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Hi again Charlie -
I'd try upgrading the RAM first. Many older GPU's run Win7 fine but with basic (not Aero) graphics. I hardly notice the difference when I use basic Intel 845GC graphics on laptop at the beach, then come home to full Aero.
You can decide to add the graphics card after you see how it runs on that Dell. There could be other hitches that Dell knows about which require aa test run anyway, but I doubt it. The kind of research you're doing tells me you'll likely sort it out as well as anyone can..
You have 30 days to activate any Win7 install which is plenty of time to decide what to upgrade.