SATA SSD versus installed in a PCIe 1x slot

slot can handle almost exactly what a PCIe x16 slot can currently handle PCIe x2 will still work with a PCIe x8 interface

In the case of PCIe x8, the x8 specification indicates that the slot has eight lanes available for data transfer Each lane in PCIe

pcie slot splitter is just the slot Not all drives are NVMe drives can be SATA or NVMe Having said that, even with an NVMe drive in an PCIe

pcie gpu slot Curiously it wouldn't work in the x8 slot I have yet to try this with a top end card When I win the lottery I'll give it a try :-) JR