Removing and Installing a PCIe2 x16 Card

Replies A PCIe x16 slot is a video card slot which actually has nothing to do with your system memory However

That was an issue with older, low-end desktop motherboards having firmware hard-coded to only expect video if the x16 slot is populated,

pcie 30 x4 slot However, whether you need a PCIe x16 slot depends on usage, such as gaming and graphics-intensive tasks If the motherboard and connected device support the

pcie 4 in pcie 3 slot You can down and up plug pci-e devices meaning you could put a videocard in that pci-e 16x size slot but if it is a highend