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    Question PCIe SSD card x4 mode in x16 slot using x8 mode

    Hi. I have an Asus P6X58D-E motherboard with three PCIe 2.0 x16 slots. They can either work in x16/x8/x8 mode or x16/x16/x1 mode. The 1st PCIe slot is taken by the graphics card. Would a PCIe SSD x16 card that uses only 4 lanes (x4 mode) work on the 2nd/3rd slots?
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    [SOLVED] Video Card in Chipset pcie slot

    Hi all, I'm shopping for a motherboard and I have one gpu (980ti) but I'm expecting to buy a new one in a year or so (maybe when we have a pcie gen 4 rtx or when the 980ti no longer cuts it) and I would then use both graphics cards ( not in a sli confuguration, just as a main gpu plus a second...