Any adapters for a x16 PCIe slot split in multiple smaller ones?

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Bought an ROG Maximus X mobo on Carb, seller never mentioned that the retention clip on the top pcie slot is broken, have PM'd him regarding

Ever wondered how you can jam a PCIe 16x card like a video card into a PCIe 1x slot? Now Yeah thats the power lanes from the PCIe slot Not sure you can fix it honestly Its a broken PCB

slot pg ฝาก-ถอน true wallet I was just looking this up and apparently my Ranger mobo has 2 x16 pcie slots however the second slot that it says is a x16 is actually a x8 What I want to know is, would it be safe to put the video card in a different slot and just ignore the broken slot? And, if not, would it be