted.

Can I pay a one-time fee for a larger hard drive?

No. Sorry, we do not have one-time fees, but you can request an upgrade of additional or larger hard drives on many of our servers for a monthly fee by opening a support ticket.