[SOLVED] PCie 3.0 x4.0 vs PCie 3.0 x2.0 question (B450 AORUS ELITE)

[palwal]

My motherboard https://www.gigabyte.com/uk/Motherboard/B450-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10#kf
hasslots for two m.2 drives. I have an nvme drive in the top slot that uses the thermal guard. Will the slot below it support the speeds of a nvme or should I go with a standard m.2?

 

[velocityg4]

It'll support the sequential speeds of a lower end NVMe SSD. Which is still considerably better than an SATA M.2 SSD. Plus you get the big benefit of higher IOPS of NVMe.