PCI does not use PCI lanes.
PCI does not use PCI lanes.
Hey! The PCI slots on your old MSI B350 are the same as the PCIe lanes, so using both PCI and PCIe in your setup won’t cause issues. The 3700X has 24 PCIe lanes, which should work fine alongside other PCI devices. Just make sure they’re properly connected and your system supports the configuration.
These PCI slots link to a PCI-to-PCI converter built into the board. This setup is likely tied to the PCI lanes provided by the chipset. Focus on how your board utilizes those lanes and the devices you wish to connect, rather than the exact number of lanes from your CPU or chipset.
Yeah probably for those people with older cards like soundcards or old raid cards. You don't use it why even bother? It will use some lanes either connected to the chipset or using another chip to convert the signal to pcie.