Externally upgrading graphics for a Probook 6550b?

[spookyhollows]

Hello! This is my first post on here so please bear with me. (Long detailed post incoming, so sorry!)
I have an old refurbished HP Probook 6550b. (Repair place sold it to me when they failed to fix my good laptop that some jerk wrecked).

It's been upgraded to Windows 10, and only has an Intel Core i3 M350 with 2.27 GHz, 4 Gigs of Ram and it's a 64 bit system.

Due to bills getting in the way, I'm having troubles saving up for a gaming laptop, so I'm hoping to upgrade this myself.

I've heard it is not possible to take out the graphics chip and replace it in laptops like this, so I've been looking at those External GPU tutorials. Does anyone know if something like that will work with this laptop?

I found some parts needed for it (don't have em on me yet, only found the web pages), but I'd want to make sure it would work before I go about buying the parts.

One of the parts connects to the laptop using the wifi chips area, which confused me at first, because why would anyone wanna cut off their wifi? I don't. But I heard a wifi adapter(?) might fix that issue.

If an upgrade like this would work, could anyone recommend me some affordable, yet strong enough graphics chips for gaming?

If a basic idea of games is needed, I usually play a lot of WoW, Minecraft, and am hoping to finally be able to play some games I got on Steam (before my good laptop was destroyed), like The Forest, The Long Dark, etc.

A strong yet affordable chip is what I'm looking for, mainly something below 200$, heck or cheaper if possible, but if anyone could help me out with this, then that'd be awesome.

 

[Gam3r01]

You wont find any external solution worth buying at that budget.
Additionally, your processor is so old there is no reason to include a better GPU in the system.

You will spend far more money on that system than its worth. I personally would throw that 200 you are willing to spend on this into some sealed container for the time being.

 

[spookyhollows]

I'm aware 200$ wouldn't cover the whole setup, I mean for just the graphics card. In the setup tutorial I saw for it, it requires a hookup (from the laptops wifi chip area, to the graphics chip), and then a power supply, both are under 100$ (separately).
As of right now I'm broke af. XD next few checks should do for that, if that route is a decent one.
I'm just looking to be able to play those games I have that I'm unable to, and hopefully be able to render videos faster.

If that isn't my best course of action, then whenever I get back into my state then saving up for a better laptop should hopefully be a bit easier. In that case, do you have any laptop recommendations?

 

[Gam3r01]

I could recommend some laptops now, but the market changes so much that it would be better to wait until you have money in hand before getting any recommendations.