CPU Cooler blocking PCIe port - what can I do?

I have a B550M DS3H motherboard with 3 PCIe slots My new Gigabyte 3070 is just marginally thicker than my old 1660 Super but

My motherboard has three pcie x16 size slots, but I cannot use one of them for usb controller pcie x4 card: the pcie16_1 is for GPU, the

gpu stuck in pcie slot The issue is that if I install the 1080 Ti on the x16 PCI lane where my current GPU is, then the only option for the GT710 is 3 slots lower (x8

gpu with m2 slot Yes, a graphics card can block a PCIe slot if it is too large or if other components on the motherboard obstruct the slot Some graphics cards are designed with