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In general, any pci-e card is supposed to run in a pci-e slot, no matter how many electrical pci-e lanes it has.  So, the card should run in a pci-e x16 slot that has only 4 pci-e lanes, or even a pci-e x1 slot. 
However, some pci-e cards may have firmware (bios) on them which refuses to enable the card if there aren't a minimum of pci-e lanes. I've heard of some SAS 8 port controllers that refused to start without a minimum of 4 pci-e 2.0 lanes (2 GB/s) or some 10 gbps network cards that wanted a minimum of 2 pci-e lanes.
 
You can get a pci-e x1 to pci-e x16 riser / adapter and have the card plugged in that riser.  You could literally CUT the edge connector to the x4 size and plug the card into a x4 slot - the pci-e edge connector on cards is designed like that, you can physically cut it, the connector has special pins to detect how many pci-e lanes are present in the slot, so if you cut the edge connector, the card and motherboard automatically detects the maximum number of lanes by the number of those special contacts in the edge connector being detected.
 
Some motherboards have special pci-e x1 or x4 slots that don't have a wall at the end of the slot and they're carefully made to not have components where the card's edge connector would sit in the air, so you could plug a x16 video card in a x1 slot with big part of its edge connector floating in the air - it's the same idea, pci-e connectors are designed like that, the card will simply run at x1 or x4 speeds.
 

hmm... I find Tesla P4's to be amazing little cards.  Having 60W of power consumption yet they generate >800,000 PPD. Like them, wish I had more than two of those..

Cannot force it, no. Just let it be free.

My bad, I paused my computers for a few hours but there all up now 😆

I just gotta say Im stoked to see that we have DOUBLED PCMR's active users as well as gaining HARD on Overclock.net for 5th place overall!
Wow guys we are KILLING it!
I wish I could see a ''day in the life'' of some of those scientists using the compute power. They must bet getting tests back INSTANTLY!

Man, last days have been a hassle, didn't have the mental state to do my daily meme duty, SORRY. Here, take this.

FINALLY some WU's!!

Not sure personally.
I don't think FAH needs lots of bandwidth, but what GPU's do you have? You can try , and see if you get the PPD that is expected for your cards. Assuming you possibly jumped on some GTX 1070's when mining was "the cool thing to do", a 1070 should get about 600-700k PPD, so you can see if you are getting that, and if so, should be fine!
"Worth doing" is sorta up to you. As long as you finish the WU's in the time allotted, your helping the cause.
"Worth" folding on your HTPC, is again, up to you. I am currently running both my rigs (8700k @ 5 GHz/RTX 2080 and a 6700k @4.4 and a GTX 1080) at full bore 24/7 besides when I am using them to play games on, which is maybe 2-3 hours a day tops. But I personally chose to not team viewer in to my family's computers at my parents and install it on their machines even though I could.... It just wasn't "worth" it to me. Not because the cause isn't worth it, but the only machine that would do much is my brothers 2600k, and dealing with some of the admin-ing of it would be a bit of a pain. To counter that, I am trying to spread the word to as many folks as I can to get more gaming PC's dedicated to the cause.
 
So far, I have brought 7 or 8 other folks with actual GPU horsepower into the fold! If everyone can bring a handful of people in, we would be over a million strong in a matter of days! FAH currently has ~450k users, up from 30k a few weeks ago...
 
*EDIT* didn't see this info from @Spotty, I guess the x1 slot will not work so well:
Unlike mining, Folding at home won't run well over PCIe x1. Not enough bandwidth to feed the card. PCIe 3.0 x8 lanes is recommended.

At least you got 8 Years of valiant use out of the ole chap. 
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Can I get some Fs in the chat... gtx 660 just blew up. Like sparks and the magic smoke.  RIPIP valiant knight. 2012-2020
 
 

<blows dust off the folding machine>
 
REACTOR ONLINE
SENSORS ONLINE
GPU ONLINE
ALL SYSTEMS NOMINAL

You cant choose the Coronavirus, you need to keep the selection set to ''Any disease'' and the Covid19 WU's will be prioritized over any other WU
 

Guys, the team broke 1 billion daily points for 3/20. Holy frijoles Batman! Great job everyone!

Fired up my computer since I don't use it much these days, i7 3770 and R9 390. Not much by modern standards but better than sitting doing nothing here in the cold Colorado weather!

*salutes*
 

We appreciate your service *salutes*

i can not fold anymore due to some unfortunate circumstances. i will complete my last project 
it was an honor to fold with you guys

Can't wait to see the 56 Core 6 Titan ultimate folding machine :^)

After borrowing a Quadro 5000, I am happy to say that I am now qualified for the prize. 
https://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/user_summary.php?s=&u=864039
 
I think I am going to fold for Team LTT until this whole thing blows over, then I am going back to curecoin. I have a grand total of $2.50 worth of curecoins, btw. I have been folding in the last 15 years. I have to say Quadro 5000 is amazing. 

You cant choose the Coronavirus, you need to keep the selection set to ''Any disease'' and the Covid19 WU's will be prioritized over any other WU
 

oof... after 50 failed attempts finally another WU came in. Seems like our "power spike" is during these hours of the day.^^ Summit? Sierra? Tianhe? How about LTT gang!
 
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I'm fairly new to all this Folding buisness, but progressing well it seems. I just want to say thank you to @GOTSpectrum and everyone that has helped and all of us that is participating in it. I'm from the UK where the panic is setting in fairly well, which is madness, but nonetheless, Folding and this community is giving not just me hope, but also a lot of my elderly parents. Thank you all!