On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:00:04 -0000, "The Dude"
<sdfsdfsdf@asdfsdfsdf.com> 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

Anandtech just did an article that should give you more
insight about the performance level you'll need.

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3463