Only mechanically. You could technically remove the small piece of plastic at the end of the slot, and still put a x16 card in a x1 or x4 slot, should work anyways. Some mainboards even have open-ended slots directly instead of closed ended.
Haven’t done it and wouldn’t recommend it, but it would technically be possible.
Only mechanically. You could technically remove the small piece of plastic at the end of the slot, and still put a x16 card in a x1 or x4 slot, should work anyways. Some mainboards even have open-ended slots directly instead of closed ended. Haven’t done it and wouldn’t recommend it, but it would technically be possible.