Video Card Recommendation for Dell E510 for Video Editing?

Any ATX power supply should work in the E510 -- I recommend this:www.newegg.com/.../Product.aspx

It has a thermostatically-controlled fan for low noise, module cables to cut down on clutter, and right-angle SATA connectors that you will find handy for use in an E510.

$50 with a rebate sounds reasonable. Do you think that with this power supply and a decent PCI-e video card I will be able to do video editing, or am I just to CPU limited?

Thanks for the recommendation.

It depends on what you're intending to do; Adobe Premier has the stiff requirement of a Core2 Duo or Phenom II CPU, while Pinnacle's are much less (apart from AVCHD).

In theory, my system should cut it for Adobe Premier Elements 8 I'm running to view the AVCHD videos.

According to Adobe, Premier Elements 8 requires "2GHz or faster processor with SSE2 support; dual-core processor required for HDV or AVCHD editing and Blu-ray or AVCHD export"

However, I cannot view the videos from the computer, let alone edit them. Will a new video card help? I tend to find that video card upgrades are overrated as far as results go, but I'm willing to try.

You don't have to spend much on a video card to get a huge increase in performance over what you have ... a 6670 is under $100 and has real world performance roughly equal to the 8800GT, which was a high end card four years ago.

trying to edit 1080p video on that system will be SO slow ... the cpu just can't handle it very well ... a new video card would help you play 1080p vids but editing would be uber slow.

Used Inspiron  620 Core I3  Towers are $399.  It would be better to get newer than put money into something that will be horrible at doing BlueRay Video.

I hear you, the new system is calling me...

However, I can still justify buying the new power supply ($50) and a new video card (such as the Sapphire Radeon HD 6570 for $50) that I can put into a new system in the future.

I was looking at a new $699 Inspiron 620 "mulimedia powerhouse" with an upgraded video card (a Radeon HD 6450, a $40 card). However, the power supply is only 250 or 300 watts. While tempting, I may be able the 550 watt OCX power supply and the 6570 video card in my (future) new computer. 

It serves three purposes for me, one - get keep my "classic" 5 year old system alive for another year, two - save me the hassle of swapping out system (copying files, getting my wife and granddaughter used to Windows 7, dig up the software and licenses for my old software, etc.) and three - save some $$$ for a new system in a year or so.

My relative has the same idea with an old 5150 -- it will still serve its purpose for another year or two.