Sticking x16 Video Card in x8 slot ardForum

Sticking x16 Video Card in x8 slot ardForum pcie 8x slot When placing a Gen3 x8 configured PCIe board into a Gen4Gen5 compatible x8 slot, Link Width recognition issue occurs Hovering over the PCIe pcie 30 in 40 slot if the slot is open like that, you should be good to go if it's not open, you could a) use another riser to adapt the x8 to x16, or b)

pcie 30 in 40 slot Should work fine, it's the same as putting a 16x card in to a slot that's only wired for 8x or 4x, you don't get the full bandwidth but it will

pcie 30 x1 slot There are two components to a PCIe slot: mechanical and electrical For instance, you can have a slot that is x16 mechanical It means that the motherboard has 16 PCIe lanes and two connectors You can either use one connector and it will connect all sixteen