What are Small PCIe x1 Slots Used For?

pcie x1 in x16 slot   Dan pcie 4 in pcie 3 slot

Pcie x1 slot blocked by my gpu, considering using the pcie x16 slot for my wifi card

Every PCIe slot supports its own number of CPU lanes X16 has 16 Lanes support, X8 has 8 Lanes support, X4 has 4 lanes support and x1 has PCI Express X1 to X16 Low Profile Slot Extension Adapter - PCIe x1 to x16 Adapter - PCIe x1 to PCIe x16 slot adapter

黎兒寶貝 So, to answer your original question, if you're happy to abandon any other PCI devices you currently have, you can choose a motherboard with more PCIe x1 slots; You are not supposed to run A PCI-E 1x card in A 16x slot as far as I know I hope you don't burn anything up in there