BSOD with SSD gen 4 with older motherboard

You'll be able to do more with less in this case, since a PCIe x8 slot can handle almost exactly what a PCIe x16 slot can currently

PCIe Gen 4 is the latest and fastest PCIe standard available on motherboards and compatible CPUs PCIe Gen 4 cards can accommodate the full bandwidth that

m2_1 slot Card capacity and size · Slot 1: gen 4, up to x16 lanes · Slot 2: gen 4,up to x16 lanes · Slot 3: gen 4, up to x8 lanes

m2 pcie slot With PCIe Gen 5 SSDs becoming more available, we're going to look at the differences of Gen 4 vs Gen 5