Enough PCIe lanes for graphics card and Wi-FI card together?

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Hey guys. I have an ASUS H110M-E/M.2. I have some leftover money to spend on a graphics card. I have settled on a gigabyte geforce GTX 1050 2GB Dual-fan graphics card. I also have a Wi-Fi card plugged into one of the smaller PCI slots. I believe it uses x4 or x1. Will I be able to run my graphics card without any problems with the Wi-Fi card?

Wi-Fi card: http://www.rosewill.com/?product=rosewill-rnx-n600pce_v2-0-dual-band-wireless-pci-e-n600-wi-fi-adapter

CPU: i3-6100 (16 PCIe lanes)

Graphics card: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125919

Thanks in advance,
Todd
 
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Your Wifi card will be directly below your GPU, With not much space between the 2 once you install both. I...

arvram8

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I'm confused, are you talking about airflow or PCIe lanes? Remember, my Wi-Fi card is plugged in through PCIe, not USB. Also, I have two case fans that blow straight through the sides and onto the CPU and graphics card areas. I don't know if I can use an x4 PCI card with an x16 graphics card running at x8.
 

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Your Wifi card will be directly below your GPU, With not much space between the 2 once you install both. I just provided an USB wifi option. The Dlink is a USB WIFI Plugin so you dont need anything else for connection to internet just a plug and install software an internet is you uncle. you have room to do what you want, I just provided an alternative if you want more air flow

 
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