Can't use 3 SSD without GPU going to x8 on Z690

2 Slot is from the Ryzen 7 5700G then it will only support PCIe Found this tech site that explains that a Motherboard can have both PCIe and slots:

It'll surely be a bottleneck if you're using a PCIe or card in a PCIe slot Simply because the slot doesn't have enough

candy stash slot So you will only see x8 on that PCI slot if you use the M2C connector Note that is the same speed as PCIe4x16 so you aren't really

canada slot machines 2 will consume 4 PCIe lanes that are used for GPU X16 So, it won't make any sense to choose an Ultra SSD if the slot uses PCIe lanes from