SSD pcie gen 3

You've got x4 slots, the SSD you've mentioned will work in any of them Permalink

Yes, PCIe is backwards compatible as long as the item fits it The main issue is the slot is slower than the so it won't be as fast as

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candy pop 2 slot PCIe buses can support 1x, 4x, 8x, and 16x lanes PCIe has an effective transfer speed of up to 985 MBs per lane which means there is a potential transfer