PCIe 2.0 16x card in 3.0 8x slot

[scharpshooter]

This is for a CAD workstation.
CPU: 4790K
Mobo: Asus Z97-A
GPU: Quadro K4200

I have purchased an M.2 Samsung 950 Pro SSD. The boards built in M.2 slot only runs at 2x, and I need 4x to get the full potential out of the SSD, so I would like to get an adapter and run the SSD directly in a PCIe slot.

The K4200 is a PCIe 2.0 16x card. If i have it in a 3.0 slot running at 8x, will i hurt performance?

 

[cdabc123]

no the bandwidth is so massive you wont suffer any decrease.

 

[WielderOfChaos]

Wont work. The x16 means it needs 16 slots to hook into while the x8 means the port only has 8.
3.0 card is compatible with everything
3.0 x4 is compatible with x4 to x16
3.0 x8 is compatible with x8 to x16
3.0 x16 is compatible with 3.0 x16
Also 3.0 x(anything) can fit in x2.0 if the lanes match

 

[scharpshooter]

Wont work. The x16 means it needs 16 slots to hook into while the x8 means the port only has 8.
3.0 card is compatible with everything
3.0 x4 is compatible with x4 to x16
3.0 x8 is compatible with x8 to x16
3.0 x16 is compatible with 3.0 x16
Also 3.0 x(anything) can fit in x2.0 if the lanes match

But this is a 2.0 card?

no the bandwidth is so massive you wont suffer any decrease.

This is what I was thinking too.

 

[WielderOfChaos]

Nm.
Misunderstood question

 

[cdabc123]

Wont work. The x16 means it needs 16 slots to hook into while the x8 means the port only has 8.
3.0 card is compatible with everything
3.0 x4 is compatible with x4 to x16
3.0 x8 is compatible with x8 to x16
3.0 x16 is compatible with 3.0 x16
Also 3.0 x(anything) can fit in x2.0 if the lanes match

they have adapters form a x4 slot to a x16 you just lose a little bandwidth. and all pcie lanes are backwards and forwards compatible a 1.0 lane would work with a 3.0 card with again little loss in bandwidth. actually a 2.0 x16 lane has the exact same bandwidth as a 3.0 x8 lane.

 

[scharpshooter]

Wont work. The x16 means it needs 16 slots to hook into while the x8 means the port only has 8.
3.0 card is compatible with everything
3.0 x4 is compatible with x4 to x16
3.0 x8 is compatible with x8 to x16
3.0 x16 is compatible with 3.0 x16
Also 3.0 x(anything) can fit in x2.0 if the lanes match

they have adapters form a x4 slot to a x16 you just lose a little bandwidth. and all pcie lanes are backwards and forwards compatible a 1.0 lane would work with a 3.0 card with again little loss in bandwidth. actually a 2.0 x16 lane has the exact same bandwidth as a 3.0 x8 lane.

Bingo. This is what I needed to hear. Thanks guys!

 

[cdabc123]

Wont work. The x16 means it needs 16 slots to hook into while the x8 means the port only has 8.
3.0 card is compatible with everything
3.0 x4 is compatible with x4 to x16
3.0 x8 is compatible with x8 to x16
3.0 x16 is compatible with 3.0 x16
Also 3.0 x(anything) can fit in x2.0 if the lanes match

they have adapters form a x4 slot to a x16 you just lose a little bandwidth. and all pcie lanes are backwards and forwards compatible a 1.0 lane would work with a 3.0 card with again little loss in bandwidth. actually a 2.0 x16 lane has the exact same bandwidth as a 3.0 x8 lane.

Bingo. This is what I needed to hear. Thanks guys!

no problem glad i could help