Velocity Servers (Link)
Established in late 2003, Velocity Servers quickly became a leading contender in the Game Server Provider (GSP) arena. Benefiting from the substantial amounts of capital available to it, Velocity Servers uses only the very best hardware and networks. The ability to own our equipment has allowed Velocity to stay one step ahead of the competition in all areas. Unlike our "competitors" whom are forced to pay inflated rates to rent less than optimal machines, Velocity is able to pass the savings of owning our hardware on to the consumer.
Game servers, game servers and game servers - yes that's what we're all about at Velocity. We do one thing, and we do it well - running high performance, high availability (no down time) game servers! Upgrade to professional grade and see why our experience will have you asking yourself, "why didn't I switch sooner?"
Velocity maintains peering agreements with the largest names in the business. Our list of providers include Savvis, Level(3), MCI, AT&T and various private peers. We do not purchase any Cogent, Verio, or resold transit. We utilize Cisco Catalyst 4948-E and 6506-SUP2 switches in each datacenter for optimal switching performance. Each switch is configured to use Cisco Express Forwarding and EtherChannel for performance, redundancy, and bandwidth aggregation.
But even the best networks can't work optimally with sub-par hardware. So we've made sure that we have the best in both aspects. Our minimum specifications are as follows:
2 x Intel Xeon L5410
12288 MB DDR2 Memory
2 x 10,000RPM SATAII Raptor HDDs
SuperMirco 1U Case
We've opted for Harpertown XEON™ solutions due to their excellent performance under load. Our tests have shown that when compared to Nocona/Irwindale XEONs, Harpertown XEONs are nearly 85% faster when it matters most. Paired with 10,000RPM Raptor hard drives, these machines will leave you rounds ahead of the competition on match night.