I am using this for gaming. It does infact need a graphics card so dont think you can get away without it. I out a zotac geforce 1650 4gb into it and out an extra 12 gb of ddr3 ram. I get around 600 fps on fortnite on epic settings. The onlyissues is the monitors. the VGA connection built into the mother board doesnt work, but the usb do. I am giving this a 4 star because of that, and the monitors were OLD dell monitors, I bought 2 new 1080p monitors to add on to the 1 i already had making it a tripple montior gaming setup which gets good fps on most newer games. One thing i suggest to the seller is to SPECIFY the monitors or atleast give good modern monitors. I found 1920x1080 74hz monitors on amazon for $60. That would make this a 5/5 star.BY THE WAY: the wifi adapter may be taped to the back of one of the monitors, thank me later.DISCLAIMER: if you are using this for gaming i also suggest a new case bc even my mini 1650 didnt fit and i cant put the case on.4/5 stars, just fix the whole monitor situation and im sure people would love this. even upping the price by $30 to get decent monitors is not going to kill you.