The Dude wrote:
> I'm looking to buy a graphics card mostly for gaming - it needs D-sub
> and preferably s-video and hdtv out. Not willing to pay big money for
> one and have read contrasting reviews. I've just got Far Cry 2 and
> wouldn't mind playing that at decent resolution because at the moment
> the built-in vga is a joke. The minimum requirements on the game's box
> doesn't make any sense. Also ideally I don't want a cooling fan on it -
> do better quality cards need fans? Does the PC's CPU have a big effect
> on performance or does the GPU handle most the load - so if you get a
> good card then the CPU doesn't have to high spec? Cheers if anyone can help

The faster the card, the hotter it gets so they need a fan.
CPU has an effect as well.

Sadly, you're not going to get everything you want unless you shell out.

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Conor

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