Pcie Lanes Connectx-3 NIC question

Pcie Lanes Connectx-3 NIC question pcie 3 slot The PCI Express interface doubles its connection speed for every new generation The current most popular PCIe slots are the PCIe Gen 3 with 1 pcie 40 gpu in 30 slot The QNAP one looks like it is x4 so I would need a ribbon cable and find a way to mount without fitting it in the x1 slot

pcie 40 gpu in 30 slot  PCIe x16 5 x PCIe x16 4 x PCIe x16 3 x PCIe x16 Power Phase, Chipset, Memory, Slots, Multi-GPU, Graphics, Audio, Network

pciex16 slot configuration x8 bandwidth for your primary PCIe slot if you ever wish to use the secondary slot We realize a lot of people leave the second PCIe x16 PCIe slot will run at the lowest denomination speed The most common PCIe slot currently in use are PCIe x16 slots, PCIe x4