msi windtop ae2220 upgrades?

1872Hokie

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Apr 24, 2014
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Hello all,
This is my first post on the website and I have questions about a system many of you might not be familiar with, the msi windtop ae2220. I was given one of these when our company did a hardware refresh and from what I've read (what little information there is) they are not very good for gaming. I'm not looking for something that will be a super rig, but something that I could play something like EVE, KOTR, or WOW.
I haven't torn into it yet, it is in working condition, but the biggest concerns seem to be with the GPU per the reviews I've read. I figured since it was free, I won't be too concerned with spending a bit to upgrade it if possible. Since this is and All-in-one, is there anything I can upgrade to improve performance? GPU, Processor, RAM? Thanks for you help!
 

1872Hokie

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Apr 24, 2014
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That information would have been helpful, sorry. Since it is an all in one, i'm assuming it is very similar to a laptop layout. The specs are as follows:
Processor = Intel Core 2 Duo T6600. 32 bit. Now that I've done some looking online, I'm assuming this is an on board chip that cannot be replaced.
GPU = NVIDIA® GeForce 9300 Integrated Graphic with 256MB VRAM
4G DDR2 Memory - Two slots, both occupied, each with 2G DDR2. I've seen that this supposedly cannot be upgraded, but why couldn't I put two sticks of 4G DDR2 to double my memory? Is there some sort of limitation I'm missing?

I was doing some more research and ran across some info on eGPU's, would it be an option to build one of these and have it up my performance? I understand the efficiency isn't great on eGPU's but it has to be better than what the computer comes with. If this is an option, do you think I could wire it in through the free mpcie port? Again, I'm trying to make what has been given to me more usable. I know it will never be an amazing system, but for what I'm wanting to do with it if I can make a few upgrades I think it will get by.

Thanks again.
 

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