Use of X32 PCI-e Slot?, page 1 - Forum -

No, this card does use 32 actual lanes from the host X32 is in the specs, it just obviously doesn't exist on consumer boards

x32, where the number following 'x' represents how many channels the PCIe slot has A PCIe x1 slot

pcie 30 x1 slot PCIe slots come in different sizes: x1, x4, x8, x16, and very rarely x32 The number after the x tells you how many lanes that PCIe slot has For example, a

pcie x16 expansion slot You can however use PCI-E 1x in a PCI-E 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x slot (and even technically the other way too, you can use PCI-E 16x slots in 1x