diff --git a/lib/solana/README.md b/lib/solana/README.md
index 7d89917a..5b2dde6d 100644
--- a/lib/solana/README.md
+++ b/lib/solana/README.md
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ aws ec2 create-default-vpc
 Create your own copy of `.env` file and edit it to update with your AWS Account ID and Region:
 ```bash
 cd lib/solana
-cp ./sample-configs/.env-sample-baserpc-arm .env
+cp ./sample-configs/.env-sample-baserpc-x86 .env
 nano .env
 ```
 > **NOTE:** *You can find more examples inside `sample-configs` directory: ARM-powered and x86-powered setups, base and extended RPC configurations.*
diff --git a/lib/solana/sample-configs/.env-sample-baserpc-x86 b/lib/solana/sample-configs/.env-sample-baserpc-x86
index e5bcdab2..ab1b1d06 100644
--- a/lib/solana/sample-configs/.env-sample-baserpc-x86
+++ b/lib/solana/sample-configs/.env-sample-baserpc-x86
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ SOLANA_VERSION="2.0.19"                       # Latest required version of Agave
 SOLANA_INSTANCE_TYPE="r7a.12xlarge"
 SOLANA_CPU_TYPE="x86_64"                      # All options: "x86_64", "ARM_64". IMPORTANT: Make sure the CPU type matches the instance type used
 # Data volume configuration
-SOLANA_DATA_VOL_TYPE="gp3"                    # Other options: "io1" | "io2" | "gp3" | "instance-store" . IMPORTANT: Use "instance-store" option only with instance types that support that feature, like popular for node im4gn, d3, i3en, and i4i instance families
+SOLANA_DATA_VOL_TYPE="io2"                    # Other options: "io1" | "io2" | "gp3" | "instance-store" . IMPORTANT: Use "instance-store" option only with instance types that support that feature, like popular for node im4gn, d3, i3en, and i4i instance families
 SOLANA_DATA_VOL_SIZE="2000"                   # Current required data size to keep both smapshot archive and unarchived version of it
-SOLANA_DATA_VOL_IOPS="9000"                  # Max IOPS for EBS volumes (not applicable for "instance-store")
+SOLANA_DATA_VOL_IOPS="17000"                  # Max IOPS for EBS volumes (not applicable for "instance-store")
 SOLANA_DATA_VOL_THROUGHPUT="700"              # Max throughput for EBS gp3 volumes (not applicable for "io1" | "io2" | "instance-store")
 # Accounts volume configuration
-SOLANA_ACCOUNTS_VOL_TYPE="gp3"                # Other options: "io1" | "io2" | "gp3" | "instance-store" . IMPORTANT: Use "instance-store" option only with instance types that support that feature, like popular for node im4gn, d3, i3en, and i4i instance families
+SOLANA_ACCOUNTS_VOL_TYPE="io2"                # Other options: "io1" | "io2" | "gp3" | "instance-store" . IMPORTANT: Use "instance-store" option only with instance types that support that feature, like popular for node im4gn, d3, i3en, and i4i instance families
 SOLANA_ACCOUNTS_VOL_SIZE="500"                # Current required data size to keep both smapshot archive and unarchived version of it
-SOLANA_ACCOUNTS_VOL_IOPS="6000"               # Max IOPS for EBS volumes (not applicable for "instance-store")
+SOLANA_ACCOUNTS_VOL_IOPS="17000"               # Max IOPS for EBS volumes (not applicable for "instance-store")
 SOLANA_ACCOUNTS_VOL_THROUGHPUT="700"          # Max throughput for EBS gp3 volumes (not applicable for "io1" | "io2" | "instance-store")
 # Secrets configuration
 SOLANA_NODE_IDENTITY_SECRET_ARN="none"                            # Optional. The ARN of the secret in AWS Secrets Manager with the node identity key pair. In case you want to provision a node but keep the old identity.
diff --git a/lib/solana/sample-configs/.env-sample-extendedrpc-x86 b/lib/solana/sample-configs/.env-sample-extendedrpc-x86
index f6589b0f..1d27094e 100644
--- a/lib/solana/sample-configs/.env-sample-extendedrpc-x86
+++ b/lib/solana/sample-configs/.env-sample-extendedrpc-x86
@@ -11,17 +11,17 @@ SOLANA_CLUSTER="mainnet-beta"                 # All options:  "mainnet-beta", "t
 SOLANA_NODE_CONFIGURATION="extendedrpc"                   # All options:   "baserpc", "extendedrpc"
 SOLANA_VERSION="2.0.19"                       # Latest required version of Agave above 2.x. Check for latest Mainnet version https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/releases
 
-SOLANA_INSTANCE_TYPE="r7a.16xlarge"
+SOLANA_INSTANCE_TYPE="r7a.24xlarge"
 SOLANA_CPU_TYPE="x86_64"                      # All options: "x86_64", "ARM_64". IMPORTANT: Make sure the CPU type matches the instance type used
 # Data volume configuration
 SOLANA_DATA_VOL_TYPE="io2"                    # Other options: "io1" | "io2" | "gp3" | "instance-store" . IMPORTANT: Use "instance-store" option only with instance types that support that feature, like popular for node im4gn, d3, i3en, and i4i instance families
 SOLANA_DATA_VOL_SIZE="2000"                   # Current required data size to keep both smapshot archive and unarchived version of it
-SOLANA_DATA_VOL_IOPS="10000"                  # Max IOPS for EBS volumes (not applicable for "instance-store")
+SOLANA_DATA_VOL_IOPS="20000"                  # Max IOPS for EBS volumes (not applicable for "instance-store")
 SOLANA_DATA_VOL_THROUGHPUT="700"              # Max throughput for EBS gp3 volumes (not applicable for "io1" | "io2" | "instance-store")
 # Accounts volume configuration
 SOLANA_ACCOUNTS_VOL_TYPE="io2"                # Other options: "io1" | "io2" | "gp3" | "instance-store" . IMPORTANT: Use "instance-store" option only with instance types that support that feature, like popular for node im4gn, d3, i3en, and i4i instance families
-SOLANA_ACCOUNTS_VOL_SIZE="400"                # Current required data size to keep both smapshot archive and unarchived version of it
-SOLANA_ACCOUNTS_VOL_IOPS="10000"               # Max IOPS for EBS volumes (not applicable for "instance-store")
+SOLANA_ACCOUNTS_VOL_SIZE="500"                # Current required data size to keep both smapshot archive and unarchived version of it
+SOLANA_ACCOUNTS_VOL_IOPS="20000"               # Max IOPS for EBS volumes (not applicable for "instance-store")
 SOLANA_ACCOUNTS_VOL_THROUGHPUT="700"          # Max throughput for EBS gp3 volumes (not applicable for "io1" | "io2" | "instance-store")
 # Secrets configuration
 SOLANA_NODE_IDENTITY_SECRET_ARN="none"                            # Optional. The ARN of the secret in AWS Secrets Manager with the node identity key pair. In case you want to provision a node but keep the old identity.