IBM PS/ValuePoint

<h2 id="specifications-and-history">Specifications and history</h2>

<p>These systems used standard <a href="/facts/Industry_Standard_Architecture/5Rk4bjqB">Industry Standard Architecture</a> (ISA) bus, SVGA graphics and IDE hard disks. Later models introduced <a href="/facts/VESA_Local_Bus/IcI38QT9">VESA Local Bus</a> and <a href="/facts/Peripheral_Component_Interconnect/n6CGuFvP">PCI</a>.
</p><p>Processors range from the <a href="/facts/IBM_386SLC/3gPUhRmp">386SLC-25</a>, <a href="/facts/Intel_80486SX/8HdtYU7j">486SX-25</a>, <a href="/facts/Intel_80486/2zfEAXAw">486DX-33</a>, and <a href="/facts/Intel_80486DX2/xFKGAbX4">486DX2-66</a> to the <a href="/facts/Intel_P5/dqChAmxz">Pentium 60</a>.
</p><p>IBM PS/ValuePoints were shipped in the following form factors:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a>
</p>
<ul><li>Space saving desktop introductory: IBM 6381 model #: /Si (3 expansion card slots & 3 drive bays)</li>
<li>Space saving desktop: IBM 6382 model #: /S (3 expansion card slots & 3 drive bays)</li>
<li>Desktop: IBM 6384 model #: /D (5 expansion card slots & 5 drive bays)</li>
<li>Mini Tower: IBM 8387 model #: /T (8 expansion slots & 6 drive bays)</li></ul>
<h3>Predecessor</h3>
<p>The IBM PS/ValuePoint series was preceded by these series:
</p>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/IBM_PS%2f1/Fat2lWd7">IBM PS/1</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/IBM_PS%2f2/G299srDC">IBM PS/2</a></li></ul>
<h3>Internal concurrents</h3>
<p>The IBM PS/ValuePoint series was sold concurrently with these series:
</p>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/IBM_Aptiva/pTJGbhXF">IBM Aptiva</a> and official Aptiva clones by <a href="/facts/AMBRA_Computer_Corporation/1mhq9w0U">AMBRA Computer Corporation</a></li></ul>
<h3>Successor</h3>
<p>The IBM PS/ValuePoint series was succeeded by these series: 
</p>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/IBM_PC_Series/GC0phUnV">IBM PC Series</a></li></ul>
<h2 id="models">Models</h2>
<h3>Main line</h3>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Model</th><th>Formfactor</th><th>Processor</th><th>Clockspeed</th><th>Maximummemory</th><th>Graphicschipset</th><th>Video memory</th><th>Bus architecture</th></tr><tr><td scope="row"><ul><li>325T</li><li>325T/S</li></ul></td><td>Small desktop</td><td>IBM 386SLC</td><td>25</td><td>16 MB</td><td><a href="/facts/Cirrus_Logic/yjRGFyp0">Cirrus Logic</a> CL5422</td><td>1 MB</td><td>ISA</td></tr><tr><td scope="row">425SX</td><td>Desktop</td><td>Intel 486SX</td><td>25</td><td>32 MB</td><td><a href="/facts/Tseng_Labs_ET4000/4cYTRxz2">Tseng Labs ET4000</a></td><td>1 MB</td><td>ISA</td></tr><tr><td scope="row">433DX</td><td>Desktop</td><td>Intel 486DX</td><td>33</td><td>32 MB</td><td>Tseng Labs ET4000</td><td>1 MB</td><td>ISA</td></tr><tr><td scope="row">466DX2</td><td>Desktop</td><td>Intel 486DX2</td><td>66</td><td>32 MB</td><td>Tseng Labs ET4000</td><td>1 MB</td><td>ISA</td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><ul><li>425SX/S</li><li>425SX/D</li></ul></td><td><ul><li>Small desktop (425SX/S)</li><li>Desktop (425SX/D)</li></ul></td><td>Intel 486SX</td><td>25</td><td>64 MB</td><td><a href="/facts/S3_Graphics/6UIGbpPM">S3</a> 86C805</td><td>1 MB (expandable to 2 MB)</td><td>ISA/VESA Local</td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><ul><li>433SX/S</li><li>433SX/D</li></ul></td><td><ul><li>Small desktop (433SX/S)</li><li>Desktop (433SX/D)</li></ul></td><td>Intel 486SX</td><td>33</td><td>64 MB</td><td>S3 86C805</td><td>1 MB (expandable to 2 MB)</td><td>ISA/VESA local</td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><ul><li>433DX/S</li><li>433DX/D</li><li>433DX/T</li></ul></td><td><ul><li>Small desktop (433DX/S)</li><li>Desktop (433DX/D)</li><li>Tower (433DX/T)</li></ul></td><td>Intel 486DX</td><td>33</td><td>64 MB</td><td>S3 86C805</td><td>1 MB (expandable to 2 MB)</td><td>ISA/VESA local</td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><ul><li>466DX2/D</li><li>466DX2/T</li></ul></td><td><ul><li>Desktop (466DX2/D)</li><li>Tower (466DX2/T)</li></ul></td><td>Intel 486DX2</td><td>66</td><td>64 MB</td><td>S3 86C805</td><td>1 MB (expandable to 2 MB)</td><td>ISA/VESA Local</td></tr><tr><td scope="row">P60/D</td><td>Desktop</td><td>Intel Pentium</td><td>60</td><td>128 MB</td><td><a href="/facts/ATI_Technologies/7hPl9Cqx">ATI</a> 68800AX</td><td>1 MB (expandable to 2 MB)</td><td>ISA/PCI</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3>Performance line</h3>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Model</th><th>Formfactor</th><th>Processor</th><th>Clockspeed</th><th>Maximummemory</th><th>Graphicschipset</th><th>Video memory</th><th>Bus architecture</th></tr><tr><td><ul><li>433SX/Sp</li><li>433SX/Dp</li></ul></td><td><ul><li>Small desktop (433SX/Sp)</li><li>Desktop (433SX/Dp)</li></ul></td><td>Intel 486DX</td><td>33</td><td>128 MB</td><td>S3 Vision864</td><td>1 MB (expandable to 2 MB)</td><td>ISA/VESA Local</td></tr><tr><td><ul><li>433DX/Sp</li><li>433DX/Dp</li></ul></td><td><ul><li>Small desktop (433DX/Sp)</li><li>Desktop (433DX/Dp)</li></ul></td><td>Intel 486DX</td><td>33</td><td>128 MB</td><td>S3 Vision864</td><td>1 MB (expandable to 2 MB)</td><td>ISA/VESA local</td></tr><tr><td><ul><li>450DX2/Sp</li><li>450DX2/Dp</li></ul></td><td><ul><li>Small desktop (450DX2/Sp)</li><li>Desktop (450DX2/Dp)</li></ul></td><td>Intel 486DX2</td><td>50</td><td>128 MB</td><td>S3 Vision864</td><td>1 MB (expandable to 2 MB)</td><td>ISA/VESA Local</td></tr><tr><td><ul><li>466DX2/Sp</li><li>466DX2/Dp</li><li>466DX2/Tp</li></ul></td><td><ul><li>Small desktop (466DX2/Sp)</li><li>Desktop (466DX2/Dp)</li><li>Tower (466DX2/Tp)</li></ul></td><td>Intel 486DX2</td><td>66</td><td>128 MB</td><td>S3 Vision864</td><td>1 MB (expandable to 2MB)</td><td>ISA/VESA Local bus or ISA/PCI architecture</td></tr><tr><td><ul><li>100DX4/Sp</li><li>100DX4/Tp</li></ul></td><td><ul><li>Small desktop (100DX4/Sp)</li><li>Tower (100DX4/Tp)</li></ul></td><td>Intel 486DX4</td><td>100</td><td>128 MB</td><td>S3 Vision864</td><td>1 MB (expandable to 2 MB)</td><td>ISA/VESA local bus or ISA/PCI architecture</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3>Budget line</h3>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Model</th><th>Formfactor</th><th>Processor</th><th>Clockspeed</th><th>Maximummemory</th><th>Graphicschipset</th><th>Video memory</th><th>Bus architecture</th></tr><tr><td>425SX/Si</td><td>Small desktop</td><td>Intel 486SX</td><td>25</td><td>64 MB</td><td>Cirrus Logic GD5428</td><td>512 KB (expandable to 1 MB)</td><td>ISA/VESA local</td></tr><tr><td>433SX/Si</td><td>Small desktop</td><td>Intel 486SX</td><td>33</td><td>64 MB</td><td>Cirrus Logic GD5428</td><td>512 KB (expandable to 1 MB)</td><td>ISA/VESA local</td></tr><tr><td>433DX/Si</td><td>Small desktop</td><td>Intel 486DX</td><td>33</td><td>64 MB</td><td>Tseng Labs ET4000/W32</td><td>512 KB (expandable to 1 MB)</td><td>ISA/VESA local</td></tr><tr><td>466DX2/Si</td><td>Small desktop</td><td>Intel 486DX2</td><td>66</td><td>64 MB</td><td>Tseng Labs ET4000/W32</td><td>512 KB (expandable to 1 MB)</td><td>ISA/VESA local</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h2 id="monitor">Monitor</h2>
<p>The PS/ValuePoint was shipped with the following monitors:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a>
</p>
<ul><li>PS/2 8511, color (S)VGA (shipped with 325T) <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></li>
