Antec VP-450 question.

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I just noticed after I bought it on a sale that it only has a 1 PCI E connector, does that mean if I plan to use a mobo with 2 PCI E slots (for http://pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwdn4800) it would not be able to power the wireless network card then?
 
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That's a power supply with 1 PCIe power connector for video cards and other high power devices. Wireless network adapters don't need PCIe power.


Whether that PSU is not a bad one for your system is a different story. You will have to make sure your graphics card uses only one 6-pin or less (Nvidia 960 or lower, AMD 360 or lower).

And absolutely no overclocking on that thing, split 12V rails can cause issues if not properly configured.
 


[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rpWxBm) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rpWxBm/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i34170) | Purchased For $79.00
**Motherboard** | [ASRock B85M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-b85mdgs) | $45.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2kit4g3d1609ds1s00) | $37.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $47.95 @ SuperBiiz
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42956kr) | $145.20 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Ultra Rogue M925 ATX Full Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/ultra-case-u1242152) | Purchased For $24.99
**Power Supply** | [Antec 450W ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-vp450) | $19.98 @ Newegg
**Wireless Network Adapter** | [TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwdn4800) | $34.99 @ SuperBiiz
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $466.09
| Mail-in rebates | -$30.00
| **Total** | **$436.09**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-10-01 04:08 EDT-0400 |

I double checked and yes it uses a 6-pin. And yeah, not planning to overclock, first time builder :)
 


Oh a special? It still is $100 anyways right?

I'm just waiting for the big deals to come through for windows now...
 


$80 actually