Is Intel i7-2600K integrated graphic card enough for gaming? [closed]

Question

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.

Answer

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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