What does the X4 mean in an PCIe Gen X4 NVME drive?

will a gen 4 ssd work in a gen 3 slot   Dan william hill slot tournament

Good idea I think the best idea is to get pcie x 4 if building today

Different from Amfeltec's design, in order to be more cost effective, vendor put all 4 SSD on one side of the board Due to HHHL size limitation They are all compatible Even a PCIe SSD will work just fine, but the speed will be limited to PCIe x4

hack server slot Likewise, you can put a PCIe device into a PCIe slot, and it will work, albeit at PCIe speeds SSDs that utilize a PCIe But let's be real Your current PC almost certainly doesn't have a PCIe slot, and even if it does, Gen 5 drives run hot and cost