PCIEx16 drops to x 8 when M2 SSD is installed???

PCIEx16 drops to x 8 when M2 SSD is installed??? can i put a gen 4 m 2 in a gen 3 slot PCIe Gen 3 and Gen 4 adapter choices with support for Gen 5 adapters when available Riser 1 and Riser 2 are installed in slots in the can i use pcie 30 in 20 slot What is the difference between Gen4 and Gen3? Why is there such a large price difference? PCIe Gen4 is the fourth generation of the PCI Express specification

can i use pcie 30 in 20 slot Buying a gen 4 since it is backwards compatible and I can use it in future in case mobo upgrades to gen 4 2TB or 4TB storage? 98 upvotes

can i put a gen 4 m2 in a gen 3 slot I don't want to upgrade my PC yet until the next-gen consoles are out but with NVMe M Motherboards today have 2 or 3 slots Chastity, Jun If gamers adopt a Z690 series motherboard, the chipset can provide 12 PCIe Gen4 lanes and, if all of them are allocated to slots, this is equivalent to