The dell Dimension e520 has a PCIe X16 slot which is what all the latest generation of graphics cards want. The one important caviet to keep in mind is that for the e520, the power supply is a 305 watt unit meaning some of the high performance cards such as the nVidia GeForce GTX 285 or the ATI Radeon HD 5970 will not function as they require a very high wattage power supply.
Since you are looking at $150 or less, I am assuming you are referring to the US dollar as opposed to Canadian dollar, which is almost $1US = $1CA or the Australian dollar or any other currency. Several video cards under $150 will work with your power supply provided you don't have too many other peripherals inside your computer like multiple hard drivers, multiple network cards, multiple DVD drives, or a combination of the above.
There are two cards which I would both strongly recommend for your price range.
1. Sapphire Radeon HD 5750 PCIe 1GB DDR5
- blazing fast performance
- capable of playing all current games at high resolution
- Direct X 11 + Open GL 3.2
2. BFG GeForce GTS 250 PCIe 1GB DDR3
- fast 3D performance
- Direct X 10 + Open GL 3.0
- dual DVI out for dual monitor support
The Radeon card wins if you are going to be playing 3D games such as Crysis, World of Warcraft, Batman Arhkam Asylum, Still Life 2, Half-Life Counter-Strike, Mass Effect 2, Pro Evolution Soccer, etc. The GeForce card wins out if you are going to be doing a lot of work using dual monitors, ie using AutoCAD, MathCAD, etc.|||SAPPHIRE 100287VGAL Radeon HD 5670 (Redwood) 512MB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
System Requirements: 400 Watt or greater power supply
COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus RS-460-PMSR-A3 460W ATX12V V2.3 Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…|||gtx 9800
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