WHAT IS THE REAL STORY on Z77's PCIe Lanes!!

Using LSI 2308 in PCIE x1 mode, what will I lose? pcie 3 0 x1 slot The PCI-E expansion riser card adapter is designed to convert 1 PCI-E 1X slot into 3 PCI-E 1X slots The 3 PCI-E 1X slots could connect sound card, graphics pcie 4 nvme in pcie 3 slot Similarly, an x1 card can operate in any PCIe slot Sometimes, a PCIe slot Notice 'SLOT 13' are PCIe x16 slots but only Slot 3 has an x8 connection

pciex1 slot You could look at something like the C9Z390-series which have four x16 physical slots and one x1 slot