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Dell Dimension XPS 466V

466V · 1993–1994 · desktop

Specifications

Cpu: Intel 486DX2, 66 MHz (33 MHz external bus, clock doubled)
Gpu: Number Nine GXE VL, VESA Local Bus, 1 MB VRAM (Soundblaster 16 CT2230 fitted for audio, not video)
Ram: max: 32 MB via 72 pin SIMMs across the board's four sockets · base: 8 MB (16 MB in higher configurations)
Ports: Serial (RS-232) x2 · Parallel (Centronics) · PS/2 keyboard · PS/2 mouse · Game/MIDI port · VGA out (via add in card)
Display: No integrated display; sold as a desktop/tower system for use with a separate CRT monitor
Storage: base: 341 MB IDE hard drive · options: 2x 341 MB IDE hard drives (dual drive config) · 540 MB IDE hard drive
Os Support: latest: Windows 95, hardware permitting; not officially supported by Dell past the Windows 3.x era · shipped: MS-DOS 6.x with Windows 3.11 for Workgroups
Release Price: $2,049 and up

Variants

Models

TowerLaunch spec was offered in both desktop and tower chassis; internals identical.

Upgrade paths

CPU

Intel 486 OverDrive socket upgrade · Board included a ZIF OverDrive socket, a common Dell desktop feature of the era, letting owners bump clock speed without replacing the motherboard.

~$300 at the time

MODERATE

RAM

32 MB via 72 pin SIMMs · Standard SIMM banks on the motherboard; no soldered memory.

~$40 per 8 MB SIMM at the time

EASY

storage

Any period IDE hard drive the BIOS could address (practically up to ~2 GB before LBA limits) · Standard IDE interface, swap in bay with a screwdriver. BIOS geometry limits were the real ceiling, not the drive bay.

~$200 for a period upgrade drive

EASY

GPU

Any VESA Local Bus graphics card that fit the VL Bus slots · The Number Nine GXE VL was a add in card, not soldered, so it could be swapped for a faster VL Bus card of the same generation.

~$150 for a period VL Bus card

EASY