<li>6312, color (S)VGA<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></li>
<li>6314, color (S)VGA<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li>
<li>6317, color (S)VGA<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li>
<li>6319, color (S)VGA<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></li></ul>
<h2 id="timeline">Timeline</h2>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Timeline of the IBM Personal Computer <ul><li>v</li><li>t</li><li>e</li></ul></th></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td>Asterisk (*) denotes a model released in Japan only</td></tr></tbody></table>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110930123108/http://www.lenovo.com/psref/pdf/vpbook.pdf">IBM ValuePoint Personal Systems Reference Guide</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cc-computerarchiv.de/CC-Archiv/bc-aktuell/gb-ibm/gb-ibm-6_94.html">German dealer listing with detailed model configuration info</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

<ol>
<li id="fn:1"><p>"Personal Systems Reference IBM ValuePoint 1992 to 1995 - withdrawn" (PDF). IBM. Retrieved 30 April 2023. <a href="http://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/withdrawnbook/vpbook.pdf" target="_blank">http://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/withdrawnbook/vpbook.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>"PC Mag". 1993-03-16. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=2yYT_SOlHzAC&q=ibm+6319+monitor&pg=PA148" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=2yYT_SOlHzAC&q=ibm+6319+monitor&pg=PA148</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>"Computerworld". 1992-12-14. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=EaHN5MSNNv8C&q=ibm+6314+monitor&pg=PA55" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=EaHN5MSNNv8C&q=ibm+6314+monitor&pg=PA55</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>"8511 Color Monitor - Technical Specifications". ps-2.kev009.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28. <a href="http://ps-2.kev009.com/pcpartnerinfo/ctstips/d7aa.htm" target="_blank">http://ps-2.kev009.com/pcpartnerinfo/ctstips/d7aa.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>"6312 Color Monitor - Product Overview". ps-2.kev009.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28. <a href="http://ps-2.kev009.com/pcpartnerinfo/ctstips/b5ae.htm" target="_blank">http://ps-2.kev009.com/pcpartnerinfo/ctstips/b5ae.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>"6314 Color Monitor - Product Overview". ps-2.kev009.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28. <a href="http://ps-2.kev009.com/pcpartnerinfo/ctstips/34f2.htm" target="_blank">http://ps-2.kev009.com/pcpartnerinfo/ctstips/34f2.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:7"><p>"6317 Color Monitor - Product Overview". ps-2.kev009.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28. <a href="http://ps-2.kev009.com/pcpartnerinfo/ctstips/fee6.htm" target="_blank">http://ps-2.kev009.com/pcpartnerinfo/ctstips/fee6.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:8"><p>"PC Mag". 1993-09-14. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=XNt4ttAFAiwC&q=ibm+6317+monitor&pg=PA184" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=XNt4ttAFAiwC&q=ibm+6317+monitor&pg=PA184</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:9"><p>"6319 Color Monitor - Product Overview". ps-2.kev009.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28. <a href="http://ps-2.kev009.com/pcpartnerinfo/ctstips/bcfa.htm" target="_blank">http://ps-2.kev009.com/pcpartnerinfo/ctstips/bcfa.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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