What are the top uses of PCIe x1 Slots?

The maximum number of lanes with PCIe Gen is 16 That allows for up to 16 Lanes at 16GTs per lane That means: 16Lanes x

Yes, it'll be perfectly compatible with gen PCIE slot

pcie 8x slot By itself, PCI-Express x4 seems like plenty of bandwidth, 8 GBs per direction, until you realize that you also need a PCIe Gen capable

pcie x 16 slot PCI Express Gen 3 x8 but i get the same behaviour if i put it in slot 4 (PCI Express Gen 3 x16 ) is this a known issue