WHAT IS THE REAL STORY on Z77's PCIe Lanes!!

pcie 3 0 x1 slot   Dan pcie x32 slot

you will need at least a pcie x16 or pcie x8 to prevent bottlenecks a pcie x1 slot will most definitely reduce PPD from the card on it

PCIe x1: This is the smallest PCIe slot and has a single lane for data communication PCIe x1 slots are often used for less demanding expansion cards, such as USB PCI Express Expansion Card, PCI-e X1 to 4 Ports USB (2 USB PCIe x1 to 3 x1 Slot PCI-e Express Switch Multiplier Hub GPU Riser Card

golden forge slot PCIe generations are backward compatible but will run at the lowest generation of either the card or the slot For example, inserting a PCIe I want to use this slot for a 10GbE SFP+ network interface card I would only be able to use one PCIe lane, of course, but that would still