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My system doesn't have a Graphics card, but for many games I need to have one.

I have done some googling and found that it is possible to install a Virtual Graphics Card into my system. But I wonder if it is capable of handling the games which require a graphics card. Also can it cause virus infections or unauthorized access to my system?

Which is the best virtual Graphics card?

My system Config:

260 GB HD 4 GB RAM Intel Dual 2Core processor

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You will not be able to play any games that require even a budget GPU.

I recently switched out my dual 6800 GS GPUs (which were like 3 years old) and they are the bare minimum now. I could barely get games like Call of Duty running with them, let alone without them.

If you try to play games without a GPU, what part would have to produce all the performance? The CPU, which in your case is definitely not powerful enough to emulate a GPU.

My suggestion: you can buy a good graphics card starting 70-100$ and it's definitely worth it

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Just to complement: No current CPU is powerful enough to emulate a GPU at a fast enough rate. One of the reasons is that CPUs are sequential, while GPUs run millions of operations in parallel. So, even if you might be able to "run" something on it, it will be extremely slow, and definitely not playable. – Denilson Sá Nov 29 '10 at 13:01
Well... flash games do work even without a GPU, but really flash games? – Ivo Flipse Nov 29 '10 at 13:45
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Actually, intel sandybridge do, but that's because of an extra graphics component on the cpu. – Lucas Kauffman Mar 11 '12 at 19:46
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Well Virtual Graphics Cards are not designed to run new Games that need a powerful graphic card. But they are not bad or let viruses access your system! Its just for emulating Workstations, test new software etc.. (see Virtual Machines). Here are some interesting Information about Virtual Graphics Card and how to set 'em up.

If you really want to play games, than a virtual graphics card is not a choice for you, you should invest some money in a "real" graphics card ;)

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A virtual graphics card does the job. It's enexpensive and made for the gamer who doesn't mind a low resolution, but loves to play his/her games.

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