Will my pcie x1 wifi card work in my bottom pcie x16 slot?

[cat milker]

I am looking at graphic cards right now and have come to the realization that the x1 slot is basically right beneath the first x16 slot, so i cant fit my wifi adapter. There is a bottom x16 slot though, and I looked it up, and it said it would work. I just wanted to double check to make sure though. Even if it does fit I don't want it to be blocking any air from my gpu, because it would most likely be right underneath the gpu if it did fit. 

Wifi card------>https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zQqPxr/edup-ep-9636gs-bl-pcie-x1-80211abgnacax-wi-fi-adapter-ep-9636gs-bl

Mobo---------->https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ybjBD3/asus-prime-b560m-a-micro-atx-lga1200-motherboard-prime-b560m-a

[RONOTHAN##]

It'll fit, and it'll work. 

 

PCIe is one of those things that if it fits, it works.

[cat milker]

1 minute ago, RONOTHAN## said:

It'll fit, and it'll work. 

 

PCIe is one of those things that if it fits, it works.

thak you!

[Alex Atkin UK]

16 hours ago, RONOTHAN## said:

It'll fit, and it'll work. 

 

PCIe is one of those things that if it fits, it works.

That's a bit of a generalisation as M.2 is still PCIe and in those this is not necessarily the case.

 

It also misses the possibility that some PCIe slots share lanes, so on some boards even putting a x1 card in the bottom slot can halve the speed of the top slot.  So yes it works, but sometimes its a bit more complicated than that, depends on the motherboard.

 

Generally if you have empty x1 slots its safer to use those as they always go to the chipset so do not downgrade any other slot when used.