PC Chips 528mE11 GFXcel Socket 370 PGA Motherboard PC133 SDRAM ATX

PC Chips 528mE11 GFXcel Socket 370 PGA Motherboard PC133 SDRAM ATX

The PC Chips 528mE11 is a Socket 370 system board built around the GFXcel integrated chipset, supporting PC133 SDRAM and Intel Socket 370 processors including the Celeron and Pentium III. It integrates graphics, audio, and LAN onto a single compact board, making it a self-contained platform for budget desktop builds of the era.

Specifications & What's Included

• Model: PC Chips 528mE11
• CPU Socket: Socket 370 (PGA 370) — compatible with Intel Celeron and Pentium III
• Chipset: GFXcel (PC133)
• Memory: 2x DIMM slots, PC133 SDRAM
• Form Factor: Micro ATX
• Expansion: 1x PCI slot
• Integrated Graphics: Yes — GFXcel onboard GPU with VGA output
• Onboard Audio: Yes — line-out, line-in, mic jacks on I/O panel
• Onboard LAN: Yes — RJ-45 port on I/O panel
• I/O Panel: 2x PS/2 (keyboard/mouse), 2x USB, RJ-45 LAN, DB-25 parallel port, 2x DB-9 serial ports, HD-15 VGA, 3x audio jacks
• Board only — no CPU, RAM, or accessories included

Applications

The PC Chips 528mE11 dates from the late 1990s to early 2000s, when Socket 370 Celeron and Pentium III processors were common in budget desktop PCs and small-form-factor office machines. Boards like this were widely used in entry-level consumer and commercial desktops, thin clients, and point-of-sale terminals where integrated video and audio reduced the total component count. Today they are sought by hobbyists restoring period-correct desktop builds, collectors of late-1990s PC hardware, and technicians maintaining legacy software environments that require period hardware. The integrated GFXcel graphics and onboard LAN make this a relatively complete platform without add-in cards.