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My system has the core i7 2600K on Intel DZ68DB motherboard with integrated graphics 3000 support, no graphics card and 8gb RAM.Is there a need for me to buy a dedicated graphics to play games like NFS, FiFa, BattleField and Prince of Persia? Will my processor will be sufficient? I'm a newbie to the gaming world.

I used to play NFS hot pursuit on my Pentium 4 , FIFA and also Prince of Persia..I don't know much of the current games.

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Many of the games you mentioned are the names of game series. Could you be more specific about which ones you want to run? – daxelrod Nov 14 '11 at 5:29
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The Core i7 2600K was Intel's current high-end gaming chip until the release of the slightly faster clocked 2700K at the end of October. I'd be more concerned about the lack of external graphics card. – user2974 Nov 14 '11 at 5:33
@daxelrod - I have edited the question. – Pavitar Nov 14 '11 at 5:40
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For any games you were playing on your Pentium 4, (if you were playing them without a graphics card) it should be sufficient.

For any newer game, you might just be able to get by (almost, and only if you are ok with non-smooth framerates) if you play them on the absolute lowest setting.

Here are some benchmarks, from early in the year (January, 2011), of the i7 w/ No graphics card, against some low-end ATI cards.

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You'll need a dedicated graphics card to play most modern 3D games. The CPU itself (2600k) is more than enough, but integrated graphics won't get you far. It may be okay for older games (much older), but not for newer ones.

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